The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-09

sits a good plan" said the ad.
miral. And when | know, what kind
of punishment would Mr. Smith like
least of alp
Provided you remember he's an
American citizen, don't care what
you do" replied the chief. "But If you
asked me ! should get him served the
way he's served you Shanghai Smith
among a crowd of sailormen In an
American ship such as the Harvester
(and the. skipper of the Harvester
hates him like POISON -and she sails
in three would have a picnic to
recolleet all his life For you see,
they knov him"
"I'll think it over" said the ad-
miral. Your plan is excellent"
so it is said Cartwright, as he
was rowed ashore for Smith amt
no favorite Of mine, and at the same
time it will look as if | gave him the
straight racket. anyhow"
lle sent an agent down to the water
front that very night. The man
dropped casual hints at the boarding
houses, and he dropped them on bar
rem ground everywhere but at Shang-
hal Smiths.
"Jehoshaphat, said Smith, so
that's the game
Peter Cartwright had, in his own
language, 'reckoned him up to rights"
for the very first move that Smith
played was to make break for Billy's
room As the runner had been up
most of the night before enticing
salormen off a Liverpool ship just to
keep his hand in. he was as fast
asleep as a bear on Christmas day,
and he was mighty sulky when Smith
shook him out Of sleep by the simple
process of yanking his pillow from
under his head.
"Ain't a man to get no sleep that
works for your he demanded
Whats up now?'
Hell is up. and flzzling," replied
Smith. I've had wora from Peter
Cartwright that you'll be arrested in
the mornin' if you don't skin out. It's
the admiral. | wish I'd never set eyes
on him. Come, dress and skip; twont
do for you to be jailed mebbe they'd
hold you on some charge till you for
got all you owe to me. There amt
no such thing as real gratitude left on
earth
Billy rose and shuffied into his
clothes sullenly enough.
And where am | to skip to-"
ITO Portland said Smith; "the
Mendocino leaves in the mornin' for
Crescent City and Astoria, don't she?
Well, then. go with her and lie UP
with Grant or Sullivan in Portland
till | let you know the coast is clear.
And here's twenty dollars; go easy
with it,
He sighed to part with the money.
And in the morning, when Smith
heard that ten runners at least had
been urgently invited to interview Mr.,
Peter Cartwright, he was glad to be
able to declare that Billy was not on
hand.
Hes gone East to see his old man."
he said drily. And as his father Is
millionaire and lives in the Fifth
avenue, N York, he couldn't anord
TO disregard his dyin' desire to see
him.
you are daisy, Smith, said the
police officer who had come for Billy.
Between you and me, what have you
done with him."
Smith shook his head
II shot him last nigpt and cut him
up and picked him in a cask," he
said with a wink and I've shipped
him to the British ambassador at
Washington, c. o. D"
you're as close as a clam, amt
YOU Smith? But tell you Peter is
havin' picnic. This admirals game
was playin' it low down on Peter,
whoever did it. There are times
when a man can't help his friends"
Smith lied freely,
you can tell Peter | had nothin to
do with it"
Yes, | can tell him!" said the