The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-03-02

pleasantly. We'll, | don't = IL
matters much anyway. My mates want
you. l guess you'll nave to stop. Just
step down n take another look at
Harry Johnson, will you? He's raring
like a fool woman in the Doldrums.
You can turn in by and by-Tn see
what Williams can do for you-though
it's orward you must swing your ham,
mock, and no two opinions about that"
To his 1 answered, in q tone as de-
cisive as his own, that my comings ana
my goings would be ordered by none
but myself. and that his friend must
await his turn. A long acquaintance
with rogues has concinved me that II
weakness of civility is lost upon them,
and that firmness to the point of bru-
tally is the only weapon. l would
have shot this mar dead had he given
an impudent answer, and his sur
prise when he heard me speak was
something to see.
NO o~ffense, doctor" he said quickly.
I'll tell Harry you'll he along present.
ly. Don't think as we're not obliged to
o for what you've done. The boys
are ready enough to tell YOU so, You
take your own time, and do what's best
pleasing to you. There's work enough.'
He spat his filthy tobacco juice into
the sea. and. turning upon his heel.
went forward to join his companions
by the fo'castle.
Let me escape these decks. 1 re-
fiected, and how much farther was 1
upon the DAD TO fnality? I could tell
n plain tale to the government, GER
tainly, and could open the doors Of this
temple of assassins 10 the world-hot
who would crush so vast s. conSptracSs
What unity OF national action, what
initiative would wal upon the gCeater
truths OF it, hunting the tigers from
their dens or Kidding the cities OF their
No. - An a.. ~ %- r..-
planning, all my thinking had lefT M
roth q free man and sent me- & prisoner
or the deck OF his ship
This was the outcome CT my philos-
ophy as l stood by the sangway 7
watched ,he shifting rul>rs> here open
Ing 81 little silyere8 psEhwAS|lS TO IN
arhor OF delights there beating down
again in dark csoa&S Of vapor, and
shutting at tine n5tasr scSns from my
view The men had lsfs c2e alone for
the time bsEng. bat sAsi- absence
seemed = greater peril 7 c1utS hear a
s0uSt aFSSsFeas $50 :&@sS-
tIs Z voices raised IN persuasion or iii
anger. Tae ua2asEsr sa1p @srSelt drift
ed hslp1sssRy. Us q great stricken beast
gGrcl1lng In agony ami seeking onIy .
H p[Ace TO end IT'S WETes- EyS-g faculty
7eaaE I POSSESS tah6 Cna that ! ~as in
sreaE G&1ger. These r0s1ss would
EeaEge forward presently M plI oule
Do EL1AlS-RAAt4ll w LlEs -4t = ~ IT, AANaA NA-A1
Che night give me- tss he Shutting
anu l~resitauiE1g L1s9 e:xl2a- sumo 70 or
d mara Ut chem. 6sEgre anQ1As- Mour had
passed. Ill cggaGser II 4 deprivation, and
AS reudgs T w0ulE1 sEe&E 10 me
dnwn here I stlBlf. AZ 10 drink the ruSl
5 which an aniSgtag P1rssE had served
.eoalt tG Them
The Anaariraca. I gecce.re5- Nss 10 De
I their CHIEF Speaker, and wEeh him was
/ the u1ill gaiIleti Bill EFarS4 Advancing
haY the gr3c1s1A5@ 5acS in s body. they
!. seaErr,std re- a5 some LITTLE difficulty
= wiferr Il gazra 70 EXPRESSING themselves
III 3fsi=:= sss==--sa5=a- aEl RCD the situation
Izlrus5zg sos1cgA
fweE. Uw Ezal- / cried, being careful
/. Co nav7 ds first woFd at them; what
+ III Il uaz Sreas up, l shall not eat
YrfJ2
2 Ree pardon. sir. we wish you to
know tA2t VIII Rayner has been made
sEgtza1 ~ his ship. and that he wishes
Z EUz 10 50 below
TEe man named Evans spoke. and
-lz Say his manner was diverting
szCugh-
Taat Is very considerable of Mr.. Will.
Sm Rayner,'' said I with a laugh. Will
1e not step forward-am ! not to have
= ths pleasure of seeing him."
Hes Jack there by the capstan, sir
! We're a depytashun, If you please. viii
~ =Slt have nobody aft the gallery, ait
: that's his plain words. You're to G,
= below and to wait until you're sent for.
! looked the speaker full in the fac
o and laughed at him contemptuously.
My men, I aid calmly, addressin,
e them all together, do you wish to b
afoat tomorrow morning, or is this shi!
y and all aboard her to be at the bottom
4 of the Atlantic?"
II They were evidently perplexed. TIL
q gentleman by name Of Bill Evans con
i, tinued to speak.
- Me and my mates, begin your par
don sir--we don't fall in with tina
You're fair marooned, and that's til
= end of it. VIII says as he means we
by you. but while you're on this shil
= you'll obey him and nobody else. Hum
bly, representa- 1t. sir. wen have to sc
that you do as Will Says
r / took a pistol from my pocket an
- deliberately cooked 1t. This was touc
and go for my very life. Had / sh'
"a one of those men. / knew hat 1t wouI
= all be over in an instant, and that the
!, would either bow the knee to me
murder me on the spo
~ Now, see here" said L My yacht
living put yonder not a biscuit toss fro
this deck. II you give me as much
another FORD of Impotence, I'll gel
:. you and every ruffiian aboard he
" 10 hades as sure as his is
as revolver, and there are cartrfdg
=. in It. Go and tell Mr.. Will Rayn
~ what / say, for. by the Lord abo
me, / will go myself and fetch hi
IL you do not"
u I nave aid thai the moment W
- critical beyond any through which
~ have lived. and q truer word co,
not BIZ spoken. There we stood, I
rs angry searnen upon one side. my
9 upon the other. each party knowi
..a that h issue was for good and {
"a and yet neither willing to bring I
instant of 1t upon us. As for tn,
wretched fellows, l do not believe Il
M they would have lifted a hand agail
NV me had it not been for the Amerie
~ who melted them. He was the Ri
On leader despite the newly made capta
70 and his mock authority. And he y
the dangerous man with whom l /
to deal
III II guess your yacht may be VIII
you say she is, he remarked "
nv a drawl; "but she's got to hustle
ina she wants to come up with us
4 summer weather. Don't you be too /
with yoru pistol. doctor, or some of
will have to take it from you. 70,
q cioye-hitch, and had better kee]
urn civil tongue In your head. or ma