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said Kidd, pulling his chin whisker in perplexity as he and his fellow pirates gathered about the captain to discuss the situation. "I'm blessed if in all my experience I ever sailed athwart anything like it afore! Pirating with a lot of low down ruffians like you gentlemen is bad enough, but on a craft loaded to the water's edge with advanced women—I've half a mind to turn back." [Picture: "Here's a kettle of fish!" said Kidd] "If you do, you swim—we'll not turn back with you," retorted Abeuchapeta, whom, in honor of his prowess, Kidd had appointed executive officer of the House boat. SAID KID PULLING HIS CHIN WHISKER IN PERPLEXITY AS HE AND HIS FELLOW PIRATES GATHERED ABOUT THE CAPTAIN TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION I'M BLESSED IF IN ALL MY EXPERIENCE I EVER SAILED ATHWART ANYTHING LIKE IT AFORE PIRATING WITH A LOT OF LOW DOWN RUFFIANS LIKE YOU GENTLEMEN IS BAD ENOUGH BUT ON A CRAFT LOADED TO THE WATER'S EDGE WITH ADVANCED WOMEN I'VE HALF A MIND TO TURN BACK IF YOU DO YOU SWIM WE'LL NOT TURN BACK WITH YOU RETORTED ABEUCHAPEA WHO IN HONOR OF THIS PROWESS KIDD HAD APPOINTED EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE HOUSE BOAT
t a slight motion. You said it was the wash from one of Charon’s barges, Elizabeth.” “I thought it was,” said Elizabeth, following closely after. “Well, it wasn’t,” moaned Lucretia Borgia. “Calpurnia just looked out of the window and discovered that we were in mid-stream.” The ladies crowded anxiously about the stair and attempted to ascend, Cleopatra in the van; but as the Egyptian Queen reached the doorway to the upper deck, the door opened, and the hard features of Captain Kidd were thrust roughly through, and his strident voice rang out through the gathering gloom. “Pipe my eye for a sardine if we haven’t captured a female seminary!” he cried. [Picture: The hard features of Captain Kidd were thrust through] And one by one the ladies, in terror, shrank back into the billiard-room, while Kidd, overcome by surprise, slammed the door to, and retreated into the darkness of the forward deck to consult with his followers as to “what next.” V A CONFERENCE ON DECK “HERE’S a kettle of fish!”  CHAPTER FIVE OF THE PURSUIT OF THE HOUSE BOAT BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS THIS LIVER BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN CHAPTER FIVE A CONFERENCE ON DECK HERE'S A KETTLE OF FISH
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