Then the American lad flashed a purse, the clinking sound of its contents causing the eyes of the Swede to glitter.
“How much advance money do you demand?” asked Dick.
The captain said he would require two days’ pay.
“And then you will be ready to start——”
“It’s night now,” said the Swede. “Ay be rady to start in mornang.”
“You must be ready to start in just sixty minutes,” said Dick.
“Ay can’t do it.”
“If you are ready to start in sixty minutes I’ll pay you this amount extra.”
The boy laid down four pieces of money.
“Ay be rady,” said the captain, taking up the money.