CHAPTER 6



THE BABY DISCOVERS JONAH


An hour later Jonah and Chook, picking the most roundabout way, reached
home. The family was in bed, and the house in darkness. The two mates
dropped silently over the fence, and, with the stealthy movements of cats,
clambered through the window of the room which they shared, for Jonah
believed that secrets were kept best by those who had none to tell.

"Gawd, I'm dry," said Chook, yawning. "I could do a beer."

"That comes of runnin' along the street so 'ard," said Jonah, grinning.
"It must 'ave bin a fire by the way I see yer run. W'y was yer runnin'
so 'ard?" Then his face darkened. "I wonder 'ow the poor bloke feels,
that fell down an' 'urt 'imself?"

"D'ye think 'e knows enough ter give us away?" asked Chook, anxiously.

"No fear," said Jonah. "I make the Ivy Street Push a present of that
little lot."

"Well, I s'pose a sleep's the next best thing," replied Chook, and in