An' the ghost standin' there, too!" Being satisfied that these poor people had nothing to give them to eat, the boatmen presented the woman with two dollars and what liquor there was in their flask, telling her to spend the money in bread for the children.

This little act of kindness so softened the poor woman's feelings that she invoked numerous blessings on their heads; adding at the same time that it was more money than she had seen for a month, though persons in search of Kidd's gold and silver had beset her house.
The men now returned to their boat, and breakfasted on what they had in their haversack.

And when it was nearly noon, and they were beginning to get alarmed, Chapman returned, apparently in the best of spirits, and accompanied them to a comfortable farm-house, about a mile up the bank.
Here they found Hanz, very contentedly smoking his pipe, in the company of two others, who at first affected to be strangers.

It soon became apparent, however, that these men had met Hanz and Chapman here by appointment.

And it was also apparent that they were engaged in the same business of searching for Kidd's treasure.