Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-18

means to settle down IN comfort now l
could forget all about her and wake
up other new interests"
Well" sad Kettle. Il hope we may
each of us buy a farm III OF this
racket. but 1 tell you straight I'm not
oversweet on the chances. To begin
with, you and l can't handle this
steamboat alone. It's an absolute GER
tainty we must have another hand to
help us. You'll have to take the wheel
n pilot her through, IL you can.
though that's a mighty big job for one
man, and the odds are about ten to one
you'll pile her up somewhere. I've got
to- be below. At a pinch I might drive
the engines. though 1 don't know much
OF tho trade. but l can't do that and
fire six two-hoie boilers and Wheel
Goals out OF the bunkers as we'll. Now
1 think n donkeyman is the chap We
want. He understands his way about
down there. he's as strong as a winch.
and l fancy he knows which side his
biscuits margarined."
Yes. I'm with you there. Well have
h donkeyman II he'll come.'
Then why not sound him now?"
Because III hint of this Internal
scheme to no one till its fairly ablsze.
Man. IL a ghosts whisper Of 1t got
about. the crew would rise and grab us,
pistols or no pistols. They'd have that
amount OF scare in them. they'd walk
sta up 10 a Maxim gun. They'd
trample US out Of existence before We
could fairly look round. No, my neck
itches enough as things are at present.
and II another man on board besides
you knew what was going to be done
tonight 1 should feel a bowline moose
inside my collar. with half a dozen
gn1en beginning to tug at it,"
See here. Mr.. Cambel," said the ship
master. ARE you getting sorry you
came out on this trim"
The other laughed harshly. Sorry!
WhateSer have you got in your head
now? If 1 do a thing 1 do 1t with my
eyes open. and I make n point OF never
indnlging in useless regrets afterward.
NO. Captain Kettle. I'm going through
with this matter. whether it succeeds
or rails. whether it is brought about
without injury to a single human soul
OF whether 1t costs the last pant of
breath from every mar in this ship.
But L own to you l am nervous The
only things which we can be sure will
nappen are the unexpected, and we
can't prepare for those. and want of
preservation may ruin u.s."
ITS a big gamble assented Kettle.
and l wish 1 could say, may the
Lord defend the right But I can't and
you can't. and least of all Shelf can't.
IT'S a devils job anyway, and he don't
alwa vs. stand by his men, The onlx
thing Is even Nick can't d.ddle my wife
and Kids out of the insurance made
Tor Them: so. personally speaking. 1
don much care what happens. You
go below to your room now and get q
caik of sleep. You'll want it. And
nrst, If o please, I'll shake hands
with you. We've never done it be-
1ofe: because a mods been enough 9TH
er times. but this is different. You're
a centis sort, and l fancy If that
woman hadn't meddled you wouldn't
nave been shipmates here with me to-
night"
They exchanged a quick hand grip.
each looking rather ashamed of him
sei.: ana then Cambel went down the
bridge ladder whistling, and Owen Ket-
tie resettlad himself in his campstool.
When next they met. the tragedy of the
Port Edes would have begun. and in it
perhaps both would die by any out Of
ten violent deaths.