The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-08-15

ployers who paid him q paid salary.
| 1t was when Carnbel woke from that
dead sleep on the wheel grating OF the
| upper bridge and came down to learn
/ of the tragedy OF the plume hunters,
which had taken place during his un-
consciousness. that he got the first hint
/ OF this. The little captain received him
with cold Stiffness, was wooden when
asked for any suggestion and snarled
when Cambel inquired what allied him.
! It was the donkeyman who put the DIFF
iculty into words.
And. captain, now" said he. "how
much might yez, be getting out of all
Five hundred pounds"
"Begor. It's mighty lot OF money
and little enough. too. wish I'D II me-
self an more. I'd like house ashore
an wife, an an ASS cart that 1 might
dhrivesher out I'm like a gentleman. be-
sides other things"
"oh. stop that Don't tell me what a
l man might do IL he'd his pick OF the
| money In this ship. I can figure that
out for myself without suggestions
from any blasted Irishman."
"Ah, now, captain. dear. don't be
| cross wild me, because I was going on
to say that In case of trouble, In case
there was, Wen say, thrilling argu-
ment, I'd be on your side. Mr.. Cambel.
yer gentleman. an like ye we'll. but
the captain here's my officer, an'-well.
sor, boy must look after himself some
times specially when there's chance
like this ready to his fingers. 'Twon't
| come again In q lifetime H
Probably not" said Cambel. He lay
back In his chair. with linked fingers
behind his head. Look here, Kettle,
oK,k 81 IL.
gun and get II over. Then you and
Sullivan can run the cargo where you
please and share It how you like. But
thats the only way you'll make me con-
sent to your taking what's beyond your
| due. Shelf trusted me, and by jove,
I'm going to act fairly by Shelf IL he
were ten times bigger thief than I
know him to be already. Now, then,
jump quick--let's have ii over"
They were in the chartroom. Captain
Kettle puckered his head for a minutes
thought and then getting UP, shut and
locked the starboard door He took that
key and the key also of the other door
which gave upon the head OF the COM
panionway and handed them both to
Cambel. 49,. y
Now, SIR" said he, "you lock me
| and the donkeyman in here and go and
do as you like. But I advise you to
take your d--d gold somewhere out of
this ship. because as sure as it's there
when next come out Of this room SO
sure do i go and loot it, That's my
bunk there, bang above the place
where It's slowed, and I've sat on top
Of those sovereigns like hen every
watch below I've had this voyage and
heard EN- chinkle and wondered what
they'd hatch out into. You perhaps
| understand what 1 mean?"
Cambel nodded. a'a .s.a
s1Than .falfa fba .cInoh emo...
and cart your boxes away to he'll as
| quick as you can. Poor men like me
shouldn't have big temptations II
| isn't healthy-for their neighbors. No.
by God. Here, get out OF this, MT.
Cambel, or shall be doing you a yio-
lence yet' and mind you lock the door.
Donkeyman, you hound, there's whfsky
in that bottom locker. Take the clean
glass yourself and give me the dirty
one"
Cambel read the little mans mind to
q comma and bowed gravely without
speaking. Then he did as he was bid
den with the door and the key and went
below ana began the herculean task
| or bringing up the iron bound specie
boxes one by one out of the cabin
where they had ridden from the Mer-
| sey dock He placed them in the mort
| quarter boat, which he had lowered
from Its davits flush with the bridge
deck rail- and when she was loaded he
put the boat into the river. He rowed
ner tar up stream, past lights and
bayous, till he found a narrow canal
leading of the main river through
mangrove clumps, and held on IN
that till the boat reached a great round
vat OF black water. walled ali round
with solemn cypress trees and rooted
10 darkness by their fringins. branches
One by one the boxes were raised on
the gunwale and launched with a sui
len plunge, and 1t seemed an age be-
fore the foul smelling bubbles came uu
70 tell that they had sounded bottem!
And then away back for another load.
And then for third. The inky cover
Ing closed over all, and not so much as
a splinter from one Of the boxes noated
on the surface.
Small rear OF any one raidinR that
| cache, Cambel thought, and two days
! later, with clear mind, he was ca :
| bling Right" to Theodore Shelf from
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany's office In the hotel hall at Point
| Sebastian.
Now, modern science enables us to
cry a message by wire round half the
/ earth at breakfast time and have an
answer returned to us before the gong
sounds for luncheon, and 1t was In
anticipation OF quick exchange OF
news like this that Cambel had come
to the nearest outpost of civilization.
He had hidden his e500,000 Of gold,
| released the two, men in the chart
room, with instructions that when they
felt inclined or sufficiently recovered
for work they should, with the negroes,
help set about transforming the steam
er's appearance, and afterward had
made his way, partly overland by an
Indians path he knew Of partly IN
dugout through lagoon and bayou, to
Point Sebastian.
Continued Next week.)