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the way you do, Pete!' he retorted
Still, I'm glad to hear the news. And
1 tell you, Mister Johnny, there's been
a good deal of small stealing going on
here. Cabins entered and this and
that little thing taken, so perhaps
you'd better let Pete sleep aboard
nights till you get ready to start"
Just the thing, if Pete's willing?"
Willing all right--even anxious-but
1 don't think my letting myself get
touched for my roll in the hotel is i
good ad for the job of night watch
man.
81 don't believe they'll run off with
much when Petes aboard for all that"
said the boatman, significantly.
Il doubt it myself" added Johnny
with a look at the tall, muscular young
Westener.
20, well, 1 suppose if they come in
and sat right down on rQe might rise
up and object" said the latter. But
I'm hobo in this country, 1 am
Well, then. you'll be aboard to-
night. Pete?"
Sure thing"
And so the matter was arranged.
Johnny had some doubts on his way
home. He thought perhaps Sam would
feel he had acted a little hastily, and
to himself he admitted that Sam would
| have reason to think so.
And Sans face showed that he did
| not altogether approve of the new
move; not that he objected, but he was
a slow-going boy, and he felt it was all
very sudden. So Johnny went to bed
rather uncomfortable.
| 1t is the little unexpected things we
| do that often are the most important,
| for if Johnny had not made that ar
| rangement there would likely have
/ ham no No
| trip, which again might. have been a
| good things, although you could not
make those boys believe 1t, even now.
| Danger is good fun, when you look at
| it over your shoulder.
The next day when Johnny went TO
| the club. he found that the night be-
| fore thieves of a more determined
stripe had visited it. He got the tale
| from Peter himself and blessed his
stars on the acquisition of his new
'pardner."
81 dunno what time of night it was
said Peter but twas along toward
morning, when l heard footsteps on the
| deck. First l thought I'd oversight my
| self, but then l see it was still dark. so
1 got ready to receive visitors. picked
| up that piece of oar, not wanting 10
| shoot unless l had to. yet having my
| gun handy, for all that Well. the hatch
| there was opened and in comes a man.
| | gave him jab without any CONVEX
sation and down he went. Mother fell
Ter on deck fired and busted the mir
ror behind you there. If I'd been a
| little quicker it wouldn't have hap
pened. However, l hoped out after
| him and peppered him in the shoulder
just as he dropped into a boat along
side. There was another Teller in the
| boat, and he began to row for dear
| life Just then my friend who ought
to been on the floor come to and hoped
on my back. l sent him over my head
| and l damned him for fair, now ! tell
you. 1 don't like people shooting at
me. Then l soused him in the drink
half-dozen times, bout drowning
him, and then l gave him a brace OF
kicks and sent him flying. I'm sorry
about that mirror, though"
| "Why, pshaw" said the astonished
Johnny. That's isn't anything"
Its kind of bad luck I've heard, y
returned Peter, alphabetically. I'D
just as lief it wouldn't happened"
Il guess the other thought it was
bad luck, too" said Johnny. How do
you know you hit the man in the
| shoulder Peter"
Because there's where 1 shot for
| answered Peter.
| At this simple explanation Johnnys
| eyes opened wider yet. Well" said
| he. and looked around him.
Floor there's in kind of muss,
continued Peter. 1.-THE lad l had hold
of was taken with nose bleed. washed
| it up best could, but you can't get 1t
! out"
"Why didn't you turn him over to
| the police?" asked Johnny.
30, I'm no hand at turning people
| o.,o,. - ne Yolfca said Peter Then
he chuckled. HE got turned over to
| the police, in a way" he went on. Ran
| into one right outside the club grounds.
He nearly knocked the head off the
| copper and got clear away from him.
The gentleman in blue comes in to me
and asks questions. l let him think
the lad got away from me, too. 1t
would have broke his heart II I'd told
| him the truth. l guess he kind of got
on, though. He says to me, suspicious,
| l thought, Well, you amt much
markell Il didn't get a scratch in the
whole racket No, l says to him,
holding out my hands. There's my
wounds Then he said something about
making a report and walked off,"
my Gracious! Your knuckles are
cut up, Pete" said Johnny.
Peter shook his head emphatically.
Il hit that Teller hard" he said.
| Il don't like people snootlng AT me
well, for myself and my friend, !
want to thank you"
"Poh! That's nothing!" cried Peter.
81 wanted to get even on somebody
for stealing my money, anyhow"
Pete saved your boat for you last
night" said Charlie, as Johnny walked
up to him. II wisht he'd walked w
sooner. Them rascals, them miserable
rascals, has spoiled over thousand
dollars worth of engines just for the
dollars worth of brass pipe they cut
out of them. / could kick Pete for
not killing one of EN-. However,
don't think they'll come fooling around
! here again in a hurry
And Johnny went home that might
| with the comfortable feeling that his