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expect the maindeck to be cleared and
staging rugged oversize for resheath-
ing and calking."
He drove them until midnight, then
sent them reeling to their hammocks.
In the morning a systematic plan
of occupation was arranged BY Cou-
peau's advice a handful of the more
amenable Of the crew-mostly negroes,
Portuguese, Italians and Frenchmen
| of the sOuth-were organized as an
afterguard and the remainder were
| divided into squads headed by men
selected for skill at some special
trade. One squad were to overhaul
the sails and cut and sew from spare
canvas a suit for the new mizzen,
which a second squad were to hew on
the slopes of Sypglass mountain and
transport to the ship. A third squad
were to repair all exterior damage to
the hull; a fourth were to recalk the
started seams; a fifth were to attend
| to whatever internal repairs were
necessary.
Coupeau was placed in charge of
the work aboardship, and the rest of
us carried Colonel O'Donnell's body
to the top Of a small hill east of the
head of the inlet. There, in the midst
of a grove Of pines, we laid him to
rest. Twas a noble situation for
wanderer who had never reached his
goal, with the clashing boughs and
| the distant thunder Of the surf to
sound a requiem until the end Of time
and a view over green meadows and
dwarf woodlands to the white rim Of
the beach and the blue sea. shining
in the sun.
Yesterday seemed years past.
blinked my eyes, looking from the
peaceful garb of nature to MOiras
slim body huddled in prayer beside
| the mound of raw earth amongst the
pine needles. On the edge Of the grove
the men who had dug the grave we're
playing a gambling game with the
pine-cones. Peter leaned on musket,
gravely compassionate My great
uncle, his eyes puckered in thought,
was staring out to sea. AS l watched,
he twitched my coat sleeve and drew
me to one side.
"I shall leave you to amuse your
self as you choose for the remainder
of the day." he said "'Tis for you
and Peter to safeguard the maid. /
must ascertain, If possible, what hath
become of Flint"
"And then?" 1 asked.
He ovohrovUC orob0d ~,
surprise. "Why, then, Robert, we
shall continue as we have done hith-
erto."
"You must pursue this insane
scheme?"
He was as patient with me as if
1 were a fractions child
"'Tis no insane scheme but a
coup of high politics of fascinating
import, my boy. 1 own to dissap-
pointment it doth not appeal to you
more readily. What? Shall we cry
quits, simply because of shipwreck?
And after every move hath turned as
we plotted it shouldr'
I shook my head hopelessly, but de-
cided to try again.
"Bethink you," I argued, "the long
boat can speedily be made weather
tight In her we might reach"
"Put it from your mind" he inter-
rupted with a hint of iron in his voice.
you little know me- Robert, if you
reckon me one to turn back from what
have begun-in especial, this mat
ter which consummates the ambition
of my life"
"But We"
This time the iron was uppermost.
"BOy, you are essential to my
plans. Much as 1 love you, I But
We'll not talk on that plane. l am
none for threats. Let it suffice that
you are not to mention the subject
again"
He wheeled around and left me,
and with his escort of tarry-breeks
strung out behind him was soon bur
led in the underground on the lower
fanks Of the hill
The sun was past meridian when
Peter and I induced Moira to aban-
don the unmarked mound, and to di-
vert her mind we led her on a tramp
to the shoulders of the SpyglaSS,
where a score of the James men al
ready had felled a giant fir and were
looping the branches from the trunk
preparatory to removing the bark. In
the forest near by we killed a mess
of birds, and Peter skillfully broiled
them over an open fire and after that,
since she professed to enjoy the ST.
lence Of the mountain side, we pressed
on, beyond hearing of the ringing AK
blades, and finally came to the foot
Of the steep pinnacle Of rock which
was the lens Of the Spyglass.
Here we would have halted, but
Moira had heard the story of the
watch the pirates maintained from
the summit, and she insisted on COM
pletfng the ascent, despite the late
ness of the hour. And we, because
we were for doing anything that would
please her that day and relieve her
grief, consented.
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