, 1923-05-09

In a strong light to make the figures
out.
Nobody bothered about them. Lone
reef was on all the charts. and the
name was enough.
"Pve been by there" said Sellers nj
last. land I've never seer signs of a
wreck"
you wouldn't" said Satan. The
hull of that reef must have raised It.
self since she was sunk. for the water
In the erik doesn't cover her at high
tide and low tides it's pretty neal
empty. But she's been under right
enough, years ago. for the decks are
coraled over. matches and all, and the
stuff's turned to iron cement with the
sun and weather. We've got to dyna-
mite her open"
Sure" said Sellers; then, after a
moments pause. It'll he n big Job, II
It's what you say. I had 1t in my
mind that she was a diving Job in shall
low water-never thought o: the blast
ed coral"
swell, it's there" said Satan. near
a foot thick. You've got to drill It. and
stick dynamite cartridges In the drill
holes and fire them. Got any dynamite
aboard?"
mot an ounce"
ave might make out with blasting
powder"
"Yes, if we'd got It," said Sellers.
There amt no use worrying, we've
got to shin out of this back to Havana
and get the explosives. Question who'll
go for them, us or you?"
"Not me-" said Satan, mot IL she
was to lie there till the last trumpet.
We're ~underhanded. for one thing. and,
FIR another, I'm gettin' little enough
out of the job as 1t stands. without
fetchin' and carryin' for you"
'Then we'll GO" said Sellers. "Give
us ten days, counting accidents, and
We'll pick you up here"
'Why o at the reef?" asked Satan.
"Don't matter" said Sellers. Here
or there, it's all the same to us: amt
It. Cark?"
Clark nodded assent. and Satan. re-
capturing the chart, folded it up and
put 1t back into the tobacco box.
Fright! !" said he. placing the box
into his pocket. Herr you'll find us"
They rose from the conference table.
and Carquinez stood holding his coat
together with n veined and knotted
! hand while the visitors were making
their adieux.
Alongside the Sarah they found Jude
waiting to receive them. She had been
cleaning up the abalones. was dissatls-
| fed with the result-quarter of n
matchbox full of seed pearls-and
said so.
I 1t seemed to Radcliffe all Mt once
that n critic had come on the scene.
He had forgotten Jude in relation to
the deal owe the wreck. and he was
wondering now how she would take II.
The female loo not always see eye to
eye with the male. rs many n business
man has discovered on revealing n
transaction to the wife of his bosom.
We'll. what o been doing. any.
way?" asked Jude. suddenly opening
her batteries.
"Dolng-which?" asked Satan. "Oh,
you mean with Clark. Well, I've set
tied things with him. fixed 1t up SOS
he's goln' to help"
whats he askin'?' said Jude.
swell, it's this way: He'll have to
| do the wreckln' business. and then II
, the stuf's got he'll have to run It
/ ashore, and after that he'll have to get
rid of 1t. I'm givln' him two dollars
! out of every three"
'oh, Lord" said Jude. 'why didn't
ycu give him the lot?'
Now look you herel" cried Satan.
81 don't want no sass! Who's runnln'
this show. you or me? How do you
know what I've got up my sleevei
Have you ever known me done on n
deal YETI Now you take my orders
where Cark's concerned and take them
, smart, with no questions Lippin' your
bettersl"
Satan turned and went below.
Jude" said Radcliffe. Suppose you
had all the money of that old wreck,
If the money is there, what would you
do with lit"
whats the good Of askln' me things
like that2' said Jude. "Td precious
soon do something with I'll"
mo. you wouldn't. You'd put II In
the bank. and then your trouble would
begin"
(which wayT"
"well. you'd have 1t In the bnnk or
Invested and II would bring you In.
say, twenty thousand dollars n year ;
well. you couldn't spend that on the
dock-slde, could your You wouldn't
he able to spend II mt all unless you
give up the Sarah and lived nshore In
Il fine house with n carriage and horses
and servants, and 10 do that you'd
hnve to become n lndy-ur gentleman.
hastily put In Tatclirc, Jude sudden
ly threatening to turn on him. You'd
have to do that, and you'd hive to do
more thnn that you'd hive to learn
ali sorts OF things. Can you write.
Jude?"