Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-03

will escape the gallows to come back
| and enjoy It tnter."
The rat-faced one now called to the
men who had remained at the boat. and
they came slowly up the bank carrying
picks and shovels,
Hurry. -- you" cried Snipes.
"Stow IT," retorted one of the men, in
surly tone. You're no admiral, you
- - shrimp"
I'm Cap'n here, though. I'll have you
to understand, you swab," shriekod
Snipes, with vollcy of frightful oaths.
STEADY, boys" cautioned one of the
men who had not spoken before, ut
amt goin' to get us nothing by ightin
amongst ourselves"
Right enough" replied the sailor who
had resented Snipes' autocratic tones
but by the same token 1t ain't a-goln
to get nobody nothin to put on airs in
this bloomin' company, neither"
You fellows dig here" said snipes.
indicating a spot beneath the tree. And
while you're dggin Peter kin be
a-makin' OF n map OF the location, SOS
We kin find II again, You, Tom, and
Bill, take a couple more down and fetch
up the chest"
"Wot are you a-goin to do?" asked he
OF the previous alteration. Just boss?"
cit busy there" growled snipes. You
didn't think your Cap'n was a-goin' to
dig with a shovel, did you?"
The men all looked up angriy. None
of them liked Snipes, and his disagree
able show OF authority since he had
murdered King. the real head and ring
leader of the mutineersg had only added
fuel to the flames of hatred.
do you mean to say that you don't
intend to take a shovel and lend a hand
with this work? Your shoulders not
hurted so all-1red bad as that" said Tar
rant the sailor who had before spoken.
Not by a -- sight" replied Snipes,
lingering the butt of his revolver nerv-
ously.
"Then. by God" replied Tarrant, 'Ir
you won't take a shovel you'll take a
pick AK"
With the words he raised his pick
above his head, and, with a mighty blow,
buried the point in Snipes' brain.
For a moment the men stood silently
looking at the result OF their fellows
grim humor. Then one of them spoke.
Served the skunk jolly we'll right" he
said.
one of the others commenced to ply his
pick to the ground. The soil was soft
and he threw aside the pick and grasped
a shovel; then the others Joined him.
There was no further comment on the
killing, but the men worked in a better
frame of mind than they had since
Snipes had assumed command.
When tney had trench Of ample size
to bury the chest, Tarrant suggested that
they enlarge II and inter Snipes' body
on top of the chest.
ut might 'elp fool any as appened TO
be diggin 'ereabouts," he explained
The others saw the cunning Of the
suggestion, and so the trench was length
ened to accommodate the corpse, and in
ha ad
for the box. which was first wrapped in
sail cloth and then lowered TO its place.
which brought It's top about a foot below
the bottom OF the grave. Earth was
shoveled in and tramped down about the
chest until the bottom OF the grave
showed level and uniform,
Two OF the men rolled the rat-faeed
corpse unceremoniously into the grave.
after first stripping It OF its weapons
and various other articles which the sew
eral members OF the party coveted for
their own,
They then filled the grave with earth
and tramped upon it until It would hold
no more.
The balance OF the loose earth was
thrown far and wide, and mass OF
dead underground spread in as natural
as possible over the new-made
grave 70 obliterate all signs OF the
ground having been disturbed.
Their work done the sailors returned
to the small boat and pulled of rapidly
toward the Arrow.
The breeze had increased considerably,
and as the smoke upon the horizon was
now plainly diseernible in considerable
the mutineers lost no time In
getting under fun san and bearing away
toward the southwest
Tarzan, an interested spectator OF ali
that had taken place. sat spsculating on