Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-24

suppose the police care much about
such riffram as you have on board here
Get them back to Cardiff, and let then
find new ships. You are thinking OF
the honeywell, if you can fill my
bunker yonder, / will pay a long price
for the stuff you carry-down on youl
table in English s~overeigns."
At this, he regarded me very curl
ously. A dull head is often obstinate
in suspicion. The fellow perceived his
advantage, and could have pressed 1t
OH said he. then you are short
OF coal?"
we are short OF COAL" I rejoined, my
frankness astounding him; the others
have none to spare, and if we buy none
Of you, we must run to Porto Grande
In that case, you will carry this cargo
back to Europe and be arrested wher
you step ashore"
/ found the Russian to be a low-wit-
ted, covetous fellow, not greatly to be
o~verdrawed by threats, but exceeding
ly susceptible to the substantial
facts OF money. In the end, ]
bought what coal we could carry from
him at a price which l would cheer
fully have doubled. And, inded, I do
think it was one OF the best days
work 1 ever did in all my life. To
cut off ImrOth's patrol. to fill our own
'AAAhNiS Win IAS P4CNlpuS SlEditt COdl,
carried at such q risk from Cardiff,
TO send the tramy steamer back again
whence she came-even the matter of
fact Larry could find no word to fit
1t. AS for my poor friend Timothy,
his emotions were altogether too much
for him.
"Docther," said he, Il doubt your
salvation, and that's the truth of it.
Say that We are going back to dine
on lmroth's ship, and I'll believe We
entirely. 'TwOuld not be more wonder
full than that which these poor old
eyes are showing me-"
I told him not 10 make a fool of
himself. but TO serve his turn as SEN
tinel, while we brought the yacht
alongside the collier and took in coal
from her. T~reachery might yet be
planned against us, though l doubted
II. We posted an armed guard upon
the bridge n stripped our forward
guns Of their covers-the swell ran
kindly and the sea was like a mir
ror. Hardly believing their own eyes.
put ooeying me nevertheless, our good
fellows set TO work like niggers and
filled our bunkers with the precious
stuff. 1t a been at seven bells Of
the morning watch when they began;
1t was three Of the afternoon before
they had done. The coal chutes with
which the tramp was provided to fill
lmroth's bunkers now filed our own
admiralty paid the Russian captain
honestly, and sent him at all speed to
the eastward when the business was
done.
Return as you came and keep your
mouth shut" I said. 81 will answer
for you to the police, should the need
arise. 1t will be your own fault If
it does
He thanked me with some ciyilty,
and l could see that he now considered
himself a very fortunate fellow. TIC
be frank, / had dismissed him utterly
from my mind half an hour after he
cast off: and the excitement of the
deal having passed, I called TO our
SIC 10 bring me tea TO the cabin
and there We held a council, vital be-
yond any in its significance and its
earnestness. For now must we decide,
instantly and finally, what steps must
be taken to save my little Joan from
the devils Of tho Diamond Ship How
We're We, the crew of a puny yacht.
to bring that great hive of rIffians
to book? What course dare we risk 2
What hope had we OF any assistance
from the British or other governments?
rms Is what we discussed when we
mad lighted our cigars and the tea was
poured out. And this is much how
the talk went:
Myself-"We must first consider the
threat. l believe that they are capable
both of tnrtartcS and of killing .Joan
F~ordibras II they are driven to II
But they will only do so In an ex-
tremity. h is their hostage. The mo-
ment that they harm her, they have
zone all that they can against us.
IL n be subject to insult meanwhile
well. they nave to deal with one az
singular courage and resourc II Is a
callous argument but that much we
III ignore. My own idea Is to lead
them to the belief that we are watch
Ing them. If they run for South Amer
lea, we shal fall in with ships bound
for Rio n Montevideo. The mails to
the Argentine have the Marconi instru-
ment We can hardly fail to catch
one or them. / would rather burn
this yacht than turn back now"
McShanus-"The docther saws tbe
lady must put up with their insults.
but we can see the blood going and
coming from his cheeks while he saws
II. | honor him for it. We want IA
get the girl off the ship and not to
lose Inroth in the doing of II. ,Tis
an employment for a Japanese wizard,
Ialtn! Here's o rogue running for
a south American port, and when he's
sSaoTc, iio "A MAKE money faces at We.
Tell yourselves that, and cry out
against the governments. It's all We
can do that / can see."
Myseif-"I am far from sure OF n
Timothy, but prophecy is OF little beln
TO us. We must follow those people.
and let them know that we are fol-
lowing them. Impudence has stopped
one or their fleet and may stop an
other. I am going to see how Ear II
helps me with Imroth himself"
There is muc OF which my log
might speak to tell the history OF the
seven days which followed upon our
resolution. We a pledged ourselves
TO harass the Diamond Ship by night
and day; and bravely had we done so.
necessarily nov the messages passed
from our deck to hers by way of her
nags and Instruments. Threats, def
ance, insult-to these we became ac-
custoned. A torture OF suspense had
peen superseded by q dull submission
to necessity.
All this time we lay drifting some
TWO or three miles, i suppose, from the
great vessel which harbored the Jew
ana his company. Sometimes, when the
night was moonless, we ran up boldly
and spied the huge ship out, defying
ner unframed gunners. and learning
what we could OF hat which passed
upon her decks. There was a cabin
AFT, / remember, which ] named as
Joan's; n / would place her therein,
n depict her In my mind sheltered