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He put his trust in Patsy's fidelity. "I shall hold you and Flint under arrest," said Superintendent Byrnes to Deever. "Dr. Jarvis, you may go when you wish." Nick, Chick and Dr. Jarvis left the room, after the last-named had expressed his thanks to those concerned in his deliverance. Nick went at once to Nyack. It was very late when he reached there.
Before bed-time a number of curious and somewhat aged women dropped in to pay their respects to the gentleman, and see for themselves what this man of great natural gifts, who was to reform all Nyack and the world generally, was like. There was one member of the Chapman family, however, not pleased with the way things were going, and that was Mattie.
One and then another invited them to drink, but they refused, saying they had merely dropped in to light their pipes and look for the men who were to join them. Various questions were now put to them concerning their mission and its object. But the boatmen affected a mysterious air; and all that could be got from them was that when they returned it would be with money enough to buy all Nyack.
Nyack, too, had been kept in a state of agitation all winter over the discovery of Kidd's treasure, and wonderful stories were circulated of the fabulous amounts that were recovered every day. Spring had come again, and the hills around Nyack looked so fresh, and green, and beautiful. Chapman had got Kidd stock into high favor with all the honest old Dutchmen in the county.
As for the inn-keeper, he was a merry little man, who made everybody laugh, and was held in high esteem by all the good vrows around Nyack. Now that the supper was ready, there was a general exchange of vrows, for it was not considered etiquette to sit at table with your own wife during one of these feasts.
It was fortunate for Holbrook that he left during the night, for, seeing the temper Nyack was in during that day, there would have been some stones thrown had he remained. The Chapmans took the matter very cool, however, counted the profits, and put up the church shutters. Such things had happened before, Chapman said.
Chapman, that the job could be done by that worthy divine, and the world think none the less of the young people. Nyack, my reader must know, was in the best of humor that day, and when it was four o'clock, appeared in a smiling face, and dressed in it's best clothes. Chapman, I may also mention, forgot his misfortunes, and for once appeared neat and tidy, and in a happy mood.
"You don't mean you're going to hike it from here, Tom, do you?" asked Mr. Ellsworth. "I had an idea I might canoe up as far as Nyack," said Tom, "and then follow the river up to Catskill Landing and hit in for Leeds but, of course," he added, "I didn't really expect to be elected." "Oh, crinkums!" shouted Pee-wee. "I'll go with you!" "You're crazy!" interrupted Pee-wee. "You silver-plated Fox "
"We're likely to land in jail," said Pee-wee, mildly protesting. "It isn't a question of whether we land in jail or not," said Tom, stolidly; "it's just a question of what we ought to do." "We should worry," said Roy. It was a draggled and exceedingly dubious-looking trio that made their way up the main street of Nyack.
The storm had shook its frame from early morning; and now the windows rattled, discordant sounds were heard on the veranda, wind sighed through the crevices, and fine snow rifted in under the door and through the latch-hole, and tossed itself into little drifts on the floor. Nyack was buried in a storm that night.
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