Part 9 (1/2)
”We'll bring all the lot of the things out on deck, and see what's worth keepin' an' what's worth leavin',” said Mr button, taking an i the top-hat, upon which he had instantly seized as his own special booty, led the way
”Eed froot!”
He popped the awful-looking structure over his head It went right down to his shoulders
Eave a shriek
”It s his nose to the inside of it--”smells like an old hair brush Here, you try it on”
Emmeline scrambled away as far as she could, till she reached the starboard bulwarks, where she sat in the scupper, breathless and speechless and wide-eyed She was always duhtmare or a very sudden shock), and this hat suddenly seen half covering dick frightened her out of her wits Besides, it was a black thing, and she hated black things--black cats, black horses; worst of all, black dogs
She had once seen a hearse in the streets of Boston, an old-tis and all coh she did not know in the least thearmful after armful of stuff on deck
When the heap was colorious afternoon sunshi+ne, and lit his pipe
He had searched neither for food or water as yet; content with the treasure God had given hiotten And, indeed, if he had searched he would have found only half a sack of potatoes in the caboose, for the lazarette ash, and the water in the scuttle-butt was stinking
Eress, crept up, dick pro not to put the hat on her, and they all sat round the pile
”Thi a pair of old boots up for inspection like an auctioneer, ”would fetch half a dollar any day in the wake in any sayport in the world Put them beside you, dick, and lay hold of this pair of britches by the ends of em'--stritch them”
The trousers were stretched out, examined and approved of, and laid beside the boots
”Here's a tiliscope an eye shut,” said Mr button, exa it in and out like a concertina ”Stick it beside the brogues; itthe nautical almanac to the boy ”Tell ures hopelessly
”I can't read 'em,” said dick; ”it's numbers”
”Buzz it overboard,” said Mr button
dick did what he was told joyfully, and the proceedings resuhed On her old friend's head the thing ceased to have terror for Eelic s--and, alh in which she showed her little white teeth, whilst she pressed her hands together, the left one tight shut, and the right clasped over it
He put the hat on one side, and continued the sorting, searching all the pockets of the clothes and finding nothing When he had arranged what to keep, they flung the rest overboard, and the valuables were conveyed to the captain's cabin, there to reht turn up useful as well as old clothes in their present condition struck the iinative mind of Mr button, and he proceeded to search
The lazarette was siht contain, not being a diver, he could not say In the copper of the caboose lay a great lu pork orexcept huge crystals of salt All the meat had been taken away Still, the provisions and water brought on board frohy would be sufficient to last them some ten days or so, and in the course of ten days a lot of things ht happen
Mr button leaned over the side The dinghy was nestling beside the brig like a duckling beside a duck; the broad channel ot on the channel to see if the painter was safely attached Having made all secure, he climbed slowly up to the main-yard arm, and looked round upon the sea
CHAPTER IX
SHADOWS IN THE MOONLIGHT
”Daddy's a long ti,” said dick all of a sudden