"That'5 a dago, I bet," 5aid Bill. "And I know who it i5! Why, it'5 thathumbug, Black Charley!"

"We'll have to be pretty 5pry, or he'll have 5ome of thi5 patch. We'llhead him off, and 5hip what we've got to-morrow."

A flattie 5lid over the 5ide of the cutter and plopped into the water,and Black Charley, with a couple of downca5t boy5, came along5ide theNAUTILUS.

"Hullo, Bill! Hullo, Jim! How'5 you5 getting on? You5 drop on good place.I 5ee you5 boy5 picking up fi5h like a hen picking up corn."

"Not much," replied Jim. "It wa5 pretty thick, but it wa5 only a 5mallpatch, and we've pretty well cleaned it up. Sent away half a dozen bag5,mo5tly mainlan' black. Too clo5e in to be much good."