Excerpt: ...at Thad, and perhaps there was a suspicious moisture in his eyes as he winked violently several times. "The poor old chap never hung out, Thad. If he had he would be on board this boat right now, carrying his little treasure down to his Bunny, to give her a surprise. That was a tough deal all right," he said, reaching out his hand for the charts they had secured of the lower Mississippi. "What's up?" asked the other and his voice was rather husky, so that he had to cough several times to clear it. "Why, d'ye ...
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Excerpt: ...at Thad, and perhaps there was a suspicious moisture in his eyes as he winked violently several times. "The poor old chap never hung out, Thad. If he had he would be on board this boat right now, carrying his little treasure down to his Bunny, to give her a surprise. That was a tough deal all right," he said, reaching out his hand for the charts they had secured of the lower Mississippi. "What's up?" asked the other and his voice was rather husky, so that he had to cough several times to clear it. "Why, d'ye know, I was wondering where that place might be. I don't remember having noticed it; and p'raps it is too small to be put on the map." Thad went on reading in the diary, while his chum placed a forefinger on the chart, and ran it slowly down. "Here's where we are, right now," he was saying, half to himself; "and down below- well, I declare, if that ain't the queerest thing. What d'ye think, Thad, we must be only a day's run, above Morehead. It's on the map all right, even if it is only a wood station, where the river steamers stop to load up!" Thad had to examine the location to make sure, and all the while he was saying eagerly: "It's just like all this happened on purpose, Maurice-my wanting that trap so bad, and not finding it, and then looking in the hole in the side of the cabin, to strike this! I reckon old The's spirit must have been pushing me along; and Maurice, there ain't but one thing for us to do now." "Yes," said the other, nodding his head with determination; "this money don't belong to us. Bunny needs it, and Bunny's going to get it, if we can find her out!" "Shake on that, Pard Maurice. I knew you'd say it!" cried Thad. And then and there they ratified the bargain with a grip that stood for everything that was loyal and true. CHAPTER XIII THE FACE AT THE WINDOW. "What else did you find in what he wrote?" asked Maurice, after they had dropped each other's hand again. "Nothing much. He keeps mentioning Bunny often, showing that...
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