The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02

BY c. j. CUT
OF all the quintet the man at thu
eliier was the only one who shove
signs of energy, and his energy hnt
s~uiphurous niger mixed with 1t. H,
was a bowed, shambling creature. will
aHe eye red and the other missing, witt
Tong. hairy, ape-like arms, with an i'm
pedir1ent OF speech which threw him
into p2roxysms of temper every SECOND
lime he opened his Hips. Once or twict
When his malady stuck him voiceless II
the middie OF a sentence the other white
man laughed, n then when his tongue
served MIN again he would break of
srom the text and rap out a stream OF
poisonous cursings.
AT last he climaxed these by the only
pltuperation which no American can
nstern to unmoved, and the man on the
roach roof dropped his Incidence like
= nash and was on him before he could
resist. The aggressor was lusty, and
We shook the steersman as q big dog
shakes a rat. with ponderous wrenches
ana a the sloop carried q strong
weather helm when the tiller was let
20 n a up into the wind, with her
canvas Stating wildly.
YOU snake mouthed little skunk,
Sfou'd say that to me. would you? !
hought learned you once how far
-Fou might g c. You've a one eye
Fouged for this game less'n n month
BACK, and II you fling your twisted
'stuttertng tongue at me any more, by
gum. III pocl1ot tie other"
The blacks on the foredeck chuckled
IND spluttered, but the big man hove
sn iron bucket at them. with the curt
command. Quit that yehawin!" which
they did with a yell and a sudden veil
E1g OF Ivory, Then with an indolent
'sprawling of arms and legs he gained
AIS basking place again on the top Of
the cabin roof, Inc once more the
steersman got the sloop under COM
uand.
The next three boards were made in
"uience. save for the creaklng of the
Tho one eyed mar broke out again.
You're sure 1t wasn't a government
oo-o-o-at. Hank2"
Government be sugared! She wasn't
The right build to start with. Besides.
the government knew this channel at
tH. you bet It'd be said SO in all the
Paperr. And she did know 1t, or she
wouldn't have gone buzing past at SIX
Knots without a leadsman. Seems to me
Nofne ones split, and she's some darned
6r1tlsher come to cut out our game
aor themselves"
"You tire me. Plume hunting's IL
TeEal by these bub-bub blessed bird
Jaws, and SOS selling whisky to Intuns.
IS 1T is. we've trouble enough to sneak
IN and out of the 'Glades in this sus-
sua-sus-s-s-slip OF a sloop, SO how in
aades dyou expect they'd do in a 1000
ion,:- Here the mans infirmity
glocked ms speech for a full minute.
blank putty hear like you.'
Hank laughed and put tobacco into
nis mouth Go it." he said. Go it.
right close to the end If you like, but
bring up short of that, or LII Eouge
FoW, sure's DEATH"
n steersman grinned a spasm of
Jury. He longed much to use again
objectionable phrase, but he fore
bore. He felt that his friend would be
Is good as his word. So he ceased from
!peech altogether, and q negro on the
e%nl1veneo the silence with the
'ordan hymn. giving full value to every
possible shake and turn.
A porpoise surged past them making
or the open after a days fresh water
1shing. and once or twice an aligators
sEeksrows and nou showed like knots
of ~blackwood floating up against the
for this was territory where
skin hunters rife had not scared
.heSn altogether into night work. The
sl1oE's pace up stream was small. and
t was not till just before night fall
she rounded a cap where high
alack pines stood up like soldiers on \
around the waters. edge and
the steamer. She was grounded
ia a sandbank athwart the stream and
with a two foot list away from the
current. Not until they we're close
aboard OF her could those on the sloop
see h gold lettering on her counter.
"B-b-both lifeboats gone. Say. that's
Port Edes of London" Hank read.
Pert Edes? seem to know that
now? You look as though I'd said your
rich uncle had gone dead"
The ono eyed mans face was lit up
With an unholy Joy. Don't you know p
he suffered out. The biz was In all
slse Tiapers. That steamboat was bring
ms out 100000 in sovereigns. Her
port vas New Orleans, and she's got
here. BY rum, l suppose they think
going to steal it all by them
selves"
Who's they?" inquired the other.
II guess we shall know that soon,"
returned the one eyed man grimly. HI,
you nfggers there forward! 1 s'pose
you got razors hid somewhere in yer
pa1ts?"
Say" dravled his friend. you'd
7nebbe better go slow. Billy Mutt. That
steamer does look asleep, but IL you
Start making yourself ugly too soon
somebody may wake up and pull off
at u.s."
Shoot or no shoot" retorted the man
ut the tiller, I'm going to have some of
their plumber before a dozen hours are
or else be a deader. I've never had
chance like this in all my life before,
n III never geg-geg-get another"
You bet not" agreed the other.
NNorN I. That's why I'll stand in with
you over this deal down to the last
chip. I reckon" he added in q lower
voice, we can count we'll on the niggers
They're not exactly a camp meet
crowd. They're toughs that a rac-
Ike thisW suit as nat'ral as chicken
stealing"