Bomba pondered for a moment.
“I don’t know what that word means,” he replied simply.
“Well, I’ll be jiggered!” exclaimed Gillis. “I mean your father, your mother.”
“I guess I never had any,” replied Bomba. “I never saw them or heard of them.”
“The poor kid!” murmured Dorn.
“But you must have somebody to live with or take care of you,” said Gillis.
“Yes,” replied Bomba, “I live with Cody Casson.”
“Who is he and where is he?” asked Gillis.
“He is an old man,” answered Bomba. “He lives in a hut a long way off,” and he pointed toward the south.
“Is he a relation of yours?” asked Dorn.