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his idea when he carried two rifles up with him。 

     ;The astounding thing was the rapidity of his fire。 Also�察�he never made 

a miss。 If ever anything was inevitable�察�that man was。 It was the swiftness 

of it that made the slaughter so appalling。 The niggers did not have time to 

think。 When they did manage to think�察�they went over the side in a rush�察�

capsizing   the   canoes   of   course。   Saxtorph   never   let   up。   The   water   was 

covered with them�察�and plump�察�plump�察�plump�察�he dropped his bullets into 

them。 Not a single miss�察�and I could hear distinctly the thud of every bullet 

as it buried in human flesh。 

     ;The   niggers   spread   out   and   headed   for   the   shore�察  �swimming。   The 

water was carpeted with bobbing heads�察�and I stood up�察�as in a dream�察�and 

watched it allthe bobbing heads and the heads that ceased to bob。 Some 

of the long shots were magnificent。 Only one man reached the beach�察�but 

as   he  stood   up   to   wade   ashore�察 �Saxtorph   got  him。  It   was   beautiful。 And 

when a couple of niggers ran down to drag him out of the water�察�Saxtorph 

got them�察�too。 

     ;I   thought   everything   was   over   then�察  �when   I   heard   the   rifle   go   off 

again。 A nigger had come out of the cabin companion on the run for the 

rail and gone down in the middle of it。 The cabin must have been full of 

them。 I counted twenty。 They came up one at a time and jumped for the 

rail。   But   they   never   got   there。   It   reminded   me   of   trapshooting。 A  black 

body   would   pop   out   of   the   companion�察  �bang   would   go   Saxtorph's   rifle�察�

and down would go the black body。 Of course�察�those below did not know 

what was happening on deck�察�so they continued to pop out until the last 

one was finished off。 



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     ;Saxtorph waited a while to make sure�察�and then came down on deck。 

He  and   I   were   all   that   were  left   of   the   DUCHESS'S   complement�察  �and   I 

was pretty well   to the bad�察 �while he   was helpless now  that the shooting 

was over。 Under my direction he washed out my scalp wounds and sewed 

them up。 A big drink of whiskey braced me to make an effort to get out。 

There was nothing else to do。 All the rest were dead。 We tried to get up 

sail�察�Saxtorph hoisting and I holding the turn。 He was once more the stupid 

lubber。 He couldn't hoist worth a cent�察�and when I fell in a faint�察�it looked 

all up with us。 

     ;When I came to�察�Saxtorph was sitting helplessly on the rail�察�waiting 

to ask me what he should do。 I told him to overhaul the wounded and see 

if there were any able to crawl。 He gathered together six。 One�察�I remember�察�

had a broken leg�察�but   Saxtorph said his arms were   all right。 I lay in the 

shade�察    �brushing    the  flies  off  and   directing    operations�察   �while    Saxtorph 

bossed   his   hospital   gang。   I'll   be   blessed   if   he   didn't   make   those   poor 

niggers heave at every rope on the pin´rails before he found the halyards。 

One of them let go the rope in the midst of the hoisting and slipped down 

to the deck dead�察�but Saxtorph hammered the others and made them stick 

by   the   job。   When   the   fore   and   main   were   up�察  �I   told   him   to   knock   the 

shackle out of the anchor chain and let her go。 I had had myself helped aft 

to the wheel�察�where I was going to make a shift at steering。 I can't guess 

how   he   did   it�察  �but   instead   of   knocking   the   shackle   out�察  �down   went   the 

second anchor�察�and there we were doubly moored。 

     ;In   the   end   he   managed   to   knock   both   shackles   out   and   raise   the 

staysail and jib�察�and the Duchess filled away for the entrance。                 Our decks 

were   a   spectacle。   Dead   and   dying   niggers   were   everywhere。   They   were 

wedged away some of them in the most inconceivable places。 The cabin 

was full of them where they had crawled off the deck and cashed in。 I put 

Saxtorph and his graveyard gang to work heaving them overside�察�and over 

they went�察�the living and the dead。 The sharks had fat pickings that day。 

Of   course   our   four   murdered   sailors   went   the   same   way。   Their   heads�察�

however�察�we put in a sack with weights�察�so that by no chance should they 

drift on the beach and fall into the hands of the niggers。 

     ;Our     five   prisoners    I  decided    to  use   as   crew�察  �but   they   decided 



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otherwise。      They    watched     their  opportunity     and   went    over    the  side。 

Saxtorph   got   two   in   mid´air   with   his   revolver�察  �and   would   have   shot   the 

other    three   in  the  water   if  I  hadn't  stopped    him。    I  was    sick  of  the 

slaughter�察�you see�察�and besides�察�they'd helped work the schooner out。 But 

it was mercy thrown away�察�for the sharks got the three of them。 

     ;I   had   brain   fever   or  something     after   we   got   clear  of   the  land。 

Anyway�察�the DUCHESS lay hove to for three weeks�察�when I pulled myself 

together and we jogged on with her to Sydney。 Anyway those niggers of 

Malu learned the everlasting lesson that it is not good to monkey with a 

white man。 In their case�察�Saxtorph was certainly inevitable。; 

     Charley Roberts emitted a long whistle and said�此�

     ;Well I should say so。 But whatever became of Saxtorph�拭─�

     ;He drifted into seal hunting and became a crackerjack。 For six years 

he was high line of both the Victoria and San Francisco fleets。 The seventh 

year his schooner was seized in Bering Sea by a Russian cruiser�察�and all 

hands�察  �so   the   talk   went�察  �were   slammed   into   the   Siberian   salt   mines。 At 

least I've never heard of him since。; 

     ;Farming      the  world�察─   �Roberts    muttered。    ;Farming     the  world。   Well 

here's to them。 Somebody's got to do itfarm the world�察�I mean。; 

     Captain Woodward rubbed the criss´crosses on his bald head。 

     ;I've done my share of it�察─�he said。 ;Forty years now。 This will be my 

last trip。 Then I'm going home to stay。; 

     ;I'll wager the wine you don't�察─�Roberts challenged。 ;You'll die in the 

harness�察�not at home。; 

     Captain Woodward promptly accepted the bet�察�but personally I think 

Charley Roberts has the best of it。 



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                   THE SEED OF McCOY 



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wheat�察�rolled sluggishly�察�and made it easy for the man who was climbing 

aboard from out a tiny outrigger canoe。 As his eyes came level with the 

rail�察  �so   that   he   could   see   inboard�察  �it   seemed   to   
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