The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-08-08
! { he P1underers"
BY c. J. cUTLIFFE HYNE.

,grippeti in that. and peered In throug
the opey, door TIL Mace ua tenante
W. no ,3t,ina h;na 1a.aa. 49, A.
so.Lsa.asas ,nai 10 -
by the eeriness of it, and then beckon
ing his mates headed them down tn
.companion ladder, treading like a stag
conspirator. AT the foot, two door
opened; one in the alleyway. which wa.
empty, the other into the main cabin
on the floor of which Kettle had beer
deposited by the donkeyman. But IL
Ghe eliminating spasm of his cramp tn,
ntde captain had rolled away out o.
eight under the table, and so to all APP
pearaHce this place was deserted also.
The naen peered about them and rar
ait. po&ing their noses in pantry and
Aga1ieFy ana engine room. Coming back
xhfoGsn inc alleyWay, they searched the
%Wo mates rooms and found them
empty, n going out on the iron fore
Aneh lney gathered round that gaping
rent where the f~orehatch mad been In
curious wonder, examining the crum-
RAeu plates Whlch We're yellow with new
$3.50 ana pointing out TO one another the
eWtSIed alanchlohs ana spllntered deb
&c nslow. Ana at this they We're en-
Jased Wnen the sun look us nnal dive
u@.aeatn Inc WATERS OF the mexican gun
90 westward ana the troplcal darkness
apps0 gown upon theih IKE the smut
TANK. SAID the ore eyed man., this
VETS me what In haues nave they been
0C'lls 10 THIS plame steamboat, and Tor
Wy nave lhey OH ana
,S6It ner.
.os CIT or my line said Hank
oracuiaTy-
TN. you blank putty head!" retorted
his rrheanu, eh-th-lnk.
1ou 1re me. III they aren't here,
sMey aren't traps they've gone OFT
~ n RfI me hnGGIR RI a n1rha Prpn ms
ska lsf1 mere aboard, and II 1t Is ! guess
ve anail Ind 1t when we want IT, what
Gun OH 1or noWs grub. l haint had a
: @nristian meal for three months, thanks
20 MS new sher1ff busting after US,
:" and fH1 about sick of mullet and sweet
potatoes- But. please our buck, We'll
raid tkssar storerooms here and fix up a
xesula hotel supper for tonight. That's
me. Now come along. %fellers."
Inc negroes chuckled and crowed,
villa The tail man toward the galley, and
Mutt. after an ineffectual attempt to
speak winch threw him into a paroxysm
az fury. presently followed them.
The feast was sui generis. They
aad made d%oughnuts. they hotted three
xsfas or auaienae soup, they baked a
NEresas MASS OF salt pork on a bedding of
Wnlte DEANS. hey made a stew OF pre-
served potatoes, Australian mutton and
IAEe os Ioie sras, ana as a cher doeuvre
one OF the negroes turned out some
crisp three cornered tartlets stuffed
NVssta strawberry Jam. Then Hank,
sssEa g lamp IN one hand, q cylinder OF
plates In the other ana a whole arnory
az NisSes and FORKS pristllng from his
EpescKets. battered Off to the main cabin
NC lay n table.
AL the doorway he stopped. gaping,
10 2 the instinct OF the much
hunted made his right hand slip round
sso = s,esrtaIn back pocket the plates went
'xo the GROUND with q crash. In the
s1Mlvst Gnalr at the mead OF the table
ssRas an small man with
GotH cigar pltlen ught between his
xeetn: q man SO grilny with coal dust
ILL kaaIak couidnt nave sworn whether
Ene SNORT peaked beard which rested on
MS CHEST was black or red or Prussian
0iue-
YIN. don't you trouble to be polite"
SaAd the man IN the chair. I'M mighty
6iad 90 see any who can talk or use a
pair Of hands Here he lifted his
lose and snuffed the air like a hound.
~ NassH suppe you're cooking"
- rstihon
tfa01nd anything TO wash 1t down
N!lng
There We're a dozen bottles OF beer,
Out we wanted those between whiles,
and 4 guess they're drunk
Inere should have been more, but ]
tSuppose Tiny lousy steward a necEed
1nstn however, Inns is a Dig night,
-and this Is the first time I've seen you
and you mates, and SO I guess cham
pagne..l be good enough for us. There's
= ease IN mat n room ready a-pur-
pose for this sort OF celebration day.
y0nM fetch 1T u I'm weak
rstlL"
HAzfk Obeyed. wondering. and laid the
'table and rough on the viands, in
which " WAS assisted by Mutt and the
G
Them Captain Kettle spoke again.
Oh. tcok here, friends, I'm not going
SIT At table with niggers. I take 1t
ohfs isnrs = BLESSED missionary meeting
7 One Of the blacks stated his In
Eentlon OK staktn no sass from that po'
white trash and another openly drew
l. and made suggestive motions
Nflen y through the air.
OI course said Kettle. IT two
xes1tienlen have chucked your color
anu sare to feed with those ornaments
y0n1 taaiR do II Only I'm a white man
md Esasvs my pride"
That's RIGHT said Mutt. "Picnick-,
an1 and the s~achconerss different. But
thfS In a. esEufa hotel dinner. with pan-