Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-17

what I'd do If l was in her place
When sailed the little girl had char
tered the Emily. I'm going recruit
Ing says Munster. He's the skipper
and owner now. And how much viii
you net on the cruise? asks she. oh
so quid.' says he. Good says she
You bring your Emily along with
me and youth get 75' You know
that big ships anchor and chair
piled up behind the coal sheds? She
was just buying that when l left
She's certainly a hustler. that little
girl Of yours"
"she is my partner" Sheldon cor
rected.
"Well. she's good one. that's all
and a cool one. My word: A white
woman on Malaita and at Poonga-
Poonga of all places! Oh. forgot to
tell you. She palavered Burnett into
lending her eight rifles for her men
and three cases of dynamite. You'd
laugh to see the way she makes that
Guvutu gang stand around. And to
see them being polite and trying to
give advice! Lord. Lord. man. that
little girls wonder, a marvel, a-a-a
catastrophe. That's what she is-a
catastrophe. She's gone through Gu
vutu and Tulagi like hurricane.
Every last swine Of them in love with
her, except Raff. He's sore over the
auction, and he sprang his recruiting
contract with Munster on her. And
what does she do but thank him and
read it over and point out that. while
Munster was pledged to deliver all re-
cruits to Morgan and Raff. there was
no clause in the document forbidding
him, from chartering the Emily.
"'There's your contract says she,
passing it back. And very good con-
tract it is. The next time you draw
one up insert a clause that will fit
emergencies like the present one And
Lord, Lord, she had him too!
But there's the breeze, and I'm OF.
Goodby, old man. Hope the little girl
succeeds. The Martha's whacking fine
boat, and she'd take the place Of the
JESSIE"
The next morning Sheldon came In
from the plantation to breakfast to find
the mission ketch Apostle at anchor.
her crew swimming two mares and a
Oily ashore.
Miss Lakeland sent them," said
Welshmere, the missionary doctor.
stepping ashore and shaking hands
with him. There's also box of sad
dies on board. And this letter from
her: And the skipper Of the Flibberty
Gibbet."
The next moment and before he couI0
greet him Oleson stepped from the boat
and began.
"She's stolen the Flibberty. Mr.. Shell
don. Run clean away with her. She's
a wild one. She gave me the fever
Brought it on by shock. And got me
drunk as well.'
| DR.. Welshmere laughed heartily.
Nevertheless she Is not an unmiti-
gated evil. your Miss Lakeland. She's
sworn three men of their drink or. to
the same purpose, shut off their whis-
Ky. You know them-Brahms. Curtis
and Fowler: She shipped them on
the Flibberty Gibbet along with her"
"She's the skipper Of the Flibberty
now" Oleson broke in And she'll
wreck her as sure as God didn't make
the Solomons.'
DR.. Welshmere tried to look shocked,
but laughed again.
"She has quite way with her," he
! said. II tried to back out of bringing
the horses over. Said l couldn't
charge freight. that the Apostle was
under yacht license, that l 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 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. PPM your
boss now. said she. and you take
your orders from me- Look at the
load Of ivory nuts l said. Bother
them said she. I'm playin' for some
thing bigger than ivory nuts. Well
dump them oversize as soon as we get
under way What l want to know
is she your partner or amt she:
That's what l want to know"
"She is Sheldon assured him.
"Well, who'd have believed it! I've
seen few unlikely things in these
Solomons-rats two feet long. butter
flies the commissioner hunts with a
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.
80 she said" the irate skipper dash
ed on. But she had no papers to
show for it. How was l to Know!
And then she's hired them drunken
loafers, three Of the worst scoundrels
that ever disgraced the Solomons-
Is quid month each-what dye