, 1923-06-06
CHAPTER VnI-continued.

why amt you waltin' for us at
PAIN island?" logically responded Sell
lers. "If you want to know why we're
here. I'll tell you. 1t was a bet I had
with Clark"
switch way7"
~ bet him you'd lever wait for us
at PAIN island, but'd light out for here
10 raise the stuff If we went foolin'
off TO Havana. Seems l was right,
don't itT'
The impudence Of this made Rat
olfe gasp, but left Satan quite I'M
moved.
"S'pose we quit lyin'," said he.
'Tm willin' to follow soot,' replied
Sellers.
well. then" said Satan, follow
SCOT of to the week an get your
workin' party onto the business like
hot nails. I'll be over to help you
soon's we've had breakfast. You've
no time to waste"
"How's thatT"
"Cleary's after you. He put into
after you'd gone; said you and Clark
had tricked him and he was after
your blood. / told him that wasn't no
concern of mine. He asked me had I
seen you"
what did you sayT'
THE truth. Think I'd perjure me
soul lynn for the likes of you and
4 Clark? Told him I was goin' to Join
you"
ASnHnrfps AEAsacf vA -- -.-
hoof In it this time! Go on and don't
stand Vaughn your tail! What'd he
say"
"Nothln', didn't say nothin', but
Nnen | put out he put u after me-"
Followed you?'
Yep. l only lost him last night:
Dat It's ten to n he'll drop on us.
He'll be Dustin everywhere round
here"
"He WILL" said Sellers, "and then
It's half shares he'll be wanlin', not
to mention Cark's liver. Did lie have
many with him?"
Reckon so. The old Natchez was
full as a beehive with the toughest
lookin' crowd"
The sight OF Sellers face at this
announcement set Jude of. She start
ed on to h galley, while Sellers. hav-
ing communed with himself for a mo-
ment, spoke:
Crooked's a bad course to rum"
said this moralist. 1--WE always told
oark so. | told you we'd no dynamite
aooafd-neitler we had-but there's
akeg OF powder in the hold. and Clark
fecRoned to sample the goods without
your help. There. it's out. You'd
nave had your share as long ms I'd n
reg to stand on, honest you would,
smr ms | was concerned. and that's
all | have to say personally on the
matter. What I'm gettin' Mt is this:
u ,leary turns up, there'll be HI
VI a rough-house. VIII you stand for
US u there's fightin' to be done?'
mat depends" said Satan.
Which wayf-
I'm not trustin' you no more. not
Wlthout the coin in m Y hand. Cark's
Fw TO plank down something on ac-
"u'' II IT'S no more'n n thousand
p"lIars' If he don't, I'll put out for
havana md blow the gar. One thou
sanu uoilars. or ! go back to Havana
Wv youll nave n t'pedoboat on top
" YOU To say nothin' Of Clearly ="
~ tell him." said Sellers. Come
w the reef soon ms you're ready
"u ~ ! Won word OF what he
ny ! reckon it1l be all right. One
thousand dorlarsf"
n"lu coin. and tell him it'll be
"unie after eleven o'clock"
un' he won't kick" said Sellers.
me hoat showed away.
a"''llne remembered what Satan
s"u SAID about the chart and the hid
writing In II and the high prob
INV mat the bones of the Nombre
Aus We're living elsewhere than
1T More than ever did II seem to
.n Una Satan was the spIder OF this
A. NOT a MALIGNANT spider. for the
c.ne was catching In the form Of
cpulhez and Sellers, and possibly
IN a,y' We're the viewers OF the web.
,uich they seemed tangllng them
cr..e Satan only fell In with cir.
'um',nnce and took toll.
ci""k herel" said he. "Suppose
Is..s, u'nez pays you n thousand dol.
Ana auN"hce, and suppose you don't
bnckY p VIII you pay MIN
,.la"y should I pay him back?'
cnt,on satnn. tive given him the To-
ANU" ana that's worth n thousand.
tho oh you snid there was nothing on
ra.s'' Tint II was a fake"
mia ! said no such thing. 7
wss,. '"st In my 'plnlon the stun
Thes., mere; but I may be wrong.
to hroS Jude holierlng for us to come
III shonst. Come along down and
ma ,,onrcely spoke during the meal,
bncco" n h II was over he took the to-
tho 10y from his pocket and opened