The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1909-03-30

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We Killed seals By clubbing them on the
fofehedds.
arm of his shirt. Suddenly he looked
up at me with humorous twinkle
You're afraid of u.s." he accused
was silent, not knowing Just how
to meet 50 direct an attack.
No need TO be" lie continued.
| said nothing.
He looked at me shrewdly. then
stood off on another tack
We'll, sir, l didn't mean Just that.
| didn't mean you was really scared
of US But we're gettin to know each
other, Twin here on this old island.
hrothers-li like There amt ne officers
and men ashore is there, now, sir2
When We gets back to the old Laugh
Ing Lass, then we drops back into our
dooty again all right and proper. You
can kiss the book on that Odd Scrubs,
Ire knows that. lie don't want no
shore iii his. He knows enough to
stay aboard, where we'd al rather
be
He stopped abruptly, spat and look
ed at me | wondered WHITTIER this
devious diplomacy led us
Still, In one way, an officers an
officer, and Il seaman's seaman,
thinks you, and discipline must be
held up among mates ashore or a6oat
thinks YOU. quite proper. sir And /
can see you think that the arms is
for the afterguard except in case of
trouble. Quite proper You can do
the shooting, and you can Keep the
cartridges always by you. lust for
discipline sir"
The mans boidness in so fully arm.
ing me was astonishing, and his care
lessness in allowing me aboard with
Captain Selover astonished me still
more, Nevertheless | promised TO go
for the desired cartridges, fully re-
solved to make an appeal.
\ further consideration of the ee-
ments of the game convinced Inc, how
ever, of the fellows shrewdness 1t
was no more dangerous 10 allow NE
rife-under direct surveilance-for the
: purposes of hunting than 10 leave me
my sawed off revolver, which | still
retained The arguments he had used
against my shooting Perdosa were
quite as cogent now. As to the sec
ond point, |, finding the sun unex-
J pectedly strong, returned from the
cove for my hat aud SO overheard the
J following between Thrackles and his
leader;
\ ! l.
aboard" cried Thrackles, protesting.
We'll he might acknowledged
Handy Solomon. land then are we the
worse off? You amt going to make
a boat attack against old Scrubs, are
your
Thrackles hesitated
: you can kiss the book on II you
amt" went on Handy Solomon easily
Nor me nor Pull nor the greaser nor
the niger nor none of us all together
We've had our dose of that. Well, if
he goes aboard aud stays where are
we the worse off? | asks you that
But he won't. This is W ats goin' To
happen. Says he to Old Scrubs, Sir
the men needs you 10 bash in their
heads. Bash 'em in yourself says
be; that's wat you're for And If he
should come ashore wat could he dog
asks you that We amt disobeyed
: no orders dooly delivered. We're ready
to pull halliards at the word. No, LET
him go aboard, and If he peaches TO
the old man, why, all the better, for
1t just gets the old man down on him
How about Old Scrubs
Don't you believe none in luck %
asked Handy Solomon
Aye"
We'll, SO do l, with wat that law
crimp used TO call joodicious assist
anee"
/ rowed out to the Laughing Lass
very thoughtful and little shaken by
the plausible argument. Captain Sci
over was lying dead drunk across the
cabin table. | did my best to waken
him. but failed, took a score of car
tridges-no more-and departed sadly.
Nothing could be gained by staying
aboard. Every chance might be lost.
Besides. an opening to escape in the
direction Of the laboratory might Of
fer. as well as they believed in luck
judiciously assisted.
In the ensuing days | learned much
of the habits of seals. We sneaked
along the cliff tops until over the rock
cries; then lay fiat on our stomachs
and peered cautiously down on our
kkRuarry. The seals had become very
Nery. E1l1rht iar. the fall Of peb-
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