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A cast-iron deer, with lichen growing along its antlers, stood poised for instant flight in Mrs. Gallup's front yard. While Mr. Evans waited he regarded its cast-iron flanks, but not seeingly. His rather the expression of one who stares into the future and smiles at what he sees. Erie Street, shaded by a double row of showy chestnuts, lay in summer calm.
Nor was the chest intended to be returned to the store until Cap'n Abe himself came back from his mysterious journey. The fact that Perry Baker had shipped it in his own name instead of that of the owner had brought about this unexpected incident. Washy Gallup's gossip his doubt regarding Cap'n Abe's shipping on a sea voyage now came home to Louise with force.
"He's glad ye didn't git done for com-pletely, heh?" suggested Jonas, and giggled. "I wouldn't for a minute stand in the way of Bet Gallup's gittin' what's due her. She did pick ye both up, Lawford. But, land sakes! ye'd been six fathoms down, all right, if it hadn't been for that gal at Cap'n Abe's." "I I had no idea of it. I never even thanked her," muttered Lawford. "What can she think of me?"
A few miles below Mr. Gallup's estate the canoe entered upon the broad waters of Albemarle Sound, and at dusk I approached Roanoke Island. The large buildings of the hotels of Nag's Head on the beach rose up as boldly to the eye as a fortification.
She saw an expression in Betty Gallup's face that she could not interpret. "Ye heard Cap'n Abe say he was goin'," muttered Betty. "His voice sounds mighty like Cap'n Abe's. But mebbe Abe Silt didn't go after all not rightly." "What do you mean, Mrs. Gallup?" demanded Louise in bewilderment. "Well, if you ask me, I should say we'd been boarded by pirates.
"When I gave her that letter I didn't know it was a letter of eviction. And the way she broke down before me a woman, you know I I well, George, it's my home she's going to." "You don't mean " "Yes, George, that's just what I mean. Though, of course, I'm taking her back now to Mrs. Gallup's boarding-house until until good-night, George; good-night, Geneviève."
That a trap had been for Cap'n Amazon, that it had been sprung and failed to catch the master mariner, seemed quite plain to Louise. Betty Gallup's oft-expressed suspicions and Washy Gallup's gossip suddenly impressed the girl. With these vague thoughts was connected in her mind the discovery she had made that one of Cap'n Amazon's thrilling stories was pasted into the old scrapbook.
Pratt could not have blamed the Western girl if she had "knocked their eyes out," to use Tom Gallup's expression, with an exhibition of the gorgeous jewels Captain Rugley had got out of the treasure chest. Without much doubt the old ranchman would have been very proud of his daughter's beauty, set off by the glitter of the wonderful old gems.
"I am their friend, señor, and the friend of Mrs. Gallup's husband. It'll be a good thing for you if you move along and move at once." Murillo laughed. "You miserable gringo!" he exclaimed. "Do you think you can frighten me? Do you think you can drive me away with words? I have followed that girl a very long distance. She belongs to me by the promise of her father. She cannot run away from me!
The white chalk of the base lines seemed to spin out beneath Gallup's feet like a thread as he literally flew over the ground. He heard a sound like the roaring of many waters. It was the joyous shouting of the great crowd as Merriwell crossed the plate and Diamond came speeding in from third. Gallup did not realize that these two runs put the Merries in the lead.
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