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"To be sure one thousand shares of the Blue Bell Mine, of Montana, said to be worth exactly fifty thousand dollars." "Phew! You're flying high, Gaff!" laughed Pat Malone. "And why not, so long as I sell the stocks?" "What did they cost you?" "Well, they didn't cost me fifty thousand dollars," and Gaff Caven closed one eye suggestively. "You bet they didn't!
And then he heard another sound that of Macleod's voice: "Stand by lads!... Down with her!" and the flapping sail, with its swinging gaff, rattled down into the boat. At the same moment Oscar made a clear spring into the water, gained the landing-steps, and dashed upward dripping as he was to two ladies who were standing on the quay above.
That satchel has their plunder in it. They robbed a friend of mine." "This suits me then, friend. We'll round 'em up in short order." By this time Caven and Malone had gained the woods. Looking back they saw Joe coming behind, accompanied by the westerner. "He's after us, and he has got somebody to help him," ejaculated Malone. "Well, I reckon we can run as fast as they can," answered Gaff Caven.
It was about time for us to do the same; we accordingly clewed up and furled our royal and topgallant-sail, hauled down and stowed the gaff- topsail and main-topmast staysail, brailed in the foresail, and triced up the tack of the mainsail; which left the schooner in condition to be worked by less than a dozen hands.
It was thought on board the "Wasp" that the enemy fired thrice to her twice, but the direction of their shot was seen in its effects; the American losing within ten minutes her maintopmast with its yard, the mizzen-topgallant-mast, and spanker gaff.
As the gaff was now aloft, it was only necessary to let go the brails to loosen this broad sheet of canvas, and to clap on the out-hauler, to set it. This was probably the reason why the brig was so unceremoniously cast into the stream, without showing more of her cloth. The jib and flying-jibs, however, did at that moment drop beneath their booms, ready for hoisting.
"But come up to the cave with us and have some grub." The midshipman expressed his readiness to comply, and ordered one of the men to stay and watch the boat. "You needn't leave any one with the boat," said Gaff; "there's nobody here to touch it." "Nevertheless I will leave a guard. Now, then show us the way."
"Where away, lad?" demanded Gaff, rising and shading his eyes from the sun, as he looked in the direction indicated. "There, down i' the cove; bottom up among the rocks; stove in, I daresay. Don't 'ee see'd, faither?" "Ay, lad; and mayhap it bean't stove in; leastwise we'll go see."
The wind was light, and we spread more canvas than she did, having royals and sky-sails fore and aft, and ten studding-sails; while she, being an hermaphrodite brig, had only a gaff topsail, aft. Early in the morning she was overhauling us a little, but after the rain came on and the wind grew lighter, we began to leave her astern.
Well, the worry moment their bellies was as long an' as loose as a o'-clo'-bag of a winter's mornin', I'd bring 'em all up to this 'ere winder, five or six at a time with the darbies on, mind ye Jim. And I'm to be there to see, Bill ain't I? Bill. If you're good, Jim, an' don't forget yer prayers. Jack. My eye! it's as good as a penny gaff! Go it, Bill. Bill.
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