A Queer Race: The Story of a Strange People — page 45: what you’re looking at

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42 A QUFER RACE. ship, cargo, and everything; lock, stock, barrel, and clinker?” ‘Speaking roughly, I should say from fifteen to twenty thousand pounds.” «¢ And she’s a derelict. Nearly all that money would go to the owners, with a thumping share to the officers and erew; and I am part owner.” ‘“Tf you take her into port ‘And that is what J mean to do. One way and an- other, it would bring me a few thousands—anyhow, enough, with what I have, to make me independent for life, and be a nice provision for the wife and children when I die. Yes; I will take the Lady Jane into port— if [ can.” ‘ But, surely, Captain Peyton, you will not put any of your crew on board? Why, she is a regular pest-house; and the sooner | am off her the better | shall be pleased.” ‘“Only a couple of volunteers to take the wheel, turn and turn about. But once here they must stay here. There will be no communication whatever between thie two ships, no more than if they were a hundred miles apart. The two men who volunteer shall bring their own water and provisions, so that the risk they run wiil be of the very slightest.” “To you think anybody will volunteer?” ‘“< You will see when we get back. Yes, I shall take the Lady Jane in tow, and if the weather holds good, f wil! have her at Nassau in ten daysor less.” ‘> And if the weather does not hold good?” ‘Then we shall have to cast her off.” ‘And you really do not think that in all this there is any risk?” ‘“For the two men who come aboard there may be some slicht risk of infection; but for us, none whatever. The fever cannot fly over the water or creep along the haw- sers. Besides, I never knew one ship take yellow fever from another. It is aland disorder, and ships bring it with them from places where it is epidemic. They never get it at sea.” ‘* You think it is yellow fever, then?” “< Of course; what elsecanit be? I saw it at once when Bill turned that poor devil over. He must have died on $3 \ Ce(olaallice JOO KS (E(0)