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"What's what?" asked the men in concert. "There that thing bobbing up and down over the rocks?" And Tad Sobber trembled as he spoke. This lonely walk through the darkness of the forest had somewhat unnerved him. "That's strange," muttered Merrick. "It's groaning!" "It's a ghost!" screamed Tad, and shrank back, as did Cuffer and Shelley. "A ghost?" repeated Sid Merrick. "Nonsense!
"Perhaps you might if I had you locked up." "My uncle is a good long way from New York." "I heard you tell that man your uncle would be in the city to-morrow." "I didn't say any such thing!" burst out Sobber, but his manner showed that he was very much disturbed. "You did say it. Where are you stopping?" "Nowhere I only got in a few hours ago." "Did you come here to meet Cuffer?"
"I suppose you think Sid Merrick's doings are a joke, too," said Sam, before he had time to think twice. "Ha! what do you know of Merrick?" ejaculated Cuffer. "They must have been listening to our talk," he added, in a low tone to his companion. "Yes, and if so, we are in a bad box," answered Shelley. "I'd give a good deal to be out of here just now."
"Then we could go up and take a look around." "You couldn't look far enough, Tom, and if you tried to sail in the balloon you'd probably drop into the ocean and be drowned. No, we'll have to do our searching from the steam yacht. But I have several maps and drawings which I think, will aid us." "The things Cuffer and Shelley were after?" cried Dick.
The guard was closing the platform gate, but they managed to squeeze through. The train was crowded with people going home from their day's work and in the jam they could see nothing of Cuffer. "But he is on board," said Dick. "I know it," returned his brother, "and we must find him. Quick, you go to the front and I'll go to the rear.
Sthop dot young mans!" bawled the clothing dealer, as he scrambled to his feet. "He has ruined two peautiful dummies, mit fine suits on! Sthop him!" "Not to day!" muttered Dick, and dodged into the crowd. Then, seeing that Cuffer had crossed the street, he did the same, and continued the pursuit on that side.
No one would think of taking anything they said, as anything more than a damned cuffer. Besides, the beggars only tell these things when they're half-boozed. He broke off, and looked round at us. The Skipper and the two Mates nodded their heads, in silent assent. The Silent Ship
Then, of a sudden, the door opened and he found himself confronted by Shelley. "Thought I heard somebody in the hall!" cried that individual, and grabbed Dick by the arm. "Let go!" answered the youth and tried to break away. But Cuffer came to Shelley's assistance, and between them the two men dragged the boy into the room and shut the door after him.
"If at any time you are in trouble, come to me. I shall not forget you." She, however, insisted upon presenting Dick with a new watch and chain and diamond pin to replace those stolen from him by Cuffer and Shelley. "Well, that winds up the treasure hunt," observed Tom, as the whole party were on their way home. "Now for the next move on the programme."
"I guess that fellow Wingate was no good," came from Cuffer. "He didn't delay the steam yacht in the least." "Maybe he got caught at his funny work," suggested Shelley, hitting the nail directly on the head, as the reader already knows. Casting the light of the acetylene gas lamp ahead of them, the party from the Josephine moved on, directly past the spot where the Rovers were in hiding.
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