Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-01-16

sion. That's good, men %
The stranger was overpowered, and the
cable cast OF. Harsh fragments of speech
were carried upward, but no sentences
that cohered sufficiently for Constables
intelligence, until the very last, when, as
the ship swung free. be heard plainly:
"I'll get you both. il have to follow
you around the worldr'
81 don't know but what you will" the
man on the bridge muttered to himself.
you seem moved by q rather emphatic
disposition"
That night, In his oil skins, Constable
paced the hurricane deck. His mind was
serene, and he was inclined to regard the
affair of the morning as far-of thing
which didn't signify. What had placed
Breen in the fugitive lists he did not
care to know. He was just enough not
to forget that there are regrettable trans
actions in every mans pasta black bun
die of perversities which some men desig
nate their chamber of horrors" and 9th
ers call their pet frailties." Constable
felt that he was called upon to judge no
man. be liked Breen, and did not want
his liking altered, save for the better
! He could not imagine Breen doing
cowardly thing; and anything else did not
greatly matter.
The spray swept In gusts over the
Madame's dipping PROV. The bare masts,
tipped with lie hts, swung with a giant
sweep from port TO starboard and back
to port again, lingering the black heavens
for the blown-out stars. Constable
couldn't be half-miserable out there on
the tossing floor of the Atlantic.
Mr.. Pagh, the new third officer, secuF
ed at the last moment to take the place
Of Mr.. HIATT, who was i'll, was on the
bridge now. Occasionally in the glow OF
Pughs cigar Constable could see the face
Of the seaman. 1t seemed small, color
less and rubbed out-not the face Of q
man who could bring a ship up to port
through a raving gale. 1t was nearly
midnight when Constable went below.
Breen was still reading.
How does it happen, Peter, thai
man of your substance happens 10 be cut
here in a sumptuous yacht with only one
guest and that an accidental OneT Breen
questioned.
u have few friends, and little aptnes,
for entertaining" Constable said. -
wouldn't know what to do with a ship
load Of guests ] took Out q party once
Inc h4tADcif u AhAr putty VAAtt1 IDnEN
] would rush down 10 the cabin door
calling, Come on deck quickly, Uly friends
An old s0cker Of whale Is snoring Of
our port bow = All right, Peter some.
body would say bring il right In. TIA
your deal Dickie.' One man got al thu
money finally, and then there were testy
tempers"
''Men-men," said Breen but women
20 down 10 sea Ia other meme boats"
y don't know any women NJ there
Constable declared by up there
refer 10 general 10 the States and Can
ada. shouldn't know what 10 do with
women here They'd be sick. rhey'9
talk about things they didn't knOH abour
put on rakieh caps, look ir0wsy when
the wind was on, and when they had
sprung al their changes of rnlment
they'd want 70 50 bone"
Peter, you are on The wrong tad
There are rich mems sonf nho can 20
10 SEES without poker o. bridge and f1mi.
nine aristocrats who know no seasici
ness and who look adorable in rakisb
yachting caps and blowing hair Some
time you'll hnd 0pe
breep halted The other Wa siarinl
\ hard into fle prism " glass o. ma
buffet staring aud smiling
u believe you are jockeYlng nie lpte
delivering pleuiuaee Peier,' li'e'n hn
isled
! ~ Aagf a. uncle iu Aarinigue lirr
b lne oId clap whom you'u al slal a.
p knoH lAif uncle laf > partuer IA a.
B fruit ane fsEar business They a1f kesp
kIndI5 ulfu lQil pafinois ln iAf pIglfi
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