The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-10

with two boats crews. there was q
unanimous opinion among them that
Mr.. Smith had piled his ship up with
vengeance when he ran against a
British admiral.
There amt to be no weapons, =
said Benson-''nothin worse nor more
cuttin than a staysail 'ank as a
knnckle-duster, and even that | don't
recommend. An odd stretcher or two
and the bottles there will do the Job
And the word is silence, now aud
then"
NUNS the word" said the men
And like the children that they were.
they wrought the whole ships com
pany into frenzy of excitement, By
dropping hints about as heavy as u
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on every one who
was not In the game. Had there been
much longer to walt than twenty.four
hours, they must have told, or burst.
And II they had not burst, the Others
would have finally reached the truth
by the process of exhaustion.
II was none O'Clock on the follow
Ing evening that the admiral went on
shore to dine with the British consul.
He told Benson. that he might be later
than eleven. And as Benson touched
his cap he took the liberty of beiev-
ing he might be as late as five In the
morning. And just about eleven Sci.
wyn came ashore in another Soat with
papers which had to go to the sd.
miral
Il shall be back in an hour, Thorn
as" sail Selwyn. And the two
coxs'ns were left In command of the
cutting out expedition The whole
business was nearly wrecked at the
outset by the settlement of the ques
charge of the boats Finally Thomas
and Benson ordered two men to stay,
and the defrauded men sat back and
growled most horribly as the rest
moved off towards Shanghai Smiths
in loose order.
Look ere" said Billings to Graves
as they were left alone, its hobvious
one must stay with the boats; but
ones enough, and on an hexpedition
like this. horderk ain't worth . damn.
I'll howe y0u..a quid, whole Quid,
and my grea yfoR. month II you'll be
the man to- stay"
mo, I'll toss you, the same terms
both Sides
And the spin of coin sent Billings
running after the rest He was re-
ceived by Benson with curses, but he
stuck to the party all the same.
Very well. you report me! You
know you can't" he said daflantly
And I've give Graves a thick 'un
and my sros Tor 4 month to be lei
come"
This awful sacrifice appealed even
to Benson.
"All right" he said pvt II | cant
report you for this, can the next
time"
"Next time be damned" cried Bill
lings; 90 cares about next time
now?"
And they hove in sight OF Shanghai
Smiths
II was the first time bluejacket
had been near the place since a day
or two before the admiral's disappear
ance. And at first when Shanghai saw
them come in he regretted that Billy
his best fighting man. was by now well
on his way to Portland. But for at
least ten minutes the Triumphants be
hayed very we'll. Benson had good
head and had arranged matters very
neatly.
You look ere" he 10! said "the
thing to look out for Is ne barman.
He keeps a gun. as they calls it ere
on shelf under the bar Smith, ell
ave one in his poe. /. So when
says, This rum would POISON dog.
don't wait for no back answer, but
lay the bar-keeper out quick. with a
stone matchbox or anything andy.
And the nearest to Smith does the
same to i'm He'll likely not be be-
ind, but if e is, bottle i'm. too and