The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-10


When writing mention reading this gen
erous offer i'll this paper. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp-R Root. and don't let a dealer sell
you something in place of Swamp. Root
you dc You will be disappointed.
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ing around by Savo and the upper
end OF Guadalcanar. But 1t was no
use. Bother the charge. said sue.
You take the horses like good man.
and when float the Martha I'll re-
turn the service some day.
"And 'borher your orders. said she
TO me. UicSou Crieu. - m your
boss now. said she. and you take
your orders from me. Look at the
load of ivory nuts. I 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 ain t sue :
That's what | want to know"
"She is. sheldon assured MIN.
"Well. who'd have believed 1t! I've
seen II few unlikely things in these
SolOmOnS rats two teel long. butter
flies the commissioner hunts with IA
shotgun. ear ornaments mat would
shame the devil and mead hunting
devils that make the devli look like
an angel rye. seen them and got
used TO them. but this young woman
OF yours
Miss l.arkand is my partner and
part owner OF Berande." Sheldon In
terrupted
so she said the irate skipper dash
ed on. But she had no papers 10
show for IT, How was TO know
And then she's hired them drunken
loafers. three of the worst scoundreis
that ever disgraced the Solomons-
10 quid month each-what dye
them too. phew! You might give me
drink. The missionary won't mind.
I've been on his teetotal hooker four
days now. ana I'm perishing."
DR. Welshmpre nodded in reply 10
Sheldon took OF inquiry and Viaburi
NdS ulSIdi'ltu lpi lue NhiShS anu ~
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 IL
plain statement OF what occurred
Right o. Here goes. I'd just come
in on the Flibberty. She was on board
before | dropped the hook-in thai
whaleboat of hers with her gang OF
Tahiti heathens. that big Adamn
Adam and the rest. Don't drop
the anchor. Captain Oleson. she sang
out. i want you to get under way tor
PoOnga poOnga. | says. Excuse me
Miss Lakeland. and yells tor ard Let
go"
And then we had it out. | didn't b.
lieve her didn't think you d take
her on as partner, and told her as
much and wanted proof. She got nIgh
and mighty. and told her | was old
enough to be her grandfather and that
| wouldn't take CANNON from ii cnn
like her. And then | ordered her Oh
the Flibberty. Captain OleSon. she
says, sweet as you please. I've few
minutes TO spare on you, and I've got
some good whisky over on the Emily
Come on along. Besides. | want youi
advice about this wrecking business
Everybody says you're II crackerjark
sailorman'-tha what she said
'crackerjack. And went In her whale
boat. Adamu Adam steering and ouR
ing as solemn as a funeral.
"On the way she told me about the
Martha ana how she'd bought hei
and was going to float her. She sand
she'd chartered the Emily and was
sailing as som as | could get the Fiib-
berty under way ! was TO sail direct
for Poonga. Poonga ana II 1 couldn
take her word that she was your part
the Flibberty. And right there where
she fooled me.
Down In the Emily's cabin was
them three soaks-you know them
Fowler and Curtis aud that Brahms
chap. Have a drink. says she
thought they looked surprised when
she unlocked the whisky locker ana
sent n niger for the glasses and WA
ter monkey. But she must nave tip
ped them Off unbeknownst to me. ami
they knew just what to do. Excuse
me. she says; I'm going on deck a
minute Now. that minute was nail
an hour hadn't had drink In ten
days.
"Well. anyway. at the end OF the
half hour down she came again ana
took a coed sIuint M me 'fhai'll q"