Everybody knows that you an' Clarence thought Don was ole Jordan an' shet him up in the tater-hole." "An' sarved him right, too," exclaimed Godfrey.

"I reckon he's well paid fur cheatin' me outen that chance of making eighty thousand dollars.

I heard Clarence was robbed afore he went away," added Godfrey, at the same time turning away his head and looking at Dan out of the corner of his eyes.
"I didn't hear nothing about that," said Dan.
Godfrey drew a long breath of relief.

Ever since he took up his abode on the island he had been torturing himself with the belief that the robbery of which he was guilty was the talk of the settlement, and that he would be arrested for at if he should ever show himself at the landing again.

He breathed much easier to know that his fears on this score were groundless.
"Hear anything else, Dannie ?" asked Godfrey, and his voice was so cheerful and animated that the boy looked at him in amazement.
"What's Dave an' the ole woman doin' ?" "That thar Dave is goin' to git rich, dog-gone it," replied Dan, in great disgust.