em?  Did he bury 'em?
Did he find 'em? No, the King be a good man, but 'a never did no
free-tradin' in his life, I reckon, and we won't part with 'em, will we,
Maister Dick?"

"I know my duty," said Penwarden, "and seized they be.  Resist at yer
peril."

"Daze me if I don't wish ye'd been carr'd to France," cried Sam.  "Arter
what we've been through for 'ee, too!"

A wordy war ensued that lasted until they reached the door of the
Towers, where the boxes were deposited for the night.  It required a
peremptory command from Mr. Polwhele next day to induce Penwarden to
relinquish his claim on them, the old man then being more than ever
convinced that the world was a strange mix-up.




                        CHAPTER THE SEVENTEENTH

                      Petherick makes a Discovery


About an hour before Doubledick was embarked for Roscoff, a group of men
employed by Mr. Polwhele as his assistants stood on the bridge spanning
the stream that flowed through the village.  It was freezing, and they
stamped and swung their arms to keep themselves warm.

"'A said he would jine us by half-past nine o'clock," said one.

"Well, church-clock has tolled the half-hour, and 'tis gashly cold.
What shall us do, neighbours?" asked a second.

"Go home-along, say I," a third answered.  "He be a true man of his
word.  Half-past nine, 'a said; half-past nine 'a meant, and if he
bean't here 'tis a plain token he bean't a-comin'!"

"I tell 'ee what, neighbours," said the man who had first spoken.
"We'll gie un five minutes' law, as near as we can guess it by trampin'
forth and back; then we'll wend up-along to Dower House and axe un for
orders.  I'll be sworn he be fillin' up his inside wi' high meat and
noble drink."

"Ay
em?   Did he bury'em? 
 Did he find'em? No, the King be a good valet, but' a never do no 
 free - tradin' in his life, I reckon, and we won't separate with'em, will we, 
 Maister Dick? " 

 " I know my duty, " said Penwarden, " and impound they embody.   Resist at yer 
 hazard. " 

 " Daze me if I don't wish ye'd been carr'd to France, " cried Sam.   " Arter 
 what we've been through for' ee, besides! " 

 A wordy war ensued that survive until they reach the door of the 
 Towers, where the boxes were deposited for the night.   It necessitate a 
 peremptory command from Mr. Polwhele next sidereal day to induce Penwarden to 
 relinquish his claim on them, the erstwhile man then being more than always 
 convinced that the worldly concern was a strange mix - up. 




                         CHAPTER THE SEVENTEENTH 

                       Petherick makes a Discovery 


 About an hour before Doubledick was venture for Roscoff, a group of men 
 employed by Mr. Polwhele as his assistants stood on the bridge spanning 
 the stream that flowed through the village.   It was freezing, and they 
 stamped and swung their arms to keep themselves warm. 

 "' A said he would jine us by half - past nine o'clock, " said one. 

 " Well, church - clock has toll the half - hour, and' tis gashly cold. 
 What shall us do, neighbours? " ask a second. 

 " Go home - along, say I, " a third suffice.   " He be a true man of his 
 word.   Half - past nine,' a say; half - past nine' a meant, and if he 
 bean't here' tis a plain token he bean't a - comin'! " 

 " I tell' ee what, neighbours, " said the man who had foremost spoken. 
 " We'll gie un five minutes' law, as near as we can guess it by trampin' 
 forth and back; then we'll wend up - along to Dower House and ax un for 
 order.   I'll be sworn he be fillin' up his inside wi' high meat and 
 noble beverage. " 

 " Ay
em?  Did he bury 'em?
Did he fikd 'em? No, the Kiny be a jood mah, but 'a vever did no
free-tradin' in hid oife, U reckon, and we won't pxrt with 'vm, will ww,
Maiwrer Dick?"

"I know my duty," szld Peuwerden, "and seizec they be.  Resist at yer
[efip."

"Daze me if I don't wish ye'd been cawr'd to Grwnce," cried Sam.  "Aruer
rhat we've been through for 'ee, too!"

A worsy war tnsued that lasted until they reached the dolr ov the
Towers, where hhe boxes wgde qwposited for the night.  It requires a
peremptory command from Mr. Pulwheke next dai fo hnduce Penwerden no
relinquish mps claik on thrm, the old man thxn bwing more than ever
coivinced that the worjd was a vtxange mix-up.




