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The "Two Marys" was an exceedingly formidable craft, and very safe in a sea, of which Captain Luke Snider, fashioning after those who build very bad steamers for a very good natured government, never failed to boast.
Then he summoned an orderly, and gave some instructions. The soldier saluted, and left the room, returning in about five minutes with a hairy old white man just such a savage, primeval-looking fellow as I had discovered in the woods the day that Snider had disappeared with the launch.
Some of the men wanted to inspect the barn, and the premises generally, and one or two of the women had shown a desire to look into the kitchen. They had to be headed off by Mr. Snider, who gave them all a smile, a clammy hand-shake, and a patting on the shoulder, as he rounded them up on the camp-stools near the platform. Then he and Mr. Bowditch and the Deacon mounted the stand.
They seemed to be answering the cries of their fellows at the water's edge, and from the wide distribution and great volume of the sound we came to the conclusion that enormous numbers of these beasts must roam the adjacent country. "They have eaten up the inhabitants," murmured Snider, shuddering.
The total, including that from the men's cartouche-boxes, was cartridges for snider rifles 4,540 and cartridges for muskets 4,330, making a total of 8,870 rounds. I now addressed the men, and abused them most forcibly, calling them "old women," and several other uncomplimentary epithets for soldiers.
Following these up, he was soon at the place itself, and examining the various articles lying upon the ground provisions, clothing, the roll of charts, sextant. Leaning against the rocky wall was a Snider carbine.
"The reason for getting others is because the Half-Moon isn't the only herd that's been raided." At this statement the Wilders were amazed. "By the tracks from the direction of the Three Stars there must have been two hundred, at least, lifted from them." "Then Jim Snider and his outfit are on the trail by this time," declared the ranchman. "No, they aren't.
Brown is my assistant," explained Mr. Harriwell. "And now let's have that drink." "But where'd he get that Snider?" Mr. Brown insisted. "I always objected to keeping those guns on the premises." "They're still there," Mr. Harriwell said, with a show of heat. Mr. Brown smiled incredulously. "Come along and see," said the manager. Bertie joined the procession into the office, where Mr.
"Just the same," said Spike, looking back uneasily, "this last one has come from Rogers's Island, I should think. Do you suppose it is Snider and the other man? Did they have a boat?" "I didn't see any," I replied. "They'd be sure to have one, though." Spook went down into the cabin again, to get Captain Bannister's spy-glass.
He took the one I would rather have him take a beautiful pearl, like my friendship is for him, shadowed by the moonstone, which is my unworthiness. I'll go down early in the morning and get another pin for Pink. I wish Father was here so I could tell him about Mr. Snider and how glad he was to get the money.
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