Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-10-29
CHAPTER XXI.

upon the chests. Won Blitz
alone being visible to the
u watchers. They were tagged
to the last extreme.
"Dis Is der last" painted Won Blitz.
blowing hard and stretching his big
arms. Il fix him." he growled. His
time will come. by taml | let him
know he can't take my wives away NIT
him. Der dog! | fix him some day
purdy soon. Und dem tam vimmensi
Dey run away nit him. eh? Ach. Gott.
If ! could only put my hands by DER
necks yeti"
.svat for you fret. Yacob?" growled
one of the Beers. "You couldn't take
dose vimmens back by Europe NIT you.
l tink you got goot luck by losing dem.
Misder Chase can't take dem back
needer. Don't fret"
"Vell," said Won Blitz. arising. come
on. boys. Dis is der last of dem. Der
We blow der tam ting up. Grab hold
dere. Joost. Up NIT 1t. Jan. Vat?
NoT'
"Gott in himmel. Yacob, wait a min
utesl My back is proke?' protested
Joost stubbornly. Won Blitz swore
steadily for a minute, but could not
move the impressive Beers.
"Vat for you tink | want you In on
dis, you swine? To set aroundt und
dream? Nobody else knows aloud dis
treasures, und We got it all for our
%selves-ve four und no more, und you
say, Watts der hurryp It's all ours.
We divide 1t oop In der cave nit all der
money We get from der bank. Vat?
Yes? Den, ven der time comes, We
send 1t all by Australia und no Won Is
der wiser. Der natives Won't know.
und der white PEBBLES Won't be alive to
care aboudt it"
~ don't like dot scheme to rob der
bank" growled Jan. IF der peoples
get on to us. dey would cut us to
bieces."
But dey Won't get on to us, you fool.
Dey wouldn't take 1t demselves II ]
a handed to dem. Dey're too hon.
honest too? Veil. vat more you want =.
Dey don't know how much money und
rubies dere. is In der bank. We Won't
take all of it-und dey Won't know der
difference. We burn der books. Das
is all. We get in by der bank tonight,
boys"
81 don't like i'd" said Joost. ids
stealing from our freunds Yacoh-- Be
FER heirs should go be
fd4 eernment nit der story,
Der oder heirs will never get der
chance, boys. Dey will die NIT der
plague-ha, hal Sure! Dere won't be
no oder heirs. Rasula says it must be
SO. We can'd wait, boys. 1t viii be
years before der business is settled.
We must get vat We can now and wait
for der decision afterwards. Brodney
has wrote to Rasula, saying dat dot
Chase Teller is to stay hele yedder We
want him or not. He says Chase is q
goot man! By tam, it makes me cry
to t'ink of vot he has done by me-
dot goot manl'
To the amazement of all the burly
German began to blubber.
Come on. Yacob." said Jan gruffly.
NOn DlllA DAOOh HIS nSl at lit 0OOi
across the chamber and Numbered his
final maledictions.
'Sir John says in der letter to Mis-
der Chase dere is a movements OF
foot in London to settle der contest gu
of court" volunteered Joost.
Sure, but he also say dat We al
may die NIT old age before it is owe
yet"
Don't forget der plagued" said Jan.
They groaned nightly as they lifted
the heavy chests to their shoulders ant
started for the door.
"Close der door, JAM" commanded
Won Blitz from the passage. I've vii
light der fuse ven We hat got beyont
der first bend. Vat? Lookl By tam
Won Of you. swine has broke der fuse
Wait! We will fix him now"
The door was closed behind them
but the listeners could hear them re
pairing the damage that Selim hat
done to the fuse.
Led by Selim. the four made a RUS
for the door leading into the chateau
They threw it open and passed
through, flying as II for their lives
No one could tell how soon an explo
sion might bring disaster to the re
gion; they put distance between then
and the powder keg. Selim pause'
long enough to drop the bolts and turl
the great key with the lever. AT tn
second turn in the narrow corridor b
overlook Chase and the scurryini
women
rs there nothing to be done?' erie,
the princess. Can we not prevent tn
explosion? They will cut off our mean
of escape In that
Il know too much about %gunpowdeI
princess" said Chase dryly. Ito foo
with it. It's like a mule. 1t kick
hard. Cad, it was hard to stand Their
and hear those brutes planning 1t al
and not be able to stop themr'