. St. Nicholas [serial] . k. Are you there? Whatsup?he called down anxiously. Jack was by now half-way across the deck,following the retreating figure, but the mys-terious visitor leaped over the side into a boatand pushed away before the boy could getwithin reach. Somebody came into the cabin, Jackshouted back to the watchman. Slip on board,and we 11 go after him on the sloop. You cant, son, replied Capn aint enough wind. Listen! Whichway did he go ? THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA-LARK 603 The watchman and the two boys strainedtheir ears, but not a sound was to be heard,save the swish o
. St. Nicholas [serial] . k. Are you there? Whatsup?he called down anxiously. Jack was by now half-way across the deck,following the retreating figure, but the mys-terious visitor leaped over the side into a boatand pushed away before the boy could getwithin reach. Somebody came into the cabin, Jackshouted back to the watchman. Slip on board,and we 11 go after him on the sloop. You cant, son, replied Capn aint enough wind. Listen! Whichway did he go ? THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA-LARK 603 The watchman and the two boys strainedtheir ears, but not a sound was to be heard,save the swish of the tide against wharf andsloop. Well, if that dont beat the Dutch! ex-claimed Capn Crumbie. You did nt seehim, o course? No. replied Jack. I was asleep, and we Well, I m going to sleep on board againto-morrow night, said Jack, and every othernight, for a while. So am I, said George. All right, agreed the watchman. T aintsuch a bad idea. The lantern in the cabin had now beenlighted, and the boys returned to their THE jnSTERIOUS VISITOR LEAPED 0\ER THE SIDE INTO A BOAT had no light. He slammed the door in myface and bolted as soon as I spoke. I heard you call out, said the watchman,and that fetched me at a run, but I d heardnothing afore that. I thought some one waskilling the pair o you. I believe it is some one who wants to stealthe sloop, said Jack. If they knew howto handle her, they could sail miles away be-fore morning; and then if they painted hername out, it would nt be easy to trace her. But if they want to steal her, why comeinto the cabin? asked George. And all hehad to do was cast off. Maybe the feller just peeped to make surethere was nt any one aboard, suggested thewatchman. He d ha been in a rare fix ifhe d got out to sea and then found he hadthe owner aboard with him all the time. as there seemed no likelihood of any furtherexcitement that night. After talking the ad-venture over for the better part of an hour,they dropped ofi again to sleep and slumber
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