Part 66 (1/2)
All at once the man stopped short
”He sees us,” said Don, , for the sailor thrust his fingers into his h the place in a curiously holloay
”That's a ruh ”Blow some o' the foul air out Wonder how far he went in?”
He walked on slowly, and then stopped short as if he saw the hiding pair; but there was no gesture itives, to whouey dark!” ejaculated the man aloud
_Hiss-s-s-s_!
A tremendously loud sibillation caht have er had invaded his ho sailor spun round and darted back to the mouth of the cave, where he half lowered hi toward the entry, and supporting himself with one hand, shook his fist
”You wait till I come back with a lanthorn!” he cried ”I'll just show you Don't you think I'ain, in a loud deep tone this time, and the sailor's head disappeared, for he dropped down and hastily descended after hishard to look perfectly unconcerned, and thoroughly determined to keep his own counsel as to what he had heard, from a perfect faith in the effect of the disclosure--to wit, that his coh at hiainst the wall,up first one foot and then the other He seeasped
”Je hi up his bare feet alternately, and setting theain with a loud pat on the rock
”Be quiet! They may hear you”
”Hit me then! Give it me Ho, ho, ho!”
”Jem, we are safe now, and you'll undo it all if you're not quiet”
”Knock ood un, dear lad Ho, ho, ho, ho!”
”Oh, do be quiet! How can you be such an ass?”
”I dunno! Oh, dear! Oh, dear! Did you see him run, Mas' Don? I--oh dear, I can't help it Do knock me down and sit on hed till Don grew angry, and then the sturdy little fellow stopped short and stood wiping his eyes with the back of his hands
”I couldn't help it, Mas' Don,” he said ”I don't think I ever laughed so h in me for a twelveain, and burst into another uncontrollable fit of laughter at the success of his ruse; but this tiht him by the throat, and he stopped at once
”Hah!” he ejaculated, and wiped his eyes again ”Thankye, Mas' Don; that's just what you ought to ha' done before There, it's all over now What are you going to do?”
”Watch them,” said Don, laconically; and he crept to the e of the shelf, but all was quiet; and beyond a distant hail or two, heard after listening for so to indicate that the search party had been there
”Wethem back”
”Stoopid? Well, I do like that, Mas' Don, after saving us both as I did”
”I'd say let's go on at once, only we ht meet some of them”