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"Humph! I s'pose so. Looks to be. If 'tis him. Anyhow," pursued the
jerkily speaking Betty Gallup, "I turned 'round when he spoke spectin'
to see Cap'n Abe--for I hadn't read this letter then--_and there he
warn't_! Instead--of all the lookin' critters! There! you go take a
peek at him and see what you think yourself. I'll put the breakfast on
the table. He's made coffee and the mush is in the double-biler and
the biscuits in the oven are just browning. I reckon he's as handy
'round the kitchen as Cap'n Abe is. Lots of these old sailors be."
"Fancy! an uncle who is a pirate!" giggled Louise and she ran through
the living-room and the dividing hall to the door of the store. First
she saw Cap'n Amazon from the rear. The red bandana swathing his bead,
below which was a lank fringe of black hair, was the only bizarre thing
she noticed about her new-found relative. He seemed to have very quick
hearing for almost instantly he swung smartly around to face her.
"Oh!" was expelled from the girl's lips, for she was as startled as
Lawford Tapp and Betty Gallup had been.


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