That barrel was
in the Williams' cellar now, and the cellar was providentially
supplied with "outside doors," so that it could be visited
without going through the house. Sam and Penrod set forth for the
cellar.
They returned to the stable bulging, and, after a discussion of
Whitey's digestion (Sam claiming that eating the core and seeds,
as Whitey did, would grow trees in his inside) they went back to
the cellar for supplies again--and again. They made six trips,
carrying each time a capacity cargo of apples, and still Whitey
ate in a famished manner. They were afraid to take more apples
from the barrel, which began to show conspicuously the result of
their raids, wherefore Penrod made an unostentatious visit to the
cellar of his own house. From the inside he opened a window and
passed vegetables out to Sam, who placed them in a bucket and
carried them hurriedly to the stable, while Penrod returned in a
casual manner through the house. Of his sang-froid under a great
strain it is sufficient to relate that, in the kitchen, he said
suddenly to Della, the cook, "Oh, look behind you!" and by the
time Della discovered that there was nothing unusual behind her,
Penrod was gone, and a loaf of bread from the kitchen table was
gone with him.
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