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"Ah, splendid, my boy! Yes. I was just  ah  Thinking." "Phoenix," said David, "I'm not going to ask you again what your Plan is, because I know you'll tell me when it's time. But whatever it is, we'd better do it right now. The Scientist may show up any minute." "Precisely, my boy. Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today. One of my favorite proverbs. We shall begin immediately  " Here the Phoenix caught sight of the bag in David's hand and added hastily: "But, of course, we must not forget that first things come first." AH SPLENDID MY BOY YES I WAS JUST AH THINKING PHOENIX SAID DAVID I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU AGAIN WHAT YOUR PLAN IS BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'LL TELL ME WHEN IT'S TIME BUT WHATEVER IT IS WE'D BETTER DO IT RIGHT NOW THE SCIENTIST MAY SHOW UP ANY MINUTE PRECISELY MY BOY NEVER PUT OFF UNTIL TO MORROW WHAT CAN BE DONE TODAY ONE OF MY FAVORITE PROVERBS WE SHALL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY HERE THE PHOENIX CAUGHT SIGHT OF THE BAG IN DAVID'S HAND AND ADDED HASTILY BUT OF COURSE WE MUST NOT FORGET THAT FIRST THINGS COME FIRST
was the rope for? And the hatchet? The more he puzzled over it the more confused he became, and finally he just gave up. There was only one thing he was sure about: whatever the Plan was, they would have to carry it out as soon as possible. Two days had passed since the Scientist had shown up. The new gun he had ordered might arrive at any time now. Perhaps even today, when they had been digging up the pirate treasure, the Scientist had got his new rifle and had started to hunt through the mountains. The thought gave David a creepy feeling on the back of his neck. They certainly would have to hurry. * * * * * Early next morning David climbed up to the ledge, bringing with him the coil of rope and the hatchet. As an afterthought he had added a paper bag full of cookies. "Here's the stuff, Phoenix," he called out as he stepped onto the ledge. "Where are you?" There was a crash from the thicket as though someone had jumped up in it suddenly, and the Phoenix stumbled out, rubbing its eyes. IX POSSIBLY WANT WITH THEM AND WHAT WAS THE ROPE FOR AND THE HATCHET THE MORE HE PUZZLED OVER IT THE MORE CONFUSED HE BECAME AND FINALLY HE JUST GAVE UP THERE WAS ONLY ONE THING HE WAS SURE ABOUT WHATEVER THE PLAN WAS THEY WOULD HAVE TO CARRY IT OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TWO DAYS HAD PASSED SINCE THE SCIENTIST HAD SHOWN UP THE NEW GUN HE HAD ORDERED MIGHT ARRIVE AT ANY TIME NOW PERHAPS EVEN TO DAY WHEN THEY HAD BEEN DIGGING UP THE PIRATE TREASURE THE SCIENTIST HAD GOT HIS NEW RIFLE AND HAD STARTED TO HUNT THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS THE THOUGHT GAVE DAVID A CREEPY FEELING ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK THEY CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE TO HURRY EARLY NEXT MORNING DAVID CLIMBED UP TO THE LEDGE BRINGING WITH HIM THE COIL OF ROPE AND THE HATCHET AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT HE HAD ADDED A PAPER BAG FULL OF COOKIES HERE'S THE STUFF PHOENIX HE CALLED OUT AS HE STEPPED ON TO THE LEDGE WHERE ARE YOU THERE WAS A CRASH FROM THE THICKET AS THOUGH SOMEONE HAD JUMPED UP IN IT SUDDENLY AND THE PHOENIX STUMBLED OUT RUBBING ITS EYES
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