“Andy, I never knew you could cry so cheerfully,” remarked Jack, when the boys were once more by themselves and were sure that no outsiders were observing them.
“He’d make a hit on the vaudeville stage,” came from Spouter. “Gosh! when he first started I thought he was really crying.”
“So did I,” added Gif. “And I didn’t know what to make of it, for Andy isn’t built that way.”
“Now we’ve started to appear as if we are half scared to death, I suppose we’ve got to keep it up,” remarked Randy.
“Sure we’ve got to keep it up,” answered Jack, promptly. “It’s a good stunt. We have to hand it to that sailor, Small. He certainly had the right idea.”
“Maybe he isn’t as crazy as some people think,” said Fred. “Lots of people are peculiar, but that doesn’t make them insane.”
“Well, we didn’t find out anything about the things that were stolen,” remarked Ralph.
“If we leave the schooner, we’ll probably have to leave those things behind,” said Fred. “It’s a shame! I’d like to sneak into the cabin some time and take a look around.”
“So would I!” came simultaneously from the twins.