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Plenty to eat too, and a bottle of water to drink. I told him he'd better go to sleep as much as he could, and he said he would. He must have been asleep when I came up a bit ago, for I couldn't make him hear." "Captain Banes," cried Brace excitedly, "give orders for the hatches to be taken off at once." "Just what I'm going to do, squire," said the captain. "Here, Dellow, see to it.
"All right," said Brace, laughing. "I'll be ready too," said Briscoe, "in case you miss. But wouldn't it be better to put 'em in the small boat for the present, and take out the oars and sail?" "Good idea, Mr Briscoe," said the captain. "See to it, Dellow, and make her fast to the stern of the other boat with the grapnel-line."
"You shouldn't rouse me like that, my lad. What is it Indians?" Brace told him, and the captain lay back, perfectly till, gazing up at the smoke. "Bless 'em!" he said softly. "That's trouble to-morrow morning then not to-night. Well, have you told Dellow and Lynton?" "No; but Mr Briscoe is telling my brother." "Mr Briscoe, eh? Think he's siding with the men?" "Oh, no: I'm sure he is not."
There's a hole in the thwart fore and aft for a short upright to carry the spar the length of the boat, and we'd make that do for mast as well. Dellow could soon cut us up a bit of canvas that would do for sail and extra cover to rig up o' nights. You'd better have the stern covered in with a regular awning. We'll be ready for you by daylight, gentlemen." "That will be capital.
A few minutes afterwards the whole party were out on the terrace, shouting down explanations to Dellow and the men, who on seeing the smoke rising had taken to the small boat and rowed to the foot of the great wall. "Found anything worth getting?" shouted the mate. "Well, yes: I suppose so," cried the captain. "It's a big temple full of stone idols.
This was put to the proof the next morning, when the men, having cheered till they were hoarse at the wondrous news, the party divided: one portion to make their way to the temple, the other to moor the two boats conveniently under the wall below, the captain and Dellow taking the latter duty, with a couple of men to stow, while as soon as Brace, Briscoe, Lynton, and the rest of the men appeared on the lower terrace communication was made with a block pulley and ropes ready for lowering the treasure, a couple of stout biscuit bags being taken from the stores for sending up and down.
"What is the meaning of this?" asked Brace excitedly. "Storm up in the hills somewhere," replied Lynton gruffly. "Water's rising fast." "Mind what you're about there, Dellow, or you'll be capsized," shouted the captain to the first mate. "Make all snug, and keep the boat clear of the trees."
"I'm going to have a few words with my two bulldogs, just to put them up to what's going on, and then we shall just keep quiet and take no notice of anything till the lads begin. Then I shall let Dellow and Lynton loose at 'em, holding myself in reserve. That will settle 'em. But if we did seem to be getting the worst of it you three gentlemen might come and lend us a hand."
Briscoe's eyes flashed a meaning look at Brace, who glanced at him, and then he cried: "Yes; that's what I was thinking, skipper. S'pose we have a try?" "All right, do," said the captain good-humouredly. "But never you mind, my lads: get the things ashore. You, Dellow, take a rifle and have a look-out for squalls Injuns, I mean.
"And so say we," said Dellow and Lynton eagerly. "But what about the men?" said Brace; "would they go?" "Would a dozen ducks swim, sir?" said the captain scornfully. "Ask 'em." The men were asked, and their answer was a tremendous cheer. "Of course, sir," one of them cried. "We must clear out the lot." "Very well," said the captain.
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