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Updated: June 19, 2025
His wife had written to him about the men in the cellar, and he had advised getting some fisherman of the neighborhood to stay on guard every night, until he could come down to Ocean View again. "We might get Old Tin-Back," suggested Betty. "It would only make me nervous," her mother said. "I don't believe the men will bother us again."
He came up as they were making a second examination of the cabin, to discover some other evidence of the former presence of Betty and Amy there. "The girls missin'!" exclaimed the old crabber. "Wa'al, there's only one place t' look fer 'em!" "Where's that?" asked Mrs. Nelson. "Not not " "No'm, they're not drowned, don't fear that, mum," said Tin-Back, with ready perception.
Once a banana steamer got on the bar, and they had to throw over lots of cargo to lighten her. Folks here made quite a tidy sum collectin' them bunches of green bananas." "But no boxes of gold or diamonds mysterious, locked boxes?" asked Amy, still hopefully. "No, miss, nothin' like that," and Old Tin-Back looked as though he was not altogether sure whether or not he was being made fun of.
"Glad ye come. Ye'll find everything all ready for ye! 'Mandy has a fire goin', an' th' chowder's hot." "Who is he?" asked Mrs. Nelson, in a whisper. "Old Tin-Back," replied her husband. "He's a lobsterman and a character. I engaged his wife to clean the cottage, and be here when you arrived." "Yes, I'm Old Tin-Back," replied the man with a gruff but not unpleasant laugh.
"Isn't he a queer old character?" remarked Mollie. "Yes, but I like him," Betty answered. "He says he has never yet given up hope of finding some treasure washed ashore from a wreck. He's always looking as he walks along the beach." "And that in spite of the fact that, with all his years of looking, he has found only a pipe," laughed Mollie. "He is very persevering, is Old Tin-Back."
She had tried to make off in the rowboat trailing at the schooner's stern, but had been caught by Tin-Back. "No, you don't!" he cried. "We want you!" and the old lobsterman held to her despite her struggles. There were more explanations, and then, as the storm showed signs of breaking, the rescued girls and their friends set out for Ocean View in the motor boat.
"We've got 'em where we want 'em! Close-hauled! We'll holystone 'em an' slush 'em with hot tar if they give any trouble! Come on!" Another instant and, despite his age and the crippling effects of rheumatism caused by exposure in all sorts of weather, Tin-Back had leaped to the schooner's deck. He was followed by Roy, Allen and a couple of sturdy fishermen, who had been picked up on the beach.
"Wa'al, miss, I don't lay no special claims to virtue," he protested. "But if you don't sell tinny crabs ugh, how funny that sounds then you must be honest!" Amy insisted. "I'm so glad to know you. Tell me, is there any pirate's treasure buried around here?" Old Tin-Back looked at her, startled. Then he edged away slightly.
"I don't believe I shall like perfume after that." "Oh, I don't s'pose they use none of it around Ocean View," spoke Old Tin-Back, with a frank air. "Anyhow, we never see a dead whale in these parts. There was one once, but folks was glad when the high tide carried him out to sea. I guess they're callin' you," he added. Amy was aware of Betty summoning her within the cottage.
"No, unfortunately we'll have to turn back at dark," Allen said. "That is why I want to cover as much water as possible before all the light is gone." They chased after one or two schooners, but without result, until, just as the last light of a threatening day was fading, Tin-Back startled them all by leaping up and shouting: "Sail, ho!" "Where away?" demanded Allen, in true nautical fashion.
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