The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-08-03

watched the proceedings. Even ZIG
stolid faced Charlie Hi Lo Joined the
group of which Marriott and STAN
wood were a part and listened to the
conversation.
What do you think?' the Chinaman
asked when there was a lull In the
conversation.
Il think you better get your money
before you give up that anchor"
laughed Captain Stanwood.
Marriott smiled. "Say, Cap'n Stan
wood" he said, wouldn't it be a fine
joke on us If we were barking up the
wrong tree?"
THAT'S what" replied the skipper.
And everybody else too. Looks like
the whole business of the town was
suspended. that's the schooner I saw
this morning, it's up to you to prove
she's the one you're looking for"
Meanwhile the schooner waited by
the flag end of a breeze. was lazily
making her way to the harbor. A
boat load of Charlie Hi Los men, In
charge of Charlie himself, took the
barge containing the anchor in tow
and rowed out to the anchorage.
Marriott and his wife and Stanwood
followed in the captains gig. Soon
after Coudert, in the government
barge, with Edith and Helen Marriott
as his guests, put off from shore.
At that everybody that could pile
into boats did so, and a regular flo
| tilla moved out to greet the stranger.
Everybody looked upon it as a festal
occasion. ~ 90.
BY that time the black schooner was
within a quarter of a mile of them.
If those on board her suspected any
thing they gave no indication of 1t.
She headed for the b~arkintine, pass
ed close to the stern of her, swung
slowly around and came up in the
wind a cables length away.
No sooner had the schooner lost
Roadway than every boat in the har-
Dor raced for her.
Captain Stanwood's gig was the
first alongside. Marriott stood up in
the boat and was reaching for a back
stay to aid him in climbing aboard
when a villainous looking sailor lean
ed wei the side of the schooner and
beloved:
"Sheer off! Keep away from here!'
Marriott hesitated and Captain Stan
wood spoke up:
I'm the man you hailed this norm
s-- --l -oT%~I ~ Es~I M o~1h~- 60,
you. l would like to come aboard.'
"You can't come aboard. Where's
the anchor?"
where do you hail fromr' asked
Captain Stanwood.
"None of your damned business!'
roared the sailor.
It'll ask you not to use that kind o.
talk sir, as there is a lady present,
said Captain Stanwood quietly.
Keep off, then! Where's that an
Choir i say?"
BY that time the shore boats wer'
clustered around the schooner lik'
flies around a sugar lump.
'Coudert came up alongside in tn
government barge and without vast
ing time scrambled over the rail. Be
fore he got on his feet he wa seize.
from behind and violently hurled ov
erboard.
The girls screamed.
keep off, I say!7 roarec the vii
iainous looking sailor. Nobody set
foot on this deck!"
He ran to the wheel and put it har.
down; but there was hardly an!
breeze at all, and before the schooneN
could respond things happened.
Coudert came up spluttering, AM
grabbed a friendly boat hook. Car
tain Stanwood arose in the stern
sheets of his gig.
Board her all handsr" yelled tn,
veteran skipper, waving his arms il
a circle.
Despite young Mrs. Marriott's plead
ings her husband grasped a backsta.
and swung himself to the deck. A
the same instant Charlie Hi Lo, fol
lowed by his coolies, swarmed owe
the bow of the schooner and mover
aft.
From some mysterious part of hit
garment he had brought forth a long
knife in hand and a huge revolver
in the other. Before Marriott coulG
Join forces with the Chinaman the
other shore boats had emptied their
loads and the deck was alive with
There was no bloodshed. What fol
lowed was only comedy.
Coudert, minus his straw hat, his
clothes dripping, elbowed his way
| through the crowd and faced the vii.
famous looking sailor. who had re.
leased the wheel and was standing
sullenIy beside it.
whats the meaning Of this out.
rage?' demanded Coudert.
No answer.
do you realize, sir, you are trifling
with the dignity Of the republic of
Trancer'
No answer.
HE no good: I know him." grunted
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