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"That tallies with Captain Killam's description," says he. "Why?" "Well," I goes on, "a little while before we located you we passed one like that. Don't you remember, Vee?" "That's so," says Vee; "we did. I know right where it is, too." "We might take a glance at it," says Old Hickory. "Killam, give Miss Verona the wheel."
Which he does in his usual crisp way. "You have been asked," says he, "to go with us on a cruise to the west coast of Florida. That is all you are supposed to know about it, according to Captain Killam's notion. But that's nonsense. I, for one, don't intend to keep up an air of mysterious secrecy for the next three or four weeks.
It's near closin' time when Old Hickory opens the door an inch or two, throws a scouty glance around, and beckons me mysterious to come in. Rupert is still there and still alive. In fact, he's chokin' over one of Mr. Ellins' fat black cigars, but otherwise lookin' fairly satisfied with himself. "Young man," says Old Hickory, "I understand that you have heard some of Captain Killam's story."
So I chases right up there. She's out. The maid admits she went away with a party answerin' Killam's description. I wouldn't have been sure, though, if I hadn't found a map of Florida on the lib'ry table and Nunca Secos Key marked on it. Now, what do you know about that? Auntie! Ain't that rich?" No hilarity from Old Hickory not even one of them cracked concrete smiles of his.
"Why er ah " stutters Rupert, "perhaps I have. But when you see two persons getting off by themselves and talking so much together, you naturally " "Bah!" explodes Old Hickory. "Can't you remember back to nineteen, Killam?" Then he turns to me. "So you concocted this plot story for Captain Killam's benefit, did you?" I nods.
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