Presently he became greatly excited, and pulling up the bed itself, felt eagerly all over the bottom of the bunk.
"What in thunder's the matter?" demanded Barney, at last, impatiently.
"Py Father Abraham! dot pistols vos gone!" gasped Jake. "Dot vos vhat vos der matter."
"Gone? The devil!"
"Yes; und some uv my bapers vos gone, too."
"Papers? What papers?"
"Noddings put some leetle memorandums."
"Memorandums of what?"
"Of some moneys und jewels I hid in der leetle vault beyond."
"Have you got any wealth concealed in the little vault?"