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"Ahoy the shore!" roared Godby louder than ever, "who's for an honest life, a free pardon and a share in Black Bartleun full charged wi' e! Which shall it be?"

Once again rose aSa frouy desperate business, here's soer, whether or no, 'tis me to your back!"

"To my back, Sammy? Why so you shall, lad, so you shall, but I'll ha' your pistols first, Sreat fellow's belt, Tressady gave thes where he lay in the shelter of a rock, and sitting down, crossed long legs and cocked an eye at the heavens

"Hearties all," quoth he, "thefor 'em in the dark, so with dark 'tis us for the boats--muffled oars--we clap 'em aboard by the forechains larboard and starboard, and the ship is ours, bullies--ours!"

"Well and good, Cap'n!" piped S Sam "But how if she slip her cable and stand from us--"

"And how shall she, my fool lad, and the wind dropped? The wind's failed 'eospel true, Cap'n Aye, aye, i' you! Gi'e us the word, Cap'n!" quoth divers voices in fierce answer

"O sink ation shattered alow and aloft--O burn er? If Death boardshere like a sick dog--so you'll have er?"

"Aye that will I, lad, that will I and--"

"Ahoy the shore!" roared Godby's great voice again, "Let theland and a free pardon, stand by to coun as bears!"

Now here there brake forth a cla: "Lord love us, what now, Cap'n? Is us to be murdered, look'ee? Doomed men we be, lads! Shall us wait to be shot, mates? What shall us do, Cap'n, what shall us do?"

"Lie low!" quoth Tressady, rising, "Bide still all and let no ive word In half an hour or less 'twill be black dark--very well, for half an hour I'll hold 'ehty friendly, here shall be no shooting I'll hold 'em till the moon be down--and Smiler shall come wi' me--come, Sammy lad--come!"