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When I told 'em what had happened, they got mad at Fortune for a jiltin' of 'em, an'—well, I came here. I was 'sas'inated that werry night!" WHEN I TOLD EM WHAT HAD HAPPENED THEY GOT MAD AT FORTUNE FOR A JILIN OF EM AND WELL I CAME HERE I WAS ASSASSINATED THAT VERY NIGHT
ight,’ says he, carryin’ the bag ashore. ‘I don’t care how light it is, so long as it’s twelve millions, Henderson,’ says I; but my heart sinks inside o’ me at his words, an’ the minute we lands I sits down to investigate right there on the beach. I opens the bag, an’ it’s the one I was after—but the twelve millions!” “Weren’t there?” cried Conrad. “Yes, they was there,” sighed Hawkins, “but every bloomin’ million was represented by a certified check, an’ payable in London!” [Picture: Every bloomin’ million was represented by a certified check, an’ payable in London] “By Jingo!” cried Morgan. “What fearful luck! But you had the prima donna’s jewels.” “Yes,” said Hawkins, with a moan. “But they was like all other prima donna’s jewels—for advertisin’ purposes only, an’ made o’ gum-arabic!” “Horrible!” said Abeuchapeta. “And the crew, what did they say?” “They was a crew of a few words,” sighed Hawkins. “Werry few words, an’ not a civil word in the lot—mostly adjectives of a profane kind. RATE GENTS AND NEVER TRAVELLED NOWHERE WITHOUT A MAN TO KEEP MY CLOTHES BRUSHED AND THE PROPER WRINKLES IN MY TROUSERS THIS HERE TWELVE MILLIONS SAYS HE IT'S VERY LIGHT SAYS HE CARRYIN THE BAG ASHORE I DON'T CARE HOW LIGHT IT IS SO LONG AS IT'S TWELVE MILLIONS HENDERSON SAYS I BUT MY HEART SINKS INSIDE O ME AT HIS WORDS AN THE MINUTE WE LANDS I SITS DOWN TO INVESTIGATE RIGHT THERE ON THE BEACH I OPENS THE BAG AN IT'S THE ONE I WAS AFTER BUT THE TWELVE MILLIONS WEREN'T THERE CRIED CONRAD YES THEY WAS THERE SIGHED HAWKINS BUT EVERY BLOOMIN MILLION WAS REPRESENTED BY A CERTIFIED CHECK AN PAYABLE IN LONDON BY JINGO CRIED MORGAN WHAT FEARFUL LUCK BUT YOU HAD THE PRIMA DONNA'S JEWELS YES SAID HAWKINS WITH A MOAN BUT THEY WAS LIKE ALL OTHER PRIMA DONNA'S JEWELS FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES ONLY AND MADE A GUM ARABIC HORRIBLE SAID ABEUCHAPETA AND THE CREW WHAT DID THEY SAY THEY WAS A CREW OF FEW WORDS SIGHED HAWKINS VERY FEW WORDS AND NOT A CIVIL WORD IN THE LOT MOSTLY ADJECTIVES OF A PROFANE KIND
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