Evening journal., 1904-06-11
Nj @ r O. n
Of the
Lady Lefty
CHAPTER TX.
CHAPTER TX.
80 a YHAT smashed the Junk
AW What wrecked her?' de
" " manded Moran.

manded Moran
The deserting China.
men huddled around Charlie. drawing
close, as il finding comfort in the feel
of each others elbows.
"No can tell" answered Charlie
"Him shake. then liz up all the SAINT
as we. Bimeby too much liz up. Him
go all to smash. -Four piecee China.
men down"
Drown! Did any Of them drownT'
exclaimed Moran.
-Four piecee down" reiterated
Charlie calmly cone. thlee. FIVE. nine
come asho'. Him other no come"
where are the ones that came
ashoreY asked Wilbur.
Charlie waved a hand back into the
night "Him make um camp topside
ole house"
"That old whaling camp" prompted
Moran Then TO Wilbur. You remem-
ber-ahout a hundred yards north the
creek?"
Wilbur, Moran ana Charlie had
drawn Off a little from the Bertha
Millner's crew. The latter squattcd in
q line along the shorc-silent, reserved.
looking vaguely seaward through the
night Moran spoke again. her scowl
thickening:
"What makes You think the beach
combers want our schooner
"Him catchum schooner surel Him
want um boat to go home No can
get"
Lets put off tonight-right away"
said Wilbur
"Low tide" answered Moran, and
besides Charlie did you see them
close? Were you near themf'
mo go muchee close"
"Did they have something with them
reeved up in a hammock something
that smelled sweet-llke joss stick.
for instaneeT
.No savvy; no can tell. Him try
catchum schooner sure Him vcliy
bad China boy See Yup China boy.
yelly bad blong Sam Yup- Savvy -
"Ah, the tongs|
"Yass I Sam Yup. Him." and he
pointed to the Bertha's crew, "Sam
Yup. An we Sam Yup; nisi him." and
he waved a hand toward the beach
combers' camp; "him See Yup. Say
vyy'
"Its tong row." said Wilbur.
They're blood enemies, the See Yups
and sam Yups"
Moran felt thoughtful. digging hei
boot heel into the sand, hen thumbs
hooked into her belt, her forehead
gathered into a heavy frown Their,
was a silence
zone thing" she said at last, "w,
can't give up the schooner. They
would take our stores as WELL and thcr
where are we? Marooned, by Jove
How far do you suppose we are from
the nearest town? Three hundred
miles wouldn't be a bad guess. and
they've got the loot-our ambergris-
III swear TO that! They didn't leave
that aboard when the junk sank"
"Look here, Charlie" she said, turn
ing 10 the Chinaman. If the beach
combers take the schooner-the Bertha
Millner-from us. wen be left 10 stary'
on this beach"
II tinkum yass."
"How are we going to get home
Are you going to let them do Il? Ar,
you going TO let them have onr schoon
err"
Il tink no can have"
Look here" she went on. with sud
den energy. "There are only nine oI
them now to our eight. We're abou
even. We can fight those swine
know we can. II we jumped their camI
and rushed them hard. believe me w,
could run them into the sea. Mate,
she cried. suddenly facing Wilbur "arl
you game? Have you got blood in you
Those beachcombers are going TO at
tack us tomorrow before high tide
that's fat There's going TO be a fgh
anyway. We can't let them have tht
schooner. It's starvation for us il W,
do
"They mean 10 make a dash for tn,
Bertha. and we've got to fight them off
II there's any attacking TO be done,
propose to do Il. / propose we iuml
their camp before It gets llght-now
tonight right away. run in on then
there, take them by surprise, do for on
or two OF them if we have TO and ge
that ambergris, then cut back to tn
schooner up our sails and wait for tn
tide to float us off We can do 1t;
know we can. Mate. will you back m
up?"
Back you up? You bet I'll back yo
up, Moran. But Wilbur hesitated
''We could fight them so much more tS
advantage from the deck OF the schoon
er Why not wait for them aboard
We could have our sails up anyhow
and we could keep the beachcomberi
on till the tide ,ose high enough {,
drive them back. Why not do thatyp
Il tink bes' wait topside boat" as
rented Charlie.
Yes; why not MoranT'
Because" shouted the girl, "they'vr
gct our loot I don't propose TO b,
plundorod Of S150OOO II can help it,
"Wassa dat?" demanded Charlie
'Hunder fftee thousand you hab gotT'
- did have tive had II, the mat
and 1. We triced a sperm whale 70
the beachcombers, and when the
thought they had everything out of hir
we found lump OF ambergris in Mr
that will weigh close TO 200 pound.
Now look here, Charlie The beacl
tombers have got the stun. It's mine
I'm going to have II back. Here's m
lay. Your men can fight; yon can figi
yourself Wen make it busnes
proposition. Help me TO get that an
hergris, and IL we get st I'm give eac
one OF the men $1,000 and III give yo
S150O. You can take that nm and Z