Part 12 (2/2)
Waal, sir, we landed thar, an' beat about lookin' fer 'eit away unseen, with ther water in front, theh cliffs surroundin' 'eround filled wi' trees an' bushes fer 'em to hide in So yer see uz sure o' catchin' 'en o' them wuz ter be found! They'd wanished as complete as if ther arth had swallered 'em up Nouzn't that a worry mysterious perceedin'?”
As Tim asked this, he refreshed himself with a chew of tobacco
Jack did not reply
He had his glance fixed upon the woods
Taking it for granted that he had aroused the curiosity of the young inventor to fever heat, Tim continued:
”Waal, sir, everybody wuz puzzled cept me Wot had become o' theave up huntin' I itives Goin' over ter ther cliff I examined ther face of it, an' found a trap door Openin' it, I entered a cave Thar they was, armed wi' rifles, pistols, cutlasses and knives, an' ten o' the ter thar door astarn o' s at me Did I run? No, sir Wot did I do? Stood Wot happened then? Pointin' er at 'em I ses, surrender yer swabs, or I'll blow yer brains out! All o' theed fer mercy An' ther joke of it wuz, I didn't hev no pistol neither It wuz so dark in ther cave yer couldn't see ther slooun Waal, sir, in less'n two minutes I made prisoners o' ther fifty men, an' marched them out ter my messmates in triumph Nouz that fer a bloodless wictory?”
And with a triu inventor made no answer
”He ht Tim
Then he seized Jack by the arm and shook him
”Say, my lad, houz that fer a wictory?” he asked
”What victory?” asked Jack, rousing from a deep reverie
”That one I jist told yer about, o' course”
”Did you tell us about so?”
”Of course I did Didn't yer like ther yarn?”
”I didn't hear a word of it I've been thinking”
Tiee!” he gasped ”I've been a-talkin' terat him, when he realized into what a ridiculous position Tim had placed himself
Unable to bear it, the old sailor retreated into the stage
Jack then turned the Terror away fro country
He had come to the conclusion to make inquiries at the nearest town for information about where the Ja the coet on their trail