The Red Cloud chief., 1904-08-19

Not another word from your bias.
phemous mouth, Jack Hawkins said
Captain Burt.
"'You go to hell l said. so mad
| didn't know what I was saying.
He gave me a cuff on the side OF
tho head with the palm of his hand. II
was not heavy, but 1t made me crazy.
go below and pray God to forgive
YOU he said.
mo man had ever struck me before
and | swung at him with my right. |
caught him q glancing blow above the
eye. He didn't even raise his hands,
"'Hit me again. Jack Hawkins!' he
| said, calm as II asking mt to pass him
the salt.
81 aimed for his chin, but caught
him on the neck. It was like striking
a brick wall. His arm smashed
through my guard, and his fist landed
| full on my temple. 1t was a frightful
blow and I went sprawling to the
deck. Before | could make a struggle
he picked me up and hurled me over
the rail. AS | came up caught one
glimpse Of the Segregansett through
| the mist, as she heeled to port In the
gale.
"The water revived me, and | sue.
ceeded In kicking off my boots. ]
swan in the direction of the ship, and
| by sheer good luck bumped into a hen
o which some one-Captain Burt
---. tlt.~t, hal thrnuyn nVnrhnQrd
| foated around on that hencoop until
morning.
along about noon I heard a splash.
ing, and a big canoe filled with ma
ives came in sight. I yelled at them
ard after much palaver they tool me
in. They were friendly savages on a
visit from one small island to another.
went along as a guest, and 1t was
months before the boats OF the Jane
NJ came ashore and took me OF.
"A year later I landed in Frisco,
lust in time to be in the gold excite.
ment. That's all. II 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. I forgave him years ago
end 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
Tor forgiveness. expect to go back
10 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 HE
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 | saw Miss Garden
said John, "she was the heiress to
comfortable fortune. | had nothing
but health, strength and ambition, but
she believed in my future, and some
thing has told mi that she would wai'
for me. l shall see her in a few
days. and I wish her to be as proud
end Independent OF my wealth as or
that night I left her side. five years
ago. She has been robbed Of hel
birthright, but IL my judgment of the
value of l.. & o. is accurate, it will bc
restored to the keeping of her father
81 have news for you about l.. & o.
said John Hawkins. but first tell me
exactly how you stand"
"The company Is organized with o
hundred thousand shares, of a pa
value of one hundred dollars EACH" HI
said, with bonds to the amount o
FIVE millions more. Morris hold,
thirty-five thousand shares, and hi
associates twelve thousand. That Il
three thousand less than control. blu
he imagines that General Garden can
not exercise his option on ten thou
sand shares. AS I wrote you, I've hat
Blake acquire this option from Gen
eral Garden, but of course, Morri
knows nothing of this. BY privat,
purchase and in the open market. GU
agents have picked up twenty-nin'
|, thousand shares"
Lets see," unused Hawkins. g
have 1850, you have $4,000 and al
option on Gardens 10000. Tha
makes a total of 46.46O shares. 70,
yet lack 3,541 of control. Go into tn
market and buy 'em, my boy! You'v'
done a great piece Of work; a bigge
one than you realize"
(Tn ha continued