Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11

bul you We got people VINO care Tor
your
Cambel gave the ghost Of a smile and
then laughed. NO." he said, Il can
even boast of that. Acuuaintances arc
mine in thousands, but friendS-well,
all friendship has its breaking strain.
I'm a bit like that comfortable con-
temptiblc person, the miller of the Dee.
L believe | lid care for somebody once,
and she made me think she
cared for me. Probably she lied. be-
cause under persuasion She went
off with another a Bah. though.
what does it matter? Kettle. we're
talking rank sentiment. and that's an
Improbable employment for men en-
gagged on a piece of delicate business.
And-here's II gentleman come to tell
me that the consignment of specie is
just commencing to arrive. Now, cap
tain, the stuffll be in iron bound boxes.
and you and l have got to weigh each
one separately and check the invoice.
Then we've to act as our own steve
dores and stow half of it In the cabin
next my room and half of II acress the
alleyway next the mates"
why divide it?"
Because the weight is big. and it
would give your steamer Il heavy list
to starboard."
"Oh. as to that. never mind. We can
easily bring her up again with a trim
ming tank. And l shouldn't feel COM
Portable If any of the stuff was in that
room next the mates. You see, MIR.
cambel. any one on board can go down
that alleyway. In fact, it's the only
rCa from one end of the ship unless
you go up over the bridge deck. And
I'd not guarantee but what the bait
would make some of them beauties try
and tamper with the door. It's big
enough to smudge the honesty OF an
archbishop If he was only earning ga Il
month. Now the room next yours has
iron walls n opens only i'll the inner
cabin. There's Il good lock IN 1t all
ready. n II l make the carpenter
bend on four more you'll nave IL strong
room the Banl1 of England might boast
about
That sounds sensible" commented
! the -enYny-from-the
Very WE'LL said Cambel. II believe
it is the best plan. Now. If you please,
We'll have the weighing machine in the
main cabin, and if ~. sir, will in
struct your men to bring in the boxes
n by one I'll satisfy myself that they
agree with the tally, and Captain ket-
tie shall build them up In the stateroom
before us both. It's d very responsible
job we ave upon US. and the more
counter ~checkings and precautions we
can put into 1t the better for our sew
eral equations"
1t was u responsible job. Not every
day Is specie to the tune of SOC, 900
British sovereigns shipped from a Liv-
erpool dock, and because gold boxes
are made in a conventional pattern the
shipment was spotted. n crowds
gathered to stare at the cased in
| wealth..
AS staring dumbly is dry work. self
appointed orators among the crowd
naturally distribute gratis their own
nrfVnf0 npfrfnpC v,pN0V, thu cjt,pnttor
and. according to their luck or elo-
quence. these attracted larger or small
er audiences. No o them very
seriously. n they, for the most part,
treated the subject In a .~jocular vein.
1t was not till Captain Kettle and the
Mersey pilot had gone into h upper
bridge and the mate on the foredeck
had cast off the first bow fast that
u self appointed prophet arose who
spoke of the gold shipment in another
key.
He was a wild. unkempt. knockkneed
man. who first attracted attention by
tying "a crimson handkerchief to an
umbrella and brandishing it above his
head. Being on the face of him a crea-
ture who never If he could avoid 1t put
his hand to honest labor, he naturally
addressed the crowd as fellow work
erS." These things awoke a slight hui
morOusU interest and because the man
soo NAAS 5l VI 6IlO IIlu lhlIIS SDSeCII
the crowd continued to listen after the
first pricking up of their ears.
Inc mans discourse need not be re-
ported In detail. He was an anarchist,
red. rampant and ruthless and by
means of arguments, some warped,
some fair enough. he pointed Out to his
hearers that the mission of the Port
Ede3 was another knife thrust of capt.
tai into the ribs of labor. The state
ment met with a very nike reception.
but the anarchist silenced both the
Jeers and applause with a beseeching
wave of his hand md followed along
the curb of the wharf the steamer
which was commencing to float toward
the dock gates. He spoke to those on
board her now rather than to his more
Immediate following. and unclean faces
stared at him from owe the line of bull
warks.
TO any man Of you who values life,"
ne cried. Il offer a solemn warning.
ship is doomed. She will sink in
midocean. blown apart by our petards,
and her Ill gotten cargo will be hurled
out Of capitals reach forever. Those
who are misguided enough to be her
guardians will be blasted into space.
Listen. you men of her crew. Jump on
tnc pier head yOnder as she passes Into
the basin and take the
The brutal laws Of this country will
hurt you into prison. but better a sea-
son dragging out a martyrs sentence
than death as an enemy to the workers
cause"
At THIS point the strong right hand
OF the law descended onto the speakers
elbow, and then. because he attempted
10 resist. the willing right knee Of the
law 1erked up suddenly into the small
OF that anarchists back. after which
ne was hauled ignominiously to a po-
lice station. and the place of his speak,
Ing knew him no more.
But the fellows threats had not been
without their result. Every hand on
the Port Edes' deck had heard them
a~.stlhctlys and disQuiet arose under the
belts OF I out Of ten. The mate