The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-17
n. W. Gibbs Hardware Go.
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here" he said simply. Then he ad-
dressed Won Blk. las to the boys.
you couldn't use them farther than
Binu, and I'll lend you as many as
you want as far as that. How many
of your party are going and how soon
viii you startY
'-Ten." said Tudor; mine men and
myself"
And you should be able to start
day after tomorrow" Won Blk said
to him. The boats should practically
be knocked together this afternoon.
Tomorrow should see the OUTFIT por-
toned and packed. As for the Martha.
Mr.. Sheldon. wen rush the stun ashore
this afternoon and sail by shutdown"
As the two men returned down the
! path to their boat Sheldon regarded
Joan quizzically.
There's romance for you" he said.
"and adventure-gold hunting among
the cannibals. Aren't you sorry you
became a cecoaBut planterT
what do you think of themT she
asked
"Oh, old Won Blk is all right,
solid sort of chap in his fashion: but
Tudor Is a fyaway-too much on the
surface, you know. II ii came to
being wrecked on q desert island I'd
prefer Won Blk"
81 don't quite understand" Joan OBJ
jected. what have yOu against
TudorT
"a man of Tudor's type gets On my
nerves. One demands more repose
from a man."
Joan felt that she did not quite
agree with his judgment, and. some
how, Sheldon caught her feeling and
was disturbed. he remembered noting
how her eyes had frightened as she
talked with the newcomer.
A second boat had been lowered, and
the outfit of the shore party was
landed rapidly. A dozen Of the crew
put the knocked down boats together
on the beach. There were ave of these
craft-lean and narrow. with naring
sides and remarkably long. Each was
equipped with three paddles and
several iron Shod poles.
You chaps certainly seem to know
river work." Sheldon told one of the
carpenters.
I'VE use 'em in Alaska. They're
modelled after the Yukon polling boat
and you can bet your life they'rs
crackerjacks. This creek1l be q snaI
alongside some of them northern
streams. Five hundred pounds In one
of them boats an two men can snake
It along in a way that'd surprise you.
At sunset the Martha broke out heI
anchor and got under way. dipping
her flag and saluttng with a bomt
gun. The union jack ran up anC
down the stat. and Sheldon replied
with his brass signal cannon The
miners pitched their tents In the com
pound and cooked on the beach, while
Tudor dined with jean and sheldon.
Their guest seemed to have beer
everywhere and seen everything enc
met every body, and. encouraged b.
Joan. his talk was largely upon htl
own adventures. Descended from ole
New England stock. his father q con
sui general, he had been born in Ger
many. In which country he had re
ceived his early education and his &C
cent Then. still O boy. be had re
Joined his father In Turkey and &C
eompa MED him later to Persia. bis "a
Their having been appointed minister a
that country.
Tudor bad gone through soutl
American revolutions, been a rougi
rider In Cuba. scout In South Afrcs
and war correspondent in the Russo
japanese war. He mad mushed dog
In the KIondike. washed gold from
the sands OF Nome and edited a news
paper In San Francisco. The presi
dent Of the United States was hil
friend he was equally At home II
the clubs OF London and the continent
the Grand hotel at Yokohama and tn,
solicitors shanues IN the Never Neve
country. BE had shot big game il
Siam, pearled in the Psumotus, VISITED
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