The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-06

DedcH Sal0 you cOUl0D see Mdf9lt2
for the smoke OF the signal fires. ANY
way, they cleared out for TuiaE"
But why didn't they fight" SheI-
don asked
1t was funny they didn't. but they
got separated. You see. two-thirds OF
them We're in the boats. without weap-
ons, running anchors ana never dream
ing the natives would attack They
found out their mistake too late
But what is Miss Lakeland intend
ing 10 do
Captain Auckland grinned.
Shes going to try u get the Mar
tina of, | should say. or else why did
she pay % quid for her: Ana II
She fails she'll try 10 get her money
back ~ saving the gear Spar~. YOU
know. and patent steering gear ana
Winches, such things Al least that's
what Id do if | was in her place.
When sailed the little girl had mar
tered the Emily I'm going recrnit-
ing, says Munster He's the skipper
and owner now. And how murh viii
you net on the cruiser asks She Oh
30 qUid,' says he, Good, says she
You bring your Emily along with
me and you'll get 10. You know
that big ships anchor and chain
piled up behind the coal sheds: She
| was just buying that when left.
She's certainly hustler, that little
girl Of yours"
She is my partner" Sheldon cor
rected
We'll. she's a good one. that's all
! and a cool one. My word \ white
woman on Malaita and at poonga-
! POOnga of all places. Oh. / forgot to
| tell you. She palayered Burnett into
| lending her eight rifles for her men
and three cases of dyna mite 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 a wonder a marvel IA a
! catastrophe, That's what she Is--a
! catastrophe. She's gone through Gu
vutu and Tulagi like a hurricane
! Every last swine Of them in love with
| her, except Raft 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 a very good con
tract 1t is. The next time you dra W
one up insert clause that will lit
emergencies like the present one. And
Lord, Lord, she had him too!
But there's the breeze. and I'm off
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
FLY ashore.
Miss Lakeland sent them said
Welshmere. the missionary doctor.
stepping ashore and shaking hands
with him. There's also a box of sad
dies on board. And this letter from
her And the skipper of the F'libberty
Gibbet."
The next moment and before be c0ulo
greet him Oleson stepped from the boat
and began.
shes 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 off their drink or, tC
the same purpose. shut off their whis
ky. You know them-Brahms. Curtis
and Fowler. She shipped them OF
the Flibberty Gibbet along with her /
She's the skipper of the FIibberty
now" Oleson broke in "And she Il
wreck her as sure as God didn't make
the SOlOmOnS."
DR.. Welshmere tried to look shocked
but laughed again.
She has quite a way with her" h
raid. Il tried TO back out Of briDgin:
the horses over. SAID Couidn'
charge freight. that The Apostle wa
under yacht license thar was go
ing around by Savo ana tie uppe
end of GuadalCanar. But it WIS m
use Bother the charge, SAID she
You take the horses ike good man
| and when | float the Martha III e.
! turn the service some day
And bother your orders SAID SD
| TO me. OIeNon cried. "a III your
boss now. said she and YOU tah
your orders from me Look ut Tia
load Of ivory nuts, sand. Bottle
them. said she I'm payIn for >our
thing bigger than ivory nuts " =
dump them oversize as soon as We Z"
under way What want II kuoy
is she your partner or ain | She
That's what | want to know.
She is Sheldon assured him.
Well. who'd have believed it. l'y'
seen a few unlikely things IN thrN
SOlOmOnS-rats two feet long. butter
flies the commissioner hunts with ;
shotgun, ear ornaments that WON'T
shame the devit ana mead nunGn.
devils that make III" devil IonE liz
an angel. I've seen them and 70
used to them. out this young womai
OF yours
Miss Lakeland is my partner an.
part owner OF BeraDde. Sheldon in
terrupted
SO she said" the irafe skipper dash
ed on. But she had 10 papers l.