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If Cornell that's the expert's name is in the city, he'll probably come himself by the evening train. In that case, you and I might drive over to meet him." "Wh-e-w!" ejaculated the ex-sailor, astonished. "You newspaper fellows beat the world for hustling, don't you? So quick as that? H'm! If you fly as much sail as that so sudden, looks like we'd reach port ahead of time."
Evidently the tramp was about to say "fifteen cents." He shrewdly, however, observed an interested if not an eager expression on Dave's face, arid added: " ty cents." "It's yours," replied Dave, promptly producing the coin. "Wh-e-w!" Dave stared, started and gave utterance to a prolonged whistle. He came to his feet with a shock.
But how many dollars do you want a month, my man?" "Nothing less than four pounds starling; that's twenty dollars your currency, if I reckon right," said Jack, giving his hat a twirl upon the floor. "Wh-e-w! you belong to the independent sailors. You'll come down from that afore you get a ship in this port. Why, I can get a good, prime nigger feller sailor for eight dollars a month and his feed."
The lad's sorrowful reflections were interrupted by an ejaculation from the sheriff who sat beside him. On that gentleman's knee lay an open watch, at which he had been staring intently and in silence for some time. He had also done some figuring on a pad of paper. Finally he uttered a prolonged "Wh-e-w!" Both Rod and Conductor Tobin looked at him inquiringly.
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