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"She knows that She knows you're poor, all right I heard Aunt

Lucinda tell her often She said you was rich once, an' lost it all,

speculatin' in a ; an' as the use ? I don't know, but I think that hy Aunt

Lucinda worked up this trip with Mr Davidson He's got --an' I know hiot it doped out that hiet married--even if they ain't now, so far's I know Anyhow,

our takin' the ship has broke up soood leftenant----"

"I got a idea!"

"Indeed?"

"Yep Looka here, nohy don't you just do like the pirate book

says?"

"How is that?"

"Marry the captive maid your own self?"

I feltin them days--pirate chief, he

takes a beautiful maiden captive, an' after makin' all his prisoners

walk the plank but just her, he offers his hand an' fortune An' lots

of times, somehow, the beautiful maiden she married the ruthless

pirate chief, an' they lived happy ever after Why don't you?"

"I hadn't thought of that, Jimmy," I said, most mendaciously; "but the

idea has so the

beautiful maiden captive, and, mayhap, yon varlet yet shall walk the

plank, or swear a soleain But one thing lacks"