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that   comes     before   the  dawn     showed     low   banks    studded    with   stunted 

palmettos。 Close ahead David heard the roar of the surf。 

     ;Sorry to disturb you�察─�said the youth in the golf cap�察 �but we drop the 

pilot in a few minutes and you're going with him。; 

     David moved his aching head gingerly�察�and was conscious of a bump 

as large as a tennis ball behind his right ear。 

     ;What happened to me�拭─�he demanded。 

     ;You were sort of kidnapped�察�I guess�察─�laughed the young man。 ;It was 

a raw deal�察�but they couldn't take any chances。 The pilot will land you at 

Okra Point。 You can hire a rig there to take you to the railroad。; 

     ;But   why�拭─  �demanded   David   indignantly。   ;Why   was   I   kidnapped�拭�

What had I done�拭�Who were those men who; 

     From the pilot´house there was a sharp jangle of bells to the engine´ 



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room�察�and the speed of the tug slackened。 

     ;Come   on�察─  �commanded   the   young   man   briskly。   ;The   pilot's   going 

ashore。   Here's   your   grip�察  �here's   your   hat。   The   ladder's   on   the   port   side。 

Look where you're stepping。 We can't show any lights�察�and it's dark as; 

     But�察�even as he spoke�察�like a flash of powder�察�as swiftly as one throws 

an electric switch�察�as blindingly as a train leaps from the tunnel into the 

glaring   sun�察  �the   darkness   vanished   and   the   tug   was   swept   by  the   fierce�察�

blatant radiance of a search´light。 

     It   was   met   by   shrieks   from   two   hundred   throats�察  �by   screams�察  �oaths�察�

prayers�察  �by   the   sharp   jangling   of   bells�察  �by   the   blind   rush   of   many   men 

scurrying like rats for a hole to hide in�察�by the ringing orders of one man。 

Above  the tumult this   one   voice  rose like the   warning   strokes of   a   fire´ 

gong�察  �and   looking   up   to   the   pilot´house   from   whence   the   voice   came�察�

David saw the barkeeper still in his shirt´sleeves   and with his derby  hat 

pushed back behind his ears�察�with one hand clutching the telegraph to the 

engine´room�察�with the other holding the spoke of the wheel。 

     David felt the tug�察�like a hunter taking a fence�察�rise in a great leap。 Her 

bow sank and   rose�察�tossing the  water from  her in black�察 �oily waves�察 �the 

smoke      poured     from    her   funnel�察  �from    below     her   engines    sobbed     and 

quivered�察�and like a hound freed from a leash she raced for the open sea。 

But   swiftly   as   she   fled�察  �as   a   thief   is   held   in   the   circle   of   a   policeman's 

bull's´eye�察�the shaft of light followed and exposed her and held her in its 

grip。 The youth in the golf cap was clutching David by the arm。 With his 

free hand he pointed down the shaft of light。 So great was the tumult that 

to be heard he brought his lips close to David's ear。 

     ;That's the revenue cutter� ─�he shouted。 ;She's been laying for us for 

three   weeks�察  �and   now�察─  �he   shrieked   exultingly�察   �the   old   man's   going   to 

give her a race for it。; 

     From excitement�察�from cold�察�from alarm�察�David's nerves were getting 

beyond his control。 

     ;But how�察─�he demanded�察 �how do I get ashore�拭─�

     ;You don't� ─�

     ;When he drops the pilot�察�don't I; 

     ;How can he drop the pilot�拭─�yelled the youth。 ;The pilot's got to stick 



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by the boat。 So have you。; 

     David clutched the young man and swung him so that they stood face 

to face。 

     ;Stick   by   what   boat�拭─  �yelled   David。   ;Who   are   these   men�拭  �Who   are 

you�拭�What boat is this�拭─�

     In the glare of the search´light David saw the eyes of the youth staring 

at him as though he feared he were in the clutch of a madman。 Wrenching 

himself free�察�the youth pointed at the pilot´house。 Above it on a blue board 

in letters of gold´leaf a foot high was the name of the tug。 As David read it 

his breath left him�察�a finger of ice passed slowly down his spine。 The name 

he read was The Three Friends。 

     ;THE THREE FRIENDS� ─�shrieked David。 ;She's a filibuster� �She's a 

pirate� �Where're we going�拭�

     ;To Cuba� ─�

     David emitted a howl of anguish�察�rage�察�and protest。 

     ;What for�拭─�he shrieked。 

     The young man regarded him coldly。 

     ;To pick bananas�察─�he said。 

     ;I won't go to Cuba�察─�shouted David。 ;I've got to work� �I'm paid to sell 

machinery。 I demand to be put ashore。 I'll lose my job if I'm not put ashore。 

I'll sue you� �I'll have the law; 

