“Well, we figured we ought to get that treasure for Mr. Topper, seeing as we gave away the place where it was hid. How is Mr. Topper?”
“Coming along fine,” says Mr. Browning.
“That’s good.... So we went over to scout around the enemy’s camp. We cut their wire and got inside, and hid under a tarpaulin. The first thing we knew the men mutinied.”
“They what?”
“Mutinied. Honest. They wanted the treasure, so they seized the yacht and everything, and started to dig for gold. Then they caught Wee-wee and me, and tied us and Mr. Dunn and Mr. House all in a tent.”
“Land o’ Goshen!” says Mr. Browning.
“So Wee-wee and I rescued Mr. Dunn and Mr. House, and got them to Nantucket a few minutes ago, and then Mr. House started to chase me, and Wee-wee butted him, and we dove off the dock, and here we are.”
“What made him start to chase you after you’d rescued him?”
“I dropped the chart case, and he saw it.”
“What chart case?”