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Mostyn smiled to himself as Brown turned away. The steady motion of the yacht and the humming thud of the tow-rope recalled to him what he had to do. After all, it was only a matter of pitting his cunning against the simple honesty of the captain. Mostyn had quite made up his mind what to do. He would cast off the tow-rope and leave the yacht to her fate. In the coldest-blooded way he had decided upon this course. Here were two, if not three, people who were likely to become deadly witnesses if investigations on Cathcart's part were pushed further.
Renton, who seemed to have known a great deal more than he had been given credit for, was dead. Therefore, there was nobody but Cathcart to deal with. Once the Lone Star cargo was disposed of, the vessel might be sold or broken up altogether. After that, Cathcart's affair must remain a mystery.