Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-09-29


MOT smother void from your bias
phemous mouth, Jack Hawkins!' said
Captain Burt.
You go 10 helll' said. so mad
didn't know what was saying.
He gave me cuH on the side Of
the head with the palm Of his hand. It
was not heavy. but II made me crazy
go below and pray God to forgive
YOU he said.
NO man had ever struck me before
and | swung at him with my right
caught him a glancing blow above the
eye. He didn't even raise his hands.
hit me again. Jack Hawkins!' he
said, calm as If asking me to pass him
yne salt.
Il aimed for his chin, but caught
him on the neck. II was like striking
a brick wall. His arm smashed
through my guard, and his fist landed
fun on my temple. It was a frlghtful
blow and I went sprawllng to the
Geek. Before l could make a struggle
he picked me up and hurled me over
The rail. AS | came mp lRaught oae
glimpse of the Segregansett through
the mist, as she heeled to port in tho
gale.
THE water revived me. and sue.
cccGed in kicking on my boots. |
swan Ia the direction Of the ship, and
by sheer good luck bumped into a hem
coop. which some one-CAptain Burt
most llkely-had thrown overheard.
hoated around on that hencoop unit!
morning.
Along about noon heard a splash.
ing. and a big canoe filled with ma.
tlvcs came in sight yelled at them
ard after much palaver they took me
in. They were friendly sayagCs on a
visit from one small island to another.
I went along as a guest, and ii was
months before the boats of the Jane
NJ came ashore and took me of.
"A year later landed in Frisco,
lust in time to he in the gold excite
ment. That's all. If your grand
father hadn't thrown me overheard
IN the middle Of the Pacific ocean, it's
rot likely I'd have located the Chal.
lenge mine. forgave him years ago,
and you can bet harbOr no grudge
against his grandson"
He has been the one to suffer"
said John. HE imagines himself your
murderer. and for years has prayed
for forgiveness. expect to go back
to him in a few days, and you must
go with me-"
Then he told John Hawkins the
story Of his boyhood and of the shoot
ing of Arthur Morris. He told of his
love for Jessie Garden, and of his de-
termination to restore to General Car
den the fortune flched from him by
the elder Morris.
when last I saw Miss Garden"
said John. she was the heires5 to a
comfortable fortune. | had nothing
but health, strength and ambition, hut
she believed in my future, and some
thing has told me that she would wait
Tor me. shall see her in a few
days. and | wish her to be as proud
end Independent of my wealth as on
that night | left her side. five years
ago. She has been robbed of her
but If my judgment of the
value of l.. & o. is accurate, it will be
restored TO the keeping of her father"
Il have news for you about L. & o."
said John Hawkins, "but first tell me
exactly how you stand"
THE company is organized with one
hundred thousand shares, of a par
value of one hundred dollars each" he
said, with bonds to the amount of
five millions more. Morris holds
thirty-five thousand shares, and his
associates twelve thousand. That is
three thousand less than control, but
he imagines that General Garden can
not exercise his option on ten thou
sand shares. AS wrote you, I've had
Blake acquire this option from Gen
cral Garden but of course, Morris
knows nothing of this. BY private
purchase and in the open market, our
agents have picked up twenty-nine
thousand shares"
Lets see" unused Hawkins. 81
have 1850. you have 10000 and an
option on Gardens 10000. That
makes a total of 46,46O shares. You
yet lack 3,541 of control. Go into the
market and buy EN-, my boy! You've
zone a great piece of work; bigger
one than you realize"
ITO be continued.)