It was rather a scary thing to stand guard all alone with pirates
around, but Marmaduke stuck by the ship and Jehosophat went on his
errand.

As he entered the door, the Toyman hid something, quite hurriedly,
under a sack. Now that was very mysterious, but the messenger only
said to himself, "Guess he's making something for my birthday," then
asked aloud,--

"Please, may I have some boards and some nails?"

"To be sure, Mr. Ship's Carpenter."

It was fine to be called that, though Jehosophat wondered how the
Toyman knew what he was, when they hadn't told a soul. But then the
Toyman knew most everything, all their plans as soon as made.

It didn't take long to mend that ship. Soon the boards were nailed
across and the deck was ready for the crew.

"All aboard!" shouted Jehosophat, and then even more loudly,--

"All ashore that's goin' ashore!"

Having said this very splendidly, he turned to his brother.

"I'm Captain Kidd," he told him.

"And what's me?" shouted back Marmaduke excitedly, and excitement is