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41 Lure O Gold 1904

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&quot;<br />

&quot;<br />

&quot;<br />

The Last Pound of<br />

Coal<br />

pink-faced friend,<br />

who give their names as Trust and<br />

Somers on board this ship.&quot;<br />

&quot;Where?&quot; asked Bill, unguardedly.<br />

&quot;Not on<br />

board?&quot;<br />

&quot;Yes; on this boat. They re in irons.&quot;<br />

Oh,&quot; he chuckled. Good enough<br />

fer em !<br />

But,&quot;<br />

he added quickly, catching the idea that he was in<br />

criminating himself, &quot;I don t know anything about<br />

em not a word. I never had no truck with em.&quot;<br />

I turned away<br />

of a sudden as I saw the coalpassers<br />

going by with pieces of the mast to be lowered<br />

into the fire-room. I went up to the Captain s<br />

cabin. He was sitting<br />

at his big table, a chart spread<br />

before him.<br />

&quot;<br />

&quot;<br />

Well, young man, what is it ?<br />

he asked gruffly.<br />

&quot;That fellow Bill, sir, that we rescued when the<br />

Flying Mist went down.&quot;<br />

&quot;What<br />

about him?&quot;<br />

&quot;<br />

Well, he s the man that pushed my gold overboard<br />

from the lighter.&quot;<br />

&quot;Yes, I know. Doctor Quaritch has told me that<br />

already,&quot;<br />

he said querulously.<br />

But he s<br />

getting well.&quot;<br />

&quot;Glad to hear it.&quot;<br />

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