Breathlessly
and, almost fearfully she read it to the end--the very story of the
murdered albatross and the sailors' superstitious belief in the bird's
bad influence, as she had heard Cap'n Amazon relate it to Aunt Euphemia
Conroth.
She laid down the book at last in amazement and confusion. There was
no doubt now of Cap'n Amazon's mendacity. This book of nautical tales
had been written and printed _long before Amazon Silt was born_!
And if the falseness of his wild narratives was established, was it a
far cry to Betty Gallup's suspicions and accusations? What and who was
this man, who called himself Amazon Silt who had taken Cap'n Abe's
place in the store on the Shell Road?
Louise lay with wide-open eyes for a long time. Then she crept out of
bed and turned the key in the lock of her door--the first time she had
thought to do such a thing since her arrival at Cardhaven.
CHAPTER XX
THE SUN WORSHIPERS
"Them movin' picture people are hoppin' about The Beaches like
sandpipers," observed Cap'n Amazon at the breakfast table.
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