Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-06-08

boat. Any one could tell that bv
looking at him. It is a great risk
to ship 1.5Oo pounds of gold. We
should charge heavy freight. 1 should
say that we should be justified in
charging not less than % per cent.
of the value of the cargo as freight.
If Pence and Vincent can use our
boat to carry lot of heathenish
Idols, L want to carry, an equal
weight in bananas. Hammond is
also anxious to. ship some rare wood
he has found. Each of us issentitled
to at least $50 pounds of freight.
The Jumping Jupiter cannot hold
| any such burden in addition to our
common store of provisions and
| other necessities. What are we 60
ing to do about it %
Mr.. Kent winked solemnly at Mr..
Carmody.
Il have thought of that said Mr..
Carmody. 81 have found some beau
tiful marble, and would like to take
back some of those carvings from
the ruined temple. It certainly is
not fair to let two men monopolize
| the carrying capacity of The Jump
ing Jupiter for their private gain
THAT is right" said Mr.. Morton.
1--WE must be fair in this matter. I
think that 25 per cent is too low a
rate. 1t should be at least SO 1-3 per
cent. The gold is worth 100000, as
near as we can estimate, and this
will make the freight charges $780,
900. This will be divided equally
among six of us, or $4,000 each. MIR
Pence and Mr.. Vincent will have
$240,000 to divide between them. AS
matter of equity, we all have an
equal share in this gold, since it was
discovered by these men in the per-
Torrance of a common duty. But
we will waive that. / insist that
100000 is not too much to charge
for freight"
Il think ten per cent. is enough"
said Mr.. Pence. BE fair, gentlemen,
be fair!"
The Jumping Jupiter has an alb
solute monopoly of this business"
said Mr.. Kent. ct is not customary
for shippers to fix rates. If you and
Vincent do not like our way of doing
business, transfer your trade to some
other firm. This is not a matter of
sentiment. AS a stakeholder, and
as u man who made the masts of
The Jumping Jupier,' 4 move you,
Mr.. President, that we accept this
freight risk for 33 1-3 per cent. of the
value of the gold, and retain the mer-
chandise as security until such time
as proper settlement is made"
II second the notion" said Mr..
Haven.
"All in favor say ave." said Mr..
Rockwell.
Six men roared AYE"
Those opposed say mol"
"No! mol" shouted Simon Pence.
Vincent did not vote. Mr.. Kent had
nudged him to keep quiet.
ut is an outrageous rate, and I
will never pay it," said Mr.. Pence.
''Why do you fix such an unheard-
OF rate?"
1.-The Jumping Jupiter is trust,
and we need the money" said Mr.
Kent. Il am afraid those grinning
idols will hoodoo us as it is. Imove
that we leave them behind, Mr.. Presi-
dent. The best we can get is a law
suit"
81 will pay the rate! 1 will pay
it," exclaimed Mr.. Pence. Il was
only joking"
Draw up an agreement, Ham
mond, and have it properly signed
and Witnessed" said Mr.. Rockwell.
Vincent signed it. Early the follow
ing morning the idols went on board
,''The Jumping Jupiter
Tuesday morning broke fair and
clear, with a steady but freshening
southwest breeze Never had the is
land looked lovlier than on the day
set for the departure of the cast
aways. 1t seemed as if the feathered
denizens of the tropical forests had
surmised their plans, and had gath
cred to bid them Godspeed with
noisy chorus. Their brilliant plum
age glistened in iridescent hues
through the foliage around the
bungalow. The chattering bander-
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 a chain over his neck and
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. He 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
| passenger.
There was 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
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