New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-29

CHAPTER TX.
WHEN Captain Barstowe sardonicaly INTRODUCED,
w Captain Bates to Henderson, he added, I'll
leave matters in your hands, Mr. Henderson,
"What the blazcs do you mean by your tone: de-
manded Bates you know you entitled TO salvage,
and if YOU think mean to beat you out OF anything
You needn't try buster, Bates, said Barstowe.
You got hint of what meant when you heard me
say that the Enid was the Urania
you We got TO prove began Bates; but Henderson
cut him short.
"If you will send your little way up the beach,
he directed, I'll srelk to YOU plainly
Bates abruptly ordered his out Of earshot. Then
he turned ugly face to Henderson, "Now then! he
demanded.
Il am the person who manages tn property Of Lar
rabec Damon" said Henderson mildly, "of which the
Crana is a part.
Il never heard of the Urania, and never heard OF
Larrabcc Damon, said Bates. o
"Oh come Bates cried Barstowc disguStcdly. Cant
YOU see that we have YOU corncred? You babbed too
much to lack Hastings when you were drunk.
Il don't want Captain Bates to misunderstood me-
Henderson said 81 shall not try to regain possession OF
the Urania for I.arrabce Damon. 1t may remain the
Enid TO the end Of time for all care pledge you my
word that nobody shall disturb your career, Captain
Bates. But in return for this you give a
straight and fair account Of what has happened to Lar
rabcc Damon and his friend.
Bates face relaxed. He threw himself on the ground
with grun OF relief why, to that, he said. "Ill
q
than dishonesty Since she belongs me honestly I'll
pay for her with the whole truth.
THAT is all | ask" said Henderson He seated him
self opposite Bates bu, Barstowc stood in stiff disap
prpyal.
YOUNG DAMON engaged me to take him and his
friend to the island Of Arap He would not
let me carry a cargo and trade | wanted to. did
have the slightest notion where Arap was IF there
was an Arapi; but | knew that if there was such an
island could find it somehow. Inecd not tell YOU that
| did not let Damon know how vague my information
was
Captain Barstowc grIntcd. and Spat contcmptuouslv
"I' not trouble YOU with account Of the trouble
had getting the track Of the island Bates continued
Missionaries, traders, kanakas,-I asked cvcrybodv
70 make long story short found at last that Arapi
was well south Of Rapd,a little oasis in dotted maze
Of sand islands II is out Of the way Of everything At
first supposed the young chaps after shell or pearl
but It was nothing like that. suppose you know why
they going.
The friend had an uncle who had some treasure of
some sort; that's all know, said Henderson.
~ treasure, exactly; but guess it turn ont 70
be. Bat I'll tell YOU | come 10 il. It's part OF my
story We got this island and it was as pretty place
AS YOU would wish 10 see with fine. healthy, handsome
natives not all used to the coming Of a ship They
'l the Young and me up the sands to big hut and
when we went in We saw sitting on the floor white
man He was burnt as brown as a kanaka and he had
N native clothes and wreath round his head but his
bright blue and his hair and beard were long
mi white This was Uncle Nathan-thats how the,
lcohew greeted him, and that's what the natives called
Well to celebrate our coming. everyone got blind
trunk The Young men and the old uncle had done a
good deal Of Ginning before he began TO soak himself
When he was pretty drunk he talked TO me He showed
ne great humps of stuff that he said he had invented
Mi what DO YOU think il was' \ substitute for rubber
les, Sir, The Young had got some Of the lunlps
hat he had sent home in his Young days and they'd had
analvzc1 AMI its about the same thing as rubber
The Oh fellow said that since his nephew had had N.
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