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The Children Are Carried Off

           

           Itisnopartofourstodescribewhatwasamassacreratherthanafight.ThusperishedmanyoftheflowerofthePiccaninnytribe.Notallunavengeddidtheydie,forwithLeanWolffellAlfMason,todisturbtheSpanishMainnomore;andamongotherswhobitthedustwereGeo.Scourie,Chas.Turley,andtheAlsatianFoggerty.TurleyfelltothetomahawkoftheterriblePanther,whoultimatelycutawaythroughthepirateswithTigerLilyandasmallremnantofthetribe.

           TowhatextentHookistoblameforhistacticsonthisoccasionisforthehistoriantodecide.Hadhewaitedontherisinggroundtilltheproperhourheandhismenwouldprobablyhavebeenbutchered;andinjudginghimitisonlyfairtotakethisintoaccount.Whatheshouldperhapshavedonewastoacquainthisopponentsthatheproposedtofollowanewmethod.Ontheotherhandthis,asdestroyingtheelementofsurprise,wouldhavemadehisstrategyofnoavail,sothatthewholequestionisbesetwithdifficulties.Onecannotatleastwithholdareluctantadmirationforthewitthathadconceivedsoboldascheme,andthefellgeniuswithwhichitwascarriedout.

           Whatwerehisownfeelingsabouthimselfatthattriumphantmoment?Fainwouldhisdogshaveknown,asbreathingheavilyandwipingtheircutlasses,theygatheredatadiscreetdistancefromhishook,andsquintedthroughtheirferreteyesatthisextraordinaryman.Elationmusthavebeeninhisheart,buthisfacedidnotreflectit:everadarkandsolitaryenigma,hestoodalooffromhisfollowersinspiritasinsubstance.

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