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Updated: May 23, 2025
Be it said here, however, that Rosalie was not long in settling many of the speculators straight in their minds. It seemed improbable that it should not be as they had thought and hoped. The news soon reached Blootch Peabody and Ed Higgins, and, both eager to revive a blighted hope, in high spirits, called to see Rosalie on the same night.
"Cadet Higgins is a friend of mine. He carries the nickname of 'The Brain. Has the highest I.Q. in the Academy." "Good. I'm glad you know him, because this is going to be a rough trip. We got off to a bad start, but it's all over now. So forget it. And before I go, I want you to know this. In my personal opinion, Manning had nothing to do with the crash.
As the last rays of the setting sun were gilding the palm tops Roger pushed aside a curtain of moon vine and looked out upon Garman's house and the little lake beyond. To his surprise the Egret lay at the dock, the captain on the bridge, ready to start downstream. Higgins, Davis and Willy High Pockets were standing near the pergola looking toward the house.
Finally, to Jimmie's unutterable consternation, the vivid young goddess of Liberty inquired, "Wouldn't you like to walk home with me, Comrade Higgins?"
At an island Higgins stopped and stared drunkenly at the salt water gleaming among the mangrove roots. "Steady, Hig," warned Payne. "What?" "It's salt, you know." "Oh, yes. 'At's so." They crept on. "Don't care if it is salt; I'm going to have some water," said Higgins suddenly. "Look at those damn buzzards back there. They know it's salt.
The Seminole silently disappeared and returned paddling a long dugout into which he tossed his rifle and a bundle containing his camping outfit. "My name's Roger Payne," said Roger, preparing to follow Higgins into the boat. "I am under obligations, Miss " She did not respond to his suggestive pause. "I don't think I'll tell you my name now," she said thoughtfully.
"I'll be darned," said Roger, puzzled. "Boys, how did you ever come here?" "Dat white man" a grinning negro pointed to where Blease had fired from the jungle "he say he shoot us if we don' come." Higgins had searched the two strangers and taken a revolver from each. "All right, boys," said Roger. "You can get right back to work. The show's over."
Payne heard a soft, heavy step at his back and saw that Higgins, too, had answered the call of dawn. The girl stood entranced by the spectacle before her. She placed her hands upon her bosom and stood with uplifted visage, like a young goddess of the dawn. She stretched her arms passionately out over the sea and said quite loudly and fervently: "I love you, I love you!"
Cartwill stood alone and victorious, her single opponent having gone down on the word "sassafras." Anderson Crow had "gone down" early in the match by spelling "kerosene" "kerry-seen." Ed Higgins followed with "ceriseen," and 'Rast Little explosively had it "coal-oil."
They had no time to waste. One helped her slung Tom across in front of a saddle; and fighting a rear action they gained the block-house without a wound. Tom Higgins was the hero, but Mrs. Pursley was the heroine. Two of his bullets were taken out, and he got well, except for a limp and considerable "botheration" from a third bullet.
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