Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-12-20
CHAPTER U.-(Continued.

the white Iur on Jle moor, Is portrait
Of the Emperor Napoleon, sometime in
the possession Of the Empress Josephine /;
that is a gold chain-he was eighteen
carat-once the property of Don Carlos !;
here is the pen with which Francis Drake
wrote his last letter to the Queen Eliza
beth-beautifu goods as ever was, and
cost moosh money!
ITO the dead with your much money"
said the Captain with an angry gesture,
as he snatched the trnkets from him, and
eyed them to my vast surprise with the
air of practiced connoisseur lets han
die the stuff, and don't gbber. How much
for this?' He held up the miniature, and
admiration betrayed itself in his eyes.
lie was painted by Sir William Ross,
and | sell him for two hundred pounds,
my Captain. Not a peny less, or I'm
ruined man."
The jew ruined man. Hark at
him =. Four-Eyes' to a great lanky
fellow who lay asleep in the corner-"the
little Jew can't sell 'em under two hun
dred, | reckon; oh, certainly not; why,
OF course. Here you, Splinters, pay him
for thick skinned, thieving shark, and
give nm u lOI lle OLutIS'
The boy Splinters, who was black lad
seemingly about II years DID, came up
at the word, and took great canvas bag
from a hook on the wall. He counted
three hundred gold pieces on the floor
pieces of all coinages in Europe and
America, as they appeared to be by their
faces, and Hall picked them up.
Mister Captain" he said, Il shall have
waiting for me at Plymouth tomorrow
relic of the great John Hawkins, which,
as I'm alive, you shouldn't miss. | have
heard them say that it is the very sword
with which he cut the Spaniards' boards.
Since you have told me that you sail to-
morrow, | have thought, if you put HE on
your ship across to Plymouth, l could
show you the goods, and you shall have
them cheap-beautifu goods, if lose by
them"
Now, instead of answering this appeal
as he had done the others, with his great
guffaw and banter, Captain Black turned
upon Hall, and his face lit up with pas
sion. | saw that his eyes gave one fiery
look, while he clenched his fist as though
to strike the man as he sat, but then he
restrained himself.
You want to come aboard my boat, do
YOU drawled the Captain, as he soft
ened his voice to a fine tone of sarcasm.
The dealer wants a cheap passage; So
no, what do you say, Four-Eyes shall we
take the man aboard?"
FourEyes sat up deliberately, and
struck himself on the chest several times
as though to knock the sleep out of him.
He seemed to be a brawny, thckset Irish
man, gigantic in limb, with more hon
est countenance than his fellows. |
thought him man of some deliberation,
for he stared at the Captain and at Hall
before he answered the question put to
him. When he did give reply, it was in
a rich, rolling voice, which would have
given ornament to the veriest common
place.
ord take him aboard he shouted.
leaning back as though he had spoken wis
dom. and then he nodded TO the Captain,
and the Captain nodded to him.
I'VE sail at midnight, tide serving"
said the Captain, as he picked up the
miniature and the other things; you can
come aboard when you ike-here, boy,
lock these in the chest"
The boy put out his hand to take the
things. but in his fear or his clumsiness,
he dropped the miniature, and it cracked
upon the floor. As the lad stood quiver-
ing and terror-struck. Black turned upon
lim. almost foaming at the lips.
You clumsy young cub, what dye
mean by that?" he asked and then. as
he boy fell on his knees to beg for mercy
,aSting one pitiful look towards me-he
Kicked him with his foot. crying:
Here. give him a dozen with your
strap, one of YOU
He had but to say the words, when a
colossal brute seized the boy in his grip,
md held his head downward TO thu table
BOARD. while another stripped his shirt off
md struck him blow after blow with the
,reat buckle. so that the flesh was torn.
While the blood trickled upon the floor.
When the lad tainted they gave him
ew kicks with their heavy boots, and he
ay like a log on the floor. until the ruff
ian named Roaring John" picked him
10 and threw him into the mex: room The
Incident was forgotten al once. and Cap
ain Black became quite merry.
Food was put upon the table. 1t was
ich food. stews. with profuse display
f oysters. chickens. boiled roast, fine
french trifles pasties ICES wished 70
q away from a place whose atmosphere
,oisoncd me. | whispered this thought 10
Ial and he said. Yes" and rose 10 60.
ut the Captain pulled him back. crying:
What, little jew. you wouldn't eat
I other peoples cost Down with il.
IAN. down with it: fill your pockets. stuff
IN TO the top. Let's see you laugh. old
-izen-face. a great sixty per cent croak
oming from your very boots-here. YOU,
ohm. give the man who hasn't got any
lcney some food"
The men were becoming furiouslv Of
,nsive One of them held Hall while the
-hers forced food down his throat. and
10 man Roaring John" attempted 10
ny me n similar compliment. but | struck
is hand. and he drew a knife. turning on
e. The action was foolish. for in a mo-
lent a tumult ensued. | heard fierce
-ies. the smash of overturned boards
nd lights. and remembered no more than
,me terrific blows delivered with my left.
sharp pain in my right shoulder as a
nife went home. the voice Of Hall cry
,c. Make for the dnor-the door" and 7
10 great yell of Captain BLACK above the
hers His word. no doubt. saved MS
,om greater harm: for when | had
lougth that my foolha r,lineSs had un-
one US. and that We should never leave