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"There, I calculate that will do the business," and the man addressed as Dave, dropped the dipper, with which he had been pouring the water into the hopper, while Hank stopped rocking the cradle and, rising to his feet, stretched up both arms over his head with a sigh of relief. "Say, but this gold-digging is darned hard work," and he grinned down at the two boys.
I myself have seen the Little Dipper at noonday in that manner. You will remember that Blue Elk was in a cave in a hillside. A long, narrow passage through the rocks led to a hole in the roof. Looking through this he saw the Twin Stars, and the supposed miracle was merely a phenomenon of nature. Naturally, when he went outside, he could not see them."
The Dipper, however, I was aware, was a bold fellow knew something of vessels and I was determined to give a hint to Marble to pick him off, should he come within range of his muskets. In the meantime the alarm and impatience of Smudge and his companions, very sensibly increased.
The pond, which was three feet deep in the middle, formed a sort of dipper, the handle of which seemed to come from the little eminence, and went far to prove that a spring had once issued from the crags, and was now lost by infiltration through the forest.
George had to own that he had not learned that. "But I know," said he, "that it has something to do with the Great Bear, and the Dipper, and the Plough, and Charles's Wain." "And what are they?" asked Jane. "Oh, they're the surnames of some of the star families. There goes a jolly rocket," answered George, and Jane felt as if she almost understood about the star families.
Charley drew a long breath, turned away to a pail of water, filled a dipper half full, and drank it off gaspingly. Then he returned to the window with a look of relief. "That does it," he said. "The horrible thing is gone again out of my brain and out of my throat." As he stood there, Jo came up the hill with a bundle in his arms. Charley watched him for a moment, half whimsically, half curiously.
I did count the wretches, making, this time, one hundred and six, exclusively of the two leaders. "Tell him, down there" growled the Dipper, pointing below. I called for Mr. Marble, and when he had reached the companion-way, the following conversation took place between us: "What is it now, Miles, my hearty?" demanded the chief-mate.
Phil gasped and sputtered indignantly. But she could not speak on the instant. When Miss Jenny Ann read the note Madge wished she had saved half her dipper of water for her chaperon. Miss Jenny Ann turned as red as Phil did white. "It's quite impossible!" she ejaculated. "I can not believe it is true." "Have you both gone crazy?" demanded Madge excitedly.
I told him once it'd be easier an' cheaper to fit up a prairie schooner such as they used to cross the plains in, an' then when we wanted to move, all we'd have to do would be to put a dipper of water on the fire an' tell the mules to get ap, but it riled him so terrible that I never said nothin' about it again, though all through my sixth marriage, it seemed a dretful likely notion.
"Don't!" she sobbed, turning away from him, "what what they said was bad enough!" The last words ended in a rush of tears, and, sorely distressed, he began to walk back and forth. Then a bright idea came to him. "I'll be back in a minute," he said. When he returned, he had a tin dipper, freshly filled with cold water. "Don't cry any more," he pleaded, gently, "I'm going to bathe your face."
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