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"I make it a point never to be surprised," observed Holmes, as he peered through the glass, "but this beats me. I didn't know there was an island of this nature in these latitudes. Blackstone, go below and pipe Captain Cook on deck. I MAKE IT A POINT NEVER TO BE SURPRISED OBSERVED HOLMES AS HE PEERED THROUGH THE GLASS BUT THIS BEATS ME I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS AN ISLAND OF THIS NATURE IN THESE LATCHES BLACKSTONE GO BELOW AND PIPE CAPTAIN COOK ON DECK
zon which betokens a coming storm, else we would prepare our supper ourselves. As it is, we feel that your safety depends on our remaining on deck. If there is any beer on the ice, we prefer it to tea. Two cases will suffice. “Yours respectfully, “HENRY MORGAN, Bart.; First Mate.” “Hurrah!” cried Cleopatra, as she read this communication. “I have an idea. Tell the Committee on Treachery to appear before the full meeting at once.” The committee was summoned, and Cleopatra announced her plan of operation, and it was unanimously adopted; but what it was we shall have to wait for another chapter to learn. XI MAROONED WHEN Captain Holmes arrived upon deck he seized his glass, and, gazing intently through it for a moment, perceived that the faithful Shem had not deceived him. Flying at half-mast from a rude, roughly hewn pole set upon a rocky height was the black flag, emblem of piracy, and, as Artemus Ward put it, “with the second joints reversed.” It was in very truth a signal of distress.  CHAPTER ELEVEN OF THE PURSUIT OF THE HOUSEHOLD BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS THIS LIVERBOX REPORTING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN CHAPTER ELEVEN MAROONS WHEN CAPTAIN HOLMES ARRIVED UPON DECK SEIZED HIS GLASS AND GAZING INTENTLY TO IT FOR A MOMENT PERCEIVED THAT THE FAITHFUL SHEM HAD NOT RECEIVED HIM FLYING AT HALF PAST FROM A RUDE ROUGHLY HUE POLE SET UPON A ROCKY HEIGHT WITH THE BLACK FLAG AND WHIM OF PIRACY AND AS ARTEMUS FORD PUT IT WITH THE SECOND JOINTS REVERSED IT WAS IN VERY TRUTH A SIGNAL OF DISTRESS
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