Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-12-22

you say. we need all the assistance we
can safely get
Halstead sent one of the quarter
masters below for Mcpherson, and in
few minutes ne appeared in the door
way. CHANGING along the deck to see
that no one was within hearing, the
captain closed the door and said:
Mac, I've known you and,Stevens so
long that thought you should be bet
ter acquainted with each other. We
were talking of the voyages you and
have sailed together, and thought
we'd ike to have you join with us in a
little speculation. Whether there will
be much of anything in it or not we
can't say; in fact, it wouldn't be fair TO
/ raise your antioipations by going into
( the particulars. But we are willing to
agree that If the scheme should be
successful well do what's right. T
guess you know me pretty we'll and I'll
answer for Stevens. Now. are you will
ing to help us with NJ more of an ex-
PLANTATION than that?'
IA think We medina ask me thit.
Haalstead. Ye kin max yerseP easy
thit AaIl do onything We saay wi lit
tie adoo ABBOTT il. We be three amang
FARMERS DOT in this part o the warld.
an "A fancy we'd best pull tagither."
That's what | thought you'd saw.
Mas. Now. it seems to me necessary
that Stevens should get to Guaian as
soon as he possibly can. He viii go
ashore there and start things moving.
Whether we will be able to communi-
cate with him again this trip is rather
doubtful; but if we don't, you and l
have got to put it up for another voy-
age out here VIXEN we see Ramirez. IF
the compania happen to have the other
boat ready, it'll be no fool of a job,
either. The question just now is, how
are we going to change our course
without getting into trouble with the
government? With some ironclad,
reasonable excuse. we might do it
How much coal have you?"
''Saemthing oonder thoosan' ton.
Tha government i'll pay for but nine
knots an hoor, an thitll leave a
plenty for emergencies. DOVER an
abuye what Aa'll burn in tina foor
wiks.''
Then you could safely shove her up
to II or IS knots, if we wanted to hustle
a little, without running short?'
"Ay; ye can have mair eff necessary.
She's made her foorteen in smooth
water
well, the zap people are the only
ones who would really kick. Even they
would stand five or six days all right
as far as leaving for Manila goes. But
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sengers, they'll never forgive the extra
days of unpleasantness as long as they
live; and 1 don't remember whether
any of them are going to Tomil or
not"
There's but che for Yap-tha cura-
tina youngest of tina twa padres"
+'And one padre is fifty times worse
to deal with than the ordinary pas
senger; the chances are that he can
turn the whole machinery of govern
ment against fellow if he chooses"
GAY, .thit's vera true. But eff we've
tina PADRES confluence wi We. it's quite
anither matter. Aa've a thocht in ma
haid thit We may arrange it wi these /
twa"
Lets have it. Mae That's what we
want o get at"
''Weel. tina GOLD padres vera cen
fiential mon. Aa'm toold thit he's |
tae be tha haid o all tina Ledrrones, an
he's vera anxious tae reach Saipan at
once; he's beZziness there on Padre
Julian's accent. Tina yoong one says
but little. vet "A nootice thit he's
vera Geeferential whin tn ither's
aroond. Moo, Aa'm thinkin' thit eff IA
wair tae stop tn aingine-say three |
days from this-an' gave DOT thit ma |
shaft wair cracked, We might say We
WAR FORCED tae put in at Apra. |
where ven get coople o. rings from |
tina wrickaige o the Dutch tramp thit |
wair cast ashore there twa year agoo |
IA kin scratch tina shaft sac twill haze |
tn appearance o. crack tae ma |
Spennish aingineers. an there's ma
ither pless where ven be laill tae find
bit o macheeEery. Then yell ak
plain tina seetuation tae tina padre. an
saay thit eff he'll gle a report in |
Maneela hoo tina chenge o. the coorse
KEN ABBOTT. ven carry him tae Saipan
tibet he'll not hae tina treep tae max
on a prooa."
Halstead and looked at each other
McPherson's idea seemed practical
and plausible. There was no question
whatever that padre of sufficiently
good standing could smooth over
about anything he pleased, and. if an
obligation to himself were part of
the regularity. il seemed very likely
that he would see there were no ques-
tions asked. While we were discussing
the matter. | couldn't help mention
lag my instructive dislike to Padre Sc
bastian. lie was one OF your plausible,
fat and oily men. who study human
nature almost from their infancy and
read your thoughts in spite of you
IN fact. my acquaintance with the
Jesuits in the east had given me
wholesome respect for that marvellous
penetration which is so important q
faetor in the influence they exert
upon all classes. Both the captain