Good-bye, lads, but don't do it again." We said we would not, and started off home, where we both expected severe scoldings; but before we had gone fifty yards up the cliff path old Jonas hailed us with a stentorian, "Ahoy!" "What is it, father ?" shouted Bigley.
"Bring those boys back," roared old Jonas.

"I forgot to give 'em the rope's end." I need not tell you we didn't go back.

But when we parted from Bigley half a mile further on, I said to him: "Why wouldn't your father shake hands with me ?" "Hush! Don't take any notice," said Bigley in low voice; "he's very angry still about Captain Duncan buying the Gap and finding the silver mine.

That's all!" "That's all!" Bigley said.

But it was not..