OH, SHOOT! 



some garments Salisbury declared he had 

 given them several years before and were 

 ready to indulge in any game we suggested, 

 from pillow fighting to mayhem. 



Ed beamed amiably upon them ; he gesticu- 

 lated hysterically and spilled disreputable 

 Spanish, and they came back at him in kind. 

 He was their friend, he said; he was glad to 

 see them and to be once more in the bosom of 

 the tribe. He had been long away, but his 

 heart had hungered for Tiburon, and he had 

 seen no people in any part of the world for 

 whom he could cherish the same love and 

 affection. Emotion choked him; he pressed 

 the chief's hand and smiled moistly into his 

 eyes; he admired the baby and threatened to 

 kiss the mother. Joy so heartfelt as his was 

 touching ; his voice wavered, broke. He turned 

 to us, saying: 



"Don't let the damn thieves aboard or 

 they'll cut our throats." 



He had brought them gifts oh, riches un- 

 imaginable! the gleanings of his industrious 

 voyages to far countries not pungent spices 

 and precious oils from the Indies, perhaps, but 

 something better. Look ! A half dozen stand- 

 ing collars, size seventeen and a half, and not 



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