| Show 0 77 77 ORTO ID OLD ARTHUR D HOWDEN SMITH COPYRIGHT by ARTHUR OL Pl HOWDEN SMITH 5 in lit the alime se el lInfell inre he ile would take his hi pistol and nhat I 1 11 fiery direction regard leits of nho ho might be present or alth lit film hl hanger he would back at ih the and pursue imaginary 11 ene uku inks along the companion nay hat but lor for aurby lie hie laan alln sunn and he 1111 actually cut down I 1 no unfortunate felind alio ho giggled at him film as 89 he ti Ill iriel Nd out olit upon the leek deck foaming and mouthing deblance de flance to the tint that film it wits wn soon oun after I 1 ills filat that lite II 11 fee first appeared in fit wr our midst I 1 nn an idill till tee kee the tile dovir half doubt half alt in ing in tin he lie heated homed him mif felt aft by ine of the ile lifelines life lines which grilled the main deck and slid lial hulled leI rilet t tin n lie the poops there theres i tn ton lads cronn in their hammock mft 4 T our crutch to lein ein In tipped llan 1 thew lade lads ie in sick angered bit 11 ver Wl yach Ps aind nd headaches a awitin er or in knot knoll I 1 tey py re lerlo ito abot a not to hare tire to KU io aloft returned flint hut but it of em m I 1 I 1 tit not the first of the file sick inen he bel pral ded 64 with hi 1110 hanger already una mas dead and he battened halt ened buck baek to the cabin and i fortel anew mill rum I 1 heard mm him mul liblIng to us as he aured tritt red the 1 A main bill I 1 dint dont like it mabe tf rux luck nin t good tielinen li laIle 1 answered bons hat ha ba jer done wl wc the capr clinti teeth if it I 1 ought ye 1 bolar 1 here there john ill I 1 only think in as all if it 70 wai me 0 them aba fouard inight try to come by it ILI dont ye morry orry about that ad lid tilled flint grimly ito it safe Bate and it will tay stay ioane eaf A second man died abe ce neit nell day cd lid there were elite elgh tetz fri rick sick instead ct of tea A panic foo the crew crews and silver mustered bocile fu ol 01 frightened pirate pirates nho ito s 4 f ach sh of 4 V e S its th lh e s gazed E awestruck at flint flints congested ala atop of fit he barrel which woe was hi his am rial throne thorough scoundrels thein nelT they accorded bilm ian the freet sent which wits we lite due of one mhd utterly then them in wickedness nick edness he lie was lit aar e un 61 a main desperate dei aue lend lead and steel was fame some as als tread bread ano input most to him 11 hat 11 ye lime lim er lie growled gron led well this ibis way talin silver broached the crew frels fell as the ile four ime come n from fro im the ile ship bein foul and nt at itea 0 so o lon long ile e aint been lone long at st a it alaj be not so ionic long from the rendy TOO but we aint careened or cloned cleaned ship till this year hote hot e fault IN 1 it alak hit t nOt KIy 0 fault but it do seem as it wed kuhter liter run into ome likely port where we could get sweet waitr and greens and check the fever before bi tore it run runs through the crew theres torea a many port por d we could male COnIta commented tilted flint 1 I 1 could allua allus head op up for the acland interposed a man sos so jou ou could go for to dig dl up the treasure tre aure we WP jut towel stowed away enort ed flint not if I 1 know it I 1 there aint been talk 0 the mand mid said oilier hastily kut but what would woul j ye eay 07 to lie the 6 too many reefs to pile ourselves 1 on la 13 a port a 0 tall all for or the king x ships them 3 the very worde words I 1 sall roy my exclaimed sit sll er adf what would ye alta to SAvant caan same Is a quiet pot spot and anti has no garriton swin win as georgy Is file ne new et elt 0 all the col colonies onles in Amerl kyl flint readied reached down tn in the deck betide beside him and liate t a bottle of rum to Ms his mou going gin through liron the inual of draining it at one m 11 gulp to the adial ration of ohp crew ann aali tie lie muttered wiling ali ing hie ithe lips alth ite IT e back of hi big liand land savannah ehl tint thit might do eul but wind ye men III ha hal no talk 0 6 rila a there or else Ip where iNhere well stop by b Y to clean leall c up he fever and water and when that done mell ell quare off south and e collect what s conlin to in ui on th read uan tan a chest rm a it man mart 0 roy my word I 1 oliver ilter anade quick ai aident tent eairly b airey airly put and the while were off savannah ravannah the frigate friga tep will be a out i A false scent it worle works both m naya ays cap caan n work my way war rapped flint lie ile coolid lid off the barrel balati balanced ml ali diz ill for a mome it and walked into the companionway under the tile pop darby magraw Mt GrawI I 1 I 1 he called harshly bars aly ho darby fetch aft the mm rum thit night lie had another of his fit fits d that andrew murray wa as come coine aboard to glay slay him hi in he ile hadd atone t from front the tho antin hanger in hand and anil vas vas for setting upon the on deck when darby restrained him with it bottle of him am it to contain cont flin Murr ayi heart hearts blood flint tved it eff with M alth howl of r nal nut slee glee and retired to more on the abin floor twitching and foa foaming mirl at the m mouth auth in hi his slumber like one pos feed tie tied the next day ns as we rolled in th the oily swill under a torrid sun with the pitch priding pricking up in bub bubbles toles from the reams team the fever laid its hot han halm ion tn him he lie babbled of lit his luck ie mould rit break ni liitt lut godl G oh ye would rit eiert 71 ere neer never was nas none done ille john hobt to 10 rue 1010 the ws call john flint 89 a Out outwitted old murray and wa mas the end of hirm the groweg cice lolet ramble on day and allt to with mith nt erval of ex hausted sleep punctuated ty awful e ote creams llo ito pit u by f darb mcgraw I 1 fetch F etch aft lie the rum darby darb I 1 and again i II 11 1 I M a humin luni ln in mi my ant darby 1 ie e leme me to burn bum I 1 rb h me a nolyin 0 other he lie auld inc t 1 and al way ays alop one ming ng that haileen had hail leen teen roy my introduction to his company compan jr 0 blugh all deed ana ani tron tro n to ho bo ho and it bottle 0 rum A 4 his chain thallis ly ty KI kieton oton town A to ho ho and nd A 0 rum but words word cannot describe dec des crit cribe the horror ho of llie tile week weel which leeedda for re daas men died at he the rate of three a 4 day thee then the disease seemed jo to in viru virulence lenee and of we had as 8 man as seT nty rick at once practically all survived A As a rule men who were stricken either perished within twenty four hour bout or else a clow slow recovery flint was gas one ot of the few exceptions and I 1 can cily suppose that in his big cae ohp ill MM tat resolved itself into a sk battle betwixt a it naturally rincey frame frume aad d the weaknesses deel developed opeo by the liquors with which it had been saturated Contla ilea vw a weel |
