Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-24

suggested little things 70 them. as
that the Ere need NOT be SO large. and
would do better II confined between
two green side logs. I taueht them
how to boil the Kettle qmcgly. now
to mike tea, and also, more difficult
how 10 make coffee; bow 10 cook bacon
just enough, and now TO cook hsb-for
/ had taken a few trout earlier In the
day-aud how TO make toast without
charrius 1t 10 ciuders Again, / Gle
lighted them By telling them of little
camping devices, ana quite won their
hearts when 1 found among Hro-
sbimis packages a small camp grid.
die with folding legs. OF my own de
vising II was quite clean and new.
but it performed as l felt quite sure
1t would In fact. reason will govern
all thIngs-except a woman.
I could see-and 1 noted it with
much gratifcation-tha / was rising
in the estimation OF my pirates II
pleased me not at all TO snow that I
knew more than they of these things,
for / was older and my mind was long
my trained servant, but l. had mon
strous delight in seeing myself &C
cepted as one TT 10 associate with
them.
We sat by our dresfde. before our
little tent, after d pleasant meal which
! know was well cooked because I
cooked it myselr-trout young squir-
rel. and toast. and real cotfee-and
Partial was close at my knee. having
obviously adopted me. We were fifteen
or twenty miles from my house, nearly
twice that from their homes, but the
world. itself. seemed very remote from
US. We reveled in q new luxurious
world OF rare deeds. rare dreams all
our own, / was conjuriug up some
new argument to put before Helena
should ] ever see her again--as Of
course I never should-when LATTE
rolled over on the grass and looked
up at US,
we was just saving" he remarked,
that you didn't have no name"
THAT is true. I have not told you
my name nor have you asked It Had
you been impolite you might have
learned it by prying about my place"
L spoke graTely and with approval.
NO; we didn't know who you was
Let it be so. Let me be a man of
go name. a name is Of no conse-
quence, and neither am L"
"Sbo. now. that amt so. never
seen better-now. / never seem
Jean Lafitte's retcence in friendship
again was getting the better Of him.
SO we said we'd call you Black
Bart added LOlounois.
That Is a most. excellent name"
said I after some thought AT present
can find 40 objection to 1t except
that wear &c. beard at all and would
have a red or brown one II ! did and
that Black Bart was rather pirate Of
the land than Of the sea"
WAS hep queried L'Olouuofa
Wasn't he q pirate. too. never2"
There was a famous pirate chief
known as Bluebeard or Blackboard.
and II may be sometimes they called
him Black Bart"
Wasn't be a awful desper'E sort Of I
pirateg"
He is said to have been"
"It sounds like a awful desper't .
name" said Jimmy, like as though |
ned Oil up his ship with captured .
maidens and put all rivals 10 the |
sword"
such indeed. shipmate," said I, /
was his reputation"
well" concluded LOlonnois, 1--WE /
think o any better name'n /
that because we know that is just I.
what Won would do"
$50, then, my reputation was advanc- /
ng9
we must be an awful long ways 4
from home" ventured L'Olonnois after /
q time.
Hundreds Of miles our good ship /
has pIowed the deep and as yet has
raised no sail above the horizon" I adj
I drew from my pocket a map and q
compass, the latter mostly for effect,
since i knew very well the bed OF our
liver must shape our course for many
4 mile. On the map I pointed out how
presently our river would run into a
axe into which also ran another river
md would emerge on the other side
much larger. / showed them that down
hat other river, as down mine, logs
Used to float from the pine forests
many of my fathers logs. Of ownership
said TO be piratical-and I showed how
presently this stream would carry Us
INTO one Of the ancient waterways
Town which millions Of wealth in tim
Der have come, and explained about
he wild crews OF river runners who
)uce ran the RATS down that great
Highway and into the greater highway
# the Mississippi, whence men might
n due time arrive upon the Spanish
main
rs there any way fellow can get
lcross from Lake Michigan into the
Mississippi river2' demanded Lafltte.
Who was of a practicai turn Of mind.
nd on the map showed him all the
ia trails of the fur traders, explorers
nd Adventures, French and English.
Who had discovered our America long
90, whereat their eyes kindled and
heir tongues went dumb.
Continued Next Wednesday, +
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