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

me, too"
I'm pretty sure l know who did
it," said the admiral, and I'm pro.
posing to get even with the man my.
self. like getting even in my own
fashion. What would you do If could
tell you who it was that laid the plot
against us that night"
It'd punch his head, sir"
The admiral nodded.
81 believe | did punch his head.
years ago. Selwj H. But he was look.
ms for fight and found it, and ought
to have been satisfied Between you
and me and no one else, the chief of
police here and | have fixed this mat
ter up between us. He says that he
has no evidence, and the only man
who might have given the affair away
has been shipped off somewhere. I'm
going to show Mr.. Smith that he
didn't make buckle mate of me for
nothing. And | want you to help I've
got scheme"
He unfolded it to Selwyn, and the
young lieutenant chuckled.
He used to be sea man." said the
admiral, but for twelve years he's
been living comfortably on shore,
sucking the blood of sailors And II
know anything about American ships
and | do-he'll find three months in
the fo'castle of this Harvester worse
than three years in jail Now we're
going to invade the United States
quite unofflcially, with the connlyance
of the police!"
He lay back and laughed
"Oh, l tell you,' said the admiral.
"he ran against something not laid
down in his chart when he fell in with
me. You can come ashore with me
now and we'll see this Cartwright
American ways suit me. after all"
Then l understand, Mr. Cart
wright" said the admiral, an hour
later, that there won't be a police
man anywhere within hail of this
Smiths house tomorrow night
I've got other business for them"
said Peter.
And | can see Mr.. SAINT here this
afternoon?"
II uAuCl W nave ntAA ncIC IL
you call along at three"
He spent the interval at lunch with
the British consul.
Il tell you what. Stanley" said the
admiral, Il don't care what they did
to me, for it's done me no harm.
But after this you should be able to
make them enforce the laws. If they
mi do he De- i IN at
wouldn't stink so in the nostrils OF
shipmasters and shipowners."
The consul explained the local sys.
TEN OF politics. II appeared that every
one with any business on the borders
Of crime insured against the results OF
accidents by being in politics.
And If the thieYlng politicians ap-
point the man to control them, what's
the result?P
The result is Shan"hai Smith,
said the adm \ Nv III see you
later I've a. appointment with Mr.,
SAINT, of the Harvester"
The consul stared
What, with SAINT? Why he got
eighteen months hard labor for kill
Ing man SIN months ago.
But he's not in prison?'
"Of course not said the consul.
Gle was pardoned by the governor"
Hes just the man wish to see,'
cried Dicky Dunn.
He found SAINT waiting at Cart
wright's Office. He was a hard-bitted,
weather-beaten gentleman, and half
his face was :sig. That Jaw had hold
of long Ct, go with Ii. back teeth.
He continued smoking and chewing,
and did both savagely What Peter
had said 10 HIM did not come out, but
by agreement the admiral was intro
duced as Mr. Dunn.
you have rea son not to like Shang-
hal smith," said Petar.
chats Sc nodded s. ut.
MIR Dunn does not like him
either. Could you make any use OF
him on board the Harvester"
Il could" said SAINT, grinning; he'd
be a useful iaan."
'If you inn. 9ined you missed man
tomorrow II iLiilg just IS you were
getting up ~ anchor. j some one
hailed you and said they had picked
one up, you would take him aboard?"
wet or dry said SAINT.
'I'll undertake he shall be wet"
said the admiral. 'Eh?" And he
turned to Selwyn.
Eyes, sir" replied the lieutenant,
that could be arranged"
Every well, Mr., SAINT said the adj
miral
And it's understood, of course"
said Peter, that you gentlemen never
saw each otter and don't know each
other when ii meet, it being mat
ter of mutt obligation"
Il agree, laid SAINT.
And of curse Cartwright added
as he escoI d the admiral and Sci
wyn into the passage, ii there should
be shindy at Smiths and any of
your men are in 1t. we shall all ex-
plain that it was owing to your hav-
ing been put away. And two wrongs
then will make it right | guess the
newspapers will call it square.
Exactly so. said the admiral.
And when he reached the Trium
plant he had very nearly worked out
the plan By which the row at Shang
hal Smiths was to occur
I'll just go over it with. YOU, Sci
wyn," he said, when he He@ehad his
cabin again. Now you MIiat ren1arR
her | rely on your discretion A
wrong step may LAID IA Ia tronhle