The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-01-26
Copyright, 1914, by the Star Company
All foreign rights reserved
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER vi.


CHAPTER vi.
And then what happened?' de-
manded Pauline. The pirate" had
paused in the middle of his narrative
and looked hopefully at the whiskey
decanter. Owen took the hint and
supplied him with another generous
potion.
Fs Lets see," said the pirate" col
lecting his thoughts. Where was /?
o, yes. Well, they made another rush
at me and I had to kill the whole
twenty-every last mothers son of
them"
Ii "You KILLED twenty men?" asked
Pauline, aghast.
pl"Yes; they lay in a circle on the
deck all around me. / remember par
ticularly that I counted them-just
twenty. OF course, had pistols and
they had only capstan bars and such
like; but if / do say SO myself, l
think it, was quite cute for a mere
slip of a lad. | was likely boy then.
But it troubled me a little at the time.
1 could almost see them twenty black
souls a-comin' up before the judgment
seat In bunch, and then lock-steppin'
in down to the other place. l was
afeared the Almighty might ask, Who
done this; and they'd point down to
me all alone in the middle of the At
lantic ocean. What a chance to teach
me lesson without hurtin' anybody
else, Ell?
well, Miss, sure enough, 1t come
on to blow, and there was the old
ship staggerin' under full sail. There
weren't no time for me to leave the
wheel and try to take in sail, so had
to do what l could right from the
deck with my pistols
with your pistols?" echoed Owen
whose expression warmed the mariner
chat he mustn't go to far with his tale
Eyes, sir" asserted the pirate
bringing his fist down on the library
table. 81 was nifty shot in my time
and ] had plenty of ammunition. Be
fore the afternoon was past l had fir
ed aloft and shot half the sails out
Of the bolt ropes
st was all could do to keep the
old hulk from founderin'. at that, but
I stuck to the wheel day after day
and night after night. To keep from
freezin' / had to drink lot Of grog
So much grog that I've been dependent
on 1t ever since-and I'll have little
Of it now, II It's agreeable"
1t wasn't exactly agreeable, but hi
got it and continued.
Finally we fetched up, ker-smack
on the rocks OF desert island. A!
the boats had been smashed and ear
ried away by the storm, so I had 4
build a raft. The first two loads wa'
all provisions, and then ! took thu
treasure ashore ts
What treasurer" asked Pauline.
"Oh, bless your heart. didn't | tel
you about the treasurer"
No. said Hicks, with scowl, "ant
that's the part we want to hea
! about"
~ "Oh, money amt everything" re
buked the pirate" In lordly manner
There was matter of a million dol
lars or SO in good British gold, ant
what it was on the Nancy Lee for il
nobodys business. l took 1t al
ashore, an buried it on the island
Here's copy of the chart l made. AM
you three is the first to lay humal
eyes on it."
While Pauline examined* reverentl.
the dingy bit of paper the pirate
concluded his yarn.
After I'd buried the last OF it rig
ged a mast ON the raft and fetched III
on one of the Bahamas"
"And you have never been back Il
get the gold?" queried Pauline.
mo, miss; though I've starte'
many the time. But poor seafar1n
man like me finds it hard to fit out
proper expedition. If you fancy tn
notion and want to go along with M
and pay all the expenses I'll divvy VI
half and half with you. What do yo'
say"
Pauline looked at Owen and Hicks
who nodded approvingly. She had NJ
great faith in finding any gold. OIL
Mr. Marvin had said that treasur
hunts rarely produce any results. Blu
he had also remarked that they wer
very thrilling, and here, surely. wa
adventure we'll worth a little time an
money. Pauline agreed and the "pi
rate" was In the midst of imposing
blood-curdling oath of secrecy whel
Harry demanded admittance.
Nobody, least of all the sailor, woul
tell him what was in the wind, excep
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