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CHAPTER III.

-; ID. CHAPTER III.
In Which We Sail For the Spanish
Main.
@1vERYBODY did. why should l
III not know Cal Davidson. me, of
iii the decentest chaps in the
- world? Why not since We he.
longed to half dozen of the same
clubs In New York, and other cities:
Why not since this very summer had
put my private yacht (named. oddly
enough. the Belle Helene, in commits
sion for the first season in three years
and chartered her for the. summer
around. Mackinaw and a cruise down
the Mississippi to the gulf that fill?
Why not since !, had still unbanked
the handsome check Davidson had In
sisted on my taking MS charter money
for the last quarter?
Davidson! OF all men 1 had counted
him my friend. And now here was he,
reputed to be about to marry the girl
who, as he knew, must have known,
ought to have known, was all the
world to me-, And my own yacht!
Why. no man may know, what may 60
forward in a. yachting party. And If
perchance that fall he could persuade
to accompany him Helena and her
chaperon Il made no doubt that would
be her Aunt Lucinda. for Helena's
mother died when she was a child
what could not SO cleyer.a man as Da-
wilson. l repeat. one with so much Of
a way with women. accomplish in
journey SO long as that, with no other
man as his rival? 1t would be Just
Ike Cal Davidson to go ashore at st.
Louis long enough to find chaplain
and then 60 on ahead for a honeymoon
around the world-on my boat with my
no. she was not mine-but. then
Davidson must be found at once, must
be halted In midcareer.
=, 1t was about this time that Hiro.
shimi came in with the mornings mail
and kilograms, but l paid small atten-
ton to him.
Hiroshimi coughed. "Supposing hon.
orable like to see these yellow wire en-
velopings." So, .slzm ...... s..
l glanced down and idly opened the
telegram. 1t was from Cal Davidson
himself, and read:
Name best price outright sale bill Helen
to me answer Chicago,
SO then the scoundrel actually was
on his way down the lakes, headed for
the south. even thus early in the sea.
son. knew, Of course, that Bill Helen
meant Belle Helene. . AS though l
would sell my boat to him, of all men.
It might almost as well have been
sale Of Helena herself outright. as this
cursed telegram stated. crumpled
the sheet In my hand. ..
III honorable contemplates some an
swering Of mail this morning, it will
be one ow wore till the miserable pony
mail carry all man comes" ventured
Hiroshima
. Nothing this morning, Hiro,' man
aged to choke out. land, Hiro. make
ready my bag. the small one, for a
Journey" j.. sa... .,,-... I
~' 0-o uAoSSO WHICH
was his way of saying. Yes, sir. very
well. SIR lsat., AL
managed to better the wardrobe of
both boys by certain ducks and linens
from my own store, albeit world too
large. LATTE. none too happy at be-
ing thus uncongenially clean. was de
light itself when set to selecting an
armament from my collection. He
chose three bright and clean japanese
swords. special blades of the samurai
armorers. forged long before Mutsu,
hito's grandfather was boy-I had
paid a rare price for them In Japan.
To these he added three basket
handled cutlasses, which l had OBJ
tanned In London. each almost old
enough. to have belonged to the crew
Of Drake himself. A short barreled
magazine pistol for each Of US was his
concession to the present unromantic
age. AS for Jimmy. he insisted on
small bore rifle as well as shotgun
We might see something" he remark
ed laconically.
Thus equipped. i persuaded my as
sociates to lay aside. most Of their
somewhat archaic. artillery. Neither
had taken any thought of other sup
plies. Hiroshima. however, now ap-
peared, bearing. in addition to my hand
luggage. two hampers. roll of
blankets and silk tent In its canvas
wrapper. .s,s.4l Ill
Honorable ! Is embarked in. those
small going boat that is made tied to
the bank?' inquired Hiroshimi. / only
nodded now, relying on his efficiency.
He approached my young pirates. and
rather against. their. will removed from
them some Of their burden Of weapons,
Singing about himself bundles, bas-
kets. bags and cutlery, until he al
most disappeared from view. He east
on me a, reproachful gaze, however,
as he took. from Lafitte's hand the bar
ed blade Of the old samurai sword and
noted the ancient inscription on blade
and scabbard as he sheathed it rever-
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