The Son Of Kong Page #3

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didn't you get the treasure?

- What?

- Didn't you find the treasure?

Find it?

Why, I never even heard of it.

- Say, are you kidding me?

- Why should I?

To tell the truth, I had an idea

I'd go and look for it myself someday.

You held out on me, eh?

How much do you know about this treasure?

Well, not a lot.

Dying native I picked up at sea...

You drew the map from his description,

and he told you about the great wall.

Yeah, he talked about the treasure

of the island.

Who put it there?

Why, the people who built the wall.

Yes, that might be.

Skipper, do you remember I said

there wasn't a reason...

on Earth for going back?

Look. The answer to a prayer.

We're off again.

Hello. I heard you were stopping here.

Felt a little worried about you.

Thought I'd better see you before I go.

- Are you going?

- Yes. Off tonight in a big rush.

- On your ship?

- Yeah, sure.

There isn't any other way

to get out of this place, is there?

Oh, uh, here, you take this.

- Can't I go too?

- What?

- Let me go on your ship.

- Nix, kid, nix.

We're going on a long voyage.

We won't be putting in at any port

where we could leave you.

Don't leave me. Please, take me with you.

I won't be any trouble.

I'll just sit on the ship.

I won't talk or anything.

Listen, kid, I can't. Honest.

Now, you take this money and buy

yourself a passage on the next ship...

that's going where you want to go.

- Go on, take it.

- Let me go with you.

Please. Please.

No, no, no, nothing doing.

Now, you take it. Sorry it isn't more,

but that's the best I can do.

There'll be a schooner

or something along pretty soon.

I can't take you, kid. You'll be okay.

You just make a plan and stick to it.

- All right.

- That's a good girl.

It's a pretty tough life, isn't it?

Well...

Good luck.

- Weather's made-to-order, Skipper.

- I hope it holds.

The next land we sight

will be Kong's island.

Yeah.

That fellow Helstrom is getting

too chummy with the crew.

- I don't like it.

- Why don't you call him down for it?

What's your opinion of Helstrom?

Well, he got in some trouble

over losing his ship, I guess.

That's pretty plain.

He certainly was anxious to leave Dakang.

And he isn't at all anxious

to get to Kong's island.

Have you noticed him when we talked

about the time we were there?

- Think he's scared?

- Scared green.

Green now and yellow later on, eh?

- Does he expect us to go ashore?

- Why, sure.

He's got to have a bodyguard, hasn't he?

Say...

do you know there was a dozen sailors

killed on the last voyage he made here?

- Killed? By them animals?

- Yeah.

But, you see, Denham and the skipper

came out all right.

But you don't have to worry.

There's plenty of rifles aboard.

If I was captain, I certainly wouldn't

take my crew into danger.

- Hey!

- What?

Wha...?

Hey, Bill.

Where?

Hey, Connelly.

If you want me to, I'll give Helstrom

a tip that he's too thick with the crew.

Go ahead. Bad for discipline.

We must be in Russia. Here comes

the Committee of the Workers.

- Captain Englehorn.

- Well?

- Captain, I went down in forward hold.

- Well, what of it?

- Captain, I found something.

- What's the matter? Found what?

Holy mackerel.

- I just didn't have anywhere to go.

- All right, go back to your work.

This young lady a friend of yours,

Mr. Denham?

No. Well...

yes. I met her, that is,

I talked with her in Dakang.

Look here, this isn't my fault.

I told her she couldn't come.

Well...

We can't take her back. Mr. Helstrom.

You ought to be beaten to a pulp.

You called me?

Yes, we have a passenger, and she...

You. How did you get here?

This is our partner.

I know him.

You do?

Yes, of course, you couldn't help

seeing each other in Dakang, could you?

Well, here we are.

Just one big, happy family.

You take the words right out of my mouth.

You keep your mouth shut.

You promise me to keep quiet.

I won't promise.

You crazy brat. Denham's sore

at you anyway for being here.

You try to make trouble between us,

and he'll be off you for life.

Skipper's looking for you.

Say, I don't know what's the matter

with you and Helstrom...

but we're all cooped up together

on this ship.

I didn't ask you to come.

You're here on your own hook.

No matter who you like or dislike...

you've got to behave and be pleasant.

Understand?

Are you mad at me?

Not very.

It's, uh... This is nice, isn't it?

It's all right.

Mr. Denham.

- Mr. Denham.

- Yeah?

Skipper says get dressed and come on deck.

Okay. What is it?

Have we sighted the island?

Yes, sir, about two miles off.

- Say, it's a thrill coming back here.

- Yes, sir.

You had a pretty bad time

when you were here before, didn't you?

Yeah, it's a pretty tough spot.

The natives will be glad to see us.

We did them a good turn once, and I...

What the...?

I'm warning you all.

You're crazy to do a thing like this.

We're not crazy enough

to go to that island.

- What is it, Skipper? Is this on the level?

- It's real enough.

- Where's Helstrom? They get him too?

- All right.

Over that side to the lifeboat.

All of you.

So this is why you've been spending

so much time in the foxhole.

- What do you think you're doing?

- We know what we're doing.

Come on, get over the side.

You can row yourselves

to your blasted island and stay there.

Yes, and if those animals kill anybody,

it won't be us.

Yes. Get going.

Because you pay us your dirty money,

you think you own us.

You sweat and drive us, but you don't give

us a living wage for our blood and sweat.

- When did you do all this sweating?

- You think you own us, body and soul.

- Oh, listen to reason.

- We've listened enough.

We've got the ship

and we're going to keep it.

- Over the side.

- You're not going to shove this kid off too.

She followed you aboard the ship,

she can follow you off.

Do you think I want to stay? I know.

Here's your chance to get rid of me.

- He killed my father.

- What?

He was a drunken old tramp.

I didn't kill him.

I know you did.

He said you'd be angry

if I tried to make trouble.

Well, what a fine partner

you've turned out to be.

Aw, pipe down. Get going.

Of course, you know what this

will mean when you get caught.

Listen, I'll call the whole thing off now.

We'll turn back.

Sure, and be arrested for mutiny

as soon as we reach port.

I'll give you my word I won't report you.

It's too late for that kind of talk.

We'll stick by what we've done.

Over the side and see how you like it.

I'll be seeing you again, I hope.

What do you think the chances are?

- Charlie, they throw you off too?

- No throw off. Get off.

Me no like them men.

- Cast off.

- Wait.

Aren't you going to give us any guns?

We've given you food and water.

You're lucky to get that.

A smart man like you don't need a gun.

Good boy, Charlie.

You cook now, you die pretty soon.

Row, you blasted bourgeois.

You got a nice day for it.

Now, then, go to your places.

Stokers below.

Bosun.

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