Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-05

temptible person, the miller of the Dee.
/ believe / did care for somebody once,
and she made me think she
cared for me. Probably she lied, be-
cause under persuasion she went
off with another man. Bah, though,
what does it matter? Kettle, were
talking rank sentiment, and that's an
Improbable employment for men en-
gagged on a piece of delicate business.
nd-her a gentleman come TO tell
me that the consignment OF specie is
just commencing to arrive. Now, cap
tain, the stuff'l be in iron bound boxes,
and you and L have got to weigh each
one separately and check the invoice.
Then we've to act as our own steve
dores and stow half of ii in the cabin
next my room and half of it .acress the
alleyway next the mates"
why divide it?"
Because the weight is big, and 1t
would give you steamer a heavy list
to starboard."
ooh, as to that, never mind. We can
easily bring her up again with a trim
ming tank. And l shouldn't feel com
Portable II any of the stuff was in that
room next the mates. You see, Mr..
Cambel, any one or board can go down
that alleyway. In fact, it's the only
road from one end of the ship unless
you go up over the bridge deck. And
I'd not guarantee but what the bait
would make some of them beauties try
and tamper with the door. It's big
enough to smudge the honesty OF an
archbishop If he was only earning "a a
month. Now the room next yours mas
iron walls and opens only In the inner
cabin. There's a good lock on II al
ready, and If / make the carpenter
bend on four more youll nave a strong
room the Bank Of England might boast
about"
That sounds sensible" commented
the envoy from the bank.
Very WELL" said Cambel, Il believe
il is the best plan. Now, IL you please,
wen have the weighing machine in the
main cabin, and If you. sir, Will In
struct your men to bring in the boxes
one by one I'll satisfy myself that they
agree with the tally, and Captain ket-
tie shall build them up in the stateroom
before us both. It's a very responsible
job we have upon us, and the more
counter checkings and precautions we
can put into II the better for our sew
eral regulations
It was q responsible job. Not every
day is specie to the tune of 100000
British sovereigns shipped from a LiV-
erpoo! dock, and because gold boxes
are made in a conventional pattern the
shipment was spotted, and crowds
gathered to stare at the cased IN
wealth.
AS staring dumbly is dry work, self
appointed orators among the crowd
naturally distribute gratis their w
private opinions upon the situation,
and, according to their luck or elo-
quence, these attracted larger or small
er audiences. No one took them very
seriously, and they, for the most part,
treated the subject in a jocular vein.
1t was not till Captain Kettle and the
Mersey pilot had gone into the upper
bridge and the mate on the foredeck
had cast off the first bow fast that
a self appointed prophet arose who
spoke OF the gold shipment In another
key.
He was a wild. unkempt, k-nockkneed
man, who first attracted attention by
tying a crimson handkerchief to an
and brandishing ii above his
head. Being on the face of him a crea-
ture who never II he could avoid II put
his hand to honest labor. he naturally
addressed the crowd as fellow work
era" These things awoke a slight hu-
morous interest and because the man
had the gift of glib and striking speech
the crowd continued to listen after the
first pricking up of their ears.
The mans discourse need not be re-
ported In detail. He was an anarchist,
red. rampant n ruthless and by
means of arguments, some warped,
some fair enough, he pointed out to his
hearers that the mission of the Port
EdeJ was another knife thrust of capt.
tai into the ribs of labor. The state
ment met with a very mixed reception,
Sut the anarchist silenced both the
Aeers and applause with a be%seeching
wave of his hand n followed along
the curb of the wharf the steamer
which was commencing to float toward
he dock gates. He spoke to those on
BOARD her now rather than to his more
immediate following. and unclean faces
stared at him from over the line OF bull
warks.
ITO any man of you who values life"
aa cried. II offer a solemn warning.
That ship Is doomed. She will sink In
nidocean. blown apart by our petards,
and her i'll gotten cargo will be hurled
out of capitals reach forever Those
who are misguided enough to be her
guardians Will be blasted into space.
Listen. you men of her crew. Jump on
he pier e yonder as she passes into
The basin and take the consequences.
The brutal laws of this country will
aurl you into prison, but better a sea
tor dragging out a martyrs sentence
than death as an enemy to the workers
cause."
At this point the strong right hand
Of the law descended onto the speakers
elbow, and then, because he attempted
TO resist. the willing right knee Of the
law jerked up suddenly into the small
pf that anarchists back, after which
ne was hauled ignominiously to a po-
lice station. and the place of his speak
Ing knew him no more.
But the fellows threats had not been
without their result. Every hand on
the Port Edes' deck had heard them
distinctly, and disquiet arose under the
belts OF nine out OF ten. The mate
grew nervous and the men i~nattentive,
and from the bridge Captain Kettles
voice and whistle kept ringing out with
biting clearness. As II was. only one
man attempted to put the warning into
practical effect. He was a miserable
half clad wretch. a coal trimmer by
rating. already repentant OF the spell OF
physical toll which he had signed on
for.
Passing through the lock gates into
the basin, the steamers port quarter
swung gently toward the wall. A sail
Or In readiness dropped from above and
ran aft with the lanyard OF q cork fen
der. The trimmer jumped or the bull
marks, and n might have thought
chat he was going TO bear a hand-an
unnecessary hand. The sailor did so
and cursed him for his offciousness.
The S~onkeyman. however. who was
oiling the afterwinch, had other ideas
on the subject, and stood by for a
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