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"Says we're to spend this here in beer, , while

the wo on

The twofellow, "since he's coive him the knife this tiood"

He took his great boot off ive en"

He acco look that I involuntarily

shrank away, but recovering myself directly I seized the coil of rope

and reat ruffian, snatching the rope, and, as I held on

to it, draggingto steal, are you?"

"It's mine--it's ours," I cried passionately

"Oh! I'll soon let yer know about that," he cried "Look here, mates;

this is our rope, ain't it?"

"Yes," said one of them: "I'll swear to it"