March 2, 1916. 
LAND AND WATER 
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[inuslnilcd b<j Juieph Simpson, li.B.A. 
"Over you get," he cried. 
and I'm thinking you'll have your work cut out too, towing 
her up unless the wind is dead astern." 
" We'll do our endeavours." said the captain. " And 
now, whiles we've got the chance with a good offin' and nuthin' 
to trouble us, let's lay our dispositions. ' It's fifteen years and 
more since you've been up that river, Mac— oh, I know all 
that yarn of jiow you got the chart and location from a chap 
named Smith, but we'll suppose you was one of Lant's crew 
—we're all gentlemen here together, and there's no use in 
hidin' things up. I don't want to get at none of your secrets 
they wouldn't be no use to me, but what I do want to know 
is this : How were them natives disposed that time you were 
here, were they a fightin' lot or mugs readv to play their 
souls for coloured beads ? " 
" The natives are all right," said Macquart, " if they arc 
treated right." 
Houghton, who had heard Macquart'sstorv as told to Cur- 
lewis, felt aghast at Macquart'scool half acceptance of Hull s 
suggestion that Macquart had been one of Lant's crew. If 
that were so, then it was almost certainly Macquart who had 
assisted Lant in the sinking of the Terschelling with her crew 
aboard, and who had, in turn, done away with Lant himself, 
■' Well," said Hull, " we must leave it at that. I've never 
more than snuffed the New Guinea coast, but whether they're 
friendly or not, we've got the arms and the bullets to down 
them with if they make trouble. Now we'll go o\'er them. 
Mr. Tillman, will you fetch out your rifles and small arms for 
an overhaul ? " 
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