Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-20
1ess got Started. Walt TIL the an
chor,s down before YOU get afraid"

less got Started. Walt TIL the an
chor's down before you get afraid"
"That's what she said to me-" Nun
ster proclaimed. And Of course 1t
made me mad, so that didn't care
what happened. We tried to send a
boat ashore for powwow, but it was
fred upon. What we want says
Miss Lakeland, 'is hostage. I'm 60
ing ashore tonight to fetch Kina- kina
himself on board, and I'm not asking
who's game to 60 with me. for I've
got every mans work arranged for
him. I'm taking my sailors with me
and one white man. OF course I'm
that white man. l said. for by that
time l was mad. OF course you're
not says she. You'll have charge Of
the covering boat. Curtis stands by
the landing boat. Fowler goes with
me. Brahms takes charge Of the Flib'
berty and Sparrowhawk Of the Emily.
And we start at O'clock
MY word, it was tough Job lying
there In the covering boat. l never
thought doing nothing could be such
hard work. We stopped about fifty
fathoms of and watched the other
boat 60 in.
"Of course there was a row. 1t had
to come, and I knew it, but 1t startled
me just the same. never heard such
screeching and yelling in my life. The
niggers must have just dived for the
bush without looking to see what was
up. while her Tahitians let loose, shoot
ing in the air and yelling to hurry 'em
on. And then I heard them coming
through the mangroves and an oar
strike on gunwale and Miss Lack
land laugh, and l knew everything
was all right. We pulled on board
without a shot being fired. And there
was old Kina-Kina himself, being
hoisted over the rail, shivering and
chattering like an ape. The rest was
easy. Kina- Xmas word was law,
and he was scared to death. And we
kept him on board issuing proclama-
lions all the time we were In Poonga-
Poonga.
1T was a good move, too, in other
ways. She made Kina-Kina order his
people to return all the gear they'd
stripped from the Martha. She-here
she comes now"
1t was with a shock of surprise that
Sheldon greeted her appearance. The
ready made clothes from Sydney had
transformed her. A simple skirt and
shirt waist of some sort Of wash goods
set of her trim figure with hint of
elegant womanhood that was new to
him. Brown slippers peeped out as
she crossed the compound. and he
once caught glimpse to the ankle of
brown openwork stockings. Some
how she had been made many times
the woman by these mere extraneous
happings.
1--WE opened up a new field" she
said AZ she began pouring the coffee.
''Old Kina-Kina will never forget me,
I'm sure, and l can recruit there when
ever I want. saw Morgan at Guvutu.
He's willing to contract for thousand
boys at 40 shillings per head. Did !
tell you that I'd taken out recruiting
license for the Martha? I did, and the
Martha can sign eighty boys every
trip."
Sheldon smiled a trifle bitterly to
himself. The wonderful woman who
had tripped across the compound in
her Sydney clothes was gone, and he
was listening to the boy come back
again.
"Well," Joan said, with a sigh, ave
shown you hustling American meth
DDS that succeed and get somewhere.
and here you are beginning your mud
ding again."
Joan stood beside Sheldon and sigh
ed as she watched the Martha beating
out to sea. old Kinross. brought over
from Savo, in command.
my, but she is a witch! Look at
her eating up the water, and there's no
wind to speak of. Honestly. If I'd
dreamed of the chance waiting for me
at Guvutu when bought her for less
than $500 I'd never have gone partners
with you. And in that case I'd be sail
ing her right now"
The justice of her contention came
abruptly home to Sheldon.
you make me feel like a big man
who has robbed a small child Of a lol-
IT," he said. with sudden contridon.
"And the small child is crying for it."
She looked at him, and he noted that
her lip was slightly trembling and that
her eyes were moist.
But the small child won't cry any
more for it." she was saying. This
10 the last sob. But some day I'm 60
ing to sail the Martha again. I know
T. l know it."
In reply, and quite without premedi-
tat1on, his hand went out to hers,
covering it az It lay on the railing.
But he knew beyond the shadow Of a
doubt that it was the boy that return
ed the pressure he gave. the boy sor-
rowing over the lost toy. The thought
chilled him.
"Never mind" he said. "You can