Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-24
Copyright, 1919, by the Frank A.
Munssy mpany.


you to understand. you swab!" shrek
ed Snipes with a volley Of oaths.
STEADY. boys" cautioned one Of the
men who had not spoken before. 1T
amt goin' to get us nothin' by fghtin'
among ourselves"
Fright enough" replied the sailor
who had resented Snipes' autocratic
tones. but by the same token it amt
a-goin' to get nobody nothin' to put on
airs in this bloomin' company neither"
you fellows dig here" said Snipes.
indicating a spot beneath the tree.
"And while you're diggin' Peter kin
be a-makin' of a map Of the location
SOS we kin find it again. You. Tom
and Pill. take a couple more down and
fetch up the chest"
"Wot are you a-goin' to do?" asked
he Of the previous alteration. Just
bossT
"Git busy there. growled Snipes.
You didn't think your can'n was
a-goin' to dig with a shovel. did you?'
The men all looked up angrily. None
of them liked Snipcs. and his disagree
able show of authority since he had
murdered King. the real head and ring
leader Of the mutinecrs. had only add
ed fuel to the flames of their hatred.
"Do you mean to say that you don't
intend to take IL shovcl and lend a hand
with this work. asked Tarrant. the
sailor who had before spoken.
NO" replied Snipes simply. finger
ing the butt of his revolver.
"Thcn." shouted Tarrant. IF you
won't take a shovel you'll take a pick
ak"
- With the words he raised his pick
above his head and with a mighty
blow buried the point in Snipes' brain
For a moment the men stood silently
looking at the result of their fellows
: grim humor. Then one of them spoke.
= Served the rat jolly well right" hi
/. said.
;. One of the others commenced to ply
his pick to the ground. The soil wa
soft, and he threw aside the pick ant
grasped a shovel; then the others join
y ed him. There was no further CONNER
on the killing. but the men worked il
a better frame Of mind than they hat
since Snipes had assumed command.
When they had a trench of ample
size to bury the chest Tarrant suggest
= ed that they enlarge it and int
= Snipes' body on top of the chest.
g at might 'elp fool any as 'appene'
=, to be diggin' 'erabouts." he explained
u The others saw the cunning of til
= suggestion. and so the trench wa
y heightened to accommodate the corpse
: and in the center a deeper hole wa
e%xcavated for the box. which was frs
'.e wrapped in sailcloth and then low
:, cred to its place. which brought 1t
q top about a foot below the bottom Q
the grave. Earth was shoveled in an
tamped down about the chest unit
- the bottom Of the grave showed levt
=" and uniform.
Two Of the men then rolled the RI
70 faced corpse unceremoniously into th
= grave after first stripping it of II
n cap and various other article
!. which the several members of th
party coveted.
They then filled the grave with cart
and tramped upon it until 1t w0ul
hold no more.
The balance of the loose earth WI
thrown far and wide and a mass
dead underground spread In as natur
q manner as possible over the ne
made grave to obliterate all signs
the ground having been disturbed.
Their work done. the sailors return'
to the small boat and pulled off rapid
toward the Arrow.
The breeze had increased conside
ably, and as the smoke upon the hol
zon was now plainly discernible
considerable volume the m%utineers 10
no time in getting under full sail al
bearing away toward the southwest
Tarzan wondered what the che
they had buried contained. If tn
did not wish it why did they not mel
~ throw it into the water? That won
have been much easier.
All, he thought. but they do wish
They have hidden it here because tn
intend returning for it later.
He dropped to the ground and co
menced to examine the earth about t
excavation. He was looking to see
t these creatures had dropped anythi
which, he might like to own. Soon
discovered a spade hidden by the I
derbrush which they had laid upon t
grave.
He seized it and attempted to use
asahe had seen the sailors do. It v
awkward, work and hurt his bare fe
but he p~erseyered until be, had part
" uncovered the body. This he dr.
red from, the grave and laid to {
hide, W MY ~ %s1fst'$'
a'Then he continued digging unt1
nd unearthsd thsschesttsT This alee
d draksedg to- thss sidsi Of ithe corp
Then he died In the smaller hole
low the grave, replaced the body q