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41 Lure O Gold 1904

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&quot;<br />

&quot;<br />

The <strong>Lure</strong> o<br />

<strong>Gold</strong><br />

&quot;Yes, sir; he s getting well, and don t<br />

you<br />

think it<br />

would be a good idea to put him in irons, as you have<br />

done with Trust and Somers ?<br />

&quot;No; I don t,&quot;<br />

was the curt reply.<br />

&quot;<br />

But he s guilty he s a criminal and he stole<br />

&quot;I don t doubt it,&quot;<br />

said the Captain, petulantly.<br />

&quot;But<br />

by to-morrow morning I m going to set every<br />

mother s son aboard this ship, criminals and everybody<br />

I don t care who getting<br />

out stuff to feed the fur<br />

naces.&quot;<br />

&quot;<br />

&quot;<br />

The passengers<br />

?<br />

I asked in wonder.<br />

&quot;<br />

That s what I mean and I ve got authority to<br />

do it. If any of em don t take to the work they<br />

ll be<br />

punched up until they do. I ll line em up on deck<br />

and turn the big hose on em that s what I ll do.&quot;<br />

Oh,&quot;<br />

I hastened to say,<br />

&quot;<br />

I don t doubt they<br />

ll all<br />

go to work very cheerfully.<br />

&quot;All<br />

I know I shall.&quot;<br />

right, my boy, and when we get to port your<br />

gold-stealers will be ready to be handed over to the<br />

police.&quot;<br />

Next morning, much to the surprise<br />

of the passen<br />

gers, they<br />

were all summoned on deck by the Captain<br />

and quietly told that the steamer had burned all her<br />

coal.<br />

They were asked to take off their coats and help<br />

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