The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30

go, down under der water. Dots ALL.
forged alongside of him and GIN
gerly climbed his immense shoulders,
using grip on his hair for haulage.
Then / reached overhead again, and
this time got my hands upon stay
Of the bowsprit which ran from mid
way of the spar to turnbuckle on
the bow.
STEADY" / whispered. "rm going
to jump"
"Jar
threw my legs upward and twined
them around the stay, hanging like
monkey from 1t, and Peter went under
with gurgling ripple which might
have been made by fish. Presently
he came to the surface and swan
beneath me.
"Can you climb, Bob?"
81 think So"
"Goodt! / waidt."
The stay was fortunately dry-had
1t been slippery-wet could never nave
swarmed it-and was able, after
much effort, to secure a grip on the
bowsprit and lift myself astraddle OF
It, / worked down the bowsprit to
the lift of the bows; but still could
see nothing, even on the fo'csle. Twas
plain, however, that here was no watch
to fear, and / dropped to the deck
and crawled aft on my hands and
| knees toward the hum of talk, which
I made certain now came from the
| waist.
| The fo'csle was Uttered with spare
| cables. water casks and other sailors
truck. which I had to avoid displac-
| ing; but / had my reward, for as
advanced the hum Of voices dissolved
into words and phrases.
ia foxy 'un, Murray is" said a
seaman's voice.
And the James fellers'll fight US,
whatever zee say" added second.
80 course they will J"
This was SiIver's unmistakable oily
speech.
"Who wouldn't fight for the grand
est fortune as any gentlemen adven-
turers ever had chance att"
| / wriggled behind chase-gun, and
peered over it's breech into the waist.
Two battle-lanthorns were suspended
from the mainyard, and their yellow
glare revealed the Walrus' crew squat
ted in serried ranks around the butt
of the mainmast, where Flint, Bones,
Silver and several others sat on up
turned rum-barrels.
Flint leaned forward, wrathfully
insistent. as propped myself against
trunnion.
"Gut me if / thought to find such
skulkers in my crew." he snarled
.'D'ye think to take any prize wfoui
lossT
aye" said a third seaman dogged.
ly, "but we ha' never yet fought WI
Murray. Them as does don't ha' luck
A murmer of assent answered him
"Ah," struck in Silver, 'but there's
a first time always, mates. Murray's
like the rest o. us. A ball or cut
lass-edge will finish him. And I say
J again, who wouldn't risk death fol
more'n a million and half o. pounds
in good gold and hard silver ASH buy
J every man jack o. US such pleasures
as few men ever comes by, matesf
J "But there's only as much aboard
the James as we ha' here" objected
, one of the first speakers.
"True for you Tom Allardyce, salt
: Flint. "But the rests safe enough
amt it?'
"There's only them few knows O. 1t,
] returned the man. "They said on thu
r James there was but the three mel
and the girl was landed to bury IT..
Flint's answering laugh was horri
BILE.
"And dye think that out o. fou
I people. not countin' Murray-and on
Q o. the four a girl-we can't make on
, talk? 1 tell ye' Tom. the stuff Is a
r good as divided
q 'sYe ha' first to catch Murray" re
q torted Allardyce.
I And why won't WEI" demande
t Silver. Didn't we take what he wa
n ready to give us and thank him 70
t II like blessed lambs? And If he doe
suspect, what good'll it do him? O
t night like this he'll never knoN
e where we are until we're on hin
Two good broadsides, and then we'
e sweep his decks"
5. Nobody spoke for time.
;, ..When does the ebb maker" aske
]. Flint with stretch and yawn.
Another two glasses yet sal
e Bones.
60, / must ha' bit of sleep,
d growled the pirates captain. Com
II to a vote, lads, and be done wi
n VIII We go or won't We? Ye all kno'
what mercy Murray'l give ye If b
n ever hears O. this council-and there
them as would like to blab, be sure
that"
Silver pulled himself erect, cuddlin
his crutch under his arm.
h tTo BE CoNTINUED)