White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18

told him that the clothes he wor,
were not his own. They've landet
me this time. Shanghaied, Wha.
the devil am | going do"
ID ye hear me?" bawled the
~strident voice again.
Norton looked about desperatel,
for some Weapon of defense. He saw
an engineers spanner on the floor by
the bunk across the way, and with
no small physical effort he succeed
ed in obtaining 1t. He stod up. his
hand behind his back.
All right. me buckle. I'll come
down an git ye."
A pair of enormous boots began to
appear down the eompanionway. and
there gradually rose up from them a
man as wide as a church door and as
deep as a well.
wait a moment" said Norton,
gripping the spanner. Let us have
a perfect understanding right off the
bat"
We're goin' L have it, matey.
Don't We worry none"
Norton raised the spanner and,
dizzy as he was. faced this seafaring
Hercules eourageously.
I've been shanghaied, and you
know it. Where are we bound?"
Copenhagen"
Well, for a month or more you'll
beat me up whenever the opportunity
offers. But I merely wish to warn
you hat if you do you'll find a heap
of trouble waiting for you the next
time you drop your mudhook in
North river"
rs that So" said the giant. eying
the spanner and the shaking hand
that held 1t aloft.
1T Is. I'll take your orders and
do the best | can, because you've got
the upper hand. But. God is witness,
you'll pay for every needless blow
lyou strike. Now what do you want
me to do?"
Lay down that spanner an come
on deck. I'll tell We what t do.
was goin' t whale tn daylights out
o. ye; but ye're somethin' av a man
Drop tn spanner first"
Norton hesitated. As 1.-THE as a
tiger the bulk of a mar sprang al
him and crushed him to the floor
~wrenching away the spanner. Then
the giant took Norton by the scruff OF
his neck and banged him up the steps
to the deck.
4 amt goin' t hurt ye. I had I
show We hal no spanner ever both
cred Mike Bannock. Now. d you
know what a cooks galley is?"
81 do" said Norton. breathine
hard.
We'll. hike there an start in with
peelin' spuds, an don't waste EN-
neither. Tnat,ll be all for tn pres
ent. Ye were due for a wallopin'
but | kinda like yer spunk."
So Jim stumbled down to the cook.
galley and grimly Sc to work at the
potatoes. 1t might have been faI
worse. But here he was, likely tc
be OIL high IA for months, and nc
way of notifying Jones what had
happened. The outlook was any
thing but cheerful. But a vague hope
awoke in his heart. If they were
still after him. might it not signify
that Florence lived.
Meantime Braine had not been
idle. According to vroon the girls
memory was in bad shape, so he had
not the least doubt of bringing her
back to New York without mishap.
Once he had her there, the game
would begin in arnest He played
his cards exceedingly well. Steam
ing up into the little fishing harbor
with a handsome yacht in itself
would allay any distrust. And he
wore a capital disguise, too. Every
thing went well till he laid his hand
on Fiorence's shoulder. She gave a
startled cry and ran over 10 Barnes.
ciingihg TO him wildly.
No, no." she said.
No what, my child ?" asked the
sailor.
She shook her head. Her aversion
was inexplicable.
Come, my dear; can't you see
that it is your father?" Braine turn
ed to the captain. She has been
like this for a year. Heaven knows
If she'll ever be in her right mind
again." sadly. Il was giving her an
ocean voyage, with the kindest
nurses possible. and yet she jumped