June, 1919 
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oloskee for a grand turtle-steak feast 
that was scheduled for the same night. 
Sprawled upon the dock, the men were 
sitting on him and repeating stories of 
other loggerhead adventures. 
The night was an uneventful one, all 
hands being tired from their expedition 
up Turner’s River, and John Jr., with 
both wrists wrapped in oiled bandages, 
carried proof of the strength of cat 
claws. He had insisted upon bass fish- 
ing, wounds or no wounds, but when 
night came, he was too stiff to take off 
his own clothes, and Hendry acted as 
temporary valet. 
“We leave in the morning,’’ was Mr. 
King’s last order. 
A t sun-up, next day, the last sup- 
plies were taken aboard the Mae, 
including full drums of gas and 
extra cans of it for emergency. Youman 
volunteered assistance in these opera- 
tions, chattering volubly with Hendry 
all the while and interrogating him on 
our next move. The underground wires 
were getting busy. Perhaps they would 
know of our coming on The Chatham 
before we ever entered the mouth of the 
river. Smallwood was always near, look- 
ing on abstractedly, although Chokolos- 
kee was crowded with Seminoles. Char- 
lie Tigertail and his family landed, 
among others and there were several 
waddling old headmen and women, as 
withered as the leaves of yesteryear. 
“If we cared to run the risk of inves- 
tigating,” observed Mr. King to John, 
“I fancy we could find a reason for this 
seasonable gathering. It is egret time 
and while we have seen no plumes, the 
coon and otter skins are not many — not 
enough to cause this unusual commotion.” 
The Mae was being put in order at the 
large dock, when two men rowed over 
alongside in a crude, flat-bottomed boat. 
The moment John spied it he tui;ned to 
his father rather excitedly. 
“We saw them up Turner’s River,” the 
boy exclaimed “the same two. Wonder 
what they want. I saw them at the 
trading post a half hour ago, buying 
tobacco, but they spoke to no one and 
Mr. Smallwood seemed not to know them. 
The chap with the beard is hailing us.” 
Two disreputably attired young men 
stood in the bateau. They w'ere. indeed, 
the same precious pair that the power 
boat had passed coming down the river. 
If anything, they seemed more uncouth 
than ever in the glare of the morning 
sun. 
“Going to Marco?” the larger man in- 
quired. 
“No — down the coast and to Miami,” 
Mr. King answered. 
“Any objection to towing us?” 
Mr. King hesitated, although he did 
not wish, at that moment, to appear to 
do so. The Man with the Beard was 
quick to perceive this embarrassment. 
“Understand,” said he, “we’ll work our 
passage. We’ll be of real help to you. 
We can fish, too. My friend here is a 
sort of Tarpon King — ” jerking a soiled 
thumb over his shoulder at his com- 
panion, “but we won’t bother you and we 
can’t row all that distance. We want to 
get away from this God-a-mighty hole. 
Had a bigger boat and the engine went 
bad on us. We left it at Marco and 
came on up here in the little jigger.” 
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