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"There's the man for me!" cried the cook admiringly. "That's what I call business. Well, what would you think? Put 'em ashore like maroons? That would have been England's way. Or cut 'em down like that much pork? That would have been Flint's, or Billy Bones's." "Billy was the man for that," said Israel. "'Dead men don't bite, says he.
When the time came for Billy Bones's chest to be ransacked, he must have passed the better part of a day preparing, on the back of a legal envelope, an inventory of its contents, which I exactly followed; and the name of 'Flint's old ship' the Walrus was given at his particular request. And now who should come dropping in, ex machina, but Dr.
"Come now, little Pax," she said, setting the boy in a chair in front of her, "you needn't try to deceive me. I'd know you among a thousand in any disguise. If you were to blacken your face with coal-tar an inch thick your impertinence would shine through. You know that the burglar is little Bones's father; you've a pretty good guess that I let him off.
Long John's eyes burned in his head as he took the chart, but by the fresh look of the paper I knew he was doomed to disappointment. This was not the map we found in Billy Bones's chest, but an accurate copy, complete in all things names and heights and soundings with the single exception of the red crosses and the written notes.
Little Pax, who had discreetly kept out of range of the burglar's eye, went with them, a good deal depressed in spirit, for his mission had failed. The burglary had not indeed, been accomplished, but "father" was "took." When Miss Stivergill was left alone with the burglar she gazed at him for some time in silence. "Man," she said at length, "you are little Bones's father."
"All right," said Scattergood, placidly, and, getting into his buggy, he drove away. He drove rapidly, and alighted at Johnnie Bones's office. Presently he emerged, carrying a legal-appearing document in his hand, and went across to the bank, where he handed the document to the cashier.
"Come over to Johnnie Bones's," said Scattergood. In a moment they were sitting in Johnnie's office, and McKettrick and Johnnie were acquainted. "Here's my proposition," said Scattergood. "I'll build and equip a loggin' road accordin' to your surveys. You furnish right of way and enough money to give you forty-nine per cent of the stock in the company we'll form.
'At about half past five I began. Johnson moistened his pencil. 'At about half past five an automobile drove up to the front door. In it were five masked men with revolvers. I interested them. There was no doubt of that. Bones's healthy colour deepened, and his eyes grew round. Johnson's pencil raced over the page, wobbling with emotion. 'Masked men? echoed Bones. 'With revolvers, I said.
The broken door of the study delayed us a while and led to a fresh spasm of activity on the part of Johnson's pencil. Having disposed of this, we proceeded to Mr Abney's room. Bones's authoritative rap upon the door produced an agitated 'Who's that? from the occupant. I explained the nature of the visitation through the keyhole and there came from within the sound of moving furniture.
It was a strange collection, like Billy Bones's hoard for the diversity of coinage, but so much larger and so much more varied that I think I never had more pleasure than in sorting them.
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