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Having finished the meal, Lesher and Baxter sat down in the living room to smoke and to talk over the situation. The mate continued to drink, and half an hour later he fell asleep, sitting on the bench, and with his head on the table. "The beast!" said Dora, as she peeped out at him. "Well, there is one satisfaction," she continued: "he cannot harm us while he is asleep."
"The first mate made me change the course," said the man who had been at the wheel. "I told him you had said southwest by south, and he made it south by west." "He don't know what he's talking about!" howled Jack Lesher. The shock had partly sobered him. "He was steering due south, and I told him to make it southwest by south."
"You are certain they have all gone?" went on Dick, as he got out some oil and bandages, while Tom ran for water. "Yes, yes!" "Where did they go?" "They went oh, my legs and feet! How they smart! They went to the the house! Lesher said you must have set the ship on fire, and Baxter said the same. They oh, what a pain! Please be careful!" Bostwick gulped down the water Tom gave him. "That is good."
"Aint there any more liquor ashore?" "If there is, I don't know where it is." "Then find out, and be quick about it, or I'll give you the rope's-end!" roared the unreasonable mate. The loud talking aroused Dick, and he soon came out. "What's the matter here?" he asked. "Oh, so you have woke up," he went on to Jack Lesher. "Yes, I'm awake, Rover.
"On deck, or I'll flog you well!" "Ye won't tech me!" cried Jerry, his temper rising. "I aint under orders no more, mind that. Now you let him out, or I'll do it. You was a fool to lock him up in the first place." He moved toward the brig, but Lesher caught him by the arm. "Let's teach this chap a lesson, too!" came from Baxter, and, like a flash, he struck old Jerry in the back of the head.
The Rovers suspected that Dan Baxter wished to remain behind, leaving the mate to go after the others. But Lesher would not go alone, and off they started at noon, each carrying a good supply of food with him, and also a pistol and some ammunition. "I wish they weren't coming back," murmured Dora. "I wish the same, Dora," said Dick. "But it can't be helped and we must make the best of it."
Coming to one that was locked he burst it open with his shoulder. Dick scarcely knew what to do, and while he was trying to make up his mind Jack Lesher secured a pistol and a rifle, and also a pistol for Dan Baxter. He would have taken more fire-arms, but Dick stopped him. "That is enough," he said. "I want some for the men," said the first mate.
"Yes, tell us the truth, Lesher," said Captain Blossom sternly. "All against me, aint you?" "We want the truth," answered Tom. "Well, if you must have it, all right. He got cheeky and hit me on the head with an oar. Then I hit back and knocked him down. Then he got mad and so did Jerry Tolman, and both refused to come back in the boat with Baxter and me."
"They are in jest a fit mood to kill ye. The rum has put the Old Nick in 'em." "You can't come on board, and that settles it," roared Jack Lesher, drawing a pistol. "Keep your distance." "Yes, keep your distance," added Baxter, and also showed a firearm. "This is a fine way to treat us, after what we did for you," said Dick. "But, wait, Baxter, the end is not yet." "Bah!
Lesher turned to the bully: "Baxter, join me in a glass of rum for luck." "Thanks, I will," answered Dan Baxter, who did not particularly want the liquor, but did not dream of offending the mate. Lesher produced a bottle he had brought away from the wreck, prepared two glasses of rum, and drank with great relish. Then he threw himself into a chair at the rude dining-table.
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