The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-16

ter for me. suppose. I never yet knew
of q man with a weak stomach getting
D T. The cOmpaniOnway was a
stif proposition, but. once up. the cool
air revived me.
The schooner was still at anchor but
her main and foresaiIs We're set. and
the anchor hove short up The decks
We're covered with long. SOlden-yelloW
hemp hbres, seeing which my eyes
came open wider still.
For the Lords sake began i'm
amazement, but Boles tapped me on
the shoulder
oh. never mind that" he said. Look
over there"
L looked, and what I saw sobered
me up like q cold plunge. Just under
rivals. and astern of her, not
cables length away. there lay
newcomer. "A little brigantine of about
our own tonnage. Her boat lay along
side the schooner, but no one was in
sight looked alOft, then on all sides.
Not a breath of air was stirring.
The plot thickens,' said 1, turning
TO Boles
well. rather. There are four white
men on that new chap. and L don't
know how many natives. The worst
Of il Is that we We're taking on the
last Of that hemp when the brig came
i'm. Otherwise we might slip out be-
fore they get wind of what was up
What's TO be done2" 1 asked
It's rather hard to say. but /
shouldn't wonder If Knapp had the
right idea"
I looked around. and there sat Knapp
on the edge of the hatch cleaning a.
rifle.
y noise asteIn of US caught our ears.
We looked back and saw four men
come up the aftercompaniou OF the
schooner. Boles leyeled his glass.
There are our friends OF yester-
day he remarked. and they act as if
they We're VeXed about something"
My ear was caught by a little flap
ping noise aIoft- Looking up I saw
the mainsai gently stirred. Outside a
dark blue streak appeared on the hOTi-
ION. \ puff of air caught my cheek.
"HOOray,' L exclaimed, there comes
the breeze
Yes" said Knapp, and here come
the gTeaserS-'
BoIes waved his hand aIoft, and the
next moment We heard the iron rings
of the jib scrapmg aIOnE the forestry
Slowly the schooner began TO pay off.
But the boat was now close alongside.
and coming on as if they meant to
board us In the stern sat our gorilla
like friend and his eviI-loOIing mate
The sight of them sent little shiVers
through me and down my spine, but
I think that it was excitement rather
than fear.
BoIes hailed the boat and waved them
back with his hand
Go back. my friends" ne shouted.
I'VE cannot receive you, as we are go
ing out AdiOs.'
The boat kept right ON its course
stop, senor," called Boles again II
say we cannot receive you Another
stroke at your peril
The boat still kept on
Shoot high. boys" said Eoles. about
Il foot over their heads Let them feel
the wind"
our rifles rang out. and the boat inn
mediately held water The gorilla rose
to his feet.
But why is this. amiso?" he called
reproachfully- 81 do not understand
We have but come to bid adiOs 10 our
kind hosts
Then for what purpose are the weap-
OuS which I saw but a moment ago
i'm the stern of the boat Roles re-
Piled.
The face of the gorilla underwent "a
( change His brOws came down and
his lips curled up with an expression
of malignant ferOcity.
'Ah-Dios,-pigs Of EuEliShmeu. YOU
have stolen our cargo. first having
poisoned us with your vile decoctiOu.'
They're not the only Ones / said
to myself
The senior is surely I'm error" an
severed BOles politely. 1t Is true that
! We have taken on a few bales of very
poor hemp-Dut Tor all Of IL we nave
paid a good price and received re-
ceipt. As we were slowing the last OF
il I learned with deep regret that our
schooner had been mistaken for yours.
and it is probable that the mistake
/ has not Vet been discovered But
! what would YOU have Business Is
! business. and man must look after
his own interests it not so2'
Yes replied the Spaniard and for
that reason Will inform the senior that
unless he delivers over the cargo TO us
/ we w;I come and take it by force
He smiled. and his yellow teeth
/ CLEANED through his bTisJliuS nous
| Uache-
4 What does he say2-' demanded