The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-04-02

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~ soh. asst6 that. they. desh III
watch on shore can b. squared
Johnstons nodded. 'sWhaSS youlf
carso1" he asked abruptly.
The colonel smiled, ana toS : eoid
napoleon from his pocket. ss' M
ITS got that head ,ipons TIA;
holding up ths coin between M 1ngss
and thumb. y; TN i u IN
]. thing, stronsish. chr. Ia hts
companion. ,s .,y.ss sss
Wary sssarons." said the colsnal Win
dry hum0r. I.s.s - IS
f '.And plenty Of it9' asked tiss otaser!
Enough" replied the celoHel, '.td
liven up every friend I've rot Tor some
time to GOMEZ, - ...:.sES NJ IA
tombstone brought his fist down Oh
the table. Rs q.
'Tm your mnn." he said. IL you're
my money!" s
Fem prepared TO give you 1ooo0
frames. that y to say. f4oo, Tor ths
three months "sa
double itv' e'% }sS, 4, &
"certainly not" said the.colonsl. WITH
quiet decision. sE3S 81, q
f. I, BY dod your shall though. = owled
the other. with q hardly suppressed
threat IN His. gesture.
se0r hundred 10 my Offer. aid the
spotone 1ndiftSrently III, ''Y You mSy take
u. or 'leaSe II, Ss you pleSse!" {
NO! reared Johnstone: ''I've rot
you! know your name, and where yod
live. and what you're up to; and you'A
give mo . thousand. or III blow the
game for your! ~ -i=ss3si
The colonel put. his hands In his
pockets and leaned his hea., hack
against the wall.
II gave you false name and "a.
Dress, he said. land did not tell you
my real business. do not trust q man
until know him."
Il don't care!" shouted the other:
I've got you for all that, Here you
are and here you stay until you sign for
"a thousand!'
'sAlas!'' said the colonel, shakinR hin
head. 'the bold are 80 apt to be short
sighted! Friend tombstone" he con-
tinued, ST came here by way Of the
custom house: I left letter there. to
be opened II did not return for It in
two hours. The time is nearly up now.
What do you suppose they viii and
when they open it?'
The man looked daggers at him. but
shifted uneasily and said nothing.
They will find" said the colonel,
your address and that Of this House,
with request to look for US at once in
both those places"
We'll" growled tombstone. what
then?"
you are in request just now" con-
tinued the colonel. politely. "First, I
want you, secondly, the revenue off,
GERS wish to hear more Of that little
joke about the Esmeralda: and thirdly,
the Admiralty desire your opinion ON
the dangers Of the West Indian trade
routes" $.
The man looked thunderstruck.
Naturally" the colonel went on, II
wish to secure the preference myself;
and. indeed, IL you refuse my terms I
don't suppose you will get such easy
ones from either Of the other two
parties"
There was short pause.
I'LL co." said tombstone, with kind
OF sullen admiration in his look. y'.Jll
go for four hundred" IA
1T shall be five." said the colonel.
"And now unlock the door,"
They went downstairs and out Of the
house. At the riverside the colonel
made an appointment with his compari-
ion to meet at Southampton on a GER
tain day. and stepped into a boat.
Westminster steps," he said to the
waterman as they pushed of.
you'll not forget to call at the GUS
tom house. sir" tombstone called
anxiously after him.
"oh. there's no need for that" re-
piled the colonel. II left nothing
there"
And the boat shot swiftly upstream
on the incoming tide.