Sioux County pioneer., 1919-08-07


'.Ill tell you what we'll do. = he said
presently. ''I'm going to leave you
here-and I'm going to charter the
spOnger out there. Turner'S sound
has two outlets; this and Goose river,
ten miles down the shore. Now, IL
Tobias is inside here he can only get
out either down here or down Goose
river. Lam going down in the sp0nger
to the mouth of Goose river, to keep
/ watch there, and you must stay where
you are and keep watch here. Be
tween the two Of US q week will starve
him out"
So it was settled, and presently
Charlie went along with two Of his
best guns and Sailor, In the rowboat,
and saw him no more for a week. u
At the end Of the week the wind
was blowing strong from the west and
the tides ran high. About noon we
caught sight Of triumphant sails max
ing up the river. 1t was Charlie back
again.
.'Got him !" was all he said, as he
r0wed ashore. u &
Sailor was with him in the rowboat,
but I noticed that he was limping,
going on three legs. 5. /. -ss
Eyes J" said Charlie. cts lucky for
Tobias he only got Sailors foot, or,
by the living God I'd have stood my
trial for manslaughter, or whatever
they call It. It'll soon be oil right, old
man." he said, taking Sailors wound
ed paw in his hand, sA'soon be- all
right" Sailor wagged his tail vigor-
ously, to show that a gunshot
through one Of; his legs was a mere
nothing. ,.ssf as5sf5$
"Yes!" said Charlie, as we sat at
lunch In the shack, under the tama-
rind tree; "we've got him safe there
under decks all right; chained up like
buoy. II he can get away, TIL be-:
lieve In the DEVIL $sS. 81. .i5
wont you tell me about it?" I
asked. .. .f1s y is
.sNot much to tell: too easy alto
/ gethsr. I waited couple Of days at
the mouth OF Goose river. Then got
tired and left the sponger with the
captain and two or three men, while
went.up the river with couple Of
guns and Sailor, and man to. pole
the skih- just for some duck-shooting,
you know. We lay low for two days
| on the marshes and then Sailor got
shifting the wind one. morning, as IL
there was something around he didn't
care much. for. He grew more and
more excited and, at last, as we neared
q certain mangrove copse to which all
the time he had been pointing. he
barked two or three times and let
him 60. Poor old fellow u :,s
4 As he told the story. Sailor, who
seemed to understand every word, rub
bed his head against his masters
hand. N 5S
s'He went into the mangroves, just
/ as he'd 60 after duck, but he'd hardly
gone in when there were two. shots
4: and he came out limping. making for
me. But BY this was close up to the
lmangr0ves myself, and in another
4 minute ! was inside; and there was
II Tobias his gdn at his shoulder. He
VI had a pot at me. but before he could
i try another I knocked him down with
my fire and Wen, we've got him all
fright. And now you can 60 after your
treasure as soon as you like.s I'll take
him over to Nassau and You can fool
around for the next month or 30. OF
course we'll need you at the trial, but
| that won't come of for q couple Of
months. Meanwhile, you can let me
know where you are, in case should
need to get hold Of you" A.4
"All right, old man, said, s''but
4 wish You were coming along with me-
4 I've got all the treasure I want =
laughed Charlie. "Send me word
II where you are. as soon as you get a
chance; and good luck to you, old
Il chap, and your doubloons and pieces
4, Of eight |" s3S i Il
Then he walked down, to his row.
4, boat anil soon he was aboard the
sponger. Her sans ran up and they
Il were or down stream poor Tobias,
i lmanacled, somewhere between decks.
See. You 81 Nassau!" ] shouted.
Il @Right-o I" ss.5tt n .,ss2 3ss
Book III
3 I. CHAPTER ]. KIM
% Which We Gather shells- and
Other Matters.