Of came Mrs. Learmouth's watch, Jand her jewellery including a cameo ing, a heirloom of sentimental value. The rudlans, described as a ow type on the whole, remained adamant. Their Gngers formed rings. [Coin? rs. Learmouth tossed out a Jsmall. purse in which was $150, but still unsatisfied, a pirate grabbed at] her handbag and extracted her paseport. A one-hundred dollar bill was folded in it. Mrs. Learmouth, suddenly fearless, snatched it back, before he could' examine it carefully.
"Hero, you—that's no good to you. Have some candy!" she sugested. Up went the butt of a revolver in a threatening fashion, but Instead of descending to raise bruises [such as resulted when Mrs. Handley-Derry attempted to save her belongings and was struck twice on the head with a revolver butt, the: Dandits contented themselves with refusing the sweets. In short order, Mrs. Learmouth's baggage was removed, and her cabin searched. Time after time, she watched: the small [blue turban slipping through the bandits' fingers, and time and time again, it was thrown with the dis~ carded silk clothing of no use to the pirates.
They left, and for hours Mrs. Lear-mouth, unaware of anything regarding other passengers, saving only that the pirates were mancuvring the ship, lay with her cabin unlocked fas she was ordered. Every now and
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