The Adair County news., 1921-11-08

above the sailors, as they were, in In
telligence and earning capacity.
There were six hunters and twelve
sailors, outside of a general roust-
about and butt named Sandy" who
cleaned up the forecastle and the
hunters quarters, where they messed
apart, and helped Tamada, the cook,
in the galley with his pots and dishes.
"'Cordin' to the agreement" Lund
said to Rainey, "the COLDS to be split
into a hundred shares. One for each
sailorman, an they chip in for the
boy. Two for the hunters, two for
the cook, four for Bergstrom, the first
mate, who died at sea. Twenty for
ships share Fifty shares to be split
between Simms an me-"
whats the ships sharer" asked
Rainey.
Represents capital investment.
Matter of fact, it belongs to the GAL"
said Lund. "Simms gave her the kar-
lux It's in her name with the insur-
ance"
"Then he and his daughter get
fOrty-fve shares, and you only twen-
ty-five?"
"You got it right" grinned Lund.
"SimmS is no philanthrOpist. 1t want
so easy for me to git emmy one to go
in with me, son. 1 amt the first man
to come trailin' in with news of
strike. An 1 had nothin' to show for
it, Matter of fact, Honest Simms was
the only one who didn't laff at me
outright.
AN we had hard an tight agree
ment drawn up on paper, signed, wit
messed an recorded. Course it holds
him as well as it holds me, but he gifts
the long end of that stick. Wen l
read, or got it read to me, in the
Seattle News-COurier, that the Karluk
was listed as Arrived in San Fran
cisco, it was all 1 could do to git car
fare an grub money. If I hadn't bin
blind, an some of 'em halfway human
tO'ard a man with his lights out, I'd
never have raised it.
But I'm here an I've got some say
so. One thing, you're gOin' to git
BergstrOm's share. 1 don't give a
d-n where the doctor comes in. If
he marries the gal he'll git her TWEEN
ty shares, ennyway. Though he amt
married her yet. And 1 amt through
with Simms yet" he added, with an
emphasis that was a trif1e grim,
Rainey thought.
Its me an you ag'in the rest of
'em, seems to me, Rainey. The docs
amin to be the Big Boss aboard this
schooner He's got the skipper buff
| faloed. But not me, not by a jugful."
He slammed his big fist against the
side of the bunk so viciOuSly that it
seemed to jar the cabin. The blow
was typical of the man, Rainey
decided. He felt for Lund not exact
ly a liking, but an attraction, a GER
tain compelled admiration The giant
was elemental, with a driving force
inside him that was dynamic, mag
netic. What a magnificent pirate he
would have made, thought Rainey,
looking at his magnificent proportions
and considering the crude PHILOSOPHERS
| that cropped out in his talk.
Pm in life for the loot Of it,
Rainey," Lund declared. Food an
drink to tickle my tongue an fill my
belly, the woman l happen to want,
an beiD' able to buy ennything l set
my fancy on. The answer TO that is
Gold. With it you can buy most emmy
thing. Not all wimmen, I'll grant you
that. Not the kind of woman I'd want
for a steady mate. Thet's one thing
I've found out can't be bought. my
son, the honor of a good woman. An
thet's the sort of woman I'm lOOkin'
for.
This is my gold, an I'm goin' 10
handle it. If emmy one tries to swizzle
NE out Of it I'm gOin' to swiZzIe hack,