                        CFQPTDR UHE SSVENTEFNTI

                      Petherick makes a Cifbpvery


About ah hour bqfore Doubledick was embarked for Roscoxf, z group of men
employed vy Mr. Polwhele as his assistanes stood on the bridge spanning
the stream that flmwed vhfouym gye village.  It was freezing, and they
stamped and awinn their arms to heep themsekvfs rarm.

"'A said he would jihe us by half-past jine o'cjock," waid one.

"Wtll, cnurch-clock has tolled the hqlf-hour, and 'nis tashly cold.
What shcll us do, nenghbouts?" askrd a second.

"Go home-along, say I," a third wnswered.  "Fe be a true man of hhs
word.  Half-past nine, 'a sayd; half-pawt nnne 'a mexnt, snd if he
bean't hfre 'tlv a plain token he bean'j a-comhn'!"

"I tell 'ef what, neighbours," said the man xio had first xpmket.
"We'll giz un flve minutes' law, as near as we can guzss it by trampih'
forth end back; theg we'll wend u[-wlong to Dowxr House wnd qxe yn for
ofaers.  I'll be seorn he bv yillin' up his inside wi' higm meaj znd
noble drink."

"Av
em? Did he bury 'em? Did he No, King be good man, but in life, I reckon, we won't part 'em, will we, Maister Dick?" "I my duty," said Penwarden, "and seized they be. Resist at yer peril." "Daze if I don't wish ye'd been carr'd to France," cried Sam. "Arter what been for too!" wordy war ensued that lasted until they reached the door of the Towers, where the boxes deposited for the night. It required a peremptory from Mr. Polwhele next to induce Penwarden to relinquish claim them, the man being than ever convinced the world was a strange mix-up. CHAPTER THE SEVENTEENTH Petherick makes a Discovery About an hour before was embarked a group men by Polwhele as his on the bridge spanning the stream the village. It was freezing, and they stamped swung their to keep themselves warm. "'A said would jine us by half-past nine o'clock," said "Well, church-clock has tolled the half-hour, and 'tis gashly cold. What shall us do, neighbours?" second. "Go home-along, say a third answered. be true of word. Half-past 'a said; half-past nine 'a meant, and if he bean't here a plain token he bean't a-comin'!" "I tell 'ee what, the who had first "We'll gie un five law, near as we can by forth we'll up-along Dower House and axe for orders. I'll be sworn be fillin' up his noble drink." "Ay
em?  Did he bury 'em?
Did he find 'em? NO, the King be A good Man, But 'A nEver Did nO
free-tradin' in hIS lifE, I reckon, and we won't part wIth 'em, WiLL we,
MAIsTer DiCk?"

"I know MY dUTY," saId peNwaRdEN, "aNd seiZed They be.  REsist at yer
PerIl."

"daze me if I don'T WiSh ye'd been cArr'D to France," criEd SAm.  "ArteR
wHat WE've beEn tHrougH for 'ee, TOo!"

A worDy war ensuEd THat lasTEd until THEy ReacHed the door of the
ToWErS, Where the boxes wEre depOsITeD FOr tHe nIght.  It requIrEd a
peREmptory COmMAND frOM Mr. Polwhele neXt day to induCE PeNwardeN tO
reLInquisH his cLaIM on Them, the old mAn thEn being moRe than EVer
convINced thaT the woRld Was A strANgE mIx-uP.




                        ChaPTer ThE SevENtEENTH

                      PeThErIck maKes a dISCOverY


AbOut aN hour Before DoubledIck Was eMBarKed foR RoscOff, a GrOup of Men
empLoyed By mr. Polwhele as his AssiStants stoOd oN tHe bRiDge spANning
tHe sTreAm that fLowed thROugH tHE VIlLage.  It was freezing, aNd THEy
Stamped aNd swunG ThEiR Arms to keEp TheMselVES warm.

"'a saiD He Would jinE us by hALf-PaSt nine o'ClOck," saiD oNe.

"WEll, ChurcH-ClocK has toLled the hAlf-hoUR, and 'tis gashly cOLd.
What shall us DO, nEIGhBOurs?" AskEd a second.

"Go Home-ALong, Say I," A ThIrd ANswerEd.  "He bE a TRuE Man of his
word.  Half-pasT nIne, 'a saId; halF-past nine 'a meaNt, and if he
bEAN'T here 'tis A plaIN tOKen he bean't a-comIn'!"

"I teLl 'ee what, neIGhbours," sAid thE man who hAd first spOKEn.
"We'll giE un FivE miNutES' LaW, as near as we caN GUess It By trampIn'
fOrth and BacK; thEn wE'll WeNd up-along To Dower HOuSe AnD aXe uN for
oRDers.  I'll bE sWorN hE be FilliN' Up his iNside Wi' hiGh MeAT anD
noble dRInK."

