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Show rSv.' BUNKYDOODLE ISLAND; j a . : . . Or, Swiped by Sea Rovers. W ' . ' . ' Copyright, 1906, by Amerlcan-Journal-Examlnef. ' "Nope, no mercy! Hitch him to an oil bag and tow him astern!" S ' This discourteous language was uttered by a thin, rat-faced buccaneer g wearing a Jute wig, which was fastened to his scalp by a piece of pepsin . chewing gum. , - 8. With loud, shouts of "Swoggle my topllghts!" "Snoojypoo my tlm- bers!" "Twenty-three!" and other maritime expressions, the desperate S crew of the "Merry Grafter" seized their helpless captive and lowered him over the stern. It was the fiercest thing you ever saw. Suddenly the lookout cried, "Government vessel, bearing down on us!" With ghastly faces the pirates watched the approach of the strange S craft. Her name, the "Calorlfled Oxygen," could be plainly read. (? "We are lost!" hissed Terrible Tom, the pirate chief; "they'll pinch us:" i ,-JZ " - At that moment a loud voice was heard aboard of the mysterious craft, .uttering. In clear, firm tones the words: I S "I disapprove of the Man with the Muck Rake!" "Saved!" cried the pirates with deep relief. "It's only His Nibs! He 1 never done nothing to us yet! Give himja song, boys!" and the ferocious S band broke Into the following chanty: N K Avast, ahoy, belay, heave ho!. g And lots of Other stuff S Stick out your chest and show) your teeth, & And chuck a blooming bluff!" Hardly had the last words of the s ng died away when, without any g warning, a terrific s (TO BE CONT INUED).. $ ,1 |