"Get them!"
"But—"
"Get them! Quick!"
"But they are afloat, and—"
"Get them!"
Babcock went down the staircase with murder in his eyes. He returned, in a moment, with a sealed packet, which was perfectly dry. Ned broke the seal and glanced at the sheets inside.
The one which met his eyes first was headed:
"General instructions, to be opened only when the demand for the coin is made."
"Now," Ned went on, "where are your sailing orders?"
"Lost!" was the reply.