did not sit meditating any longer. He had thought out what had to be done. Now he must decide how to do it. He paced up and down with smart steps. Bob started to rejoin him. There was an interruption. Bob Vilett had been watching Dave all this time. The young diver did not sit meditating any longer. He had thought out what had to be done. Now he must decide how to do it. He paced up and down with smart steps. Bob started to rejoin him. There was an interruption. A man half-dressed, one boot on and carrying the other in his hand, came banging up the cabin steps. A man half-dressed, one boot on and carrying the other in his hand, came banging up the cabin steps. "Bad cess to it! Begorra! Who tuk it--who tuk it?" he shouted. "Bad cess to it! Begorra! Who tuk it--who tuk it?" he shouted. This was Pat Stoodles. He seemed to have just awakened and to have learned of the astounding discovery of the hour. Making out Dave, who was a great favorite with him, Stoodles sprinted with his long limbs across the deck. This was Pat Stoodles. He seemed to have just awakened and to have learned of the astounding discovery of the hour. Making out Dave, who was a great favorite with him, Stoodles sprinted with his long limbs across the deck. "Wirra, now, me broth of a boy, tell me it's false!" implored Pat. "Wirra, now, me broth of a boy, tell me it's false!" implored Pat. "If you mean that we've got four boxes of junk aboard instead of gold," said Dave, "unfortunately it's true." "If you mean that we've got four boxes of junk aboard instead of gold," said Dave, "unfortunately it's true." "Acushla! luk at that now," groaned Stoodles, throwing up his hands in sheer dismay. "And I was to have had a thousand dollars." "Acushla! luk at that now," groaned Stoodles, throwing up his hands in sheer dismay. "And I was to have had a thousand dollars." "More than that, Mr. Stoodles," answered Dave. "You have been one of our good loyal friends, and my father has often planned starting you in a nice paying business, had we reached San Francisco with the treasure." "More
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