The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-15


wondered if he had taken too much to
remember in the morning what hap.
pened now
You wish he was In the mocgue,
eh?"
Il do" said Hunt, firmly. Il do"
why not get him shanghaied?"
asked Gardiner, and he walked aGay
very swiftly. and did not return when
Hunt called TO him.
by the Great Horn Spoon and the
tail of the Sacred Bull, I'll not give
her up" said Gardiner; certainly not
to man like Hunt, or to a dude like
Cawthrop. Sooner than that I'll write
to the old man and squeal. He'll rub
It in, but after all he is the dad, and
She"
All, she was everything.
Let the best man win. I'm in the
game, after all !" said Gardiner. And
to think if she hadn't recognized me
to-day I'd have thrown it up"
He was not surprised to see Hunt
the next afternoon, though every one
else in the Office was astonished to
see him looking for a mere reporter
do you remember what you said
to me last night?" asked Hunt rather
nervously.
About what?"
About somebody called Shanghai
Smith,"
He stared out of the window as he
spoke
Il remember. Hunt"
Can it be done?"
Can what be done?"
Gould ] get rid of that Gawthrop
for month or two?'
Il shouldn't be surprised, if you put
up the dollars
will you help me- Fl
And get myself-disliked?"
lie was going TO say-"get myself
in the penitentiary," but on reflection
he did not desire to frghten Hunt
After all, the affair would cause so
much laughter that legal proceedings
were not likely TO rise out of it.
Il don't want you to show. Only
give me a pointer. Could you bring
this Smith to me?"
Gardiner stabbed his desk with a
penknife, and considered the matter
for moment.
Look here" he. said, 81 want to
deal as squarely as can with you.
don't want Either you or Gawthrop to
marry this particular lady"
Hunt stared at him.
you don't? Oh, | say. Card.
ner-" and he burst into laughter
which Gardiner apparently did not re.
sent.
Yes. | know I'm a newspaper dog,
and so on; let that be. II chose to
crawl down and go East could stack
dollar for dollar with half of you In
time. What I'm telling you Is this:
| think Gawthrop has more show than
you, and I'd be glad to get him out Of
the way, just as he'd no doubt be glad
to get you out. I'll help il you'll hold
your tongue about me, whatever hap
pens
Very we'll, said Hunt; Il give you
my word"
Whatever happens?"
Whatever happens"
''Of course | shall do everything |
can to win"
That's only natural" said Hunt;
but I'll bet you thousand dollars
that If get Gawthrop out of the way
I'll marry Miss Atherton inside of
three months"
Whatever happens?"
Whatever happens"
Then | take that bet," said Gardi-
ner, and to morrow you shall meet
Shanghai
But when Hunt had gone, Gardner
Winked steadily at nothing and stroked
his chin.
Great Scott, this is a game" he
said 81 wonder where Gawthrop
is?"
But before he found out he sat
down and wrote a letter to the elder
Gardiner in New York. 1t was late
that evening before he went down to
that undesirable quarter of San Fran
cisco known as the Barbary Coast,
where Shanghai Smith had his sailor
robbing den located.
AS he wet along the water front
and saw the ships lying at the
Wharves, 1t was plumb" dark.
Though he knew every tough in the
city. he walked some way from the
edge of the wharves and kept his
hand on his iXshooter in the right
hand pocket of his coat There is
never any knowing what may happen
IN the low quarters OF that sink OF
the Pacific, where all the scum OF
the world gathers, and it is well to
may hefall. Gardiner had no desire
10 turn up on trestle at the morgue
as his next i;'blic apr arance. But
though he was careful he went cheer
fully, and could not he'll laughing.
Great Scott. 10 think of Sibley Cav
tlrop as an able seaman on board the
Harvester or the Wanderer! But
won't it do him good? These young
Californians are rotten crowd
He came at last to Smiths house,
and stepped upon the verandah floor
boldly
why, it's Mr.. Gardiner of the
Chronicle, so ii is" said Billy, who
was Smiths runner, and, next to his
boss and 4 few politicians, the hard
est case in California. rs it Mr.,
Smith you want to see, sir?"
I'm only just doing a run around,
aad thought I'd look in, Billy, said
Gardner, earelessly.
Az, lust asellltus nannitch, as they
say ia Ahin9blS, Ieplied Billy, but