Part 66 (1/2)
”Well, I should Of all the old rascals that I ever heard of he seeularly
Did you hear? It seeet in and out at certain times of the tide, and nobody kno to pilot any one in but old Joe Daygo”
”Did you understand it to be like that?” said Mike eagerly
”Yes, he seeer in and to steer it out aot old Joe to blame for all our troubles I e'd sunk his boat”
”Shouldn't we have sunk ourselves too?”
”Well, perhaps I should like to drop soh its bottom”
”I shouldn't,” said Mike quietly ”Why not? It would serve hiht”
”Because I should like to use it ourselves”
”Eh? What do you mean?” said Vince excitedly ”Now, younkers,” said a voice behind them, ”skipper says I'h, hairy-faced felloho spoke to theood view of his features
”To our bunks?” said Vince
”Yes; coot a place all to yourselves”
He led them aft, to where a small hatchway stood, close to that of the captain's cabin, froardless of his companions' presence, the o back, skipper,” said Daygo, ”and it's getting late”
”_Oui_--yais, I know zat, _ood pilot on board, and it is late and ver' bad for hi ze rock and courant I say it is better he sall stay all ze night, and not go run ze risk to drown hio You are a so much valuable rowled Daygo
”Yais You sall eat all as o avay It is not safe”
There was the sound of a heavy fist brought down upon the table, and then the man, who had picked up a lanthorn, turned to thesters!”
The boys obeyed, and theto stay,” he said laughingly ”There you are, lads!--just roo Shall I leave you the lanthorn?”
”Please,” said Vince ”Thank you--I say--”
”Nay, you don't, lad,” said theto say toto say to you I don't want the skipper to come down on my head with a capstan bar Here, both on you: just a word as I will say--Don't you be sarcy to the skipper He's Frenchy, and he's got a temper of his own, so just you ht”
”One _! went the door, and they heard a hasp put over a staple and a padlock rattled in
”Here, youngsters!” cah the door