The Argosy, Vol. XXIV, No. 3 — page 131: what you’re looking at

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‘THE BUNKEL MYSTERY. 515 Near the place where the Milly was moored, they came to a row boat, which neither Dolph nor Phin had ever seen before. The prisoners were seated in it, and Tom took his place at the oars; but as soon as the boat was a couple of rods from the shore, Poddy told him to cease rowing. Then he untied the cords which confined Dolph, and directed Tom to do the same’ with Phin. ‘“T don’t mean to hurt you, youngsters, and I want you to be as comfort- able as possible now that we are out of danger,’’ said Poddy. “JT am niuch obliged to you; but I thought you were going to let me go home as soon as you had finished the job,’’ replied Dolph, who was will- ing to admit that the chief robber was a very gentlemanly rascal. ‘Not yet, my lad; it would not be prudent for us to let you go now. We might get bagged, and it would break your heart to see us sent up for twenty years.’’ Tom took the oars again at Poddy’s order. a CHAPTER XIX.—ON THE Way TO BUNKEL ISLAND. Tom SAWDER took the oars, but he was not inclined to use them. It was about one o’clock in the morning when they left the last bank, and the hoodlum gaped fearfully when the excitement of the capture and robbery had subsided. He had been on his feet all the day before, working hard most of the time, and he was tired. ‘“T don’t want to row all the way back to Bunkel,’’ said he, in a whining tone. ‘‘I ain’t used to bein’ up all night, and I’m jest about tuckered out.”’ ‘‘T will row a part of the way, as soon as we get a little farther from the town,’’ replied Poddy. ‘“ Why don’t you take my sailboat? There is a good wind,’’ suggested Phin Barkpool. ‘That would be an easy way to do it; but the boat at the island might serve us a bad turn if any one found it there,’’ said Poddy. ‘“Vou will not want me after we get tothe island, and I will sail her back,’’ Phin proposed. ‘‘ Pull away, Tom,’’ added the chief. ‘‘ We don’t want to stop here all night.’’ ‘‘Can’t we take the sail boat?’’ asked the hoodlum. ‘No, we can’t! And if you don’t use those oars, I will throw you overboard !”’ ‘I will take the boat back so that it won’t do you any harm,’’ persisted Phin. . ‘“T will help him,’’ added Dolph. ‘‘Vou are very kind, and willing to make yourselves useful; but if I accepted your offer, I should expect a visit from the policemen of Montoban before daylight in the morning,’’ replied Poddy. ‘The big haul he had made at the two banks evidently made him more good natured than his asso- ciate. ‘But I will agree not to say a word,’’ protested Phin. CONnnicloOokKks.c®