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It was late afternoon when Billy stepped into his punt and with swift, strong strokes sent it skimming toward the duck-ponds. At the point where the shore curved abruptly he lifted his hat and waved to the man and girl watching him from the pier.,He found Captain Weaver, the master of the brig, and the captain of the brig in conversation. The skipper of the brig had made no[Pg 363] entry touching his falling in with the Minorca. He could depend upon nothing but his memory, and to the best of his recollection he had given to Captain Weaver the latitude and longitude in which he had spoken the Minorca on the morning before the previous day. It was at least certain that the barque was within easy sailing reach of the schooner; it was equally sure that the schooner was almost directly in the tail of the wake of the Minorca, and that if Captain Weaver continued the course he had been steering he was bound to overhaul her, providing the schooner was the swifter vessel.,"No, crow black birds are too lazy to build nests. They take the first nest comes handy.","Gollies!" exulted Maurice. Then uncertainty in his tones, "A feller 'ud have to be a mighty good shot to do that though, Bill.","Mornin', neighbors," he greeted the men in the buckboard, "won't you pull in?","Gillies! Did you see him?",His feelings overcame him, and he looked upon the ground in silence.,Lucy bit her under-lip, but certainly the general expression of her face was not one of displeasure.,She agreed with him with a smile, and with a pleasant salutation of the head, walked on.,"Have you told anybody else about this besides me, Billy?",CHAPTER XIV THE LOUISA ANN,Billy frowned. "What did Hinter say when you gave him the message, Harry?".