"After 'em," roared Bill Saxby. "Follow down the creek to make sure they do not molest our sloop."
A score of men, Indians included, jumped into the boat and pulled in chase, no longer on slaughter bent. The only thought in their heads was to despatch the errand and return to squat around the treasure chest. Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge remained to help scoop up the coin and jewels and stow them in stout kegs and sacks. The stoical chief of the Yemassees was grinning from ear to ear as he grunted:
Arm-in-arm Jack Cockrell and Joe Hawkridge danced a sailor's hornpipe upon the splintered lid of Blackbeard's sea-chest while they sang with all their might:
"For his work he's never loth, An' a-pleasurin' he'll go, Tho' certain sure to be popt off, _Yo, ho, with the rum below._"
Page 34, "Steve" changed to "Stede" (Stede Bonnet frowned)
Page 77, "than" changed to "them" (rally them for attack)
Page 85, "arsensal" changed to "arsenal" (arsenal of himself)
Page 306, "Yemasses" changed to "Yemassees" (The Yemassees were eager)
End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Blackbeard: Buccaneer, by Ralph D. Paine