Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-09-09

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squealcd. l know the breed. There's
honor among gentlemen that knocks
the honor of thieves higher'n a kite,
the old saw to the contemplating
doing. You understand me, I'm sure,
Mulready," he concluded, with enven-
omed sweetness.
II don't see yet how Kirkwood got
! anything to do with Dorothy"
Miss Calendar to you, Mr.. Null
ready" snapped Calendar. "There,
there, now. Don't get excited. 1t was
when the Hallam passed me word that
a man from the Yard was waiting ON
the altar steps for me that Kirkwood
came in, He was dining close by. I
went over and worked on his feelings
until he agreed to take Dorothy off
my hands. If l had attempted to
leave the place with her they'd have
spotted me for sure. My compliments
to you, Dick Mulready."
There came the noise of chair legs
scraped harshly on the cabin deck.
Apparently Mulready had leaped to
his feet in a rage.
"Ive told YOU he began in a voice
thick with passion.
"Oh, sit down. Calendar cut in con-
t~emptuously. sit down! D'you hear?
That's all over and lone with. We un-
derstand each other now. and YOU
won't try any more monkey shines.
It's a square deal and Il square divide
so fairs Pm concerned. If we stick to-
gethcr therell be profit enough for all
concerned. Sit down, Null, and have
another slug of the captains bum
rum
Although Mulrcady consented to be
paciiied. Kirkwood got the impression
that the man was far gone in drink.
a later he heard him growl
"Chin-chin." antipllonal to the cap
tain's "Cheer-o!'
"Now, then" Calendar proposed,
MI. Kirkwood aside-peace be with
him-lets get down to cases"
"Wot's the row% asked the captain.
The roW. cap'n, is the IIallam fe-
male. who has unexpectedly shown up
7 In Antwerp, we have reason to believe,
] with malicious intent and a private de-
, tective to add to the gayety of ma
: TONS"
"Wot's the odds? She carn't 'urt us
without lynn up trouble for 'erself."
mighty little consolation to us when
were working it out in Jail"
! Speak for YOURSELF" grunted Null
ready surlily.
: 81 do" returned Calendar easily.
| "We're both in the shadow of Jail,
Null, my boy. since you choose to take
the reference as personal. Sing Sing,
, however. yawns for me alone. It's go
ing to keep on yawning, too, unless ]
miss my guess. l love my native land
most to death, butt
COW. blow that!!' interrupted the
captain irritably. Lets ear about
the Allan. Wot're you afryd of"
"Fraid she'll set up a yell when
she finds out we're planting the loot
cap'n. She's just hat vindictive
You'd think she'd be satisfied with her
i end of the stick, but you don't know
' the Hallam. That milk and water of.
spring of hers is the apple of her eye,
and Freddie'S going to collar the whole
shooting match or madam will kick
. over fhe traces"
"Well?"
"Well. she's queered us here. We
can't do anything if my lady is going
to camp on our trail and tell everybody
we're shady customers, can we? The
d question now before the board is
: Where now-and how"
"Amsterdam," Mulready chimed in
81 told you that in the beginning"
"Rut how" argued Calendar. "The
Lord knows I'm willing, but we can't
go by rail, thanks to the Hallam
@ We've got TO lose her first of ALL"
But wot I'm arskin' is wot's the
matter WITH
"The Alethea, cap'n? Nothing, sc
far as Dick and l are concerned. But
l. my dutiful daughter is prejudiced
She's been so long without proper pa
ternal discipline,' Calendar laughed
that she's rather high spirited. OF
t. course l might overcome her objec
l. lions, but the girls no fool, and every
ounce of pressure l bring to bear just
now only helps make her more restless
e. and suspicious"
"You leave her to me-" Mulready in.
d terposed, with a brutal laugh. cpl
n guarantee to get her aboard orr
drop it. Dick" Calendar advised
quietly, land go a bit easy with that
bottle for five minutes, can't you?
"Well, then,' Stryker resumed. ap
20 parently c%oncurring in Calendars atti
le tude. ivy don't n Of you tyke tho
n stuff, go off quiet an dispose Of it t.
h O proper fence an come back to di
30 vide. I don't see wy that
vi Naturally you wouldn't" chuckled
IS Calendar. "Few people besides the
n two of us understand the depth of af
n lection existing between Dick, here
lie and me. We just can't bear to get on
Of sight of each other. We're sure in
ID separable-since night before last
Odd, isn't it?"
p "You drop it." snarled Mulready ii
IN accents SO ugly that the listener was
startled "Enouph's enough. and'-