Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-19
rr7,pTER u.-(Continued.)


INC is gold chain-he was eighteen
oaro--once the property OF Don carlos !;
hare is the pen with which FRANCIS Drake
,-,rora his last letter to the Queen Eliza
bo-b-beautifuI goods as ever was, and
east moosh money" .,
,.To the dead with your much money"
.o;d the Captain with an angry gesture,
- Ia snatched the trinkets from him, and
,rod them to my vast surprise with the
=. ~ . Dracticed connOisseur; lets han
5Io -be stuff, and don't gibber. How much
for rbis?" He held up the miniature, and
,1,,irarfon BETRAYED itself in his eyes.
He was painted by Sir William Ross,
ond sell him for two hundred pounds,
nav CaDtan. Not a peny less, or I'm
ruined man"
"Tbo Jew a ruined man! Hank at
him Four-Eyes" to a great lanky
fellow who lay asleep in the corner-'the
I;r+Ia lew can't sell 'em under two hun
drpd, I reckon; oh, certainly not; why,
n; course. Here you, Splinters, pay him
for thck-skinned, thieving shark, and
give him hundred for the others"
THE boy Splinters, who was black lad,
seemingly about Il years old, came up
at the word, and took a great canvas bag
from q 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, II shall have
waiting for me at Plymouth tomorrow a
relic of the great John Hawkins, which,
as I'm alive, you shouldn't miss. l 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 me on
YOUR ship across to Plymouth, 1 could
show you the goods, and you shall have
them cheap-beautiful goods, if lose by
them"
Now, instead Of answering this appeal
as he had done the others, with his great
gufaw and banter, Captain Black turned
upon Hail. 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 fine tone of sarcasm.
THE dealer wants a cheap passage; So
no, what do you say, Four-Eyes; shall we
take the man aboard"
Four-Eyes 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, thick-set Irish
man, gigantic in limb, with a more hon
est countenance than his fellows.
thought him a man of some elaboration,
for he starvd at the Captain and at Hall
before he answered the question put to
him. When he did give reply, it was in
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.
We sail at midnight, tide serving"
said the Captain, as he picked up the
miniature and the other things; you can
come aboard when you lke-here, boy,
lock these in the chest"
The boy put out his hand to take the
things, but in his fear or his clumsiness,
ne dropped the miniature, and it cracked
upon the floor. As the lad stood CULVER
ing and terror struck, Black turned upon
MIN, almost foaming at the lips.
You clumsy young cub, what dye
mean by that?" he asked; and then, as
NE boy fell on his knees to beg for mercy,
casting one pitiful look towards me-he
kicked him with his foot, crying:
Here, give him a dozen with your
strap, one of you"
lie mad but to say the words, when a
colossal brute seized the boy in his grip,
ana neld his head downward to the table
U'ard, while another stripped his shirt off
anu struck him blow after blow with the
great buckle, so that the flesh was torn,
"al.e the blood trickled upon the floor.
Nnen the lad tainted they gave him a
lew kicks with their heavy boots, and he
"a! like log on the floor, until the ruff
nan named Roaring John" picked him
up ana threw him into the next room. The
incident was forgotten at once, and Cap
IAN black became quite merry.
t0ou was put upon the table. It was
','D food, stews, with a profuse display
u u oysters, chickens, boiled, roast. fine
tEench trties pasties ices. 1 wished to
" away from a place whose atmosphere
I bus NE. [ whispered this thought to
t n@t and he said, Yes" and rose to 90.
VI. ,r me captain pulled him back, CRYING:
.. nna'' little Jew, you wouldn't eat
'N,eE peoples cost! Down with it.
; ,l1n' down with it; fill your pockets. stuff
SI 10 the top. Let's see you laugh. old
o ~-Sn-face' great sixty per cent croak
lung rom your very boots-here. YOU.
O ~vIu' give the man who hasn't got any
money some food"
f.n. as men were becoming furiously of
o,b bS.e' One of them held Hall while the
~ S,-'rS forced food down his throat. and
oar man Roaring John" attempted to
5is t ue similar compliment, but struck
ma w IN ana he drew knife, turning on
man. Inc action was foolish, for in a mo-
crias 'umult ensued. 1 heard fierce
and r-s Ile smash of overturned boards
s,na " tII, and remembered no more than
q She .s'Flhc blows delivered with my left,
knita pam IN my right shoulder as
mo wen went home, the voice of Hall cry
h. Make Make for the door-the door" and
o,bs,. '8' yell of Captain Black above the
IS his word no 6ouh+ sorad no |