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gulf--mebbe thet rev'nue boat they done tole us
to watch out fur er else some o' them spongers
frum up Tarpon Springs way. Anyhow, I got
all I wants o' exercise so I move weuns call hit
a day an' get back to the shanty."

"Yas, thet's the best thing we kin do," agreed
the other, with a snarl in his heavy voice, "we
got heaps o' work ahead tonight, if so be thet
Fritz airpilot does drop over with his batch o'
yeller boys like weuns been told he'd do. I'd
ocr>   like tub see the whole caboodle o' Chinks
fix>   like tuh see the whole caboodle o' Chinks
dropped inter the middle o' the gulf, I hate 'em
so, but thar's good money in the game, we happens
ocr>   tub know, Zeb, which I jest caint hold back
fix>   tuh know, Zeb, which I jest caint hold back
ocr>   on nowhow. Les go I"
fix>   on nowhow. Les go!"

Greatly to the relief of the listening Perk he
heard the sound of splashing gradually recede
until finally it died away completely. This gave
him a feeling bordering on relief, for while Perk
was an old hand at the fighting game and stood
ready to give a good account of his ability to defend
their prize; at the same time he had no
violent desire to open up on the two occupants
of the unseen rowboat nor yet was the idea of
the sloop being discovered at all to his taste.

"Lucky lads you might count yourselves if
on'y you knew how I was layin' right here in
ambush, ready to sink that boat an' make the biggest
sort o' a splash. An' I'm guessin' I got off

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