The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-05-28

tuauor w ustebs ss&0s wv -
cert seHd 70 be seDds. hrsrted noes
dsys, ot hs'A have . dsEsn vsrships ate
him inside . mon th. When We esp.are'
the osesuics (,be yes supposed TO hsv
,auck 90 iceberg. yu'il renembs') sh
navy mso aud that fAs headed mate o
mins wanted 10 take their pick OF To-
simmiu, bot tbst vas clesn against th'
eontrscl, sud | wouldn't ALLOW 10.
Tue skipper cbeersd mp considersb'y
when told bin We hoped to get thronet
the Job v,.hou, eating any ihrosis, and
be handed over the keys Of tbs safe iiks
lamb Those two shot, from the AZ
bad done our business, snd TO look 81 the
Falcon youd never have doubted she
carried . strong crew Of oat end on,
m murderefs. bae here. captain. says l,
pointing TO nv vessel. you might manage
10 bobble me and my search party. bat
II We don't get safe back to the Falcon
in hall % hour. my mate hss orde;s 10
blow this hooker out Of the water.
Vary we'll. ssys be. I'm helpless and
yoor free to gut ny chip, Since you
mean to avid bloodshed. I'll eivs yen
every facility.
Right, says ], tai, 10 Q matter Of busi
nesr, snd the sooner We get through With
IL the better. Tell the Grew and psssen
gers to fork oct every si1perce they we
got on them, and the wimmin to dub
up their jewelry. Lot your mste go
around with . bread bag and make the
collection. Hs's got rather the cut Of
church warden.
You might do without the I,veIry.
said the captain.
Well, the married wimmin may keep
their wedding rings, Gays !. It's qoite
irreg olsr. bu. I'm . widower myself.
With that | followed the captain down
to the strong room. taking four hands
with me to carry up the gold. My ides
was to hang on TO the di'monds myself
till could set 'em under lock and key
10 my own cibin. 30 you see. james. i
couldn't avoid going below TO the strong
room, and il that lurid ass OF q mate
bad obeyed orders l might have been 10
South Americs by nov. living like =
lord mayor
Al this point 10 bis narrative my Un
ole Jonas fell iato gloomy reverie from
which had 10 rouse him before be re
sumed it.
There was 200. 900 quids' worth Of gold
in that strong room, or I'm g liar, he
oontinued, and enough di'monds 10 have
half Allsd bread bag. 1t took ne some
time 10 get the gold on deck and lower
1t into the boat. but l never tackled any
Job that seemed 10 tire me so little.
When 60. Oh deck the third time
saw 10 shake that something was wrong.
The crew and passengers Of the mail we're
oil crsning their necks over the side and
staring st the Falcon.
l took 9 peep Ut her myself, and blsm
cd II the mate hadn't closed 10 that near
that yon could have hesved . biscuit
aboard her. The fool must have been
drunk. l suppo,e, or he'd have had the
sense 10 know that be was risking oil our
necks and bic own. too. The Falcon
was so near us could easily see N yself
that the pirates on deck were dummies.
They we're working we'll enough to take
10 . stranger. bat some Of the pssseng are
we're looking through their binoculars.
and that fairly turned me faint with funk.
We might have pulled through after ell
but just ss l was shouting to the mate
10 get further Of the splitting dummy got
out Of gear. As l told you just nov.
Ihe innsrds OF the dun mics was inll Of /
long steel springs. and they bad TO be oil
ID twice week. Oiled they were, too.
10 II WAS no fault OF mine that about
three isthoms Of spting cime jerking out
,f the splitting dummy's ugly mug. 10
'ull sight oi every body Now, II stands 1
% reason no humsn man can epit up 20 /
eet OF steel springs. and the people on /
he mail knew that IS well ss did. The
ooss end Of the spring whipped round
be neck OF The ne1t dummy. and the
,loomin image kept on wolkin ss II II
'sther liked that sort OF 9 COLLAR The /
passengers began 10 laugh, then the crew O
sughed, and when they'd done laughing b
hey jost tumbled eft In besp and q
nsde prisoners OF us before We could Q
'hoot . dczsn Of them. That's whs. q
zones OF trusting your life to goods made |
o Germany, concluded Uocle Jones. II 4
'ou want to do me . kindness, James n
ind out Who made that splitting dummy,
nd drop him down . sewer
My interview with Uocle Jonsh which
lnly sppesred 10 the Daily Scum next /,
Icy. procured me avery acceptable posi
ion oa the psper. A lev weeks later ! h
'sd the privilege Of Witnessing and 70 '
,o,ting the execution.
Poor Uoole Jonshl His savings went 4,
o the crown. bat be really wss oil Al
ONE service 10 me. s
They Laughed Twice.