Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-24
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said they sure did; and McCutcheon
gave me 81 TO go out and buy some
thing to eat. in. -. 81.
Il don't know why; but | began to
get suspicious. The whole thing be-
gan to look to me like dope deal of
some kind, so went to a friend of
mine, Jack ellis, and asked him what
he knew about McCutcheon. ellis
said the fellow was all right, but I
didn't feel just easy in my mind, and
asked ellis to lend me gun, but he
didn't have one, so 1 had to go I'm.
armed E
4 went back TO the Annex, and we
waited around there couple of hours.
I Kept asking where their friend was,
and Rata and MeCutcheon said he
must be tanking up, but would surely
be along later. Then I went down to
my sampan, and about 1890 the three
of 'em showed up. H5sl3 S%5t.
Il looked the stranger over pretty
careful, but he seemed decent, so we
cast off. When We got out of the har.
Dor said, Where do you want to go?'
Straight ahead they told me, but
that meant the open sea, so said we
had better go TO leeward where the
water wouldn't be SO rough. told
EN- we could fish, in the moonlight,
or ride at anchor and sleep till morn.
ing. McCutcheoH insisted on heading
around toward Koko Head, aad when
we got we'll out to sea he nearly
fioored me by saying: Sa-sr. s...s.s
We want to go to Hawaii -. y L.
Man alive said, 1T can't be
done. j haven't gasoline enough to
get even as far as Maui " =s-."
Come on he urged, be game.
Take US to Hawaii. You'll find this
Is the best load your boat ever car
ried. You'll be well paid for your
trouble If you'll just be good
II told him / honestly hadn't gas
enough Tor the run, and that j. l..
Fleming wanted me back in Honolulu
for an early fishing trip with Dean
Worcester Thursday morning.
Come on, take US to the Big ISL
and, Mccutcheon said. IF you do
We'h pay you $500 now, and another
$500 when we land 81. -:
THAT sounded pretty good to me,
so | told him I could probably get
gas for the run by stopping at Kauna-
kakai on Molokai, and we headed in
that direction.
81 got to milling over the PROPOSE
ton in my head, and pretty soon
decided that there was something
wrong Pretty soon McCutcheon told
me the third man was Scully, and then
i had TODD some quick thinking. |
decided TO keep myself In the clear,
and to wireless to Mr. Fleming who
my passengers were. -.
when we got to Molokai Nc
Cutcheon gave me money to buy gaso-
line and provisions, and while they
hid in the cabin 1 went ashore, sent
my wireless, and stalled around buy
ing sael.
3 "Lordy. but It was hot there yester-
day" A smile wrinkled Sproat's
face: then he threw back his head
and laughed before continuing. You
see, it was just between II O'Clock
and noon, and 4 kept hanging around
the place waiting for an answer from
Fleming. Meanwhile Scully, Rata and
McCutcheor1 were, hidden in my boat,
and the sna was beating down on that
sampan most hundred miles an hour
They just baked, and finally they got
sick and came ashore Though they
we're affaid sof being recognized they
couldn't stand the heat any lpnger..
Il was afraid to make any kind of
a play, for I didn't know but what
they had guns, and knew they were
desperate. Maybe wasn't glad when
the lighthouse tender Columbine
poked her nose around the point. As
soon as | could, saw the captain,
and asked him to take the man back
to Honolulu, but the inspector aboard
wouldn't allow il. Then things hap
pened fast, for I got a wireless to
bring Scully back here and then, hav.
ing the backing of the crew Of the
Columbine, told him the game was
up, and he'd have to come along.
No, he didn't raise any fuss. but
he sure did look down in the mouth.
I didn't jump on him too hard, but I
told him | thought he had tried to
play me a mighty dirty trick
When we got back here this morn.
ing before sun-ap, he wanted to &C
home and tell his wife that the good
bye suicide note he left in an old coat
on the wharf was all . fake, and |
agreed to ride home with him in a
taxicab, if he'd promise to let me land
him at Jail by Z O'Clock, but there was
an officer waiting for. us when we
landed SO tie deal was off. r.
i 4 sure WAS mighty troubled in my
mind for while yesterday. didn't
DIRE take TIE gasoline had bought
down to my samean, fer fear the fe''
lows hiding aboard might get restless
and swipe the boat and run away
while | waited around the wireless
station. An. the Molokai sheriff did
MT show up % help me, though know
he got my message asking him to
hurry along r., ....:.