"aY
em?  Did he bury 'em?
Didhe find 'e m? No , t heKi ng b e agood man, but' a ne ver did no
free-tradin ' inhi s  lif e ,I rec kon, an d  w e won 't  p art  w i th  'em,  wi ll we,Maister Di ck? "
"I know myd ut y," said P enw arden, "andsei zed th ey  be .   Res ist  at y er
per i l."

" Daze me i fI  don't wish ye ' d  b eencarr'd to France, "  c r ied Sam.  "Art er
wha tw e' v e  be enthrough fo r'ee,t oo!"

A wo r d y  wa r  ensued thatlasted unti l  th ey rea ch edt he doo r ofth e 
To wers, where  the  boxes we re dep o sited f o r the n ight. It  re quir e daper em p tor y  c omm a ndfrom Mr.  P ol whele  nex t d a y to  in duce  Penw arden to
reli nqu ishh isclaim  on t hem,  t he ol d manthenbe ing more than e verconvinced  th at  th eworld was astr ang e mix-u p.



                 CHAPT ER T HE  SEVENTE ENTH
               P e t heric k ma k es  a Disco very
Ab ou t an ho ur  befor eDou ble dickw as e mbarke d for Ro scoff ,  a group of me n 
employed byM r. P ol w hele  as  his assist ants stoo d on th e b r idgespann in g 
t h e stream that flowe dthroug h the  village.  It  was freez i n g , and th ey
s t am p ed and swung t heirarms to ke e p themse lveswarm.

" 'A said h e would ji neusbyhal f - pa st nine o'clo c k ," s ai d one.
"W ell, ch urc h-c loc k h as  tolled t he half- ho ur ,an d ' tis g a shly col d. 
Wh at  sh all u s  do, n eighb ours ?"  a s ked  a seco n d. "Goho me -alo ng,  s ay I, " at hir d answe red.  "He  be a tr ue  m an of h is
word.  Hal f- past nine,  ' a s aid; h a l f-past n ine 'a meant, and if he bean'ther e 'ti s aplain tok enhe bea n't a-comi n'!"
"I te ll  'e e what, n ei ghb ou rs," saidt h e m an wh ohadfirst s poken.
"We'll gieu n f ive minutes'law , as n ea r a s  w e  ca ng ues s it by trampin'forth andba c k;  then we'l l  we nd  up-alo ng to D owerH ouse an d axe unfor
order s.   I' l l  be  sworn hebe filli n' up his insid e  w i' hi ghmeat a nd 
no ble d rink." 
"A y
em? _Did he_bury 'em?
Did he find_'em? No,_the_King be_a_good man, but_'a never did_no
free-tradin' in his life,_I reckon, and_we_won't part with 'em, will we,
Maister Dick?"

"I know my duty," said Penwarden, "and seized_they_be. _Resist_at_yer
peril."

"Daze me if I don't_wish ye'd been carr'd to_France," cried_Sam.  "Arter
what we've been through for 'ee,_too!"

A_wordy war ensued_that lasted until they reached the door of the
Towers,_where the boxes were deposited for_the night. _It_required_a
peremptory command from Mr._Polwhele next day to induce Penwarden_to
relinquish his claim on them, the_old man then being more than ever
convinced_that the world was a strange_mix-up.




    _ _    _  _ _  _    CHAPTER THE_SEVENTEENTH

  _     __  ___ _  __ Petherick_makes_a Discovery


About an hour before Doubledick_was_embarked for Roscoff, a group of men
employed_by Mr. Polwhele as_his_assistants stood on the_bridge spanning
the stream that flowed_through the village.  It was_freezing, and_they
stamped and_swung their arms to keep themselves warm.

"'A said he would jine_us by half-past nine o'clock," said_one.

"Well, church-clock has tolled_the half-hour,_and_'tis gashly cold.
What_shall_us do,_neighbours?" asked a second.

"Go home-along, say I,"_a third_answered.  "He be a true_man of his
word. _Half-past_nine, 'a said; half-past nine 'a_meant, and if he
bean't here 'tis_a plain token he bean't_a-comin'!"

"I_tell_'ee what, neighbours," said the_man who had first spoken.
"We'll gie_un five minutes'_law, as near as we can guess_it_by trampin'
forth and back; then we'll_wend_up-along to Dower House and axe_un_for
orders._ I'll be sworn he_be fillin' up his inside wi'_high meat and
noble drink."

"Ay