Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-12-29

but laughed again.
"She has quite a way with her." he
said. II tried to back out Of bringing
the horses over Said couldn't
charge freight, that the Apostle was
under a yacht license, that was 60
ing around by SavO and the upper
end of Guadalcanar. But 1t was no
use. Bother the charge said she.
You take the horses like u good man,
and when float the Martha I'll re-
turn the service some day.
'.And bother your ORDERS said she
to me-" Oleson cried. I'm your
boss now. said she. and you take
your orders from me- Look at the
load of ivory nuts said. Bother
them said she. I'm pIayin' for some
thing bigger than ivory nuts. Wen
dump them oversize as soon as we get
under way What want to know
is she your partner or amt she:
That's what | want to know"
''She is" Sheldon assured him.
"Well, who'd have believed 1t! I've
seen a few unlikely things In these
Solomons-rats two feet long. butter.
files the commissioner hunts with
shotgun. ear ornaments that would
shame the devil and head hunting
devils that make the devil look like
an angel. I've seen them and got
used to them. but this young woman
Of yours
miss Lakeland is my partner and
part owner Of Berande." Sheldon in
terrupted.
$50 she said" the irate skipper dash
ed on. But she had no papers to
show for it. How was 1 to know?
And then she's hired them drunken
loafers, three Of the worst scoundrels
that ever disgraced the Solomons-
Is quid a month each-what dye
think Of that? And sailed away with
them too! Phew! You might give me
a drink. The missionary won't mind.
I've been on his teetotal hooker four
days now. and I'm perishing."
Dr.. Welshmere nodded In reply to
Sheldon's look Of inquiry. and Vtaburi
was dispatched for the whisky and ST.
phons.
ut is evident, Captain Oleson." Shell
don remarked to that refreshed mari
ner, ''that Miss Lakeland has run away
with your boat. Now please give
plain statement Of what occurred"
"Right O. Here goes. I'd just come
in on the Flibberty. She was on board
before | dropped the hook-in that
whaleboat Of hers with her gang Of
Tahiti heathens. that big Adamu
Adam and the rest. Don't drop
the anchor. Captain Oleson.' she sang
ont. 4 want you to get under way for
Poonga-P oonga.' I says. Excuse me.
Miss Lakeland and yells for'ard Let
go!'
"And then we had it out. l didn't be-
ueve her. didn't think you'd take
her on as partner. and 1 told her as
much and wanted proof. She got high
and mighty. and told her l was old
enough to be her grandfather and that
wouldn't take CANNON from chit
like her. And then ordered her OF
the Elibberty. Captain Oleson.' she
says. sweet as you please. I've few
minutes to spare on you. and I've got
some good whisky over on the Emily.
Come on along. Besides. I want your
advice about this wrecking business.
Every body says you're a crackerjack
sailorman'-that's what she said
'crackerjack' And went In her whale
boat. Adamu Adam steering and look.
ing as solemn as funeral
ION the way she told me about the
Martha and how she'd bought her
aud was going to float her. She said
she'd chartered the Emily and was
sailing as soon as could get the Flib'
berty under way. l was to sail direct
for Poonga. Poonga and II couldn't
take her word that she was your part.
ner she'd get along without me and
the Flibberty. And right there's where
she fooled me.
Down in the Emily's cabin was
them three soaks-you know them
Fowler and Curtis and that Brahms
chap. Have a drink says she.
thought they looked surprised when
she unlocked the whisky locker and
sent a niger for the glasses and wa
ter monkey. But she must have tip
ped them off unbeknownst to me, and
they knew just what to do. Excuse
me- she says: I'm going on deck a
minute Now. that minute was half
an hour. hadn't had drink in ten
days.
well. anyway. at the end OF the
half hour down she came again and
took a good souint at me. 'That'll do
nicely remembered her saying. and
with that she took the whisky bottles
and hove them oversize through the
companionway. That's the last. she
said to the three soaks. till the Mar
tina floats and you're back in Guvutu.
It'll be a long time between drinks.
And then she laughed.
..She looked at me and said-not to
me. mind you. but to the soaks: It's
time this worthy man went ashore
me! Worthy man. Fowler. she said.
lust tell Adamu Adam to man the
whaleboat. and while he's taking Cap
tain Oleson ashore have your boat put
me on the Flibberty. The three of
you sail with me. so pack your dun
mage. All hands got me over the side.
and it seems to me went to sleep sit
ting in the stern sheets and watching
that Adamu steer Then l saw the
Flibberty's mainsail hosting and
heard the clank of her chain coming
IN, and woke up. Here. put me on
the Flibberty.' said to Adamu. !
put you on the beach, said he. Missile
Lackalanna say beach plenty good for
you And now I've come to find out