The Adair County news., 1921-11-15
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"Share and share alike" he said.
~Tve got yore drift, Carlsen. Let's
get down to brass tacks. The idea is
to divvy the gold into equal parts,
amt it? How does she split? There's
twenty-five souls aboard. Does that
mean you split the heap into hun
cdred parts an each one gifts four7"
"No." 1t was Deming who an
sIwered. "It don't. The Jap don't
come in, for One."
"a cook amt brOtherf"
mot when he's got a yellow skin,"
answered Deming. "WeH take up a
collection for Sandy. Rainey amt In
on the deal. We split it just twenty
awo ways. What have you got to say
about itT
His tone was truculent, and CarlSen
did not appear disposed to check him.
He appeared not quite certain of the
temper of the hunters.
"You f1gger we're all equal aboard"
ssaid Lund slowly, "leavin' out Mr..
Rainey, Tamada an Sandy. You an
me, an CarIsen an Harris there"-he
nodded toward one Of the seaman
delegates who listened with his slack
mouth agape, scratching himself un-
der the armpit-"are all equal?"
Deming cast a glance at Harris and,
for Just moment, heSitated.
Harris, squirming under the look Of
Deming. which was aped by the sud-
den scrutiny of all the hunters, found
in h-n did LyT1nry
I was here" he demanded of Lund.
81 amt opened my mouth yit!"
"That amt the truth, Harris" re-
piled Lund cOmpOSedly. "It's allus
open. But if you want to know, 1
4smelled ye."
There was a guffaw at the sally.
ECarlsen's voice stopped it.
''Pn answer the question, Lund. Yes,
we're all equal. The world is not a
democracy. Harris, so far, hasn't had
a chance to get the equal share that
Belongs to him by rights. That's what
1 meant by saying that the Karluk
was little world of its own. We're
all equal On board"
Except Rainey, Tamada an Sandy.
Seems to me yOre argumint'S got holes
an it, Garrison"
I'VE are waiting to know whether
you agree with us?" replied Carlson.
His voice had altered quality. 1t held
the direct challenge. Lund accepted
sit.
Il don't" he answered dryly. There
amt emmy one of you my equal, an
you've showed 1t. You had TO band to-
gether in a pack, like flock of sheep,
with Carlson for sheepherder. Pm
talking" he went on in a tone that
suddenly Ieaped to thunder. None of
you have gor the brains Of Caflsen,
becOz he had to put this scheme inter
.yore noodles. Deming, you know d-n'
well you play better poker than the
rest. an you agreed to this becOz you
,hgger you'll win most of the gold
.afOre the v'yage is over. The rest of
you suckers listened becOz some one
tells you you are goin' to get more
s,han what's rightly comm to you.
'ThiS gold is mine by right of dis
ecovery. l lose my ship through bad
luck, an 1 make a deal whereby the
skipper gets the same as do, an the
ship, which is the same as his daugh-
ter, gets almost as much. You men
were offered a share on top of yore
wages if you wanted to take the
chance-twO shares to the hunters. 1t
was id liberal, an you grabbed at
at. L got left on the ice, blind on a
Sreakin' foe, an you sailed off an
grabbed a handful or so of gold,
enough to set you crazy.
What in blazes would you know
what to do with it, emmy of you? Spill
1t all along the Barb'ry coast, or
gamble it off to Deming. Is there
~one of you 'ud have got off thet foe
an, blind as / was, turned up ag'in?
Not one of We. An when l did show
lou got sore becOz you'd figgered
Ghere 'ud be more with me away.
"a fine lot of skunks. You can take
;yore Id bit of paper an light yOre