Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01
down the Jacop.s Iadder. The captain

don't watch out. See that your men aren't tequila drunk when you start back. It's pretty bad now, but it'll be rolling like fun then We hist anchor at g. he added Warningly.
 Merida watched his chance to jump. He caught it expertly. and the boat pulled away.
 It was ? o'clock when it reappeared, coming slowly. hidden in a hollow, climbing a crest, flung about through the tr0thin% bar. Miss StratIfmore and 1 the captain and good many others We're watching it. Mss Strathmore had been shooting at driftwood and at . h:@ turtle that was Heating on it's i h,,s-fI i.l tiie= sHn. The captain had been Watr4:&z Ter. Tl!e turtle vas q shift i;.. aGs tiit.icrls mark. but S'e had h;t ! it t...G. t.me~. and then . tc,.t had put a,:tt3 b@.&c it 1T.
 l Well ave turtle staat.s tomorrow. . sa q ti.e s;lI1t;s.,l. You re q pretty goeI
 ias s4e had had enough ef the al they were leaning Idly !. ss...sse tie rail TAe captain reverted . 3ter.da.
 "Naeallo .ea yeu about t!le palacio:?' ..o as......G
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 @Ile.i lave ;J scramble ef 1t 2e-:.n:. ... tLa captain oiiued.
 The sh.4 W&s rolling Aotvily.
 .AGd A.s MeX-caus." sad t.la capta.n 3,."3s,,..i "y heaven, [, y're half siiIt.k too. Eoaf. u tho.T eyes.
 Hhcthci. f uzr~ tfsat er= Gat. t was sa..l=tla- t1.as" caH,1i not srei4= to iia.4ftss=se l. ..ea.t tae !-eat alongside long oaou-h fer Merida to cstcA the plat form when the ship felssd G58l.
 "Ta..e retir tiale. Mer.da, the chief eistffer called to hi.a-'.taae your 5.3ae."
 Apparently 70 word suggested soa#c- tlail.s to Merida He put h.s hand to lis watch pocket, and then his face ala@- -ost. T!4ore were ;,lree Me&irans in the boat. b'iE ottly two Q. t5cn had so#etl. .i'he other had I7eeH sitting Ee;tl. aih il thc stern. steering occasionally with an ear Merida saA something - this one. T1le fellow lao..pd too in. uoceat and shook h.s tead. Merida ea1:gtit t.le lae.o ay the ari4, and that began tua f2t-t, The rGWefs shipped their ea.'a aud, urged ltr taeeXc.telaeut and tlie tequila. joined iil. Thr hoat pitc1ed and plunged.
 s'rHe...'l XII li:lsI''' tho co .5t;s:3 called cut. flower ava. 2 E5at..z
 If they've 10 kn.ve5"- began the Tafser, HbGt as he sgd t q knife WAS thrown, and :, the !itt!e Indian g.rl on the deck lo!9W.
 'he eafea.n SHare oae eas!l. They'll do him now sure" he saG.
 'erida Lad A.a nlaa by the t,lr9;;tt. but he was down, aHd all t!.gce were Gn top of hi!A. Gisr of them jumped u9 aad caught the knife by the hantle, as it came, dcXterously. He gave it to the man who had Merida under L.m, and the other two drew back. \ sp,cn- did brown arm, with it's hand graSp.ug thc knife, rose high and poised above Mcrida's breast, Then it fell but use lcssiy, lmp from the shoulder bone. There was smoke in the Inuzzle of tine revolver in Mss Strathmore's hand. Merida threw the wounded Mexican off, bent over Aim, felt in his sash and drew out his own watch. The roWers had resumed their oars. "Now," said ] Merida quietly, you taEe me along side.
 The little Indian on the spar deck had watched it eagerly, hanging out far over the side. She turned now, twist ing around lithely upon her back, her