Fair Wind to Java Page #2

It's a volcano, isn't it?

What does it mean?

Only a design. A volcano.

Kim Kim, have you heard

of a Dutch ship called the Peterson?

It sunk 200 years ago

with diamonds on board.

Many times I have heard

of the Peterson.

Everyone knows in Bali

where I was a small girl.

Have you ever heard of an Australian

called Saint Ebenezer?

Saint Ebenezer?

Yeah.

No, Tuan.

Tuan! It's an earthquake.

It can't harm us on board.

Yes? Captain,

about the earthquake... I know.

Just a minute, Captain.

What about the Peterson diamonds?

Sounds interesting.

You were listening?

The shipping line would like

to hear, so would the authorities.

Slavery being a crime round here.

Come out here.

Mr Flint, I ought to throw you

in the brig. But you won't.

You wouldn't do that to a partner.

A partner?

All right.

Our next stop is Bali, as soon as we

load cargo. The girl came from Bali.

Maybe we'll find something there.

Break out the topsails. Aye, sir.

Haul around the headyards.

Break out the topsails!

Dutch ship of war

puttng out after us, sir.

Looks like they're going

to board us. Yes, sir.

Back the mainyards, Mr Flint.

Mr Wilson, mainyards to back!

Is our "cargo" all secure?

Don't worry, Mr Flint. It will be.

Captain Boll?

Yes. We're bound for Bali.

I have a warrant to search the ship.

Search away, Lieutenant.

Search ship!

No luck? No. Why do you think you'll

find a runaway dancing girl here?

Or do the Dutch always

suspect Yankee traders?

We cannot disclose our sources, or discuss

the policies of the Netherlands East Indies.

I'll save you time. You won't find the

girl. Thank you, we must search anyway.

Very well, Captain.

We found no trace of the girl.

We are sorry we have detained you.

What did you do?

Throw her overboard?

No, but I still hope

she doesn't drown.

We'll find out as soon as possible.

Captain?

Did she drown?

I've got her in a half-filled

water cask on deck.

Hasn't she made a sound? Not yet.

I spoke too soon.

Look what we've got here!

Let's divide her up.

Not so fast. What's happening here?

Ahab and I

saw the cask move, sir.

Yes, sir.

It was jumping about

So we opened it, and there she is.

Stowaway, huh?

The Dutchies were looking for her.

We'll treat her like a human being.

Put her ashore, Captain. The boys

may want to play cribbage with her!

This girl is our passenger to Bali.

She'll take your quarters, Wilson.

Show her, Flint. Aye, sir.

See she gets some dry clothes.

And you men...

If any of you lays a hand on her,

you'll answer to me, understand?

A likely story he's telling us.

Stowaway, huh? I say he knew

she was in there all the time.

Stop picking on the lad like that!

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