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from the tug。 With him was a fat�察�red´faced Irish´American He wore no 

coat and his shirt´sleeves were drawn away from his hands by garters of 

pink   elastic�察  �his   derby   hat   was   balanced   behind   his   ears�察  �upon   his   right 

hand   flashed   an   enormous   diamond。   He   looked          as   though   but   at   that 

moment   he   had   stopped   sliding   glasses   across   a   Bowery   bar。   The   third 

man   carried   the   outward   marks   of   a   sailor。   David   believed   he   was   the 

tallest man he had ever beheld�察�but equally remarkable with his height was 

his beard and hair�察�which were of a fierce brick´dust red。 Even in the mild 

moonlight it flamed like a torch。 

     ;What's your business�拭─�demanded the man with the flamboyant hair。 

     ;I came here�察─�began David�察 �to wait for a train; 

     The tall man bellowed with indignant rage。 

     ;Yes�察─�he shouted�察 �this is the sort of place any one would pick out to 

wait for a train� ─�

     In front of David's nose he shook a fist as large as a catcher's glove。 

;Don't you lie to ME� ─�he bullied。 ;Do you know who I am�拭�Do you know 

WHO you're up against�拭�I'm; 

     The barkeeper person interrupted。 

     ;Never mind who you are�察─�he said。 ;We know that。 Find out who HE 

is。; 

     David turned appealingly to the barkeeper。 

     ;Do   you   suppose   I'd   come   here   on   purpose�拭─  �he   protested。   ;I'm   a 

travelling man; 

     ;You won't   travel any  to´night�察─�mocked the red´haired   one。  ;You've 

seen what you came to see�察�and all you want now is to get to a Western 

Union wire。 Well�察�you don't do it。 You don't leave here to´night� ─�

     As though he thought he had been neglected�察�the little man in riding´ 

boots pushed forward importantly。 

     ;Tie him to a tree� ─�he suggested。 

     ;Better take him on board�察─�said the barkeeper�察 �and send him back by 

the pilot。 When we're once at sea�察�he can't hurt us any。; 

     ;What makes you think I want to hurt you�拭─�demanded David。 ;Who 

do you think I am�拭─�

     ;We   know   who   you   are�察─  �shouted   the   fiery´headed   one。   ;You're   a 



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blanketty´blank       spy�   �You're   a  government      spy   or  a  Spanish     spy�察 �and 

whichever you are you don't get away to´night� ─�

     David had not the faintest idea what the man meant�察�but he knew his 

self´respect was being ill´treated�察�and his self´respect rebelled。 

     ;You have   made   a   very  serious   mistake�察─  �he   said�察  �and   whether   you 

like it or not�察�I AM leaving here to´night�察�and YOU can go to the devil� ─�

     Turning his back David started with great dignity to walk away。 It was 

a   short   walk。   Something   hit   him   below   the   ear   and   he   found   himself 

curling up comfortably on the ties。 He had a strong desire to sleep�察�but was 

conscious that a bed on a railroad track�察�on account of trains wanting to 

pass�察  �was   unsafe。   This   doubt   did   not   long   disturb   him。   His   head   rolled 

against   the   steel   rail�察  �his   limbs   relaxed。   From   a   great   distance�察  �and   in   a 

strange sing´song he heard the voice of the barkeeper saying�察 �Nineten 

and OUT� ─�

     When David came to his senses his head was resting on a coil of rope。 

In his ears was the steady throb of an engine�察�and in his eyes the glare of a 

lantern。 The lantern was held by a pleasant´faced youth in a golf cap who 

was   smiling   sympathetically。   David   rose   on   his   elbow   and   gazed   wildly 

about   him。   He   was   in   the   bow   of   the   ocean´going   tug�察  �and   he   saw   that 

from where he lay in the bow to her stern her decks were packed with men。 

She was steaming swiftly down a broad river。 On either side the gray light 

that   comes     before   the  dawn     showed     low   banks    studded    with   stunted 

palmettos。 Close ahead David heard the roar of the surf。 

     ;Sorry to disturb you�察─�said the youth in the golf cap�察 �but we drop the 

pilot in a few minutes and you're going with him。; 

     David moved his aching head gingerly�察�and was conscious of a bump 

as large as a tennis ball behind his right ear。 

     ;What happened to me�拭─�he demanded。 

     ;You were sort of kidnapped�察�I guess�察─�laughed the young man。 ;It was 

a raw deal�察�but they couldn't take any chances。 The pilot will land you at 

Okra Point。 You can hire a rig there to take you to the railroad。; 

     ;But   why�拭─  �demanded   David   indignantly。   ;Why   was   I   kidnapped�拭�

What had I done�拭�Who were those men who; 

     From the pilot´house there was a sharp jangle of bells to the engine´ 



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room�察�and the speed of the tug slackened。 

