“That’s curious,” said Bob, sitting down and leaning his head on his hand. “Where did you get supper last night?”
“Oh! we brought some with us.”
“Look here, Pewee, I’ll bet I can find your boats.”
“How?”
“You give me money enough among you to pay for the eggs and the chicken you had for supper, and I’ll find out who hid your boats and where the oars are, and it’ll all be square.”
Pewee was now sure that the boat had been taken as indemnity for the chicken and the eggs. He made every one of the party contribute something until he had collected what Bob thought sufficient to pay for the stolen things, and Bob took it and went up and found Judge Kane, who had just risen, and left the money with him. Then he made a circuit to Allen Mackay’s, waked him up, and got the oars, which they put into the boats; and pushing these out of their hiding-place, they rowed them into the river, delivering them to Pewee and company, who took them gratefully. Jack and Columbus had now made their appearance, and as Pewee got into his boat, he thought to repay Bob’s kindness with a little advice.
“I say, if I was you fellers, you know, I wouldn’t stay in that old cabin a single night.”
“Why?” asked Jack.
“Because,” said Pewee, “I’ve heerd tell that it is ha’nted.”
“Ghosts aren’t anything when you get used to them,” said Jack. “We don’t mind them at all.”