The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-05-14

men who had remained at the boat.
and they came slowly up the bank
carrying picks and shoyels.
"Hurry-you!" cried Snipes.
"Stow it, retorted one of the men
I'm surly tone. you're no admiral,
you shrimp
I'm cap'n here. though. III have
you To understand. you swab," shrek
ed Snipes with volley Of oaths
STEADY. boys" cautioned one OF the
men who had not spoken before 1T
amt goin' to get us nothin' 10y tightln
among ourselves"
Right enough" replied the sailor
who had resented Snipes autocratlc
tones. But by the same token IL amt
agoin' to get nobody nothin' TO put on
airs I'm this bloomiu' company neither"
You fellows dig here" said SnlpcS
Indicating Il spot beneath the tree
And while you're diggiu' Peter kin
be a-makin OF map of the location
SOS we kin find IL again. You. TON
and Bill. take a couple more down ana
fetch up the chest"
''Wot are Won gpln' to do?' asked
he of the previous Il alteration. Just
boss"
"Git busy there" growlcd SnipeS
You dida't think your capn was
agoin' To dig with shovel. did you:"
The men all looked up angrilv. None
of them liked SnipcS and his disagree
able show OF authority since he had
murdered King. the real head and ring
.Af In Il
ed fuel To the flames or their hatred
$40 you mean to say that YOU don't
intend To take Il shovel and lend hand
. with this work." asked Tarrant. the
sailor who had before spoken.
NO replied SnipeS simply, finger
ing the butt Of his revolver
"TLen." shouted Tarrant. "if YOU
won't take Il shovel you'll take pick
:X!"
With the words ne raised his pick
above his head and with mighty
blow buried tlae point i'm SnipeS' brain.
For moment the men stood silently
looking at the result of their fellows
grim humor. Then one Of them spoke.
Served the rat jolly we'll right" lie
said.
I One Of the others commenced to ply
his pick to the ground The soil was
soft, and he threw aside the pick and
grasped shovel; then the others join
ed him. There was no further comment
on the killing. but the men worked in
a better frame Of mind than they had
since Snipes had assumed command.
When they had n trench of ample
size to bury the chest Tarrant suggest
ell that they enlarge il and inter
Snipes body on top Of the chest
ut might clip fool any as 'appened
to be diggin' 'erabouts," re- explained.
The others saw the cunning of the
suggestion. and so the trench was
heightened TO accommodate the corpse.
and i'm the center deeper hole was
excavated for the box. which was first
wrapped in sailcloth and then low
cred to its place. which brought It's
top about foot below the bottom of
the grave. Earth was shoveled in and
tamped down about the chest until
the bottom of the grave showed level
and uniform.
Two OF the men then rolled the rat
faced corpse unceremOniously into the
grave after first stripping II Of its
weapons and various other articles
which the several members OF the
party coveted.
They then filed the grave with earth
and tramped upon it until 1t would
hold no more.
The balance of the loose earth was
thrown far and wide and Il mass Of
dead underground spread in as natural
manner as possible over the new
made grave to obliteratp all signs 81
the ground having been disturbed.
Their work done the sailors returned
TO the small boat and pulled of rapidly
toward the Arrow.
The breeze had increased consider
ably. and as the smoke upon the hori.
ION was now plainly disceruble I'm
considerable volume the mutincors lost
no time I'm getting under full sail and
bearing away toward the southwest
TarZan wondered what the chest
they had buried contained. If they
did not wish it why did they not mere
ly throw il into the water? That would
have been much easier.
All, he thought. but they do wish it,
They have hidden it here because they
intend returning for it later.
He dropped to the ground and com
menced TO examine the earth about the
excavation. He was looking TO see II
these creatures had dropped anything
which lie might like to own. Soon he
discovered spade hidden by the un.
derbrush which they had laid upon the
grave.
Hc seized 1t and attempted to use II
as lie had seen the sailors do II wa,
awkward work and hurt his bare feet
but he persevered until he had partial
ly uncovered the body. This hc drag
ged from the grave and laid to ono
side.
Then he continued digging until ht
had unearthed the chest. This also hc
dragged to the side Of the corpse
Then he filed I'm the smaller hole be
low the grave replaced the body and
the earth around ana above it. covered
10 over with uuderbrush and returned
to- the chest
-Four sailors had swcoted beneath
the burden Of its weight Tarmu oi
the apes picked 1t up as though &c bad
been empty and. with the spade sluna
90 his bJcl, by piece Of rope carried
10 of into the dcusosf part OF the fun