The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-03-01

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Munster was pledged to deliver all re-
cruits to Morgan and Rafr. 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 1t is. The next time you draw
one up insert clause that will dit
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 tind
the mission ketch Apostle at anchOr.
her crew swimming two mares and
flly 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 conlo
rreet him Oleson stepped from the boat
end began. Sc
''She's stolen the Flihberty. Mr.. Shell
aon. Run clean away with her Shes
a wild one. She gave me the fever
Brought 1t on by shock. And got me
drunk as we'll"
Dr. Welshmere laughed heartily.
Nevertheless she Ia not an nnmiti-
gated evil. your Miss Lakeland. She's
sworn three men of their drink or. to
the same purpose, shut OF their whis-
ny. 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.. Weishmere tried to look shocked.
but laughed again.
"She has quite way with her." he
said. II tried to tack Olll OF bringing
the horses over. Said | couldn't
charge freight. that the Apostle was
under yacht license. that l was 60
ing around by SayO and the upper
end of Guadalcanar. But 1t was no
use. Bother the charge. said she.
You take the horses like IL good man.
and when | float the Martha IN re-
turn the service some day.
"And bother your orders. said she
to me. UleSon 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 .playin 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 u.s. sheldon assured him.
"Well. who'd have believed it! I've
seen few unlikely things in these
Solomons-ruts two feet long. butter
flies the commissioner hunts with q
shotgun. ear ornaments that wuuld
shame the devil aud head hunting
devils that make the devil look like
an angel. I've seen them and got
used to them. out this young woman
OF yours
Miss Lakeland is my partner and
part owner OF Reraude." Sheldon in
terrnpted.
$50 she said" the irate skipper dash
ed on.> But she had no papers to
show for 1t. How was to know
And then she's hired them drunken
iOafers. three OF the worst scOundreis
that ever disgraced the Solomons-
IS Quid q month each-what dye
, think of that: And sailed away with
them too: Phew. You might give me
drink. The missionary won't mind
I've been OF his teetotal hooker foul
days now. and I'm perishing.''
DR.. Welshmere nodded in reply tc
Sheldons look of inquiry. and Viabur
was dispatched for the whisky and 81
phons.
lit is evident. Captain Oleson." Shell
don remarked to that refreshed mari
ner. that Miss Lakeland has run away
with your boat. Now please give q
plain statement of what occurred"
Right y. Here goes. I'D just come
; in on the Flibberty. She was ON board
before | dropped the hook-in tina,
whaleboat of hers with her gang OF
Tahiti heathens. that big Adamu
Adam and the rest Don't droI
: the anchor. Captain Oleson. she sans
, out l want you to get under way FOL
. Poonga Poonga.' says. Excuse me
. Miss Lakeland and yells for'ard lie,
, 60!
And then we had II out. I didn't be