Part 10 (2/2)

”A traidor to aptain, dat is what I can never be,” said Silver Tongue

”Traitor--nothing!” I said

”Oh, the silly baker!” said Sasa

”He speaks like a delirious person,” said Seumanutafa

”Now about that ha forward and speaking in rich Swedish accents, ”when I send ood ha o,” I said to Sasa; ”Captain Morse is holding back the _Alameda_ for a talk, and I know there's an iced bucket of so in the corner of his cabin”

”Wish the dear old captain would land and punch his head off!” said Sasa vindictively

”Whose head?” I asked

”Silver Tongue's,” she returned

Sasa had always plaguedparty on the _Nukanono_, a little fifteen-ton schooner of mine that plied about the Group Froh we had talked and arranged it all tiain Now that I had remasted her and overhauled her copper and painted her inside and out, the subject had bobbed up again; and as I couldn't make any objection, and as the moon for the first time in seven years had happened to be full at the same moment when the vessel happened to be free, Sasa infor with an old sea horse) that the invitations were out, the ed, and that my part was to plank down fifty dollars, keep my mouth shut, and do what I was told

I perceived fro queer about the trip, for Sasa, usually so communicative, could scarcely be induced to speak of it at all; and then when she did it ith such a parade of mystery and reserve that I felt myself completely baffled However, like the jossers in the poem, it wasn't for me to reason why, and so I obediently ran about the beach, did what I was bidden, and discreetly asked no questions I confess, though, that on the day itselfpoint, when I was told, with gentle impressiveness, that I was to remain in my house till the minute of nine forty-five, pull off quietly to the _Nukanono_, board her by the fore chains, and crouch there in the bow till I was told to get up!

It was a glorious ot into Joe's boat and saw the _Nukanono_ across the bay, her loosened sails flapping in the first faint breath of the land breeze, and her boo frolass, the outer reefs were silent, and the downpouring air frorant with _ainst the cheek that I doubt not but what you could have smelled Upolu ninety hter, the tuning of e company, floated over to us fro water and (as it seeht itself

However, I did not allow these reflections to put etful of the strict commands I had previously received from Sasa

I came up softly under the bow of the _Nukanono_, dismissed Joe in a whisper, and climbed silently to my appointed station I had not been there a minute when I felt Sasa's hand on my shoulder and heard her say softly in ood or well done

Then she slipped away, and I heard her with sweet i thee-hen I heard a coh the hubbub like Silver Tongue's, a quick, fierce, violent struggle, and then suddenly the co Even as it did so the fore-hatch folloith a crash, and everybody began to cheer Fro, snant, and unmistakably fe up toafiti_ to bring loving hearts together,” said Sasa

”They threw Silver Tongue down the after hatchhile irls we pushed Rosalie down the forehold There they are, all alone in the dark, with five hours toat Sasa's plan, especially when underand more feminine wails Then I recollected there wasn't five feet of headroom below, and that the place, even with the hatches off, was hot enough to boil water in

”They'll die down there, Sasa,” I said

”No fear,” said Sasa ”Rosalie is half Saet roast like his own bread nobody care a banana”

”But, Sasa--” I protested

”Now you go flirt with soirls,” she said, ”and don't bother your old head about nothings!”

”But, irl--” I protested