Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-07-03

him the more dangerous. He's not all
to the bad" II
Il couldn't help thinking that too"
interrupted.
"Oh, no." they said, ''but he's bit
mad. too. That's his trouble. He's
got personal, as well as an abstract.
grudge against the British govern
ment."
Treasurer I laughed.
"How did you know2" they asked.
"Never mind; I somehow got the
idea"
'"Take word Of advice. Have
few guns with you, for you're liable to
need them" M 4
II agree" I remarked. 'Tll take
the guns all right, but I'm afraid I'll
need some more crew. I mean I'll
want an engineer, and another deck
hand"
And, just as I said this, there came
up some one post-haste from the viii
lage; some one, too, that wanted the
clergyman, as well as me, for my cap
tain was i'll, and at the point of death.
"What on earth can be the trouble7"
said, but, the three of us, including
the commandant went.
We found the captain lying in his
berth, writhing with cramps.
"What on earth have you been doing
with yourself, Cap?" asked. s
Il did nothing, sir. but eat my din.
ner, and drink that claret you were
kind enough to give me-"
"The half-bottle of claret?"
eyes, sir. the very same"
swell, there was nothing to hurt
you In that" said. did you take 1t
half and half with water, as I told
you?" \
II did indeed. SIR
tits very funny" said. And then
as he began to writhe and stiffen,
called out to Tom: "Get some rum,
Tom, and make it boiling hot, quick
quick! We must get him into sweat"
i Very soon we did. Then said to
Tom: Ms
"What do you make out Of this smell
that's coming from him. Tom?''
kerosene, sar." said Tom.
II thought the very same" said. !.
Tom beckoned me to go with him to
the galley, and showed me several
quart bottles Of water standing on q
shelf.
1.-TWO Of these were kerosene" he
said land suppose Cap made mis-.
take;" for one looked as clear as the
other.
Then took one Of them back to the
captain.
'Was 1t bottle like this you mixed
with the claret?, / asked.
Il Sure it was, SIR he answered
\ writhing hard with the cramps.
A "But mani" I said. couldn't you
tell the difference between that and
water?" FL
II thought 1t tasted funny, boss, but
I wasn't used to claret."
III And then we had to laugh again, and
I thought old Tom would die.
"a nigger's stomach and his head
said the commandant, ''are about the
4 same. / really don't know which lie
the Stronger" +
II The captain didn't die, though he
came pretty near to it. In fact, he
took SO long getting on his feet, that
we couldn't wait for him; SO we had
practically. to look out for new crew
with the exception Of Tom, and Sailor
The commandant proved a good friend
!, to us In this, choosing three somewhat
characterless men, with good "char.
acters."
81 As we said goodby, with a spanking
southwest breeze blowing, could see
, that he was little anxious about me
"Take care Of yourself" he said
for you must remember none of Us
can take care Of you. There's no set
y Element where you're going-no tele.
4 graph or wireless; you could be MUIR
deraa, and none Of us hear Of it fol-
a month, or forever. And the fellows
you're after are q dangerous lot, take
my word for 1t. Keep a good watch o,
! sour guns, and we'll be on the lookou,
for the first news Of YOU, and anything
: 1--WE can do we'll be there, you bet"