Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-22

follows that many men from those
seats of learning fair to make a living
at home and drift across the
He did not make the smallest secret
about his advent. AS the newspapers
had old them already. he had been on
the unlucky Port Edes when n came
to grief, but had managed to get ashore
by a marvellous streak of luck and
found himself at a spot where less than
a year ago he had been wandering
about OH a shooting expedition. Thence
he had made his way in a dugout.
bought from Il Seminole. to the hotel
on Point Sebastian. VOLTA tout. There
was nothing surprising about 1t. He
had had several opportunities for
drowning before that. but none of them
| had ever come off. So he supposed that
| the Parcae marked him out to live.
And-what would they have? His
shout.
AT that period Mr.. Patrick Cambel
was feeling extremely pleased with
himself. He hated h work at which
he had been engaged. as any man must
hate being mixed with a swindle. be 1t
great or small. And the end seemed
near; the end, %conjoined to full sue
cess.
He had had a struggle for 1t. be.
| cause once more Captain Kettle had
felt inclined to fight for his own hand
rather than do all things for mere en-
ployers who paid him a paid salary.
1t was when Cambel woke from that
dead sleep on the wheel grating Of the
upper bridge and came down to learn
of the tragedy of the plume hunters,
which had taken place during his I'M
consciousness. that he got the first hint
Of his. The little captain received him
with cold stiffness. was wooden when
asked for any suggestion and snarled
whom "a n,llA1 fnn11iro6 what oflod hip,
1t was the ~donkeyman who put the diff
ficulty 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. 1 wish I'd it me-
self an more. I'd like a house ashore
an a wife. an an ass cart that l might
dhrtVe her out in like a gentleman. be-
sides other things"
oh. step that. Don't tell me what a
man might do if he'd his pick OF the
money In this ship. l can figure that
out for myself without suggestions
from any blasted 1rishman."
"Ah. now. captain. dear, don't be
cross wild me. because l was going on
to say that in case of trouble, in ease
there was. We'll say a thrilling argu-
H'>'1Ns NC VI yOuI-S sue. MT. NdT0O0l.
yer a gentleman. an l like We we'll, but
the captain here's my officer, an'-well.
6or. a boy must look after himself some
times specially when there's a chance
like this ready to his fingers. 'Twon't
come again in a lifetime"
Probably not" said Cambel. He lay
BACK In his chair, with linked fingers
nehind his head. Look here, Kettle,
II you want to shoot me pull out your
gun and get 1t over. Then you and
sullivan can run the cargo where you
please and share it nov you like. But
that s the only way you'll make me con-
sent TO your taking what's beyond your
Que. Shelf trusted me, and by jove,
I'm going to act fairly by Shelf IL he
know him to be already. Now. then.
jump quick-let's have it over"
They were in the chartroo1n. CAPTAIN
Kettle puckered his head for a minutes
Thought n then getting up, shut and
locked the %starboard door. He took that
Key n the key also OF the other door
which gave upon the head of the COM
Cambel.
Now. sir" said he, you lock ma
and the donkeyman in here and On and
90 as you like. But 1 advise you to
take your ID gold somewhere out OF
ms ship. because as sure ais IT'S there
When I next come out Of this room so
sure 90 1 go and loot it. That's my
bunk there. bang above the place
where It's slowed. and I've sat on top
watch below I've had this voyage and
heard am chinkle and wondered what
they'd hatch out into. You perhans
understand what I mean?"
Camhel nodded.
Then take the cinch from me sir.
cart your boxes away to he'll as
quick as you can: Poor men like me
isn't healthy-for their neiEhbors. No
by God. Here. get out OF this. Mr.
Cambel. or I shall be doing you a vim.
lence yet. and mind you lock the door
Donkeyman. you hound. there's whisky
IN that bottom locker. Take tho clean
glass yourself and give me the dirty
one." ~
cambel read the little mans mind to
a comma and bowed grarely withouf
speaking. Then he did as he WINS bid
den with the door and the key ana won,
below and began the hercuIean task
OF bringing up the iron bound specie
< one by II out Of tho cabin
where they had ridden from the Mer-
sey DOCK; He placed them in the port
from its davits flush with sthe bridge
deck rail. n when she was loaded lie
put the boat into tho river. He rowed
her far IN stream, past lights ana
bayous. tin he found a narrow canai
leading OF tho main river through
clumps. Inc held on un
ina till the boat reached q great round
vat OF black water. walled ali ro,,nS
with solemn cypress trees and roofe6
to darkness by their fringinE branches
One by N the boxes were raised on
gunwale n launched with = AM.
len plunge. and 1t seemed an = ha.
fore tire foul smelling bubbles came ~,
to tell that they had sounded bottom
A n men away back for another load.
AND II Q Tor q third. Tho inky cover.
Ing closed over all. and not SO much a.
on the surface. @'so
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