Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-21

seemed to me
How now, shipnatesY' I remarked
mildly. "Would'st doubt the faith OF
one who himself hath Gown the Jolly
Rover? Cease your frars and come
aboard-that is to say. come ashore
Cit out, Jimmy" 7 heard the cap
tain say in a low voice after a moment
OF iDdecision- Keep him covered till !
tie her up
Jimmy, the fair haired pirate, hauled
In on the aIders and flung a graphing
iron aboard my bank, which presently
he escended- His once white jacket
now was soiled, and one leg Of bis
. knickers was loose from bis scramble
up the bank. He was belted beyond
all earI-lfke need. wore indeed two
belts, which supported two long hunt
ing knives and a Malay Creese. such rs
we now get from the Philippines, as
well as a revolver large beyond all pro
portion to his own size. s second re-
voIyer Of ike dimensions now tTem-
bled in his hand. and. even though its
direction toward me was no more than
general. I resumed the goosef1esh nm
ueFueaLu ny WHis'So"I- 4o4 no hioA
could tell what might happen.
Come alongside. brothers" said I,
pushing my fly rod to one side. Make
fast and come aboard And, tell me,
what cheef
They drew up TO me, stern or mien.
bold OF bearing. dauntless Of purpose
+ How / enried them! Theirs an the
guEardor Of v0urh of daring Of gdvpD-
I ture. of rOmance-things gone by from
me or for the most part never known
As clearly as though / always had
known them sd" mo Jfe neaFts Oh
these, ana what saw Hade ouy own
heart ache and yearn Tor something
had ever missed
hat cHeer, e,'il'Fau'-s' 'et'ea'e"
at iehstH- Nu'lne' away anu upon
what eFrand
. DO not explain Tor that ! cannot 10
pam racL these TWO We're OBVIOUSLY
ruEa way boys. not the orSt BOT per
haps the last or runaway hoEs, ana
was a man OF means retired man.
supposedly somewhat OF q hefu'lt- al
thonen reai'E holi'iLlE OF the SO L. 'tteIs
lawyer, hard headed ana diSii'usion-
ed, always a man OF CAIN reason, as i
prlded hyselI' suoJect 10 no l"hc'eS'
student ana lover OF science
mocker at all superstition ana all
weak mindedness- tardon me that /
must say all these things OF myseifl
Yet let me be believed who say It,
some spell. whether OF this presence Of
youth. whether of the evening ana the
sun or whether OF the inner ana StTug-
Cling soul Of man. so fell upon Us an
then and there that we were NOT man
and BOYS. but bold adventures. all
three Of like kidney This was not
modern land that iay about Us. No;
before US lay the picture Of the rolling
deeP. its long green swells breaking
high IN white spindrift The keen
wind Of other days sounded In orr
ears and yonder pressed the Ealieons
of Spain Youth youth and adventure.
were ours
eve seek for treasure" pfped the
thin voice Of him had heard called
Jimmy Let none dare lift hand
against us"
"And whittier away. my heartiesT,
~Snane 80 the Spanish main This
also from the blue eyed hov who now
with some difficuIrv ranarad IN lot
down the hammer Of his six shoorar
without damage 10 himself or others
we didn't know but vouse would
try to Stop us" exclaimed the red hair.
ed leader We come. around The bend
and seen YOU setting there. and we was
resolved--to-to'-
To sell our lives dearly" supple
meuted jimmy. He who would geek
TO stop NJ does so at his peril" And
Jimmy made 40 fell a movement TO-
ward his side arms that I FASTENED to
restrain hirn.
Yes" said 1; you are quite right
my heartfes"
But, gee" rentured the red barred
pirate. what was you thinkin' about?"
an ask ma 80 fgtf pal l4p-