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"Like enough," said Swankie, with an air of indifference, as he put the gold into his pocket. "I think I've seed it mysel'. It looks like auld Jamie Brand, but I didna ken him weel." "It's just him," said Spink, with a touch of sadness. "Ay, ay, that'll fa' heavy on the auld woman. But, come, it'll no' do to stand haverin' this way. Let's see what else is on him."
"I wonder ye dinna claim half o' the jewels and things as weel," retorted Swankie; "ye hae mair right to them, seein' ye had a hand in findin' them." "Me a hand in findin' them," exclaimed Spink, with sudden indignation. "Was it me that fand the deed body o' the auld man on the Bell Rock? Na, na, freend. I hae naething to do wi' deed men's jewels." "Have ye no?" retorted the other.
He was interrupted by a loud laugh from Big Swankie, who quickly recovered his presence of mind, and declared that he had never tasted such capital stuff in his life. "Have ye much o't, sir?" "O yes, a good deal. "Ha!" exclaimed Davy Spink, "there's no doot plenty o't in the coves hereaway, for they're an awfu' smugglin' set. Whan did ye find the twa kegs, noo, if I may ask?" "Oh, certainly.
"Easy to prove it!" said the captain in an excited tone; "wasn't you seen, just about the hour of the robbery, going stealthily down the street, by Big Swankie and Davy Spink, both of whom will swear to it." "Yes, but you were with me, uncle."
A lantern, which could be uncovered or concealed in a moment, enabled them to see their way. "That's the dinin'-room door," whispered the Badger. "Hist! haud yer jaw," muttered Swankie; "I ken that as weel as you." Opening the door, they entered and found the plate-chest under the sideboard.
Davy Spink, who found it, tried in vain to read the writing; Davy's education had been neglected, so he was fain to confess that he could not make it out. "Let me see't," said Swankie. "What hae we here? "Ay, so 'tis. I canna make out the next word, but here's something about the jewel-case."
A shout settled the question at once, for it was replied to by a loud holloa from Ruby. In a short time the boat was close to the beacon, and the water was so very calm that day, that they were able to venture to hand the packet of letters with which they had come off into the beacon, even although the tide was full. "Letters," said Swankie, as he reached out his hand with the packet.
The girl rose, and, going to a drawer, quickly returned with a small red leather case in her hand. It was the identical jewel-case that Swankie had found on the dead body at the Bell Rock! "Ah! that's it; now, let us see; let us see." He laid aside his pipe, and for some time felt all his pockets, and looked round the room, as if in search of something. "What are you looking for, uncle?"
Stewart was an invalid, and was in the habit of taking a little weak wine and water before retiring to rest at night. It chanced that the bottle containing the port wine had been left on the sideboard, a fact which was soon discovered by Swankie, who put the bottle to his mouth, and took a long pull. "What is't?" enquired the Badger, in a low tone.
"Stop, stop, here's a wallupper," cried Davy, who was an excitable man; "we better fish a while langer bring the cleek, Swankie, he's ower big to noo, lad, cleek him! that's it! Oh-o-o-o!" The prolonged groan with which Davy brought his speech to a sudden termination was in consequence of the line breaking and the fish escaping, just as Swankie was about to strike the iron hook into its side.
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