. Die Perlentaucher des Roncador Reef, und andere Geschichten. Mann, der Arbeit sucht und seinen Schwamm Decke trägt, etc.), stieß auf seinen Steinbruch auf einem Punt am Hastings River, in der Nähe von PortMacquarie. Penn hatte eine Beschäftigung auf dem punton Konto seiner Handlichkeit als Seemann Mann gefunden, und als der Pseudo-swagman einen Revolver an diesem Kopf vorstellte und ihm befahl, seine Hände für die Handschellen auszuhalten, gab er ruhig nach. Was Penns Satz war, kann ich mich jetzt nicht mehr erinnern – denn all das geschah vor so vielen Jahren, dass ich größtenteils aus dem Gedächtnis schreibe. Aber es war bestimmt ein sehr schwerer von der Strafknechtschaft für lange

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. The pearl divers of Roncador Reef, and other stories . man looking for work andcarrying his swag of blanket, etc.), came across hisquarry on a punt on the Hastings River, near PortMacquarie. Penn had found employment on the punton account of his handiness as a sailor man, andwhen the pseudo-swagman presented a revolver athis head and told him to hold out his hands for thehandcuffs, he quietly yielded. What Penns sentence was I cannot now remember—for all this happened so many years ago that I haveto write largely from memory. But it was certainlya very heavy one of penal servitude for a long termof years for being concerned in the piracy of theSovereign of the Seas. What became of the girl Grace I do not know.Many offers of monetary assistance and even of 213 A Strange Rencontre marriage were made to her, both in Sydney and inNew Zealand. She declined them all. After thetrial of Caffrey and Penn she disappeared, and went—one dreads to think where. The glare and horrorof the street may have been her fate. 214 CROWLEY AND DRAKE, LIMITED. HE WAS SOON ABREAST OF THE CAVE; AND THEN STOODAND GASlED WITH OIEN MOUTH. CROWLEY AND DRAKE, LIMITED Drake, ex-supercargo of the island tradinj^ barqueReconnaissance, had been in Sydney for four monthsdown on his luck when, early one Saturdaymorning, a letter that made him feel hopeful wasdelivered to him. It was from a firm of merchants who had recentlyextended their Australian business to the South SeaIslands, and ran as follows:— Dear Sir. Our Mr.James Twining will be glad to see you on Saturday, at 2.30 p.m. with regard to your undertaking thegeneral managership of our recently establishedbusiness at Nukualofa, Tonga Islands. Yours truly, Twining and Whasker. Mr. Thomas Drake sat down on his bed, lit hispipe, and meditated. Then he rose, went to thedressing-table, and counted all the money in hispurse; it amounted to ;£i4 10s. Then he examinedthe butt of his cheque book, and found that he had abalance of £17 in the bank. T

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