All this was an unknown world to her.

She had seen the wreck and had known, of course, that the boys were making a playhouse of it, but this latter development was news to her.
"Why, on the pirate ship, where we've got our Bandit's Home.

Tod is commodore and I'm first mate.

Tod and I did all we could, but they didn't fight fair, and Scootsy called me a 'pick-up' and said I hadn't any mother.

I asked Mr.Fogarty what he meant, but he wouldn't tell me.
What's a 'pick-up,' dearie ?" and he lifted his face to Jane's, his honest blue eyes searching her own.
Jane caught her hand to her side and leaned for a moment against the stone wall.