Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-11-20
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II don't care II its lynchin'." said
Smith. "Help--or get. I'm bossin
this Job. Which is 1T"
And Billy, seeing that ne WIS 90
;lay second eddie. concluded to Eelp.
..And,. he said to himself. III we get
nailed I'll split. Calls himself con
siderate boss. Well, Shanghai Smitn
has a gall"
(Which do you reckon Is the worst
ship inside the Gate now! asked
Smith, after he had savored his cum
ming revenge for few minutes.
"The Harvester Amt due fpr .
month, sir"
Smith looked melancholy.
mo, she amt, that's fact It's q
solid pity. SAINT would have suited
this Dunn first class" He was the
most notorious BLACKBOARD OF q ship
master yet unhung, and the fact that
Smith and he were bitter enemies
never blinded Shanghai to the sur
passing merits of his brutality.
There's the Cyrus G Hake.
Smith shook his head contemptuous-
ly. & Me 20 :,
"D'ye think I want to board this ao'
miral at the Palace Hotel? Why, Jonn.
SON hasn't hurt a man serious Tor TWO
trips
"Oh, well, thought as he'd sure
break out soon," said Bill; but
there's the President. They DO say
that her new mate is holy terror.
81 won't go on hearsay," said Smith
decidedly. II want a good man you
and know-one that'll handle this
Dicky Dunn from the start. now
what's in the harbor with officers
that can lick me?" ~. r..
well, always allowed las you
know, Mr.. SMITH that Simpson OF the
California was your match"
Smiths face softened.
"Well, mebbe he Is"
eat any other time he would never
have admitted It.
"And the California will sail in
three days"
"Righto," said Smith, "Simpson Is
1 good tough man. and so is old Baker.
Bill. the California will do. But It's an
almighty pity the Harvester amt
here. l never knew . more unlucky
thing. But we must put up with the
next best"
"But how'll you corral the admiral,
sir?" asked Bill. .....
"You leave that to me" replied the
boss. eve got q very fruitful notion
as will fetch him II he's half the man
he was" -
Next evening Smith found occasion
to run across couple OF the III
umphant's crew, and he got them 10
come into his house for q drink.
us the admiral as dead keen on
fightin' with his fists as he was"
asked Smith.
Rather" said the first man.,
"Oh. no, he's tired" said the second.
,",E allows e can't find no one to lick
i'm. e never could" '-.~..
ooh. that's his complaint, is it,"
said Smith. And is he as good as he
was?"
II heerd him tell The first luff on'y
the other day as e rcckoned to be a
better man now than he was twenty
years ago. And believes I'm. Ard?
Oh. my! do believe if e ran agin a
lamp-post he'd fight through it."
It was enough for Smith to know
that the admiral was still keen on
fighting. To draw a man like that
would not be SO difficult. When he
had turned the two naval seamen
into the street. he called for the run.
ner.
Have you found out what told
you?"
EYES," replied Bill. "He mostly
comes down and goes of at eleven"
as he alone?"
Mostly he has young chap with
him. reckon they calls him the flag.
lieutenant; a kind of young partner
he seems to be. But that's the only
one so far. And the California sails
day after ter-morrer, bright and
early"
Couldn't be BETTER" said Smith.
after waitin' all these years l can't
afford to lose no time. This yer rack
ct comes off tonight. Look out, Mr..
Bully Admiral! I'm on your track"
And the trouble did begin that
night.
Mr.. Say.it-and-mean.it" Smith laid
for Admiral Sir Richard Dunn K c.