\"Ah,s\'y!\"heexclaimedintheteethofthemenacinghordes.\"Standback,carn\'tyer?I\'llbashyerfacein,Johnny.Whoseboatisthis?\"
ShallitbewhisperedthatIregrettedhisbelligerency?Here,intruth,wasthedramastaged,——mydrama,hadIonlybeenabletorealizeit.Thegoodshipbeached,theheadhuntershemmingusinonallsides,thescenepreparedforoneofthosestrugglesagainstfrightfuloddswhichIhadsographicallyrelatedasanessentialpartofouradventures.
\"Let\'srollthecussinthefancycollar,\"proposedoneofthehead-
hunters,——meaningme.
\"I\'llstoveyerslatsifyertouchhim,\"saidGrits,andthenresortedtoappeal.\"Is\'y,carn\'tyerstandbackandletachap\'aveacharnst?\"