The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-19

he, rejecting, that these animals have
no spunk. Spunk goes long way with
me, will admit. and that warns my
peart to you. | doff my hat TO Mr.
Sheppard and, by the way. to my
young friend Montgomery also
What you lack in quality, suppose,
you calculate to make up in quantity"
I said grimly.
Precisely. Mr.. Greatorex You've hit
my mongrel Indians here I'd reckon to
finish the job in couple of days. but
one has to use the material at hand"
mo doubt" said Sheppard "bdt
-FOUR plans must have been iaid a io:lg
time"
The captain east curious glance ar
him. We'll. you seem 10 know" ne
said slowly. But | tell you frankly
that greed can carry too far and that
Il jaw too widely open will sometimes
lose bite; it takes too long to shut it
II had managed this business Bal
here. apparently recollecting himself
little frown. But presently he resum-
ed, wearing his accustomed good hui
mored expression. There was never
any good canle of Il Greek. I've known
them upward of twenty years. and
never knew one that was tit for any
thing save to jab you in the back when
you were not looking"
Il should say" remarked Sheppard
mildly. that you had very suitable
gang for your purpose
Sercombe laughed. "Oh. don't fan
cy the knife myself, though some PEG
pie do"
Sheppard turned deathly pale, but he
smiled politely and answered, There
is no knowing what scruples a man
will develop"
This turn of the conversation sud
denly woke me to Il sense Of my GRAND,
and | quickly communicated my news
to Sercombe.
Il thought we should come to this"
he said cheerfully, land would have
laid odds | should have had you here
on this mission. | knew you would
drop that mealy mouthed righteous
ness of yours. What l disliked in you.
Mr.. Greatorex, from the outset, if
may say so without OffenSe, was
your blamed British pharisaism. You
couldn't look at job squarely. It's
not your fault, but that Of your train
ing | had the same defect once my
self, but campaign i'll the Ionian isles
knocked the pretenses out of me.
That's how | came to know these
scoundrels so well. Well, I'm glad we
meet evenly at last. You can see for
yourself there's not Il penn'orth to
choose between us. save that you've
had first blood" and with that he look
ed at Sheppard.
This time Sheppard held his color
under control, but he looked away, and
| perceived, in spite of his severe re-
straint, twitching Of the nostrils
Come. come" said l. I'VE must take
what steps we may III self defense
against cutthroats. captain"
I'm with you there" said Sercombe
consist of a barker shoot out of my
coat tails rs often as not. My plan is
to fire when | see Il squint.'
Il fear YOU rebuke me-" | replied,
with a bow, but | swear that l would
have fired if it had been any other
place but London. am so we'll known
there"
Sercombe burst out laughing. Il
once thought" lie said, that Mr.. Shep-
pard was more my sort, but now |
believe pin my note on your
You honor me-" | returned, but
come to business"
The captain plucked his long red
mustache meditatiyely. I'm sorry |
can't discuss this with you now, gen
tlemen,' he said. After all. it's your
affair, though l admit have certain
interest in it, but if l may come up and
see you about O'Clock we can go into
details. | fancy it's concerted plan
we want"
That's So l returned, feeling ter
ribly mean and small to be conspiring
SO against the laws Of my country with
an admitted scoundrel
VERY well; let us say 3D. said the
captain and stuck out his hand as
though to dismiss us.
For myself, being in the frame Of
mind l have described, l contrived to
overlook his arm, but Sheppard, all
smiles, sprang forward and shook him
heartily. by the way" he said bright
ly, land where is my friend HoodT
Hood" echoed Sercombe and looked
at us queerly. "Oh, Mr.. Hood Is in
venting new maneuver. He is bet
ter soldier than am, Is Mr. Hood, nat
urally." l suppose he saw that we ex-