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how many bands short we die are only two jack sullivan and the boy 1 I have troubled myself about abon sullivan he said tor for he be Is an old harum scar tiza beachcomber beach biach comber and nothing else was io to be expected but that lie he should lead the boy away on a desperate cruise like that Is quite anther oj matter I 1 must do my best to get bill back again of course they started for Ta swells island and it waa so 80 smooth last night their chances were good to reach it I 1 only hope bope tor for the boys sake that the old tub turned tamed turtle with em lying off a short distance with our boats we attempted to open a parley with an army of barbarians who crowded down to the beach armed with war clubs and javelins their threatening gestures as they bran dished their weapons admonished us of what we might expect should we attempt a lodgment in their territory and a tew ew stones hurled at us from time to time warned us to haul off to a safer distance 1 I dont uke like to give it up without learning something about the fate cf the boy he said as he took a little telescope from under the stern sheets and brought it up to his eye As tor for old jack he be might work out his own salvation for aught I 1 care ila ha he exclaimed with a sudden lighting up of hla his face the tubs landed whether the men are drowned or not theres the head of it IL A building much larger than the ordinary huts of the village stood a short distance inland and set up endwise against the wall was something dark of an oval form uke like an immense shield or target with the aid of the spy py glass this was easily recognized as the bottom of our tub what appeared like a little pile of wood near it might well have been composed of V ax 11 I 1 61 I 1 n i I 1 1 A 5 1 r M 1 i f 9 ozz ia MAKING MAKI G FRANTIC GESTURES the staves and we at once divined that it had been shocked shoo ked tor for the sake of the iron hoops the only part likely to be valued by these barbarians the attention of the king was at to ahei carelessness agelessness in h having left lett the head exposed to view as he noticed the me little excitement among usan as in the boa boats ts at M a algi signal 21 from him several men anen ran to remove it and earl car hylt ty inside the building but as they opened the apor for that pur purpose a figare pushed ty ahm and darted out into the open space with a loud cry and frantic uc gestures judy boy bill bil said said half a dozen valees helas recognized at a glance we kid bad no na doubt that sullivan was also Iii sift though he probably remained there at his own desire esl rethe the boy plain ii y 0 IM d hla bib eagerness edge riess to escape and ild I 1 id shipmates 0 conr O ur baffled ad captain kapta in was sm mo sow w at ills his cwi wwi ah I 1 a it 1 f would never do to sae I 1 I 1 an an a attach abdou upon these 3 people 1 eav jat 0 close I 1 M q z 4 4 it Y t he oile rm r M jag given j to 4 defea fhe he L g ra p andell p alu away ava V lord sorour 1 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ihor th 07 beach and the word was given to fire not nota A human boeing was was to be sem sees T therun was trained as accurately as we belt how j upon the large applied ahe the mitch grind IM hta his teeth as aa he did so As its ita 1 4 sham report died away a discord discordant t chorus of yells succeeded and a number of men poured out of the build lne clustering around one who seemed to have been wounded others were also seen rushing from various quarters and several se iveral ran toward the shore share with gestures of fear and supplication load up again quick said mr manchester now thoroughly excited we rattled the bamboo and thatch about their ears that time I 1 know I 1 can see the hole in the broadside of the house but there was no need to fire again A group now appeared with the boy bill in inthe the center hurrying him dowa to the water side and the most frantic signals were made inviting communication another group bore the boly body of the wounded man and me lne women and children formed in the background of the picture among the cocoa palms with uP upraise raisel bands and piercen cries heading off shore under short sail but with the gun still loaded and bearing upon the landing place we approached pro ached with the boat as near as was prudent and our ofir boy plunging in swam out to us and was heartily greeted by his ship shipmates matei on the coral slope at the feet of the frightened natives lay the body of jack sullivan his face upturned to the blaming tropical sun Is he badly hurt demanded the h mate dead sir air answered the boy the ball struck him ull tull in the head pull ahead then waz was the order an am he laid the boats head round offshore weve no t time tin e to lose with the ship aso w close into the rocks and they are welcome to his bis body if they want it the captain took bills hand with a tear in his eye when he stood once morean more on the ships deck he said nothing of punishment for desertion he hc did not even reproach him but left T him in to his own thoughts the lesson bad not been lost upon him boy bill is now a shipmaster himself and this rash adventure of his boyhood seems almost like a dream to him |