The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-02-09
NJ O r q n
Of the
Lady Lefty

''PshaW!'' she exclaimed, with a half
laugh. I'VE can stick that up in half
an hour
A single plank had started away
from the sternpost; that was all. 9th
erw1se the schooner was as sound as
the day she left San Francisco. Mo-
ran and Wilbur had the damage repair
ed by noon, mailing the plank to it's
place and calking the seams with lamp
wick. Nor could their utmost care
full search discover any further injury.
'We're ready to co." said Moran, $50
soon as she'll float. We can dig away
around the bows here, make fast
line to that rock out yonder and warp
her off at next high tide. Hello! Who's
this?'
It WAS Charlie. While the two had
been at work he had come around the
shore unobserved and now stood at
some little distance, smiling at them
calmly.
''Well, what do you want?" cried No
ran angrily. IF you had your rights.
my friend, you'd be keelhauled.'
II tinkum velly hot day.
"You didn't come here to say that
What do you want?''
II come hab talkee-talk."
eve don't want to have any talkee-
talk with such vermin as you. Get
outl'
Charlie sat down on the beach and
wiped his forehead.
II come buy one piece bacon. China
boy no hab got"
eve aren't selling bacon to desert
ers," cried Moran. ''And I'll tell you
this, you filthy little monkey: Mr.. Will
bur and I are going home-back to
Frisco-this afternoon, and we're going
to leave you and the rest of your vipers
to rot on this beach or to be murdered
by beachcombers." And she pointed
out toward the junk. Charlie did not
even follow the direction of her ges-
ture, and from this very indifference
Wilbur guessed that it was precisely
because Of the beachcombers that the
Machiavelian Chinaman had wished to
treat with his old officers
mo hab got bacon?' he queried, lift
ing his eyebrows in surprise.
"Plenty, but not for you.''
Charlie took a buckskin bag from his
blouse and counted out handful of
silver and gold.
II buy UNI nisi two piece tobacco"
''Look here" said Wilbur deliberate
ly, ''don't you try to fiimflam us, Char
lie. We know you too we'll. You don't
want bacon and you don't want tobac-
co."
'China boy heap plenty much sick
Two boy velly sick. I tinkum die pref
ty soon tomolla. You catchum slop
chest; you glib me five, seven liver pill.
Sabe?'
III tell you what you Wantr' cried
Moran, aiming a forefnger at him,
pistol fashion. you've got blue
funk because those Kai-gingh beach
combers have come into the bay, and
you're more frightened of them than
you are of the schooner, and now you
want us to take you home.'
'HoW muchee?''
"a thousand dollars''
Wilbur looked at her in surprise. He
had expected REFUSAL
'You no hab got liver pill?' inquired
Charlie blandly.
Moran turned her back OH him. She
and Wilbur conferred in low voice.
WED better take them back if we
decently can," said Moran s:The
schooner is known Of course in Frisco
She went out with Kitchell and crew
of coolies, and she comes back with
you and I aboard, and if we tell the
truth about it it will sound like lie,
and We'll have no end of trouble. Then,
again, can just you and work the Be1.-
tina into port? In these kind OF airs it
plain work, but suppose we have dirty
weather? I'm not so sure.''
Il glib you ten dollah TO ten liver
pill,'' said Charlie.
twill you give us $1,000 to set YOU
down in San Francisco?'
Charlie rose. Il go back I tell I'm
China boy what you say bout liver
pill. Bimeby come back
"That means he'll take our offer back
to his friends" said Wilbur in {; low