The Lamar register., 1921-12-28

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in. When you come out of the corri-
dor ] was scared nurty."
Between the mattresses as Lund
had guessed, they found the rest OF
the shells. laid out In orderly rows
save where the lads scrumbling fin-
gers had Disturbed them. LEnd
stripped of a pIllow-cnse and dumped
them In, together with those on the
table.
You can bunk here" he told the
grateful Sandy. Nov I'll have few
words with Deming, Beale and com
pany Want 10 come along, RaineyY'
Lund strode down the corridor bag
In one hand. his gun In the other.
Rainey threw open the door Of the
hunters quarters and discovered them
like h lot Of conspirators- Deinins
was In his bunk: also another man.
'--''rse ribs Lund had cracked when
had kicked him along the deck out
OF Ids way. The bruised faces Of the
rest showed their effects from the
fight AS Lund entered, covering them
with the gun. while he swung down
the heavy slip on the table with a clat-
ter. their looks changed from eager
expectation TO CONSERVATION
Caught with the goods - said
Lund. Two tries at mutiny In one
day, my lads. You want 10 git Il into
your boneheads that I'm runnin' this
ship from now on. ] can sail 1t with
out ye and. by God. I'll set the bunch
Of ye ashore ssme's you figgered on
doin' with me II you don't sit up an
take notice. The rifles an guns"-hs
glanced AT the orderly display Of
weapons In racks on the wall-"are
too vallyble TO chuck over. but here
20 the shells. ev'ry last one Of them.
So that nips that little plan. Dem
ing"
He turned back the slip TO display
the contents.
-Open a port. Rainey. an heave the
lot out"
Ralney did so while the hunter
gazed on IN silent chagrin.
There's one thing more" said
Lund. grinning at them. IF emmy Of
you saw a man hurtin' dog. you'd
probably fetch him a wallop. But you
don't think ennything OF scarin' the
life out Of a half-baked kid an mark.
in up his hide like patchwork quilt
Thet kids stayin' aft after this. One
of you monkey with him. an you'll d.
Jest what he's bin doin', wish you was
dead an overheard"
He turned on his heel and walked
to the door. Rainey following.
The girl kept below and seldom
came out OF her cabin. Tamads serv
ing her meals in there. Rainey coule
nee Lund's resentment growing at THU
attitude that seemed to him norrna
enough, though II might present diffi
Guilty later II persisted in. But the
morning that they headed up through
Sequam pass between the spoutiDg
reefs of Sequab and Amlls Islands.
khe came on derk and went forward
TO the bows. taking In deep breaths
Of the bracing air and gazing north
TO the free expanse of Bering strait
Rainey left her alone. but Lund wei.
coined her ms she came back aft
Glad to see you on deck again.
Miss Peggy" he said. 'You need sun
and air to gilt you in shape again.
How far have We yet to gof'' she
asked.
Almost a thousan' miles TO the
strait proper" said Lund. "rhe Nome
Unnlaska steamer lane lies to the
east. Runs close to the Pribilnfs.
three hundred miles north. with Hall
an st. Matthew three hundred
further. Then comes st. Lawrence
Isle. plumb In the middle of the strait.
with Siberia an Alaska closin' in"
He was keen TO hold her In conver-
sation. and she willing TO listen. as
senting almost eagerly when he of
fered to point out their position on
the chart. spread on the cabin table.
Lund talked well. for all his limited
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