The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-01-26


and the latter showed his dislike of
Harry. 1t was with regret that the
man of the sea recollected Owens
stipulation that Harry must ON no ac-
count be allowed to go with the party.
Nothing would have pleased the "pi-
rate" better than to have gotten these
two happy and innocent representa-
tives of "ill-gotten gains alone with
him on the high seas. Pauline. too,
wished to have the handsome youth
who stood frowning and suspiciously
demanding information. But she had
sworn the oath of the buccaneer and
far be it from her to break faith
with the confiding freebooter
SO, once more, Harry was kept out
of Pauline's councils. He was lit
tie provoked at her this time, for her
willfulness seemed almost peryerse af-
ter the lesson she should have learn
ed from the aeroplane wreck
Excitement and activity pervaded
the house. Sunday and Monday every
one, including Harry, soon knew that
Pauline was to take Tuesdays steam
err to Old Nassau, in the Bahamas
Harry intended to quietly board the
steamer a little earlier and surprise
the party by appearing after the ship
was we'll out to sea. His plans were
shattered by the young lady's unex-
pected early arrival. Harry, with
suitcase in each hand, met her face
to face on the pier. There was moth
ing for him to do but confess, kiss
her goodby and go. 1t was with pang
Of regret that she saw him toss his
two suitcases covered with college
team labels into taxicab and depart.
An hour later the four treasure hun
ters stood looking over the rail watch
Ing the last passengers como aboard.
The pirate" in a new blue serge suit,
huge Panama hat and light pink neck
tie. though rather unusual sight,
had toned down In appearance to a
degree that permitted him to walk
about among people without causing
a crowd to collect. Hicks, too, at
Owens suggestion, had adopted quiet
err attire.
Just as the gangplank was about to
be pulled in the deckhands waited to
permit very feeble old man to hob
BILE up and get aboard. He had long,
white hair, and his face was mostly
gray whiskers. except for pair Of
dark spectacle. A porter followed
him bearing two brand new suitcases.
The adventurous four we're soon
comfortably perched in steamer chairs
watching New York harbor slip by
them. They had barely reached the
Statue of Liberty when the pirate"
launched forth on one of his M,pnchau-
sen-like tales of The sea. q
Highly colored, picturesque, untrue
and absurd as stained glass window
nevertheless these yarns took on a
semblance of reality from the charac-
ter Of the narrator himself In all his
stories the pirate" was the hero. No
body noticed that q steward had plac-
ed fifth steamer chair beside the
sailor until that worthy reached one
of the main climaxes of his narrative
At that point he felt a hand on his
shoulder and looked around into the
whiskers and black spectacles Of the
old passenger. The cackling voice
remarked:
+" It's lie! It's a lie! It's lie!"
Eeveryone was astonished, but ever
the pirate" had trace of respect fol
such great age, mad said nothing il
reply. After while he continued
only to be interrupted by the same
words. tH
This was too much to endure ant
though the pirate" held his tongue
they rebuked the old dotard by walk
ing away and leaning over the rail
. Presently the talk shifted to tn,
subject of sharks, and Pauline asked
: il they were as stupid as they look
, ed. 4ia4
Don't you believe it," said the "pi
rate" Them sharks look stupid jus
to fool you. Why, 1 remember a TIM
not so long ago down in Choco bay
, on the coast OF Colombia, there wa
an old devil who used to sneak u
7 alongside sailtn' vessels in fog. H
! carried in his mouth the big irol
shank of an anchor he'd picked u
t from the wreck"
} What did he do that for?" aske
Hicks.
, $50 the iron would defect the com
pass and make them run the ship on
!. to the Kelp Lodges, off the Pinuda
| Islands. II a ship went down he stoo
a good chance OF eatin' one or two {
, the passengers. But don't min
s sharks. If you want to know wha
e really annoys me, it's them kille
whales in the Antarctic that come
crowdin and buttin' against ye'---
| Its a lie. It's lie. It's a lie,
cackled the same old voice. Their
] stood "whiskers" leaning on the RAJ
r beside them. Pauline managed to pre-
vent the pirate" from telling the oil
: man a few things, and off they wen
:. again. Once more that day the oil
: man popped out from behind o life
boat and spoiled one Of the sailor
8 yarns. After that they kept watch fo
l him, and Boyd maintained an indie
. nant silence in his presence.
4 At dinner the pirate" awed by tn
n captains presence, confined his atten
ton strictly to eating until the CON
y mander left the table Pauline aske
. If the wicked shark could still be see
in Choco bay
: mo he's gone now" said the "pl
D rate There were so many wreck
laid to him that Lloyds sent q ma
0 down Their to catch him. He had
hard time getting the willy old beggal
He, wouldn't bite on shark hook q
/ any of that stuff.
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