Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-16

plcyers who paid him a paid salary
1t was when Cambel woke from that
dead sleep on the wheel grating o. the
upper bridge and came down 10 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 n suggestion M snarled
when Cambel inquired what allied him.
X wac the donkeyman who put the diff
icuity into words.
And, captain, now" said he. how
much might yez be getting out OF all
this for yerself?"
Five hundred pounds"
"Begor, it's a mighty lot of money
and little enough, too. | wish I'd it me
self an more. I'd like a house ashore
an a wife, an an ass cart that / might
dhrfve her out in like a gentleman, be-
SIDES other things"
"Oh. stop that! Don't tell me what a
man might do II he'd his pick OF the
money in this ship. l can figure that
out for myself without suggestions
from any blasted Irishman."
'Ah. now. captain, dear, don't be
cross wild me. because / was going on
to say that in case OF trouble, in case
there was. we'll say. a thrilling arsu-
nent. I'd be on you side. Mr.. Cambcl,
yer q gentleman, an l Like We we'll. but
the captain here's my officer, an'-well.
sor, a boy must look after himself some
times specially when there's a chance
like this ready 20 his fingers. 'Twon't
come again in a lifetime"
Probably not" said Cambel. He lay
back in his chair, with linked fingers
behind his head. Look here, Kettle,
IL you want to shoot ME pull out your
gun and get it over. Then you and
sullivan can run the cargo where you
please and share It how you like. But
that's the only way you'll make me con-
sent 10 your taking what's beyond your
due. Shelf trusted me, and by tove,
I'm going to act fairly by Shelf II he
were a ten times bigger thief than 7
know him to be already. Now, then,
jump quick-let's have it 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 n handed them both to
Cambel.
Now, sir" said he, you lock me
and the donkeyman in here and go and
do as you like. But | advise Won to
take your ID gold somewhere out of
this ship, because as sure as it's there
when l next come out Of this room so
sure DO go and loot it. That's my
punk there, bang above the place
where it's slowed. and I've sat on ton
OF those sovereigns like a hen every
watch below I've had this voyage and
heard EN- chfnkle and wondered what
they'd hatch out into. You erhaps
understand what / mean?"
Cambel nodded.
Then take the inch from mo civ
and cart your boxes away to he'll "a
qulck as you can. Poor men like me
Isn't healthy-for their neighbors, M. |
God. Here, get out of this. Mr. |
Camoel, or shall be doing you q vio-,
lence yet, and mind you lock the door
Donkeyman, o hound, there's whisky |
In that bottom locker. Take the dean !
glass yourself n give me the dirty
one" '
Cambel read the little mans mind m
a comma n bowed gravely without |
speahing' Ihen he did as he was bid |
Zen with the door and the KEY and want
below and began the herculean tsxlS
or bringing up the iron bound specia |
one by n out of the cabin |
Where hey had ridden from the Nor |.
sey dock. He placed them in the mort ,
quarter boat, which he had lowered
rom ltS davits flush with the bridge |
deck rail- and when she was loaded he
put tne ooat into the river. He rowed !
till he found a narrow canal |
off the main river thrurb
nansrove clumps, and held on I'm
mat TIL the boat reached a great round
vat OF black water, walled ali rnrnJ
with solemn cypress trees and rooted
70 by their ~fringing branches
one oy one the boxes were raised on
sunWae and launched with a sui
ZEN plunge, and 1t seemed an age he
TORE the foul smelling bubbles came nm
% tell that they had sounded bottom.
ana then away back for another load
And then for a third. The inky cover
ing closed over all, and not so rnucb 40
! splinter from n of the boxes loated |
the surface.
omaii rear or any n raiding that
acne, Canbel thought, and W days
bling Right" TO Theodore shelf -rnrn
NE Western Union Telegraph corn
Office in the hotel hall at Point
Sebastian.
Now, modern science enables rs IN
cry a message by wire round haf rfe
earth at breakfast time and have an
answer returned TO US before the gong
,ol iuafcneon, ana II was In
ANTICIPATION of a quick exchange OF
like this that Cambel had come
% the nearest outpost of civilization
He had hidden his 6 900, 900 of gold.
'eleased the two men in the ehsrt
oom, with instructions rhf.t WREN thry
.elt inclined or sufficiently recovered
Tor work they should, with the negroes,
neip set about transforming the stear7~
appearance, n afterward had
made his way, partly overland by an }
indians path he knew of, partly In
1ugout through lagoon and bayou, 10
Sebastian.
CONTINUED Next Week.)