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his footgear, heroically refraining from rubbing
the affected parts. After a short interval of
staring at the glowing heavens, as if the sight
fairly fascinated him, Perk again spoke, this
ocr>   time finding something of'more importance
fix>   time finding something of more importance
than insect bites to talk about.

"Wall," he drawled in his customary slow
fashion, "here's hopin' we ain't agoin' to be
knocked out in our calculations tonight, but get
a line on what the boys are doin' up the coast,
eh, partner?"

"Won't be our fault if we don't," said Jack,
who doubtless recognized from the signs that his
mate had something in his mind, which he
meant to spring on him by cautious insinuations
and half questions.

"A right decent crate that was we saw pass
ocr>   over early this morning Fd say, old hoss," continued
fix>   over early this morning I'd say, old hoss," continued
Perk, nodding his head as if to punctuate
his remarks and also to cause his thoughts
to flow more smoothly. "I had a good peep at
it as we lay behind that bunch o' saw palmetto
out front, an' unless I'm away off in my guess,
she was a Curtiss Robin ship--a big crate in the
bargain."

"They need them big in their line of business,"
Jack went on significantly. "A full cargo
of wet goods is pretty heavy, you know, Perk."

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