The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-06-20
The P1underers.
BY c.. cuTLtFFE HYNE.

you set the stuff Nnderwrstten slap a
to the s~tTongrooYa OF the bank"
To save ESeo, If yea aren't gainl
past the middle 81 the Mexican SNl;
what IS the use OF wasting money Z,
insuring rurtherP"
Five hundred pounds in a DEAL o
load
That MY dear Mt, camael. is nass.
ness. AS l often assure nay yo9snf
friends e~oFnraenetns life, &c one takes
care OF the pennies. the pounds tax,
care OF themselves Il IS BY lcoN4a4E
after what you are pleased 10 co~SsSaq
trivial sums Ike these that the firm .
Marnsaduss Rivers & Shelf has riser
10. its present slalneTSe."
oh, wfna," retogtea C&asael, -Daa';
tell me"
Sir" exelsigne~ Shelf.
Wei, it you wifi have II, the erss-
hence appears 20 be uncommon tot3eYv
and because 81 roar Internal g&eags
ness you're doing SaaS best 10 SrSas
II over, It's Sszs. TRIES Ike ts.s tina;
ell Consider whata AapSea AFTER The
catastrophe. Tae-ss os an saoasrs
shasN lay everything bare down 10 tae
very bed Plates, Dc yea think they
won't 5@.ap On This point at oy9cee Tbs
se9as fully Ensured On Gp 10 New
orIsaiss> Il tsa'e insured on the sevee
n IN The streets where ssse t2sests are
A-fSS1A : [EAlS GIVE Sl 4Il1
Simultaneous hint tn&e il was never m
sen1eG 70 gss SO far
No said Shelf se&r2y, i 6osSt
see that 1t does.
Then CssoTeea Can,ssa3. Z differ
you entirely, and IS Tn 10 ha the
active agent IN saSs AFFAIR and have 20
take TIE first arS grSceSs parS5tag RISK
I 90 not cheeass 20 have my retreat IN
necessarily sa3sps4ez. / mast insist
uPos your recalling Fairfax for sd
eSeoaat instructions That extra III
suvsrsce has soe 10 be PAID
Then pay il yourself"
That's outside tAe bargain. Work
ing expenses = YOU contribution to
the Partnership And besides, for an
other thing I couldn't plank down that
money IL / wished. 7 haven't 1t IL the
world"
MY, Caneel. / believe You. win yoa
extend the same courtesy to ne when I
tel you that II / were Ii attempt rails
ing even such q trivial sum as $500
today 1t would pTeclpItate me into
bankruptcy TOMORROW"
"Whews Are you nipped as badly as
ali 1hatg~
Z have s. remorseless drain on me
Which drinks up the profits OF his
business like q great sponge, 1t is a
domestic drain. and i cannot resist il"
lou poor devil" said Canbel, with
the nrst scrap OF sympathy he had Yet
shown TO his partner. Il believe l un-
cerstand- n 1t tones down your dingy
color. You aren't quite an black. 1 be-
iieye by your own painting you're
among q moderate sort of gray. And If
Y been beasuy ruoe and hard with
You, I've considered YOU a
soapy scoundrel playing entirely for
your own hand. III apologize to you.
That isn't In the least polite, but
think it's plain, and perhaps we shall
get IN rnerafhnr ha&ear Nom D. ,l-,.S
this bankruptcy. It'll be rather a mess
IL o go smash before our Florida
operation realize its profits it Will
thicken the inquiry down to a very I'M
pleasant keenness."
7 think I shall keep on my feet, MI.
Cafnbel. l trust / pray, ! shall, and,
moreover. I thank you for what YOU
said. I do confess that your man
ner of speech has wounded me much
at times"
oh. as to that" returned Cambel
4 say spade when / mean 1t, and
don't care to mix religion with theft
I'm talking with a conspirator.
But I fancy we understand one another
comfortably now, and I'll leave
you to make the rest Of the
ments here in London. This afternoon
pick up Kettle and run down
Liverpool and get things in hand
there. They'll require care. To begin
GA 4AidlliCl1L " /
be smuggled on board without adyer-
tisement. And there are the nefarious
to be made. Piracy on
high seas Is not a thing to be un-
dertaken lightly nowadays. Nor is a
mnrderi"
"Oh. my God" cried Shelf. .non,t
OF these horrors"
speak OF them" replied Canbel
srimly. because 1t is right that you
mould understand what will probably
lone. I don't intend to redden my
fingers Il It q be avoided, but as
put my neck in Jeopardy, failure or
failure. ! naturally don't intend to
hesitate at any action which will bring
success.
Only understand fully. Mr.. Theodore
Shelf. that piracy you are already an
active sharer In, and II there's muir
Ter done to boot you viii be as guilty
= "a worst, even though Q sit here
n your snug London offices while other
tougher men II handling pistol and
xnife in the gulf or In a Florida man
swamp"