The remaining five strolled slowly back to Chagres Charley's hut.
"Them Greasers hain't never got nothin'," said Mississip, suddenly; "an' that woman'll lay thar on the bare ground all night 'fore they think of makin' her comfortable. Who's got an extra blanket?"
"I!" said each of the four others; and Nappy Boney expressed the feeling of the whole party by exclaiming:
"The blue sky is enough good to cover man when woman needs blankets."
Hastily Mississip collected the four extra blankets and both of his own, and, as he sped toward the Mexican hut, he stopped several times by the way to dexterously snatch blankets from sleeping forms.
"Here you be," said he, suddenly entering the Mexican hut, and startling the inmates into crossing themselves violently. "Make the poor thing a decent bed, an' we'll hev a doctor here pretty soon."
Suddenly, by the glare of a fresh light, the boys
saw the face of a rather dirty, large-eyed, brown
skinned Mexican baby.
Mississip had barely vanished, when a light scratching was heard on the door.