The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-02
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] fought much over this complicashun
on me homeward weary a but the sigh
OF large watching for me from an ADJACENT
sand iminence druv it from me head; fer
! had expected to find him sleepin' of a
syruptishus bulge within. In response to
his frenzied gesticulashun, I bounded to his
side.
1.-THE incredible has happened, Smithers, "
he cried "Trut' has put icshun on the
blink, S'help me. IL the simmon pure,
arrive at the hut not an hour ago.
"He did grab the drowndin' straw; he
was rescued by a sailin' vessel. which carrot
him OF to Brazil; he did come back on the
dead quiet to see whether his son and hair
is Twin up to the ideels OF his recent obitoo-
aries. He has rinted the hut from the
iisherfolk for a mont and, likin' me in
genus ways. has hired me as his secrit ad-
vance agint and spy in partic'ler."
How is he?" ] asst. used UP be ex-
osure. ratified be suspense, like a pirate
on Tybunn Hip" (,
A sound as a nut, as hard as flint; an x'u
to tackle the captings Of industry singly or
in battalyuns. But he has heerd somethin
of Leslie's behavior, and he wants to hear
more.
mo trouble about tia" | suggested.
Let him but listen to the negotiashun
which will be pindin' among these dunes
at sunset, and he'll leave all his money to
the sprid Of the gospel of race sooicide."
And thin / related my talk with Leslie,
and how the news of his fathers survival
had appealed RAIDER to his head than his
heart.
-Tis an embarrassing o. riches" re-
ficted Gentleman George. Our fust
scheme wud have worked to the mines.
I'VE cud have gulled Leslie, eased h i'm
OF the five t'ousand which you say he agreed
Professionally to give and been of be thu
light Of the moon, absolutely safe from his
liver lettun out a peep. But now, with his
father alive and well, apt to appear at Just
the wrong time to give the lie to our yarn
about havin' sunk his body a hundsr'
fathoms deep in the bay, / fear it won't
work.
ION the odder hand, if you hadn't been
to zee Leslie, We cud take a good ting
out OF the old man. I'm satisfied he's
we'll heeled now; wan of these ~millyunaires
is like a Hindu-he niver travels without
his god; and av coorse, he can get amy
dIlOulll. Wo HllbHO pay ~ dClOsL Int
boord, Smithers, IL it wasn't for the scruples
instilled in yout'."
"Drop it." said |, stunnly. Il wouldn't
do it, and you wouldn't dare it."
You niver were amy good" sulked
large. well, thin, we must see what we
kin do with Leslie. You have no finder
oompuncshuns to putin him to soak in q
fish barrel for a few hours, AVE you?
Luckily. the old man is asleep in the hut;
and from the sound OF his preparashuns is
goin' to make a long job Of it. We kin
show him to his son t'roo the window"
Il had planned to make O up for that
part, large; lynn sick and delir' us in a
dim, religus light"
you kin explain that sv coorse yoI hal
to lave the assistance Of a trlsty pal, "
large wint on. 'Ill tell him that his father
has been ravin' awful about him, he'll 60
to amy extent-Hell, Smithersl who is that
comm down the beach, directly toward
the hut?
ut is almost sunset-if he goes in there
we're rdined. And yet. IL we attempt to
stop him those naval chaps are quick o.
the trigger. Was there ever sech a coun-
terstomp!"
The pusson referred to was a trim and
trig young officer. in undress uniform. wi
! IDENTIFY from the naval stashun down the
shore. As sure and businesslike rs an