The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-24

doesn't begin singing out. Coin. goin',
goinIlast hid-goin', goin' for % SOW
ereigns-gotn', goin', gone-te you, Miss
l-eF-wbat name. pleaseP
Joan Lakeland says she with q
smile TO me. and that's how she bought
the Martha
SbeldoE experienced q sudden thrill
The Martha, a finer schooner than
the Ma1aknIA and, Tor that matter. the
finest In the SoAonsons-she was Just
the thing for recruits, and she was
night on the spot Then he realized
that for .suca cram to sell at auction
for f55 meant that there was small
chance for saving her.
But how did Il hsppenT" he asked.
ssWeren't they rather quick m selling
the Nar<haf"
Had 10. You know the reef at
Poonga-Poorga she's not worth tup-
pence on It If any kind OF a sea kicks
up, and it's ripe 1or a n0rswester any
moment now. TIE crowd abandoned
her completely. You know MGiaita.
and you know Pcengs-foongR- That's
W@AS&o Icy SS4I SAA tAS SNSss@ASA OAAtSAiS
and Killed all hs1ds. There was moth
ing to do but take to TIE boats. The
Martha mtssea se2ys going IN, snd In.
side I've minutes ste WIS on TIE reef
and I'm possession. The Eagzers swaym-
ed over her, aad they Just Threw the
crew into the boats. 1 talked vita
sgme OF the men. They swear there
were 2oocanpes around Ter inside half
an hour and 1000 bushmen on the
beach. Said you ceuldn't see 1aalaita
for the smoke OF the signal fres. Any
way, they cleared out for FuiagL"
HBut why didn't they fgntT' SheE-
don asked
1t was funny they didn't, but they
got separated Yon see, twe-thirzs %
them were In the bears, without weap-
Ons. running anchors ana never dream
ing the natives wonid attack. They
found out their mistake too lates'
'eBut what is Miss Lakeland intend
ing to de-"
Captain Auckland gT1nued
She's going to try to get the Mar
tina of, l should say, or else why did
she pay 90 Quid for her? And II
she fails she'll try to get fsr money
back by saving the gear spgFs, you,
know, and patent steering gear and
wtncles. such things. At aaast that's
what I'd do II was In her place.
When I smiled 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 cruiser asks she. On,
30 quid, Says he. Good says she.
You bring your Emily along with
me and you'n get To- You know
that big ships anchor and chain
pied up behind the coal shedsl She
was just buying that when I left.
She's certainly hustler. that httls
girl OF yours"
'she Is my partner" Sheldon cor.
rected.
well, she's q good one. that's all.
and a cool one. My wordl A white
woman ON 1Tafaita and at Peonga-
Poonga OF an placesI On. forgot Co
tel you. She palaFered 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 10
see them being polite and trying to
give advtcel Lord, Lord, man, that
little girls wonder, q marvel. a-a-a
catastrophe. That's what she is-a
catastrophe. She's gone through Gu
vutu and Tuiag1 like q hurricane.
Every hast swine Of them In love with
her, except Raft. Hes 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 aud point out that, while
Munster was pledged to deliver all re-
cruits to Morgan and Ran, there was
no clause in the document forbidding
him from charterfng the Emily.
There's your contract says she.
passiRgft back And a very good con-
tract II is. The next time you draw
one up insert q clause that VIII fit
emergencies Ike the present one And
Lord, Lord, she had him tod
'tBut chere's the breeze, ana Pm OF
Goodby. old man. Hope the little girl
succeeds. The Mzrtha's whaeiring 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
| fIly ashore.
|sNTiss Lakeland sent them" said
| Welshmere, the missionary doctor,
stepping ashore and shaking hands
with him. There's also q box OF sad
/ dies on board And this letter from
/ Der. And the skipper OF the Fdbberty
( Gibbet"
The next moment and before be could
greet him oleson stepped from the boat
and began
/ shes stolen the Flibberty, Mr. Shell
( don. Run clean away with her. She's
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