The captain waited for him to sound his memory; but it was done in vain; Flint could not place him.

He was confident, however, that the connection would be made in his mind at some other moment.
"The interesting question to us just now is to determine why these men, eight in number, are on board of the Bronx at all, and why they are on board at the present time," said the captain.

"I happen to know that Lillyworth was offered a better position than the one he now fills temporarily; but my father says he insisted on going in the Bronx." "Certainly he is not here on a fool's errand.

He has business on board of this particular steamer," replied Flint, speaking out of his musing mind.

"Ah! now I have it!" he suddenly exclaimed.