 All aboard for the transcribed premiere production, the Cruise of the Paul Parrot, that thrilling, exciting story of the sea and the adventurous days of wailing. Well, now we find Johnny Robbins and Sue Grange almost at the heart of the mystery that surrounds the Cruise of the Paul Parrot. Johnny and Sue hid in the hold of the Paul Parrot and saw the Spaniard Altestee come out of the secret compartment in the hall and lay a plot with Red Mulholly. And this plot is for mutiny. Johnny and Sue immediately rushed back on deck and told their discovery to old Dickon and to first-made George Wainwright. All four of them went down to the hold, found the secret panel, and entered the hidden room. They came to a passage leading to a door which was slightly open. Looking in, they saw it led to Grange's cabin, and in the cabin talking to Mr. Grange was none other than Altestee himself. We take up our story just now where we left off in our last adventure as Johnny and Sue, Dickon and Wainwright, hidden in the wall, listened to the conversation in the cabin. But Sue, how can your brother be talking to Altestee? I don't know. Blow me down. I don't like to say it, Miss Sue, but I've been suspecting that your brother's had something up his sleeve since before the Paul Parrot weight anchor. But I never guessed he could be in anything with Altestee. Oh, I can't believe he's working with that wicked Spaniard. There must be some other reason. Strike me, Canvas. If Captain Dalton was only here, he'd know what to do. To my way of thinking, the best thing to do is listen and find out what we may. Shiver me, Tim, still that noise you lever. You want us to be found here? I should never have brought the bloomin' bird up this passageway. They're talking louder. Listen. My dear Mr. Grange, be sensible. I know as much about this treasure as you do. Why not let us be partners instead of enemies? Listen to me, you blaggard. I won't be a partner with you in any kind of venture. One of us is suddenly going to disappear from this ship, and it isn't going to be me. Very strong words, Mr. Grange. Take care that you are not too sure of yourself. Have all the colossal insolence. I never heard of a man playing a lone hand who tries to bargain with someone who has an entire crew on his side. Do you realize that all I have to do is summon the crew and have you thrown in irons? Or perhaps overboard? I always play a lone hand, Mr. Grange. But it is a very heavy hand. Now, look here. Before I turn you over to the captain... If you do, which I doubt. Never mind that. First tell me. How did you come to find out so much about my plans, and how did you get aboard this ship? I have plenty of time, Mr. Grange. I shall be glad to explain at length. Six years ago, I sailed as a seaman aboard this very ship to Pearl Parrot. That is why I know so much about her. It was then, six years ago, that I discovered that secret compartment down in the hole. Avast, that's where shipkeeper Breckenridge remembers seeing the Swabhal wager when he was aboard this ship six years ago. And that's the reason Mr. Breckenridge was hidden ahead with that belaying pin when he remembered and started to tell Captain Dalton about it. I'll add you're right. That Mulhooly overheard him and threw that pin when he thought his boss was going to be revealed. Shhh. Listen. But that doesn't explain how you found out my plans. Ah, you are correct again, Mr. Grange. Let us start at the beginning. Twenty years ago, two sailors on a merchant man were let off on a small island in the South Seas to get water for the ship. While there, they found outcroppings of a very valuable mineral and they decided to keep the secret to themselves until they had enough of the money to fit out a ship of their own to go back to the island and mine the mineral. What do you know about these two men? Those two men were Ezekiel Kipp and Jonathan Robbins. That was my father. Blow me down. So that's why he didn't want you to sail with us on this cruise, lad. Listen. Those two men drew up a map of the island and that map is now in your possession. And there it will remain. Blast you. Johnny, that's the map I saw Brother Esra reading. The best lad. Then half of that rich mineral discovery belongs to you, Johnny. It's all clear enough. I see what's behind this mysterious cruise now. Well, these two men, Kipp and Robbins, sailed together for two more years and then Kipp ran off with the map, leaving Robbins, how you say, out in the cold. But Robbins is still living and rightfully he owns half of that map. I know nothing of that. I bought the map for $500 from Ezekiel Kipp two years ago. And now it's mine, all mine. You hear? If you know nothing about Jonathan Robbins, how is it you have his son on board this ship as cabin boy? Oh, you know that, too. Do you? I haven't found you. That was none of my doing. You were the one who brought him aboard. I wanted to send him back when I found out who he was, but I changed my mind when I realized he obviously knew nothing about it. Besides, it might have attracted attention to the real purpose of this cruise. Aha, you admit it. You do know about Robbins' right to share the treasure and you wanted to cut his son out of it. I knew that. And that is why, if you wish to play safe, you will let me in on this or else. I will tell the navigation authorities about your foul play. And, Senor Grange, you may have some difficulty when you return to Port. You'll never get to tell that information, Altestine. I'm afraid I shall. But if you share in this with me and I do not even ask half, the world will never know how badly the poor little lad has been cheated. You can't bluff me, Altestine. But look here. How did you find out about these two men and their map? Ezekiel Kipp and Jonathan Robbins. Two years ago, you