The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-05-22

A man Is so much better at this kind
Of negotiation than a woman"
But surely. my dear Dorothy, you
won't persist in buying this yacht?"
Its her own money, father put in
Katherine.
Keep quiet" said the captain, ris-
ing, for the first time speaking with
real severity, whereupon katherine. in
spite of the fact that she was older
than twenty-one, was wise enough TO
obey.
Yes, am quite determined, cap
tain" said Dorothy sweetly.
But, my dear woman, don't you see
how you've been hoodwinked by this
man Johnson? He is shy of q job. He
has already swindled you out Of S20.-
OO0."
mo: he asked for $4,000 only. Cap
tain Kempt, and voluntarily doubled
the amount"
Nevertheless he has worked you I'D
10 believe that these young men are in
that rock He has done this for q very
crafty purpose, and his purpose seems
likely TO succeed. He knows he will
be we'll paid, and you have promised
him a bonus besides. If he. with his
Captain Kidd crew, gets you on that
yacht. you will only step ashore by
giving him every penny you possess.
That's his object. He knows you are
starting out to commit a crime-that's
the word, Dorothy; there's no use in
our mincing matters-you will be per-
fectly helpless in his hands. OF course
1 could not allow my daughter Kate to
go on such an expedition"
81 am over twenty-one years DID,"
cried Kate, the light of rebellion in her
eyes.
st do not intend that either of you
shall go, Katherine
Dorothy, I'll not submit to that"
cried Katherine. with a rising tremor
of anger in her voice. Il shall not be
set aside like a child. Who has more
at stake than I? And as for capturing
the rock. I'll dynamite it myself and
bring home as large a specimen of it
as the yacht will carry and set it up
on Bedloe's island beside the goddess
and say, There's your statue OF Lib
erty, and there's your statue OF Tyr
annyr"
katherine" chided her father, "I
never before believed that a child of
mine could talk such driveling non
sense"
"PaternaI heredity, father" retorted
Kate.
Your presidential plan. Captain
Kempt," interposed Dorothy, sis ex-
cellent so far as Prince Lermontoff IS
concerned, but it cannot rescue Lieu
tenant Drummond. Now, there are
two things you can do for me that will
make me always your debtor, as, in
deed, am already, and the first is to
purchase for me the yacht The sec
ond is to form your own judgment of
the man Johnson and If you distrust
him then engage for me one-half the
crew and see that they are picked
Americans"
First sane idea l have heard since
came into this det,s growled the cap
| tain.
1.-THE Americans won't let the Fin
lander hold me for ransom, you may
depend upon that"
1t was woebegone look the gallant
captain cast on the demure and deter
mined maiden; then, feeling his daugh.
ter's eye upon him, he turned toward
her.
I'm going, father" she said, with a
f1rmness quite equal to his own, and
he, on his part. recognized when bis
daughter had toed the danger line He
INDUCED in a laugh that had little of
mirth in f.
''All l can say is that am thankful
you haven't made up your minds to
kidnap the car. OF course you are
going. Kate. So am l."
CHAPTER XVI.
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