The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-10-17
sIIl tell YOU what we'll do" no ca
lard LIE GALLIENNE

"I1l 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. l am going down in the sponger
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 Il week will starye
him out"
So it was settled, and presently
Charlie went along with two Of his
best guns and Sailor, in the rowboat,
and l say him no more for a week.
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
rowed ashore.
Sailor was with him In the rowboat,
but I noticed that he was limping,
going on three legs.
"Yes!" said Charlie. cts lucky for
Tobias he only got Sailors foot, or,
by the living God I'd have stood my
trial for ~manslaughter. CT whatever
they call 1t. It'll soon be all right, old
man." he said, taking Sailors wound
ed paw in his hand. "soon be all
right" Sailor wagged his tail vigor-
ously. to show that Il gunshot
through one Of his legs was a mere
nothing.
"Yesl" 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
a buoy. If he cam get away. I'll be-
lieve in the devil"
won't you tell me about It'll" I
asked.
"Not much to tell; too easy alto
gether. I waited a couple Of days at
the mouth Of Goose river. Then l got
tired and left the spOnger with the
captain and two or three men, while 1
went up the river with a couple Of
guns and Sailor, and a man to pole
the skiff-just for some duck-shooting,
you know. We lay low for two days
IN the marshes and then Sailor got
shifting the wind enc morning, as if
there vas something around he didn't
care much for. He grew more and
more excited and, at last, as we neared
a certain mangrove copse to which all
the time he had been pointing, he
barked two or three times and I let
him 60. Poor old fellow!"
As he told the story. Sailor, who
seemed to understand every word, rub
bed his head against his masters
hand.
"He went into the nangroves. just
as he'd go after duck, but he'd hardly
gone in when there were two shots
and he anne out limping. making for
me. But by this ! was close up to the
m%angr0ves myself, and in another
minute l was inside; and there was
TObias-his gun at his shoulder. He
had a pot at me. but before he could
try another I knocked him down with
my fire and Well, we've got him all
right. And now you can go after your
treasure as soon as you like. I'll take
him yer to Nassau and you can fool
around for the next month or so. OF
course well need you at the trial, but
that won't come Off for a couple of
months. Meanwhile, you can let me
know where you are. in case I should
need to get hold Of you."
"All right, old man." l said, "but 1
wish you were coming along with me-"
"Tve got all the treasure / want"
laughed Charlie. "Send me word
where you are, a 0 as you get q
chance; and good luck to you, old
chap, and your doubloons and pieces
Of eighth"
Then he walked down to his row.
boat and soon he was aboard the
sponger. Her sails ran up md they
were Off down stream-pOor Tobias,
manacled, somewhere between decks.
"See you in Nassau" l shouted.
"Right-oi"