bought from Ezekiel Kipp the map which he had stolen from his partner Robbins. Last year, Kipp died in a sailor's home in Gloucester. I was at his deathbed. I had known him for a long time. Before he died, he told me the whole story. And you, you black-eyed, decided you'd get the map for yourself, eh? Not, Senor. Why not? In this life it is to get the biggest fish you can catch. And it matters not how you catch it. Then you see, I procured two men to help me out. A Mexican with one leg named Pancho and a seaman named Red Mulhooly. Blow me down. See, I told you they were working together from the beginning. Altestine, this Red Mulhooly. Listen. So, that red-headed seaman was your man and you managed to get him aboard here. Ah, si, Senor. The Mexican, Pancho, came aboard with me the night I brought the boy to find out where your cabin was. I was then looking for the map for I guess that Captain Dalton knew nothing about this treasure business. You see, I picked his pocket on the dock. I found nothing. But before we could go below that night, this second mate heard us and Pancho was forced to jump overboard. Whatever became of him, I do not know. But you escaped to the hold and hid there. Si, Senor. And I hid in this secret passage I had found out about six years ago when I sailed on this pearl parrot. I knew it led to one of the cabins. And I hoped it was yours. It was. And I, part owner of the ship, didn't even know anything about that passage. Si, but I ran into an obstacle. Sometime in those six years, someone had boarded up that passage. So I was forced to remain in the hold and chop through the partition with my knife, chip by chip. Ah, it was slower. And only two days have I completed it. So that was the chopping sound we heard. So this morning, when Red Mulhooly was thrown into Irons in the hold, I promised to free him if he let the men to mutinate. But later I changed my mind. He's not to be thrown dependent upon. All the ready he's made too many mistakes. So I came up to see you myself. I'll put my cards on the table to beard the lion in his den, as you say. Well, I've seen your cards and there's not a high one among them. You've overplayed your hand out, Testy, and now you'll pay. I'm glad you told me how you found out that your time has come to settle. You will not change your mind, Senor, and take me in as partner? Of course not. Compromise with you when I have all the crew on my side? Do you think I'm a fool? You are a fool, Senor, if you will not listen to this argument. See? Why, you scoundrel, put that gun away. You let me in as your partner right now, or you never live to tell one word I told you today. Now hold on, Testy. Hold on there. Wait. Who is that? Who is that? Open the door. This has happened often. Now, you scoundrel, you're trapped. No more, Captain, you, Mr. Grange. You forget these walls are thin, and I heard the whole journey taught in my cabin. If it won't open, I'll save it in. Ah, Grange. Now you are in these two, Grange. Open that door. At the moment he steps in, I should. Oh, Johnny, what can we do? We've got to save the Captain. Yes, look. Your brother's going to open the door. Blow me down. I can't stand here and see me madey shot down in cold blood. But what can I do? I have no weapon. I've lost. I have it. Wait. What are you doing, Dickon? What? You're unbuckling your wooden leg. Yeah. He's the old peg leg, Mr. Wainwright. Even if the lever's gone on. Lest you, Dickon, you're a lifesaver. Open the panel in the wall slowly, Johnny, so he doesn't see us. Oh, hurry, Mr. Wainwright. Brother Ezra's opening the cabin door to letting the Captain. And now, my dear Captain, I have the pleasure to kill you. I shall... Oh, caramba. Gollum. Gee, you hit him. You knocked the gun right out of his hand. It's all over with you. I'll test you, swab. Now, blow me down. George Wainwright and Johnny and Sue and Dickon. How did you get in here? I'll tell you later, Captain. Get him. Don't let the builds come and get away. Come here, you dirty. Caramba, you have got me, you thinker. Not yet. Look out. He's got a knife. I've lost Captain to both. Mr. Grainge is coming up on you. So, Grainge, you're scared for your skin, eh? Now we found you out. I've been waiting for this tense. Begging your pardon, Miss Sue. Here's your brother. But I have to do it. Don't strike me, Captain. It'll mean your... Gee, he hit your brother right on the jaw. He's my brother, but honest, Johnny. It serves him right. Look out, Roy. I'll test you. He's got a knife. Not yet. I am not caught. He's coming for me. Ow! He's got Sue. After him together, men. You follow one inch and I stab the girl. Oh, he means that he's fighting for his life. He's begging for the secret panel in the wall. Don't worry. Aim even in this danger. If you follow me to the hold, I use the knife. I use the knife. Remember, I hold her. Will you let me off the ship? Flash me to a yard arm. He's gone into the wall. That's the second time he's gotten away by using a child for a screen. What do we do now, Captain? We'll have to talk terms with him to save Sue. I don't know what you're going to do, but I know what I will. I'm going to get Sue free. And I'll do it in ten minutes. Ow! This is worse than ever. We know what all the mystery on this cruise was about, and Al-Testi has been discovered. But Sue is in terrible danger. Captain Dalton and Wayne Ryder are at a standstill. They have Al-Testi at bay, but they can do nothing without endangering Sue. And brave little Sue didn't want them to follow lest they get hurt. And what about Johnny? What can he do to save his little friend? Can he really free Sue Grange in ten minutes, as he says? Be sure not to miss even one of these thrilling adventures on the cruise of the Paul Parrot. Your Paul Parrot announcer is Dave Ward.