Part 29 (1/2)
”You will if you eat plenty of sauerkraut and Limburger cheese,” and Sam grinned broadly.
”I vos eat vot I blease, Sam Rofer!”
Hans took off the coat and in doing so turned the garment over. From out of one of the pockets there fell a flat cardcase of red morocco leather.
”h.e.l.lo, you've dropped something, Hans.”
”So I t.i.t,” answered the German youth, and flinging aside the coat he picked up the leather cardcase.
”Has it got any cards in it?” questioned Sam, with sudden interest.
”Dot vos vot I vos going to see. Now vait, I vill oben him,” went on Hans, backing away as the youngest Rover reached out for the case.
”Well, do hurry, Hans! You are so slow!” cried Sam, impatiently.
”Vot's der use of hurrying ven you got lots of dime, hey?”
”I want to see what is in the case.”
”Maype der tont been noddings in him.”
”Hans, will you open it, please?”
”Yah.”
”Well, then, do so.”
With great deliberation the German youth opened the leather cardcase.
Out of it fluttered a small card photograph. Sam picked it up, gave one look, and let out a cry of astonishment.
”Well, I never!”
CHAPTER XXI
THE PICTURE IN THE CARDCASE
”Who is it?” questioned Hans, trying to gain possession of the photograph, but instead of answering Sam started from the cabin.
”I must show this to d.i.c.k and Tom!” he cried. ”Come along.”
”Yah, put--” began the German boy, and then stopped, for there was n.o.body to talk to, Sam being already out of sight.
”d.i.c.k, look what I found,” cried the youngest Rover, as he dashed into the pilot house.
”A fortune?” asked d.i.c.k, with a smile.
”No, a picture. Just look!”