09Johnny and Sue Disappear

Oh, speak for themselves! All aboard for the transcribed premier production, the crews of the Paul Parrot, that thrilling, exciting story of the sea. The mystery of Mr. Grange's map and the strange chopping sound in the hold have still not been solved.

And now there's new trouble ahead, because in our last adventure, while Aldick and was spinning one of his wailing yarns to Johnny and Sue, a rough red-headed seaman named Red Mulhooly started bullying Johnny. Captain Dalton came up just in time to prevent the seaman from striking the land.

The mighty blow, the captain dropped him to the deck. Red, however, has vowed vengeance, and there is no doubt he will cause plenty of trouble. Now as our story opens at his night, Johnny, who is still bunking in the captain's cabin, has been awakened by that chopping sound.

He gets up quietly, and without a quick awakening, Captain Dalton, steals outside. At noise certainly, Simon is going to be coming from out here somewhere. That's funny. I'm sure that scraping noise came from above.

Now I can't hear it at all. I can't understand it. When you're below deck, it sounds like it's coming from above. Now from up here, it sounds as if it came from below. It's stopped again.

I wonder what it can be. Oh, who's that, I wonder? Guess I shouldn't have come up here this late. Hope no one sees me on deck. Captain wouldn't like it, I know. If he knew I was here this late, I'll hide behind this cask in case it is someone.

Now he won't see me, whoever it is. See, it looks like Sue coming this way. What can she be doing up here? So... Who's that? It's me, Johnny. Why was that fight for Red Mohouli?