Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-14

the altar steps for me that kirkWOOd
came in. He was dining close by. /
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 rage.
1--WE told you he began in voice
thick with passion.
"Oh, sit down.! Calendar cut in con-
temptuously. "Sit down! D'you hear?
That's all over and done with. We IN
derstand each other now, and you
won't try any more monkey shines.
It's square deal and a square divide
so fairs Pm concerned. If we stick to-
gether there'll be profit enough for all
concerned. Sit down. Null. and have
another slug Of the captains bum
rum"
Although Mulready consented to be
pacified, Kirkwood got the impression
that the man was far gone in drink.
A moment later he heard him growl
"Chin-chin" antiphonal to the cap
tain's "Cheer-o!'
''Now, then" Calendar proposed.
mir. Kirkwood aside-peace be with
him-let's get down to cases."
'Wot's the row| asked the captain
"The row, cap'n. is the Hallam fe
male. who has unexpectedly shown up
in Antwerp. we have reason to believe
with malicious intent and 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
we're 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 60
ing to keep on yawning, too, unless
miss my guess. l love my native land
most to death. but
COW. blow that" interrupted the
captain irritably. Lets ear about
the ALLAN. Wot're you afryd Off"
"'Fraif she'll set up yell when
she finds out we're planting the loot,
cap'n. She's just that vindictive.
You'd think she'd be satisfied with her
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 the 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
question now before the board is,
Where now-and how"
Amsterdam" Mulready chimed in
81 told you that in the beginning"
"But how:" argued Calendar. "Thc
Lord knows I'm willing. but we can't
go by rail. thanks to the Ua!am
We've got to lose her first of all"
But wot I'm arsliin is wot's the
matter with
THE Alcthea. cap'n? Nothing, sc
far as Dick and are concerned. But
my dutiful daughter is prejudiced
She's been so long without proper pa
tcrnal discipline" Calendar laughed
that she's rather high spirited. OF
course might overcome her objcc
tons. but the girls no fool. and every
ounce of pressure bring to bear just
now only helps make her more restless
and suspicious"
You leave her to me-" Mulrcady in
tcrposed with brutal laugh "Tl
guarantee to get her aboard Or
Drop it. Dick" Calendar advised
quietly. aud go Il bit easy with tina
bottle for five minutes. can't you?'
We'll. then Stryker resumed. up
parently concurring in Calendars att:
tude. IVY don't one of you tyke tn,
stuff. go off quiet an dispose of 1t t
Il proper fence an come back to di
vide don't see wy that
NATURALLY you wouldn't" chucklet
Calendar Few people besides thu
two of us understand the depth of af
lection existing between Dick. here
and me. We just can't bear to get on
Of sight of each other. We're sure in
scparable-since night before last
Odd isn't it?"
you drop it, snarled Muready II
accents so ugly that the listener wa
startled. "Enough's enough. and
There. there. Dick! All right. III
behave" Calendar soothed him. We
!, forget and say no more about it."
well. see YOU don't"
But as either of you a plan?" pei
: sisted Strykcr.
= 81 have" replied Mulready. land it
: the simplest and best, If you coul
only make this long lost parent her
see it."
"Wot is it,"
: Mulready seemed to ignore Calenda
:, and address himself to the captain
He articulated with some difficulty
slurring his words to the point of il
}, distinctness at times.
Simple enough he propounded so
EMMY. We've got the gladstone ba
= here. Miss Dolly's at the hotel. That
;. her papa's bright notion. He think
= she's to be trusted. Now, then, what
:. the matter with weighing anchor an
:, slipping quietly out to sea?'
!, :, "Leavin' the dootiful darter?"
= "Cert'n'y. She's only a drag an.
= way. Better off without her. The
. we can wait our time and get highes