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"We'd all go up in smoke," said Merriwell, with absolute coolness. "That is about the size of it." "Well," said Jack, "I heard two of the sailors talking in a very mysterious manner. They say the 'Eagle' is hoodooed and the captain knows it. They say he has not slept any to speak of since we left New York." "Sailors are always superstitious.
"How about locking my schooner in that blasted lagoon?" growled the master of the Bertha Hamilton. "This island is hoodooed, I've half a mind to believe." Next the rifles and revolvers were carefully cleaned and loaded, and the ammunition distributed. "How are we off for cartridges?" Drew asked. "None too well," answered the captain.
It's the date, old boy; that's what hoodooed you, as the Americans say." Kitty wasn't sure that the speaker was English; if he was, he had lost the insular significance of his vowels. Still, it was, in its way, as pleasant a voice as the other's.
Handicapped by having the steering-wheel to manage, nevertheless the chauffeur seemed quite well able to give a good account of himself. Somehow, Elaine and I must have been hoodooed that day. We had not been gone five minutes from Del Mar's after the accident to the chauffeur, when we heard a mysterious knock in the engine. "More engine trouble," I sighed.
Orion glowered at him. "You'd better have a care, Josh," he growled. "That schooner is hoodooed, as sure as sure! She'll stub her nose some night on Lighthouse Point Reef, if she don't do worse. You can't scurcely steer her proper." "Nonsense, 'Rion!" spoke up Zebedee Pauling. "I'd like to sail on her myself."
"That's true," said Grandfather, nodding gravely. "We'll have to think of some one else. Perhaps it's Uncle Jonah," he added as Uncle Jonah at that moment came slowly around the corner of the barn. Uncle Jonah also seemed to have something on his mind. "Dem hosses," he began, "is sho' hoodooed." "Have they been out again?" Grandfather demanded sharply. "Yas suh, dey looks like it.
"It isn't hoodooed," grinned "Bill." "Just look here." He hauled up on the head clews and presently a five-inch shell appeared above the top of the reel. The shell was fastened to the end of the hammock lashing, at the other end of which was attached the ring. The lashing led over the hook, and the weight of the shell was just sufficient to keep the hammock in its place.
A woman aboard! Never knew no good to come of that on any craft. What is this schooner, a passenger packet?" "You was sayin' she was already hoodooed," chuckled Horace Newbegin. "I cal'late a gal sailing one trip won't materially harm the Seamew nor her crew." "Who is she? That's what I want to know," said the supercargo, who seemed to consider the matter a personal affront.
Porcupine Jim declared that the place was "hoodooed" and as evidence enumerated the many accidents and delays. Bruce himself wondered if the malignant spirit of Slim was lingering on the river to harry him as he had in life. Smaltz was now in the power-house doing at last the specific work for which he had been hired. To all Bruce's questions, he replied that the machinery there was "doing fine."
Shove her over, uncle, for, without this glass is hoodooed, we're needed right yonder, and needed mighty bad, too!" Little need of so much urging, by the way, since Professor Featherwit was but slightly less excited by their double discovery, and even before the glasses were clapped to Waldo's eyes the aerostat swung around to move at full speed towards that precise quarter of the compass.
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