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Benny was the first to go to the cellar door.

“Hello there, ’Mandy!” he cried gaily, peering down into the semidarkness.

“Lord o’ massy, chile! is dat you?” came hoarsely from below. “Is dat bogie-man gone?”

“Ah, go ’long with you, ’Mandy,” put in Ted; “he’s only a pirate; and—yes, he’s gone. How many bottles did you break?”

“Lord a’mighty, boy! how do I know? I ain’t moved hair nor hide sence I come down here, I was dat skeered.”

“That’s all right; but you’d better come up now. If you don’t watch out, perhaps the pirate will crawl in through the coal-hole and chase you up.”

Presently she came plodding up the steps and peered cautiously into the kitchen, apparently none the worse for her adventure.

“You sho he’s gone?” she inquired apprehensively, as she made a faint attempt to dust some of the grime off her apron.

“We are going too, now,” added Ted, cheerfully, “so as not to be in your way.”

And with the expression of this magnanimous sentiment the boys started for the door.