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"By land, Master Jack, for this cruise. I shall abandon the helm to you, for I know nothing of the shoals here-abouts." "If," continued Becker, "though highly improbable, any thing important should have happened, or should happen at Rockhouse, you will fire a cannon, and we will be with you immediately.
"Ay, lad, the false-hearted villain has done his worst!" "I didn't think any man would be so inhuman." "You're young, lad, and you don't know what a sight of villainy there is in the world. We've got to live here a while, likely. Have you seen anything in the line of grub here-abouts?" "There is fruit on some of the trees." "That's something. Maybe we shall find some roots, besides.
"Then," he commanded, "you may stay here-abouts and watch that door. For I have some curiosity to know whether he will need to fare forth after the treasure. If he do as I guess, he will spend the next hours as you counsel me, making up arrears of sleep, and you'll not see him till a quarter or so before eleven. But whenever he comes out, follow him.
"Oh, no, indeed; PLEASE don't bother!" protested Sammy, eagerly. But Anthony only laughed and gave her a hand up. Sammy settled herself on the Spanish saddle with a sigh of satisfaction. "I've always wanted to ride your horse!" said she, delightedly, as the big muscles moved smoothly under her. Anthony smiled. "She's the handsomest mare here-abouts," said he.
But the tone of the last remark caught his full attention. "What d’ you mean? What’s happened now?" "I’ve had suspicions, pretty nasty ones, for some time. But I had your trouble—no proof. In the last three days I’ve picked up and sorted out a few very wild cards, and now they make a pat hand. Kitchell has had his contact here-abouts, all right, just as Bayliss has always insisted."
The others knew it, too, and the rest of the party left them free to walk side by side in the rear. " This is a beautiful country here-abouts if one gets a good chance to see it," he remarked. Then he added: "But I suppose you had a view of it when you were going out to Nikopolis? She answered in muffled tones. "Yes, we thought it very beautiful."
I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts. Keep up your courage. Luckily this didn't happen down in the Straits. At least we have warm weather here." For the first time Bob noticed that it was very warm.
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