The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-24


returned Attwster; that came wholly 10 Al
ssts that Ssntiem r ike ssq you and ~ %hish
should have always been charmed 70 max,
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tns IHp Pa MAJ sss ne d SS anH'5 VoSs
% s sSS %' .apPs 'E s'
White bird. Wicked ID the air above. 9
denser medipm. below between, ike. Mshom.
spYiisce. and lie SHADOW followed q over ths
% sacs over 81 Fl. ~ . he
| did not. once remove his eyes from the Faral-
he house iii 81. boat 20 Ia sro S upon tbs bier
ahSep9sse; with an agll: pace ne hrrrlsd sfn9Ta,
dusk " Tp *. 'HS' until hou use
With ;;D:.s,l?s ..Ss
seated, there's one good Job al least Hes
WY i Is That az s's good Job" said Herrict.
With R% mats 2 YoS IaHe cs. "aG peasss
shhsr,sr r.; ard who's u: fourth smsnafor
.,.,A And ;;gpnose Do: what nsItT' cried Her
SO viii, Robsrt iPat said the Captain
Know he ga .s With viii an GS sOisSpity,
this Farallone speculation / guess ron know
its right out and II this old Island hadn't been
td Ss.S up right GS yoq know
matter who " to anne. Itnowie 0 What next
right enough" said the captain, and Pm
obliged 70 you for the reminder; Now here's
'Ri a SSt Snst az Y0H o anleE % an
t tract an. and repelied. He was insufrerabiy
And you, Hush p said the Captain.
Hush sat cleaning favorlte brler root: he
scarce looked up from that engrosslpR task.
"TG .t; 4 day comm. pray Gawd, when |
tEss zane man as Ths Ger ss
"TSSpd y Snd r ssynE LNos here
rate, ,soppsG: 6o,iom.d arlsfccrst. same a.
SSfi var ni SE "a SS'; 81
S:1uns that sn ' col e. e 5 SssP s that
and notice smart as cham payne and hard as
psils no kind OF fool no, sir not pound Of
island for2 l said. He's not here collecting
hs sS%e and Sss ed
..3h, YES, Fear YOU" said Hush.
hen e. d SsH. good g, s,:
$ss s!tffs RsfI .s
the on ', 'ss as Tan INTO h
sEat else ts'f ,h.rs R' there us no.h Rns
1othinG else he would be bound to Eecp. hersi
because pearls want a lot Of handling and
as they come in, one here, one there. Instead
mArs iSS sn s.d "a H rGs f'T ,Ess.
rs proved" said pavi. bluntly.
pose that was All 90 and he had thsse psaS Hp
= ten years collection OF them SUPPOSE he
The Captain drammsd with his thick hands
Iy e HerriSE's face, and Iierrek as steadily
fingers; there was gentle oscillation OF the
anchored ship, and a Zig patch u sunlight
Hear mel" lIsrrick burst out, suddenly
q" +, No you better hear ms lirss," ~" said Davis.
you. and hos wiped his boots on me aud HuisS.
Save him =. repeated Herrlck
Save him. II you, re able % reiterated Davis
with blow OF his cenched fist. do ashore,
and talk him smooth, and II you get him and
his pearls aboard III spare him. Il you don't
there's going TO De funeral. Is that so,
HHish Does that suit y9uT
I'm not the sort to spoil business neither.
Bring the bloke on board and his pearls along
with him, and you can have II your own way:
maroon him where you like. I'm Agreeable"
Well, and II ean'tY" cried Herrick. whils
the sweat slreamed upon his face. You talk
20 me as u was God Almighty. to do this and
that But II can't"
"0h, yes" said Hush. Oh crikey, yes"
He looked across at HsIrlek with toothless
emile that was shocking In its savagery; ard
HIS ear caught apparently by the trivial ex-
preston he had used. broke Into place OF the
chorus OF u comic song which he must have
heard twenty years before In London; mean
ingless gibberish that In that hour ana place,
see hateful as h,esphemy: IiiE.y.
The Captain suffered him TO anishi his face
4, The way things are. there's many o man
that wouldn't let you 90 ashore" he Resumed.
" But I'm not that kind. / know you'd never
go back on me. Herrick! Or II you choose to
go, and do IL and he damned" he cried, and
rose abruptly from the table.
He walked out OF the house. and. as he
reached the door, turned and called Hush.
dog. HulSh followed, and Heirtck remained
;. Now see horeT' whispered Davis. "Iknow
That man: II you open your mouth to him
ITO be coRiinuedy