Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-08

wei. it amt happened yet. but IT'S
going 10. or anyhow maybe"
You interest me. Is il matter OF
importance"
say it VAST
ITO whom:'
Why. 70 You. and. besides. 10 my
Aunde Helena And you can't pull of
things like that just anywheres. Jean
Laftte and ne, we frame up how to
handle yon heartIess Jade, the fair cap
tive. and here you butt in and spoil the
whole works. Il amt right
bethou1ht me now of the CONVEX
sation / had uuwilHnglv overheard, and
ray heart was grateful 70 these my
friends, but the next instant / remem-
bered the note 20 Cal Davidson.
Il thank you. Jimmy, my friend"
said I. and I believe ] know what
you mean. but it can't be done"
What can't, and why can't it?'
why. the-tbe frameup that you
have just mentioned. N shortcut,
Jimmy, go on and roll up the blan-
kets."
But why can't it, and what do You
know about it, Tell me" he demand
ed. with sudden inspiration. SIS yon
varlat a sutton. too, for yon aeartess
jades"
II decline 70 answer. Jimmy Don't
let's get into TOO deep water Go on
and get your bundles ready"
You're a fine pirate. Amt you. Black
Bart%' he broke out DO you hold
verself fit to head a band o bold and
despric men when you let yerself be
bIufed by yon vaTlet and him a thou
sand miles away? You try me, Just
you gimme a desert island or even
pirut ship. q week. like the chance You
got, and beshrew me. but any heartess
Jade would be minen'
ooh, maybe not, Jimmy"
"Or else she'd walk the plank"
There isn't any plank to walk here,
Jimmy" said / pointing to our boat
which lay in the shoals FAR out Il
rather wish there were"
"Youll have to carry my Auutie
Helen out on yore strong right arm,
Black Bart"
Don't you like her no more? And If
sou don't, whatTe we here forE"
/ could 10resee embarrassments in
further conversation with Jimmy in
his present truculeut mood. so sought
out others less muunous and gave or
ders for the striking Of the camp and
the EN- barkment Of all in the small
boats. I left Peterson and Willy 70
take the ladies' and most of the duffel
I'm tine large boat assigned John the
dinghy for his cook boat and decided
to pole the light draft duck boat over
the shadows direct TO the yacht, TAX
ing my two associates with me. 1t
was necessary. of course. to carry our
fair passengers out to the l0ngboat
which was some distance out on the
fat beach Peterson and l made a
cradle for Mrs. Daniver with our lock
ed hands and so got her substantial
weight aboard. Helena mutely wait
ed. but seeing her SO and unwilling my
self to be SO near to her any more I mo
toned her to step into the fat duck
boat. dry shod. and so poled her out TO
the Iougb0at. But I did so in silence,
nor did she look up or speak to me
Later Jimmy said. We won't never
get no chance like this again. Why,
Iooky here. we was reg'l2r castaways
on a real desert island, and we bad a
abandoned ship and we cd "a lived
chiefly by bunting and fishing, and we
had evaded all pursuit ana run off with
the fair captive 10 place o. hiding
why. it's ali JUST like in the book. And
what do we do2 Why, we 20 home,
Wouldn't it frost you? And. what's
worse. We let the heartIess Jade get
away with it too, Amt that so2'
Yes. that's true, Jimmy" I replied.
We'll. was talking to Jean LATTE
but it's SO, We started out all right
as pirates. but now we let a girl bluff
us"
What would you do, Jimmy. In q
ease like that:' I inquired
Il would wiring the wench's slender
neck, beshrew me. She couldn't put
over none O. that coarse work. on me
No, curses on her fair face"'
THAT viii do, jimmy" said I. and
pushed on in silence, Jean LATTE very
grave aud Jimmy snuf7inE, now. ia
his grief at leaving the enchanted is
land
In half an hour we were under
way, and in an hour and q half, having
circumvented our long desert island.
we were passing through the cutoff
which led US back into Cote Blanche,
some fifty miles ! presume. from what
was TO be our voyages end
Continued Next Saturday,