"If 'twere anything small enough to hide in a tree they'd been takin' un with un and not leavin' un behind.

If 'twere too big to carry, they'd just left un in a cache and come back for un when they gets ready and not do any writin' about un." "I think you are right, Andy," agreed Doctor Joe.

"For the reasons you give and for still other reasons I feel very certain strangers to the Bay left the cache." "What were they meanin' by 'swag,' Doctor Joe ?" asked Andy.

"I never hears that word before.

'Tis a wonderful strange word." "It usually means," explained Doctor Joe, "something that has been stolen.