West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-11-28

S'"' S'"h"hSiip OthcTWlsc you re n
disreppltahle, drunken insect"
The sailor grinned
What is II you want now? IL It's
concerning money or business or the
growed up side of life. run along and
Cont disturb the carUusals OF n sailor
man: II it's n fight. lemme get my
hat"
81 want you TO wake up your fireman
and have steam on the tug In an hour.
then wait for me below the bridge.
You're chartered for twenty-four hours,
and. remember. not word"
I'm on! Compared 10 me the spinks
of Egyp' is as laxative as phono-
graph"
The old man turned his steps to the
Northern theater. The performance
was still in progress, and he located
the man he was hunting without diff
| ficulty.
Ascending the stairs, he knocked at
the door of one OF the boxes and called
for Captain Stephens.
I'm glad l found you. cap" said he.
1T saved me n trip out to your ship
In the dark"
Whats the matterT'
Dextry drew him toran isolated cor
Ter. ME an my partner want to send
n man to the States with you"
"All right"
"Well-er-::here's tho point" hesitat-
ed the miner, who rebelled at asking
favors. Hes our law sharp, an the
Mcnamara outfit is tryln' to put the
steel on him"
II don't understand"
"Why, they've swore out n warrant
an aim to guard the shore tomorrow.
We want you to-
MIR. DeXtry, Pm not looking for trou-
Bile, got enough I'm my own busI-
ness"
But see here" argued the other.
we've got to send him so he can make
a powwow 10 the big legal smoke I'm
Frisco. We've been cold decked with
n bum judge. They've got us into a
corner an over the ropes"
I'm sorry I can't help you, Dextry.
but got mixed up in one of your
scrapes and that's plenty"
This amt no stowaway. There's no
danger TO you" began Dextry. but the
officer interrupted him:
do it."
"oh, you won't, eh?" said the old
man. beginning to lose his temper.
well. you listen TO me for minute.
Everybody in camp knows that me an
the kid is on the square an'sthat we're
gettin' the bunk passed to us. Now,
this lawyer party must get away to-
night or these grafters will hitch the
horses to him on some phony charge so
be can't get TO the upper court It'll be
MIN To the bird cage for ninety days.
Hes goin' 10 the States, though. an
mes goin'-in-your-wago I'm talk
In to you-man to man. II you don't
take him, I'll go to the health inspector
hes friend OF mine-an' I'll put n
crimp In you an your steamboat 1
don't want TO do that-it amt my reg
lar graft by no means-but this bet
goes through as she lays. / never
belched up secret before. No. sir. I
an the human huntin' case watch. an
won't open my face unless you press
me, but If / should, you'll see that it's
time Tor you to hunt new job. Now,
here's my scheme" He outlined his dl.
rections TO the sailor. who had fallen
silent during the warning. When he
had done. Stephens said:
Il never had man talk to me like
that before, sir-never You've taken
advantage of me, and under the cir
cumstances J can't refuse I'll do this
thing not because OF your threat. but
because l heard about your trouble
over the Midas and because / can't
help admiring your blamed 'insolence."
lie went back into his stall
Dextry returned 20 Wheaton's Office.
AS he neared II he passed lounging
figure In an adjacent doorway.
The place is watched" he announc.
cd as he entered. Have you got
back door, Good Leave your light
burning and well go out that way"
They slipped quietly into an inky. tor
tuous passage which led back toward
Second street FiOundering through nj.
leys and over garbage heaps. 10y cir
cuitous routes they reached the bridge.
where In the swift stream beneath they
saw the lights from Macs tug.
Steam was up. and when the captain
had let them aboard Dextry gave him
Instructions. 10 which hc nodded nc.
quiescence. They babe the lawyer
adieu. and the little craft sippcd its
mornings. danced down the current
across the bar and was swallowed 10
In the darkness 90 seaward
III put out Wheaton's uzht so
they'll think he's gone 90 bed"
Yes. and at daylight lIl take your
place IN McNamara's loft" said Glen
ister There will be dolags tomorrow
when they don't End him"
They returned by the way they had
come 20 the lawyers room. cEtingui.h-
ed his light went to thelr own cabin
and % bed. At down Glenlster aroge
and sought his place above McNa-
maras Office
TO lie stretched az length on a sin.
gle plank with cve girad t1 crack IS
not comfortable position and the
watcher thought The hours OF the next
day would never end. Ae they 9rag-
god YEARLY past l bone. icgan to
ache beyond endurance. rr. owius FOO
the fimsy structure OF ths building. he
dared not move while toe room below
was tenanted In fact le would rot
have stirred had Doc IornI. .J intense
was bis interest iu tha scenes Irmg
enacted beneath h'm
First had coBe flr laHi who re.
ported Dis failure tY fl1 Wheaton
'iIo loft bis room s0r. time last
night Ny men followed lm .u and
-aw light in ha window unfI 2
O'Clock thig morning At7 D'rIo.t we
broke iu aud ho 9as gone"
'ifo must have gYt wut ~ ..- DIAN.
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