Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-12

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Vincent do not like our way of doing
business, transfer your trade to some
| other firm. This is not matter of
| sentiment. AS stakeholder, and
! as a man who made the masts of
| The Jumping Jupier,' / move yon,
Mr.. President, that we accept this
freight risk for 33 l-3 per cent. of the
value of the gold, and retain the mer-
chandise as security until such time
as proper settlement is made"
81 second the notion" said Mr..
| Haven.
"All in favor say aye" said Mr..
Rockwell.
Six men roared "aye!"
"Those opposed say not"
mo! MOI" shouted Simon Pence.
Vincent did not vote. Mr.. Kent had
nudged him to keep quiet.
1T is an outrageous rate, and l
viii never pay it," said Mr.. Pence.
why do you fix such an unheardT
of rate?"
1.-THE Jumping Jupiter is trust,
and we need the money" said Mr..
Kent. 81 am afraid those grinning
/ idols will hoodoo us as it is. / move
that we leave them behind. Mr.. Presi-
dent. The best we can get is law
suit
J Il will pay the rate! l will pay
it," exclaimed Mr.. Pence 81 was
only joking"
Draw up an agreement Ham
mond, and have it properly signed
! and Witnessed" said Mr. Rockwell.
Sidney did so, and Mr.. Pence and
Vincent signed it. Early the follow
ing morning the idols went on board
"Ihe Jumping Jupiter
| Tuesday morning broke fair and
clear, with steady but freshenine
southwest breeze Never had the is
land looked lovlier than on the day
set for. the departure of the cast
Always. 1t seemed as if the feathcred
denizens of the tropical forests lad
sur1nsed their plans, and had gath
cred to bid them Godspeed with a
; noisy chorus, Their brilliant plum
age glistened in iridescent hues
through the foliage around the
bungalow. The chattering bandei'-
,, logs watched the preparations with
curious interest. One very bold
| monkey ventured so near that Vim
cent, by a sudden rush. covered him
with a large wicker basket. After
much maneuvering he succeeded in
clamping q chain over his neck ana
triumphantly led him captive to the
deck of "The jumping Jupiter"
Here is our mascot he ex-
claimed. as he fastened the chain to
the windlass. "IIe is ugly enough
to stand off all the idols
The monkey made dash for Vim
cents leg, but missed it by an inch.
Vincent named him Socks" on ac-
count of his white feet, and Socks"
was duly accepted as mascot and a
! passenger.
There was a final survey of the
bungalow to see if any necessary ar
ticle had been overlooked. The win
dows were closed and barred and the
! keys deposited in the box under the
tree where Hestor had found them.
The big triangular sails were raised,
the ropes cast off and .sThe Jumping
Jupiter" slowly crawled away from
the stone pier.
Were off" said Mr.. Kent. sGood-
by, Social Island! | have had a
mighty good time, even if we were
Kidnapped"
So have l." said Mr. Morton. cit
has been a pleasant vacation, but an
expensive one for me-"
The monkey made frantic tugs at
his chain, and set up yell, which
was responded to by hundreds of his
brethren on shore.
Keep quiet, you fool!" said Mr..
Kent. you will not be lonesome or
homesick. You are going to New
York"
But Socks" was not to be con
soled. He jabbered and fought until
exhausted. Later in the day he be-
came calmer, and seemed to be re-
signed to his fate.
By unanimous consent Sidney Ham
mond was made captain of "The
Jumping Jupiter" He accepted the
position and promised to discharge
the duties to the best of his ability.
He admitted an unfamiliarity with
craft of THE Jumping Jupiter" class,
but was confident that she" would
prove seaworthy. Once away from
shore, they caught the benefit of
tide. and breeze, and swept out to-
wards the gateway. Mr.. Pence took
one long look towards the rock
where he had spent three awful
hours. As they approached the out
let of "Morton's Bay" Sidney gave
his first order. He glanced at the
Write breakers and shouted:
Man the oars!''
Six of the men stood at the long
sweeps. A critical moment was APP
preaching. They were headed
straight for the surf. Sidney saw
that there was heavy swell rolling
in. He stood by the tiller and issued
his instructions in calm voice.
when give the word bend to
your oars and row as hard as you
cam he said. "There is not any
danger, but we must help counterfeit
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