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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
The Pyrenees�察�her iron sides pressed low in the water by her cargo of
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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