Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-29

DO | live to hear set Of dogs iiu
you debating 10 me? Does any mar
here think he's going to have an Incl
Of his own way aboard OF me?"
Come Catp1in Kettle said ths
quartermaster who had talked before
don't be unreasonable The Dutch.
man means well. though ne didn't pu,
it Bristol fashion. And besides we've
made up our minds TO share in tha,
gold, and you'd better chip in and share
too, without a dust tn be a deal
comfortable for all har;J, and beside;
it's got TO be done anyway We're al
determined, and We're too many fol
you, evsn If Mr.. Cambel does stand II
on your side"
Kettles face lit up with JOY of bat
tie Are YOU, by James," he snapped
Wen see about that. I'd handle twic.
yolr number to my own cheek and
day. I've done IL before on a dashed
sight uglier lot than you and came oU
topside and Tn going 20 do IL again
now. Mr.. Camhel's with me, too. thi!
time, and we've got 20 bullets among
Us thatll all go home in somebody
ribs before any OF you get at hanG
grips with us. Now, just play on that
you scum. There's not "A one Of you go'
a pistol"
"Oh, haven't we? commented a nasN
voice on the outskirts of the crowd. !
hccled for one"
Crack"
The man shrieked and fell in a limp
heap on The deck. His weapon ciat
tered down beside him Kettle kept his
smoking pistol muZzle raised steady az
an iron wrist could hold it,
The others iustnctiyely drew at first
away from the fallen man, but one
ordinary seaman younger and more
plucky than The rest darted forward
30 regain the fallen revolver Az his
fingers closed over II his eyes iustinC-
lively sought the bridge. Cambel had
his revolver sighted over the crook OF
aI elbow Kettle his at arms length.
Both We're covering him
'Fling that thing overheard, or you'll
be dead before you can wink q"
The crews only revolver spun
through the air and hit the water with
a tiukliug splash
Nov, stand forward the two fools
who have been your spokesmen.'
The crowd stood Ike men potrided.
quick, or III make practice into the
brown Of you,'
The quartermaster I'm the cardigan
jacket stepped out of his own accord.
uuaefant now ana white. The German
was hustled 20 his side.
Have you got coin. quartermas-
ter?"
mo. sir"
Have you-sausage?
Yes. herr"
Then spin it out. and do you. quar-.
termasteT, call TO him. And mind you
call right. because I'm going TO shoot
the loser, and perhaps you're the least
useless Of the two. Spin confound you.
Spin sausage or, by James III shoot
you where you stand and settle il that
way"
The German put something between
his dished palms and shook Il violently.
then clinched one hand and thrust il
out into the full blaze OF the lamp light
The quartermaster cried heads The
other unwrapped his grimy fingers VITA
slow jerks and showed The coin was
q halfpenny. Britannia uppermost. The
eyes lost their stare and glinted un.
quartermaster buttoned his cardigan
Jacket and drew Limslcf up 20 facs
the upper bridge.
Hold up your hand"
Ii snot up TO the fun lenght fingers
sulayed out Then. crack. and n bullet
ripped through the middle OF the palm.
The fellow let out a snort yelp Of sur
prise and clasped the wounded member
tightly under his armpit The men
around him, utterly coWed stood IN
frozen silence, and Captain owen Eetc
tie from the bridge waved slow Dat-
terms over them with a revolver muzzle.
Then he Crammed both weapons into
his Jacket pockets again and gave or
ders sharply and with crispness.
watch below, get forward and turn
in. Watch on AIty, go TO your posts
Quarterlnaster OF the watch. tumble up
here. Southwest and by sou"
quartermaster ran briskly up the
bridge ladder
'Swest and sou, It s sir" he re-
piled. II was the only comment any
one Of the crew made to Captain Kettlf
on his method