“Everything is all right,” laughed Merriwell, in his jolly way. “I hold no grudge. I must get back to the house, or the fellows will be wondering what has become of me.” “Remember my warning,” said the voice of Woodock. “You have not seen the last of Parker Flynn. I have reasons to believe he is alive and will trouble you again.” “It will be the worse for him if he does. I may not see you again, Woodock, so good-by.” “Good-by.” A moment later Jack and Bart saw Merry hurrying toward the house. “Now is our time,” said Bart. “We’ll follow.” But Diamond held him back. “Wait,” he whispered. “There go Woodock and Miss Hazle. He is taking her to the house. We’ll have to keep still or be seen.” They remained quiet till Woodock and the girl reached the house, where she bade him good-night, and he turned away, while she entered. “Girls are peculiar,” muttered Hodge. “I thought that girl did not care at all for Mart Woodock, but now I know she really thinks a good deal of him. She would not have taken all this trouble otherwise. She is a natural flirt, and she has tormented him till he was jealous. When he saw Merriwell and I with Hattie and Mabel at Northport, he attacked us with the others.” But Diamond seemed so excited that he did not hear Bart’s words. “I knew it! I knew it!” he repeated. “Hey?” said Bart. “Knew what? What are you driving at?” “Didn’t I tell you Parker Flynn was not dead?” “Yes.” “Well, you heard what Woodock told Merriwell. The fellow is alive! That is certain now.” “How is it certain? Woodock simply said he had reasons to believe Flynn alive.” “That’s enough. I am sure he did not tell all he knew. He didn’t dare. He wanted to warn Frank, and so he told that. Had he told the whole truth, he would have said that he knew Flynn was alive. I feel sure of it.” “If he knows it, Flynn must be in Belfast.” “I told you a short time ago that it would be just like the fellow to come back here.” “Well, he wants to keep away from me!” growled Hodge, tenderly touching his head. “I have a grudge in store for that whelp, and, if he lives, I’ll settle the score some time.” “I am thinking about the yacht,” said Jack. “We have left it entirely alone, thinking there was no need to watch it now.” “That’s so. Flynn claims that the _White Wings_ belongs to him.” “And he has made more than one attempt to get possession of her.” “You think——” “Isn’t it likely that he might make another?” “It’s more than likely. We must see Frank and talk the matter over. Somebody must be sent to the yacht immediately.” “Why not all go? It’s late enough.” “We’ll see about it. Come on.” They went in and found Frank, and Diamond suggested that they return to the yacht at once. “I think we have not been careful,” he said. “We should not have left her unguarded.” “I am beginning to think so myself,” confessed Frank; but he said nothing about Mart Woodock and the warning he had received.