Part 31 (2/2)

”No; of course I' on reat brass buckle o' yourn sticking in the bottoler, after a short pause

”Yes, I'”

”Ah, I can see you now, sir”

”No, yer can't,” growled Tom, ”so none o' your lies Just because you want to be civil to the young master”

”I tell you I can see hiot eyes like a mole?”

”Look out then, and tell us where we are”

”How can I look out with et up, Tom,” said Aleck

”Easy, Master Aleck Let's ain”

”I shan't go off rily ”Master Aleck, sir, thankye kindly for helping a poor desprit fellow I can't say much, but my poor little wife'll say: 'Gord bless yer for this for the sake of our weans'”

”There, don't talk about it, Eben; only let it be a lesson to you not to go s any more Do you bear?”

”Yes, sir, I hear; but this hadn't nothing to do with running a cargo or two We was unlucky enough to be in Rockabie, and so Warn't you, were it, rowled Tom; ”is it likely?”

”No Someone did, but I don't believe it was old Double Dot, Master Aleck”

”And you believe I didn't, now?”

”B'lieve yer? Yes, sir; and I'll never forget this night”

”Look here,” growled Tom, ”hadn't you and hi very fine about saving and gettin' free and never forgettin', and all the time there's boats out arter us and they ht I was ever out in”

”Let ler

”Think he's safe, Master Aleck?”

”Oh, yes, of course Let hiet up and try if he can make out where we are”