The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21
five HUNDRED THOUSAND
H1AE.Nns ~ ~ =
CRATER VI

POUNDS IN QoI.D.
TIE iissie red bearded man lsaa ger
alarming the deer uolxily behind nj,
Shc4s n1oaped his largo white Ia.
WITH q scented pocket ttAtlakrrcAEe
-lo you think. he said u~ervously. x
you think we may trust him 90
TO, begin with. we've got to know
whether we like It or not. Hes moth
i1g To gain BY playing traitor.
"Rut would he beSray US In case {
success?'
Perhaps" said Cauioel. ne won
have the chance. Other hands on tina
steamer win have to share the secret i
whole or in part. Perhaps they won
III OF them come through it alive.
you remember that We are plotting de
aberase piracy on the high seas. yo,
VIII recognize that there is preceden
Cor a considerable percentage of casu
alities.
The city man shuddered. Through
Che double windows came the sullel
rear OF q London street, and In iinagt.
nation he seemed to distinguish tht
howl OF the crowd joined in execratioI
against him.
His eye fell upon a paper on the
desk It was the formal notice from
her bankers that his wife's accoun,
was heavily overdrawn. He lifted the
paper and tore it with his teeth, then
emote the table so that geysers flew
from the Ink wells. But his passion
found no outlet in words. He spoke IN
nis platform voice and said nothing
ABOUT the prime compelling force.
I'VE will not talk CT these unpleasant
details. If you please. Mr.. Cambel. T.
my heart is weak. I think, and they
turn me sick. But. at whatever cost,
We must go through with the affair. 1t
rs necessary that I make a heavy coup
within the mex month, or the conse-
Quences may be DISASTROUS
m Rivers &, Shelf will ro
1own? Quite SO. I also am at the end
OF my cash balance, so that money
seems to be the impelling power for
zach OF US. And. after all, 1 suppose
gamble with their necks for the sheer
amusement Of the thing. They either
DO 1t for the love of place., or the love
: woman. or the owe OF gold, and of
"a three the last is the best prize to
yin. because with it you a buy the
n lets get on with the business. I'm
not so sweet on this city atmosphere of
yours that I are to spend another
morning down here If it can be avoided.
HOW are you going to raise the spec1e?"
I'll proceed about it at once" said
on his desk. You may as well Wit
ness every step OF the process"
In answer to the bell Fairfax came
ynto the room. nodded rather stiffly to
Cambel and turned to Shelf with an
expectant Yes, sir"
In terse businesslike phrases his
principal touched upon the silver crisis
IN America and the gold famine In the
southern states. Their he explained
the external view of his projected en-
terprise. The Port Edes," he said. lis
N the Herculaneum dock, returned on
once asking for freights to Norfolk, Va.
pensacola, Fla; Mobile. Ala; or New
Orleans at lowest rates. New Orleans
ss her final port, and offer that at Is
per cent. less. Captain Owen Kettle
wiu be In command, and he sails in four
IYhen you AVE deputed your clerks
to do this. go yourself to the bank and
negotiate for half a million in gold to
be delivered on board the Port Edes
IN dock. The Insurance policy on the
will be deposited with the bank
to secur them in full for the loan it.
self. and for their other charges the
credit OF the house will easily suffice.
That clear?"
1. Perfectly said Fairfax, but I should
~ to remind you Of one thing-wharf
thefts at New Orleans are notorious,
and you'll have to pay heavily to in
sure against Them
IL know, more heavily than for risks
aersss the ocean and the run OF the
river. Underwriters are justly nervous
those all nation thieves. But in
this Instance I propose to save myself
that fee inc insure in a different way.
Mr.. Cambel is going out on the Port
Edes expressly as my representative.
and l fancy that he and the captain
together will be capable Of seeing to
safe delivery. The ships arrival will be
reported by telegraph from the pass at
Mississippi mouth, and my New
Orleans agent can calculate her ap-
pearance alongside the levee to a quar-
ter of an hour. He will meet her with
vehicles and a strong escort Of deputy
and take the specie boxes off by the
first gangway which is put ashore, and
carry them straight to a bank. Does
this strike you as a sound course?"
Yes" said Fairfax thoughfully. ri
see 20 undue risks. By the way, as the
and doesn't hold certificate for passen-
gers, I'm afraid the board of trade
wouldn't let Mr. Cambel travel by her
simply as the firms representative.
But that could be easily overcome"
t,c, oh' n sa aia Ca a,a I'm sign on ar
ships company-as fourth mate, say,
Or doctor with salary OF q shilling for
the run. '1isn't the first time that
pleasing fiction has been palmed upon
2 shipping master. 1t doesn't deceive
any one, you know, because the rate Of
wages gives one away at the outset,
nal shipping laws are obeyed, and so
nel Shipping laws are obeyed, and so
everybody's pleased"
Fairfax laughed and went into the
offices, and Patrick Cambel turned to
khe %shipowner WITH a couple Of ques-
lions. ITO begin WITH" he said, why
Old you offer freight to Norfolk and
Pensacola and Mobile and those places?
II Q call in there. the natural thing
would be to get the specie ashore and
express it by railroad direct to New
Orleans. If you miss that chance and
start carrying it round by sea, the
thing locks hshy at once. Now. fish,
ness Is an aspect which we can't az
ford in the very least degree. The
swindle will call up quite enough SEN
eation in its most honest and straight
Forward dress"
my dear Mr.. Cambel. please give me
credit for a little more finesse. i see
the objection to intermediate ports as
much as you do. but I merely mention
ed them to Fairfax as a blind. To be-
gin with. it Is a hundred to one chance
against our getting any cargo consign-
ed to them at his season Of the year
at all. even If we offered tn CARRY II