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He said he knew you, M'sieur." "Oh, he did, hey! Well, all I know about him is that he blew in here last night with a woman; claimed to be young Henley, and took possession of the place. I reckon it 's about time I saw some papers to prove what yer are, young feller, 'for yer go snoopin' round at daylight. What's yer game enyhow?" The man's bluster gave me my clew.

Enyhow, when Manuel got back, he just took a look at him in the dark, an' then told us to haul the lad forrard out o' the way, an' fetch him along. So we pulled out with the feller cuddled up in the bow. He was drunk all right." "I never seed nuthin' more of him after he was hauled aboard," commented Tom, as the other ceased speaking. "Whut become o' the lad?" "Him?

I didn't git it all straight, I reckon, but accordin' ter the deal handed me thar wus two dead men mixed up in the affair Beaucaire, an' a young army offercer. Seems ter me his name wus Knox." "I didn't hear that." "Well, enyhow, that's the way Bill told it.

"And the stakes?" Another answered in a thin, piping treble. "I reckon them two cusses took along the most ov it. Enyhow 'tain't yere, 'cept maybe a few coins that rolled tinder the table. It wasn't Joe Kirby who picked up the swag, fer I was a watchin' him, an' he never onct let go ov his gun.

"Then ye kalkilated ter get er hundred dollars reward ef the old man and old woman hadn't bin scelped afore yet got up to 'em?" said Jim. "That's your blamed dodgasted luck, eh! Enyhow, you'll make Mrs. Peyton plank down suthin' if she adopts the babby.

I hesitated, yet only long enough to leave the impression I sought to make on them both. "Likely thar ain't no sailor but whut has heerd o' him," I said slowly. "Enyhow, I sure have. I can't say thet I have any special hankerin' after bein' a pirate, an' I never aimed ter be one; but, seem' as how I am yere on this bark, an' can't easy get away, it don't look like thar wus much choice, does it?"

Enyhow I's almighty glad fer ter see yer wid dem eyes open onct mor' yas, sah, I sure am." "The doctor?" I questioned in surprise, my voice sounding strange and far away. "Have I been here long?" "Goin' on 'bout ten days, sah. Yer was powerful bad hurt an' out o' yer head, I reckon." "What was it that happened? Did some one shoot me?"

"Not by a damn sight," and I could see the perspiration break out on his forehead. "Why, there wan't none enyhow. That guy skipped out North agin." "All right; we'll let it go this time. Now one more question and I am done. Under whose orders are you in charge here?"

"Wal, I reckon he ain't dead not by a jugful." I felt the hot blood pump in my veins. Did the man know this to be true, or was he merely making the claim for effect? "That, of course, remains to be proven," I returned smilingly. "Oh, does it, now! So does this yer wife business, to my thinkin'. Wal, it won't take long ter settle the matter, believe me. Who are you enyhow?"

'Tain't no use enyhow. Whut we steer by is landmarks. Ah sure does know de Chesapeake. Yer ever bin up de Bay?" "Yes, twice, but out in the deep water. I suppose you hug along the west shore. How is the sloop pretty heavily loaded?" He nodded, still grinning cheerfully over the ease with which I manipulated the wheel.

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