     David found himself  suddenly  upon his   knees。  His   first   thought   was 

that the ship had struck a rock�察�and then that she was bumping herself over 

a succession of coral reefs。 She dipped�察�dived�察�reared�察�and plunged。 Like a 

hooked fish�察�she flung herself in the air�察�quivering from bow to stern。 No 

longer was David of a mind to sue the filibusters if they did not put him 

ashore。    If  only   they   had  put   him   ashore�察  �in  gratitude    he  would    have 

crawled on his knees。 What followed was of no interest to David�察�nor to 

many of the filibusters�察�nor to any of the Cuban patriots。 Their groans of 

self´pity�察�their prayers and curses in eloquent Spanish�察�rose high above the 

crash of broken crockery and the pounding of the waves。 Even when the 

search´light     gave    way    to   a  brilliant   sunlight   the   circumstance      was 

unobserved       by  David。    Nor    was   he   concerned     in  the  tidings   brought 

forward   by  the   youth   in   the   golf   cap�察  �who   raced   the   slippery  decks   and 



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vaulted the prostrate forms as sure´footedly as a hurdler on a cinder track。 

To David�察�in whom he seemed to think he had found a congenial spirit�察�he 

shouted Joyfully�察 �She's fired two blanks at us� ─�he cried�察 �now she's firing 

cannon´balls� ─�

     ;Thank God�察─�whispered David�察 �perhaps she'll sink us� ─�

     But The Three Friends showed her heels to the revenue cutter�察�and so 

far as David knew hours passed into days and days into weeks。 It was like 

those nightmares in which in a minute one is whirled through centuries of 

fear and torment。 Sometimes�察�regardless of nausea�察�of his aching head�察�of 

the hard deck�察�of the waves that splashed and smothered him�察�David fell 

into broken   slumber。   Sometimes   he   woke to   a   dull   consciousness   of   his 

position。 At such moments he added to his misery by speculating upon the 

other    misfortunes     that  might    have    befallen   him    on  shore。   Emily�察   �he 

decided�察�had given him up for lost and marriedprobably a navy officer in 

command   of   a   battle´ship。   Burdett   and   Sons   had   cast   him   off   forever。 

Possibly   his   disappearance   had   caused   them   to   suspect   him�察  �even   now 

they might be regarding him as a defaulter�察�as a fugitive from justice。 His 

accounts�察�no doubt�察�were being carefully overhauled。 In actual time�察�two 

days and two nights had passed�察�to David it seemed many ages。 

     On   the   third   day   he   crawled   to   the   stern�察  �where   there   seemed   less 

motion�察�and finding a boat's cushion threw  it in the lee scupper and   fell 

upon it。 From time to time the youth in the golf cap had brought him food 

and drink�察�and he now appeared from the cook's galley bearing a bowl of 

smoking soup。 

     David considered it a doubtful attention。 

     But he said�察 �You're very kind。 How did a fellow like you come to mix 

up with these pirates�拭─�

     The youth laughed good´naturedly。 

     ;They're not pirates�察�they're patriots�察─�he said�察 �and I'm not mixed up 

with them。 My name is Henry Carr and I'm a guest of Jimmy Doyle�察�the 

captain。; 

     ;The barkeeper with the derby hat�拭─�said David。 

     ;He's not a barkeeper�察�he's a teetotaler�察─�Carr corrected�察 �and he's the 

greatest   filibuster   alive。  He   knows   these   waters   as   you   know   Broadway�察�



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and   he's   the   salt   of   the   earth。   I   did   him   a   favor   once�察  �sort   of   mouse´ 

helping´the´lion       idea。  Just   through    dumb     luck   I  found    out   about   this 

expedition。 The government agents in New York found out I'd found out 

and   sent   for   me   to   tell。   But   I   didn't�察  �and   I   didn't   write   the   story   either。 

Doyle   heard   about   that。  So�察�he   asked   me   to   come   as   his   guest�察 �and   he's 

promised that after he's landed the expedition and the arms I can write as 

much about it as I darn please。; 

  
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