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"We are marooned," replied Kidd, "and on an island of a volcanic nature. There isn't a square inch of it that isn't heated up to 125 degrees, and seventeen of us have already evaporated. Conrad has lost his reason; Abeuchapeta has become so tenuous that a child can see through him. WE ARE MAROONED REPLIED KIDD AND ON AN ISLAND OF VOLCANIC NATURE THERE ISN'T A SQUARE INCH OF IT THAT ISN'TATED UP TO ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE DEGREES SEVENTEEN OF US HAVE ALREADY EVAPORATED CONRAD HAS LOST HIS REASON ABUCHAPETA HAS BECOME SO TENUOUS THAT CHILD CAN SEE THROUGH HIM
ch betokens insanity. We’ll have to be careful in our parleyings with these people,” said Raleigh. “Anything new?” asked Holmes, returning to the deck, smacking his lips in enjoyment of the cocktail. “No—except that we are almost within hailing distance,” said Cook. “Then give orders to cast anchor,” observed Holmes. “Bonaparte, take a crew of picked men ashore and bring those pirates aboard. Take the three musketeers with you, and don’t let Kidd or Morgan give you any back talk. If they try any funny business, exorcise them.” “Aye, aye, sir,” replied Bonaparte, and in a moment a boat had been lowered and a sturdy crew of sailors were pulling for the shore. As they came within ten feet of it the pirates made a mad dash down the rough, rocky hillside and clamored to be saved. [Picture: The pirates made a mad dash down the rough, rocky hill-side] “What’s happened to you?” cried Bonaparte, ordering the sailors to back water lest the pirates should too hastily board the boat and swamp her. O ASKED JOHN LOOKS LIKE COMRADE BUT I CAN'T TELL HE APPEARS TO HAVE GONE CRAZY HE'S GOT THAT WILD LOOK ON HIS FACE WHICH BETOKENS INSANITY WE'LL HAVE TO BE CAREFUL IN OUR PARLEYINGS WITH THESE PEOPLE SAID RALEIGH ANYTHING NEW ASKED HOLMES RETURNING TO THE DECK SMACKING HIS LIPS IN ENJOYMENT OF THE TOPTAIL NO EXCEPT THAT WE ARE ALMOST WITHIN HAILING DISTANCE SAID COOK THEN GIVE ORDERS TO CAST ANCHOR OBSERVED HOLMES BONAPARTE TAKE A CREW OF PICKED MEN ASHORE AND BRING THOSE PIRATES ABOARD TAKE THE THREE MUSKETEERS WITH YOU AND DON'T LET KID OR MORGAN DO YOU ANY BACK TALK THEY TRY ANY FUNNY BUSINESS EXERCISE THEM AYE AYE SIR REPLIED BONAPARTE AND IN A MOMENT A BOAT HAD BEEN LOWERED AND A STURDY CREW OF SAILORS WERE PULLING FOR THE SHORE AS THEY CAME WITHIN TEN FEET OF IT THE PIRATES MADE A MAD DASH DOWN THE ROUGH ROCKY HILLSIDE AND CLAMORED TO BE SAVED WHAT'S HAPPENED TO YOU CRIED BONAPARTE ORDERING THE SAILORS TO BACK WATER LEST THE PIRATES SHOULD TOO HASTILY BOARD THE BOAT AND SWAMP HER
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