The Boy Chums Cruising in Florida Waters

he one most troubled. The superstitious little negro was

e way de ghosts do on Cat Island. Nobody can ebber find

Charley, "there are no

hit on de road one moonlight night. Hit was all white an' bigger den any man an' dar was blue fire comin' out ob hits eyes, an' nose, an' mouth. Daddy run like de w

he observed, "and this one seems to be a pretty good sort. He certainly done us a good tu

nd he went about his task of gettin

Walter inquired of his chum as they

d and happened to come across just in the nick of time. I can understand that no one would want to be seen by the Hunter gang for the sake of avoiding future trouble with them, but I can not for the life of me

and that's more than we can say for that Hunter gang. We are bound to have more trouble with them, I f

er work we can do around here. Besides we owe a good big bill at the store

that. Well, I don't know what is best

That demonstration this morning was to frighten us away. There is law in this state and officers capable of enforcing it, and, bad as that Hunter gang is reputed to be, I do not believe the members of it are going to run the risk of being hung for any open killing. What evil they will try to do to us will be done secretly and in such a way that we can not have them a

ield. "It's worth too much money for them to let it lay where it i

ill have to take them over to Clearwater and just tell Mr. Daniels about our finding the stuff. Likely, he will see that it is removed at once. That will rid the

ve a grudge against us for the loss of the stuff but they've got one against us anyway, so it don't make

oking job. We will leave the rifle with him. At night, or when there is any sign of trouble, he can bar himself up in the cabin and be safer than

him of the cached liquor and not mentioning the objections made to his presence amongst them so as to

t ain't noways nice to stay hyar alone wid a haunt walking 'ro

of his race were aroused. "A spirit was a haunting de island," he

rm, hit might be all right," he said, doubt

t. "I'll let you have my one ghost charm. It will

sa Chas? Let's see hit," excla

d as a watch charm and which had found its way into his pockets along with a few other worthle

ful charm," he declared with

nst any ghost I ever saw," declare

ckon I wouldn't mind being left behind,

s of his ruse. "You want to be careful not to lose it

gly mannikin with a string around his neck, and took their way

ould take the lead for fishing is one business where the leader must be obeyed without argument or question. His followers must give him the same quiet service that a military company gives its officers. It is upon such unquestionab

an," said Captain Westfield, placidly. "All

"we wouldn't know wha

ns are this. My skiff goes ahead. The captain in his skiff keeps ten feet behind me and a trifle to the left. You, Walter, keep nearly opposite me but about four hundred feet distant. Now, when I give the signal to make a run, I will stop rowing. The captain will back the end of his skiff up to mine and I will tie our two nets together. Then I will shout to you and you will throw the end of your net overboard and we will all start rowing as hard as we can. You will watch my boat, Walter, and keep just opposite me all the time. When our nets are pretty wel

he racket we can to drive the fish into the nets. Then, each man rows back to the end of his net and takes it up being careful to

ple as can be,"

et's try it and see