"'They isn't none o' you goin' ashore yet,' says he.
"'Why not?' says they.
"'They isn't none o' you goin' ashore,' says he, 'afore a constable comes aboard.'
"'What you wantin' a constable for?' says they.
"'They isn't none o' you goin' ashore afore this schooner's searched,' says he. 'My silver watch is stole.'
"'Stole!' says they.
"'Ay,' says he; 'somebody's took my silver watch.'"
Tumm paused.
"Tumm," the skipper of the Quick as Wink demanded, "what become o' that there little maid from Chain Tickle?"
"Well," Tumm drawled, "the maid from Chain Tickle had her baby in jail....