Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-01-16

When ! sailed the little girl had char
tered the Emily. I'm going recruit
Ing. says Munster. Hes the skipper
and owner now. And how much will
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 Is. You know
that big ships anchor and chain
piled mp 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.
"Well. she's good one. that's all.
and cool one. My word. A white
woman ON Malalta and ut Poonga-
Poonga Of all places. Oh. ! forgot to
tell you She palavered 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 to
see them being polite and trying to
give advice. Lord. Lord. man. that
little girls wonder. marvel. a-a-a
catastrophe. That's what she is-a
catastrophe. She's gone through Gu
yutu and Tulagi like hurricane.
Every last swine of them In love with
her. except Raj. 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 f0rbidding
him from chartering the Emily.
"'There's your contract says she.
passing 1t back. And very good con.
tract It Is. The next time you draw
one up insert a clause that will ft
emergencies like the present one And
Lord, Lord. she had him too!
But there's the breeze. and I'm on.
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
fllly 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 coulo
greet him Oleson stepped from the boat
and began.
"she's stolen the Flibberty. Mr. Shell
don. Run clean away with her. She's
q 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 IL not an unmitf-
gated evil. your Miss Lakeland. She's
sworn three men of their drink or. to
the same purpose. shut Off their whis-
Ky. You know them-Brahms. Curtis
and Fowler. She shipped them on
the Flibberty Gibbet along with her"
shes the skipper Of the Flibberty
now" Oleson broke In "And she'll
wreck her as sure rs God didn't make
the Solomons."
DR.. Welshmere tried to look shocked.
but laughed again.
"She has quite q way with her," he
said. ~ tried to hack out OF bringing
te horses over. Said | couldn't
charge freight. that the Apostle was
under u yacht license. that was go
| Ing around by Savo and the upper
END Of Guadalcanar. But 1t was no
Use. Bother the charge said she.
You take the horses like good man.
and when I hout the Martin I'll re-
turn the service some day."
"And bother your ORDERS said she
10 me-" Oipson cried. I'm your
boss now. suid 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
DUNN them oversize as soon as we get
under way What l want to know
Is she your partner or amt she:
That's what want to know"
| "Sbe H." Sheldon assured him.
"Well, who'd have believed 1t! I've
| saen a few unlikely things In these
Solomous-rats two feet long. butter
flies the commissioner hunts with a
| shotgun, eur ornaments that wouiu
shame the devil and head hunting
devils that make the devil look Ike
40 angel. I've seen them and got
used to them. but this young woman
of yours
Miss Lakeland Is my partner and
| mart owner OF Berande." Sheldon In
terrupted. 80
$50 she said" the irate skipper dash
| ed on. But sue had no. papers To
show for II. bow was to know!
| And then she's hired them drunken
loafeuH three of the worst scoundrels
tina, ever disgraced the Solomons-
| Is uuid a month each-what dye
think of that: And sailed away with
them too. Phew! You might give me
II drink. The missionary won't mind.
I've been On his teetotaI hooker four
DAYS now. and I'm perishing.
.Dr. Welshmere nodded In reply TO
SheIdon's look of inquiry. and Viaoun
was dispatched for the whisky ana 81
phons.
ut is evident. Captain Oleson." Shell
don remarked to that refreshed mari
ner, "that Miss Lakeland has run away
with your boat. Now please give
plain statement Of what occurred
fright q. Here goes. Id just come
In on the Flibberty. She was on board
before | dropped the hook-in that
whaleboat OF hers with her gang or
Tahiti heathens. that big Adamu