The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-06

between his teeth, and his mind (prob
ably figuring out plans of campaign
in which the captured rifles would do
astonishing work.
Kettle had no revolver in open view,
but Rad had already learned now read
lily that instrument could be produced
on occasion, and had the wit to make
no show of resistance. The sailor went
up to him, delicately extracted the
poignard from his sash and broke the
blade beneath his feet. Then he said
to him: STAND there" pointing to the
middle of the floor, and seated himself
on the divan, in an attitude of a judge.
Now, Mr. Rad ell Moussa, [ advise
you to understand what's going to be
said to you now. so that it'll be a les
son to you in the future.
Il came to you not very long ago,
asking for your card to the kady. 1
told you my business was about the
mate here, and you said you were kady
yourself Whether you are or not, I
don't know, and 1 don't vastly care,
but, anyway, 1 paid for justice in hard
money, and you said you'd give up the
mate. You didn't do that; you played
a fool to get caught by, and / make no
doubt that you've been laughing at me
behind my back with that nasty njgger
partner of yours. Well, prisoner the
bar, let alone I'm blooming Eng lish-
man, and Englishmenearen't sent into
this world to be laughed at by any for
eigners, I'm myself as well, and let
me tell you I don't stand either being
swindled out of justice when I've paid
for it, or being played tricks on after
ward So you are hereby sentenced to
the fine of one bag of pearls, to be paid
on the spot and, furthermore, to be in
carcerated in one of those smoke boxes
down the alleyway youder till you can
find your own way out. Now, prisoner,
don't move during the next operation,
or I'll shoot you. Mr.. Mate, you'll find
a small bag inside the top part of his
nightgown, on the left hand side. Got
emp
Here they are, SIR" said Murray.
Thanks" said Kettle, and put the
bag in his pocket. And now if you
please Mr. Mate, we'll just put his
whiskers into that cellar with the mig
ger, and leave him there to get smoked
into better and We'll hope a more
penitent frame of mind
They completed this -pious act to their
entire satisfaction, and left the house
without further interruption. The
townspeople were just beginning to
move about again after the violence of
the midday heat, but except for curious
stares they passed through the narrow
streets between the whitewashed houses
quite without interruption. And in due
time they came to the beach and hired
Il shore boat, which took them off to
the steamer.
But here Kettle was not inclined to
linger unnecessarily. He saw Grain the
second mate, and asked him how much
more cargo there was to come Off
''The last lighter load is alongside this
minute, sir"
Then hustle it on deck as quick as
you can, and then call the carpenter
and go forward and heave up
Grain looked meaningly at Murray.
"Am to take the foredeck, sir?"
Yes; l appoint you acting mate for
three days, and Mr.. Murray goes to his
room for that time for getting into
trouble ashore. Now, put, some hurry
into things, Mr. Grain, don't want to
stay here longer than's needful."
Grain went forward about his bust
ness, but Murray, who looked somewhat
disconsolate, Kettle beckoned into the
chart house. He pulled out the pearl
bag and emptied its contents onto the
chart table. Now, look here, my lad"
said he, Il have to send you to your
room, because | said would, and be-
cause that's discipline. But you can
pocket thimbleful Of these seed pearls
just to patch up your wounded feelings,
as your share of old Rad ell Moussa's
hne. They are only seed pearls, as
say, and aren't worth much. We were
due to have more as a sheer matter of
justice, but it wasn't to be got. So we
must make the best Of what there is.
You'll bag $50 out Of your lot, if you
sell them in the right place ashore. I
reckoned my damages at $500. 1 guess
I've got here 5000.
THANK you, sir, said Murray But
it's rather hard being sent to my room
for "a thing could no more help than
you could"
Discipline, my lad This will prob
ably teach you to, leave photographing
to your interiors in the future There's
no persuading me that it isn't that pho