Bisbee daily review., 1913-10-02

 .Yop take the woman. we take the
 treasure" fore we gO"-he pointed to a heavy bottle in the rack--''I propose that we drink the health of the new navigator and his lady"
 "Right-o.' said I.
 l reached for the glasses that were fin the rack and poured out a stiff dram for each man and added mighty little water to it. The room was soon filled with mocking. jeering toasts to my health and happiness. I drank .=Tith the rest. although l would rather Ea7e swallowed poison They went out one by one, Pimball last
 ''L wish you joy Of your woman" he sneered.
 You will see how tame she is to- morrow" laughed as he climbed up the ladder and soon disappeared.
 To throw open the door of the cab in was the work of a minute. There sne stood. She had twisted some kind of a rope out of the sheets which she had hastily torn up. Her purpose was plain She had intended to end her 2 life by hanging herself from the hook fin the deck beam above to which one end of her rope was secured, and she would have done it, too. if had not come in in the nick of time.
 I stared at her for a moment and then reached forward and tore the plaited strands out of her hand and from around her neck and threw them to the deck. IL was evidence to me of the deepness of her despair that she had attempted such a thing. It showed me for one thing the excel leDce of my acting. l had convinced even her of my villainy. realized with a sudden pang.
 Hard as stared at her, the glance that she shot back at me in intensity, if not expression. matched my own. I never want to see such loathing, such contempt. such scorn on human countenance again. It cut me to the heart
 "A moment" she said wildly. "and ! had done it, traitorr'
 Nay. nay" I protested. T am a true man"
 "You bargained for me: you bought mel"
 q was not in earnest" cried. but she jnterl-u pted me in q perfect tenn pest of outraged feeling.
 My Godr' she burst out ''Why didn't you stay away little longer? You dog! You vile. low
 But at that I found voice again, for I was getting angry myself, my tenn per naturally being none the sweet est. save ordinarily when she was con eerned-
 Hear me" interrupted in turn.
 Not a word"
 But indeed you must" persisted. stepping within her cabin and careful ly closing the door after noe. It Is your welfare alone that l seek. think you should have known that"
 After the insult on the quarterback last eveningF' she asked cuttingly.
 Madam" said l. controlling myself again. but with added difficulty, four concern is not with kisses, but with''-
 "What?'
 life and"-
 hesitated
 'fWbat elsel Speak onT
 ''Your honor" l said slowly. whereat she stared at my face. doubtless stern enough in all conscience.
 What had to say concerned us both so deeply that l cared not what she said. and perhaps that closed cabin into which had penetrated was the iikeliest place for privacy in the whole snip. could by 10 means be over heard. so determined to speak freely in a way not to be misunderstood.
 'I mean you ho harm. Can you not play
 "A play~ she panted TTbe murder of she captain. the mutiny Of tse men, the seizure of the ship. the giving up the chart your purchase"-she drew herself up-God, she was a brave little thing-"of me-" she continued, with your share of the treasure-was that a play!"
 Part of It. madam" said I, stung by her scorn and stunned again by the thought that she could ever have believed me capable of such baseness. who had loved her. worshiped her and but for that feeting moment when l had kissed her-had ever treated her with such humble consideration. T bought not you"
 What then?"
 ''The right to live and serve you; the right for you to live unharmed and"-
 And what7"
 .And be served by me with no