9/28 Hurray! They're not coming aboard--no sir-ee! You go down, Toddy [the same free use of terminals], and get two of the biggest bean-poles and I'll run up the death flag. We've got stones and shells enough. Hurry--big ones, mind you!" The attacking party, their leader ahead, had now reached the low sand heap marking the grave of the former wreck, but a dozen yards away--the sand had entombed it the year before. 'Tain't yourn, it's ourn--ain't it, fellers ?" A shout went up in answer from the group on the hillock. |