dressed in rags an' tatters, an' all the while, all that loot of
our'n lyin' there idle in the ground.'

"At this moment Black Pedro leaped four feet into the air, and
gave a bellow like an infuriated tiger.

"'What?' he yelled, 'what? you dogs! you scoundrels! you
miserable, low-down ruffians you! Oh, that I should have lived to
see this day! Thankful am I that my father and grand-father are
safe in their graves! This would have broken their hearts. Why,
you horrible villains,--do you mean to tell me that you have been
doing all this pirating for money?'

"Aaron Halyard scraped his feet in the sand, and shuffled about
uneasily.

"'Beggin' yer pardin', Cap'n, but what in Sancho HAVE we been
doin' of it for, else?'

"Black Pedro gave a moan, and then another bellow of rage.

"'Out of my sight, you miserable, sordid scoundrels,--out of my
sight! What? You defy me, do you? This is mutiny! Take that! And
that!'

"He snatched two pistols from his sash and commenced firing, right
and left. The first shot hit Mike the Shark and doubled up the
book-keeper like a jack-knife, and the second one did the same for
Sandy Buggins.