"Oh, yes; I won't make any noise."
Clip crept back to bed and succeeded in resuming his place without disturbing or arousing Bob or Sam.
CHAPTER XXVI. WAS IT THE CAT?
Usually Bob Burton slept all night; but to-night, unfortunately for Clip, he awakened about two o'clock in the morning. By an equally perverse chance, just as he awoke, the concealed passenger, now enjoying the freedom of the deck, broke out into a stentorian sneeze. Bob heard it, and so did Clip, whose uneasiness made him sleep more lightly than usual, and both were startled.
"I hope Massa Bob won't hear dat," thought Clip.
But Bob did hear it.
"What's that?" he asked, half rising in bed.
"It's me!" answered Clip, preferring to admit the sneeze rather than have Bob suspect that there was any one else on the boat.