     ;Come   on�察─  �commanded   the   young   man   briskly。   ;The   pilot's   going 

ashore。   Here's   your   grip�察  �here's   your   hat。   The   ladder's   on   the   port   side。 

Look where you're stepping。 We can't show any lights�察�and it's dark as; 

     But�察�even as he spoke�察�like a flash of powder�察�as swiftly as one throws 

an electric switch�察�as blindingly as a train leaps from the tunnel into the 

glaring   sun�察  �the   darkness   vanished   and   the   tug   was   swept   by  the   fierce�察�

blatant radiance of a search´light。 

     It   was   met   by   shrieks   from   two   hundred   throats�察  �by   screams�察  �oaths�察�

prayers�察  �by   the   sharp   jangling   of   bells�察  �by   the   blind   rush   of   many   men 

scurrying like rats for a hole to hide in�察�by the ringing orders of one man。 

Above  the tumult this   one   voice  rose like the   warning   strokes of   a   fire´ 

gong�察  �and   looking   up   to   the   pilot´house   from   whence   the   voice   came�察�

David saw the barkeeper still in his shirt´sleeves   and with his derby  hat 

pushed back behind his ears�察�with one hand clutching the telegraph to the 

engine´room�察�with the other holding the spoke of the wheel。 

     David felt the tug�察�like a hunter taking a fence�察�rise in a great leap。 Her 

bow sank and   rose�察�tossing the  water from  her in black�察 �oily waves�察 �the 

smoke      poured     from    her   funnel�察  �from    below     her   engines    sobbed     and 

quivered�察�and like a hound freed from a leash she raced for the open sea。 

But   swiftly   as   she   fled�察  �as   a   thief   is   held   in   the   circle   of   a   policeman's 

bull's´eye�察�the shaft of light followed and exposed her and held her in its 

grip。 The youth in the golf cap was clutching David by the arm。 With his 

free hand he pointed down the shaft of light。 So great was the tumult that 

to be heard he brought his lips close to David's ear。 

     ;That's the revenue cutter� ─�he shouted。 ;She's been laying for us for 

three   weeks�察  �and   now�察─  �he   shrieked   exultingly�察   �the   old   man's   going   to 

give her a race for it。; 

     From excitement�察�from cold�察�from alarm�察�David's nerves were getting 

beyond his control。 

     ;But how�察─�he demanded�察 �how do I get ashore�拭─�

     ;You don't� ─�

     ;When he drops the pilot�察�don't I; 

     ;How can he drop the pilot�拭─�yelled the youth。 ;The pilot's got to stick 



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by the boat。 So have you。; 

     David clutched the young man and swung him so that they stood face 

to face。 

     ;Stick   by   what   boat�拭─  �yelled   David。   ;Who   are   these   men�拭  �Who   are 

you�拭�What boat is this�拭─�

     In the glare of the search´light David saw the eyes of the youth staring 

at him as though he feared he were in the clutch of a madman。 Wrenching 

himself free�察�the youth pointed at the pilot´house。 Above it on a blue board 

in letters of gold´leaf a foot high was the name of the tug。 As David read it 

his breath left him�察�a finger of ice passed slowly down his spine。 The name 

he read was The Three Friends。 

     ;THE THREE FRIENDS� ─�shrieked David。 ;She's a filibuster� �She's a 

pirate� �Where're we going�拭�

     ;To Cuba� ─�

     David emitted a howl of anguish�察�rage�察�and protest。 

     ;What for�拭─�he shrieked。 

     The young man regarded him coldly。 

     ;To pick bananas�察─�he said。 

     ;I won't go to Cuba�察─�shouted David。 ;I've got to work� �I'm paid to sell 

machinery。 I demand to be put ashore。 I'll lose my job if I'm not put ashore。 

I'll sue you� �I'll have the law; 

     David found himself  suddenly  upon his   knees。  His   first   thought   was 

that the ship had struck a rock�察�and then that she was bumping herself over 

a succession of coral reefs。 She dipped�察�dived�察�reared�察�and plunged。 Like a 

hooked fish�察�she flung herself in the air�察�quivering from bow to stern。 No 

longer was David of a mind to sue the filibusters if they did not put him 

ashore。    If  only   they   had  put   him   ashore�察  �in  gratitude    he  would    have 

crawled on his knees。 What followed was of no interest to David�察�nor to 

many of the filibusters�察�nor to any of the Cuban patriots。 Their groans of 

self´pity�察�their prayers and curses in eloquent Spanish�察�rose high above the 

crash of broken crockery and the pounding of the waves。 Even when the 

search´light     gave    way    to   a  brilliant   sunlight   the   circumstance      was 

unobserved       by  David。    Nor    was   he   concerned     in  the  tidings   brought 

forward   by  the   youth   in   the   golf   cap�察  �who   raced   the   slippery  decks   and 



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vaulted the prostrate forms as sure´footedly as a hurdl

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