The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1916-08-10
"Nor H. declared Jim.

"Nor H. declared Jim.
Yes, he was, and I will prove It as
soon as Mcdonald brings the papers.
That's what started US on this hunt
The twins were aghast when they
saw the newspapers. Then they grew
indignant at the way the newspapers
had mixed them up with the affair.
Mcdonald learned for the first time
what happened when Lent visited the
gambling house, and, in short, they all
read of things they new dreamed Of.
1t took them all the rest OF the day
to digest the facts Is they learned
them through the file of San Francis
co newspapers. But they found time,
however to dig up~the rest Of the
boxes.
There were fourteen in all, and they
opened them and began the count.
That night they were still discussing
the matter when Mcdonald disappear
ed for a time and returned with Lent.
There was renewed excitement.
Lent, although he had lost two teeth
from the blow Hemenway gave him
and suffered from a very sore jaw,
told them how he had been overpow.
cred by Tyler and his gang and relat-
ed the subsequent adventures of Hem.
enway and himself.
Mcdonald allowed him to tell his
story in his own brief way, but later
gave Marriott Hemenway's version Of
the affair.
1t was decided that for the present
none of them would tell Lent that they
knew of his episode with the gambler.
Nor would they let him know the bank
officials had discovered the exact
amount of his ~defalcation. The San
Francisco newspapers had the story
in detail.
Next morning, at young Mrs. Mar
riott's special request, the twins went
over their opera with her, after which
the piano was put on board the yacht
and made fast to the deck of the cabin
as before. Next day the twins and
Mcdonald packed up, put the house in
order, and the following morning all
hands said good by to Little North
| America.
Except for Lent, who nursed a very
spent the first moonlight night on
board the yacht. A fair breeze sent
the vessel bowling along toward Ia
hiti. Marriott was in high feather.
"Jim," he said, "my wife tells me
you and George have written a won.
derfully good opera. That being the
case, I'll produce it for you when we
get back, if you can't find a better
man"
The twins were duly thankful.
"Tell me, ,Jim," said Edith, who II,
the shuttle of human cards always
found herself paired with the man she
was now addressing, chow could you
and George keep your courage up and
do any work on that island, knowing
you might never be rescued?"
Jim laughed. "That didn't worry us
any," he replied. ut was only a ques-
ton of time. We had plenty to ea1.'
And a good supply of the makings,'
added George.
Eats and smokes. I suppose that's
all you men care for" remarked Hell,
en-.
The yacht sailed into Papeiti harbor
on the morning of the fifth day. Fly
erything was made ready against the
arrival of a steamship that was to
take them back to San Francisco.
The yacht was left in charge of
Charlie Hi Lo until Marriott could
make arrangements in San Francisco
for her disposal. When the steamshi.
arrived from Sydney, Mcdonald had a
heart to heart talk with Lent.
you're up against it Joe, and
there's no way for you to beat the
game. If you should break away from
me now and run, where would you go!
You couldn't lose me on this island
and you couldn't escape. The best
thing for you to do is to come quietly
back to Frisco with me and avoid put
ting the authorities to a lot of trou
BILE. You would lose out anyway
Lent thought the matter over and
finally said: II guess that's the right
dope, Dennis"
Twelve days after the steamship
sailed from Tahiti she passed through
the Golden Gate.
CHAPTER XVIII