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41 Lure O Gold 1904

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The <strong>Lure</strong> o 9<br />

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

gang,&quot;<br />

said Somers to me, &quot;but if I had anything to<br />

say about it, I d be back where I was.&quot;<br />

You d rather remain in irons than go to work ?<br />

I<br />

exclaimed in disgust.<br />

&quot;And work such as this, too,<br />

so necessary to the interest of the ship<br />

and our<br />

selves?&quot;<br />

&quot;<br />

I don t see how it s goin<br />

to benefit anybody to tear<br />

a steamer to pieces just<br />

for the sake of getting into port<br />

a few days sooner,&quot; said Somers, who was evidently<br />

not in a hurry to reach San Francisco now that he was<br />

under arrest.<br />

&quot;<br />

And Mr. Trust here thinks<br />

jest like I<br />

do, don t you, Trust ?<br />

His partner smiled an evil smile. Then his one<br />

eye regarded his mattock contemptuously. &quot;They ve<br />

given me the heaviest tool they could find,&quot; said he,<br />

snarlingly.<br />

&quot;<br />

This mattock feels like it<br />

weighed a ton.&quot;<br />

&quot;I ll trade you my crowbar for it,&quot;<br />

proposed Somers.<br />

&quot;No, you won was the t,&quot;<br />

quick reply.<br />

Get to work there !<br />

hastily giving each of the complaining<br />

bawled the second officer,<br />

men a harsh<br />

shove with his big hands. &quot;This<br />

job is a good deal<br />

pleasanter than breaking rock in a San Quentin chain<br />

gang, where you ll be before long.&quot;<br />

I saw Somers wince and grind his teeth as he grasped<br />

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