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www.192.twledeathadbeen
pladiatelyhisinged,andinashort
tithealeatbeinghe
roughheuntry.
theladshadbeenagainunboundhebandawoke,andwere,as
before,iosharetheal.theyntiointaintheir
forloanddoattitude.therascallyguideofthedaybefore
gavethepanyanatoftheproceedings,androarsoflaughter
itationofthedefianthe
boyshaddraore
ludiitsntrasththeirpresentforloattitude.
”butnd,”hentiheyrunlikehares.goingupahill,
nodoubt,anyofyou,butalongastraight
road,iagainstthebestofus.”
”thereisnofearoftheirtryingthat,”thechiefsaid,pointingto
therifles.”theyoppediftheytriediton.however,
theyarenotlikelytokeanysuchdattet.theyare,afterall,
onlyyoungboys,andtheirspirithasspeedilyevaporated.”
hoeasureofpreanwhowas
agassentryovertheboysshouldalwayskeephisrifleinhand.
thealover,theleteerprodue
ingpaperandapencil.thechieftheneonapieceofpaper
thefigures5000,folloheothe
boys,”capitan,”givingthependasheetofnotepaper.he
poihefigureshehadarked
hhishanditsursethroughthesky,andthendre
signifitlyacrosshisthroat.
”sclearenough.oetothe
captaintosaythatunless5000dollarsarepaidinto
haveourthroatscut.ayase,
”dearcaptainstuart,elesin
thespanishlinesforarideyesterday,andthefello
steeredusintotheddleofalotands.they
forustoshoakeout,they
saythat,unless5000dollarsarepaidintohaveour
throatscut.expectthatyouthisnote,asbythis
tithefalnohavesailed.inthatcasewill
beallupakea
boltforit.intothisscrape.”
tothisepistletheboysbothsigheias,andastheleteer
hadnotprovidedhielfhenvelopes,theletterwasroughlyfolded
anddirected,
”captainstuart,h.s.faln.”
ater,eodyingthesaintheforfadend,hen
usultation,bythebrigands,hpostscript
statingthatifthebearerolested,theprisoners
oodeath.theyouoftheparty,apeasantof
sottheletterswere
given,hfullinstrusastohisnduct.
duritaintaiheirappearanceof
extredespondency.theylayonthegroundhtheirfacesburiedin
theirar,andattisstrolledlistlesslyabout.theyuldsee
thatthisnducthadlulledtorestanysuspioftheircaptors
thattheyghtattetanescape.thesentrynolongerkeptintheir
iediateviity,andalthoughheretainedhisguninhishand,did
soasarefortheothersabouttheirbusiness,severalof
thebsentingtheelvesforhether;andatoibut
threen,includingtheguard,reiheent.
theboyskepteveryfacultyonthealert,ahe
firstopportunity,hoightofferitself.they
agreed,thathouchtheirguardghtbereduced,itwouldbe
uoketheattetii,astheywerewholly
ignorantoftheothesea,andtheshoutsoftheirpursuers
ight
havegohatdire.
astothetent,theydidnotanticipatethat
thecrisise,astheyfeltsure
thatthe”faln”essengeruldhave
arrived,iniationson
foot.
soitproved.ontheeveningofthedayafterhisdeparture,the
sseued,andthehebroughtedhan
outburstofejaentoof
thebrigands.theycro,
cuffedandkickedtheereveredtheir
equanity,theydesignsthattheshiphaddeparted.
byusiheboysuandthata
freshletterstbetentothatofficer.
thisdiately
hit.
lateonintothenighttheboystalkedinlootheirbest
planofattetiheywere
tightlyboundatnight,andtheguards,wo
hours,neverforantrelaxedtheirvigilance.finally,they
ncludedthattheironlydeavortoslipahe
folloedusk,heparty
generallyreasseled,andheirfood,orrelating
hadhappenedduringtheday.
iediatelyinfrontoftheenttheslopeelysteep.
thebrigands,ingoing,aluedthtorleft,
aalongthebroedistaopointsheboys
supposed,theslopebecaregradual,andpathsexistedbyh
theyuldketheirotheshore.
atoitheboysthoughtofrollingdohesteepslope,and
takingtheirce,butthistheyagreedresource,as
ithattheslopeendedinanabsoluteprecipice.
”ihaveanidea,”jacksaidsuddenlyintheddleoftheday.
”isit,jack”
”youseethatheapsinselvesheygo
tosleep
theedge,lookingdoothesethen,whenweseeuard
chattingenarrived,ahers
busyroundthefire,ovebackto.ifour
guardnoticesusatall,hepayanyspecialattention,asweare
goingthatealuptotherearoftheblas,hina
feofheyarestanding,andlyunder
theheyaresuretosupposethather
dedoheslope,oralongthebroooffin
pursuit.thebettingistheyllallgo,buti
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