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I am sorry that these Rovers have taken your other boats; but it enables us to observe the difference between good boys and bad boys. Nay, Master Hardy, you need not blush; for, though you have erred, you have behaved heroically; you risked your life to escape from them; you are forgiven."
It was now growing dark, and the Rovers concluded to go up to their rooms and unpack their trunks, which had just come in from the depot. "You fellows want to keep your eyes wide open to-night," cautioned Stanley, who came up with them. "Hazing?" asked Dick. "So I was told." "Will they start in so early?" asked Sam. "Any time after midnight.
It wouldn't be very edifying to the great, steady-living, sober majority, and the others, the never-do-wells, the rovers, wrecks and failures, will understand only too well without being told only too well, God help them! When I woke in the morning I couldn't have touched a drink to save my life.
The Rovers trotted in, while the home team took the field. Casper Silence lighted a fresh cigarette as the players in yellow and black settled down on the bench. "Beyond question you faced the four leading batters of that team, Bender," said the proprietor of the visitors. "You know now what Merriwell and Badger can hit. If O'Day had not made a great catch, Merriwell would have scored."
"Sea rovers pirates, sir?" "Bah! what's a name! We take what we want; it's our trade, that's all. No worse than many another. The question is, are yer goin' ter take a chance 'long with us? It's the only life, lad plenty of fun, the best of liquor and pretty girls, with a share in all the swag." "What is the name of this bark?" "The Namur sailed out o' Rotterdam till we took her."
"That is what old Crabtree used to say." "The Rovers always were too important for their own good, young man." "We know how to do the fair thing by others and that is more than you!" "Shut up; I'm in no humor to listen to your preaching." "Then open the door and let me go." "Not just yet. I want to know how much you overheard of my talk with Buddy Girk."
These early days of the Faith were days of growth for the little city, and she prospered in her Mediævalism. High on her hill, she was too difficult of access to suffer greatly from marauding foes, and hidden from the sea, she did not excite the cupidity of the Mediterranean rovers.
"As you see, a lot of my friends are visiting here just now. I can't say that we have a regular organized team." "They told us in Wellsburg you had, and that's why I took the trouble to come here. I'm manager of the Rovers, the strongest independent team of this country. We're making a tour by automobile and playing the best teams we can get up against.
"Talk to them, while I take a look around," continued Cuffer, struck by a sudden idea. Shelley did as told, pleading with the three Rovers to let him go and offering to pay fifty dollars for his liberty. He talked in a loud tone, to cover up what noise his companion might make. The boys listened, but refused to open the door until some sort of help should arrive, or until morning came.
Paris became an iridescent dream, and the gambler found his way to the Tortugas, where he doubtless shipped with Morgan, Teach, or some other of the scourges of the Spanish main. Two rovers are credited with beating the governor of Jamaica at another game, after they had lost to him a matter of ten thousand crowns, the earnings of several weeks faithfully devoted to privateering.
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