Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-11-17

bounced up with aiacrtty. Mr.. Shaw
and Cuthbeft Obeyed less promptly
but they obeyed. Meanwhile Violet
waited. looking implacable as. fate.
"And where u Captain Magnusr
she, demanded, glancing about her.
But no one knew what had become
Of Captain Magnus.
As fOA myself, / continued to sit In
the shade and tat. But could heal
with ease all that was said.
mir. TuhDs," began Miss Browne
your recent claims have been matter
Of prolonged consideration between
Miss Harding and myself. We feel
we cannot but feel-that there was q
harshness in your announcement Of
them, an apparent concentration OF
your own interests, Ill BETTING a mem.
Der of this expedition. Also. that in
actual substance, they were excessive.
Not half, Mr.. Tubbs; oh, no. not half
But one-Quarter, Miss Harding and
myself, as the joint heads Of the Hard.
ng-Browne expedition, are inclined
to think no more than the reward
which is your due. We suggest, there
fore; simple way out Of the diff
Guilty. Mr.. Dugald Shaw was engaged
On liberal teams to find the treasure.
He has not found the treasure. He
has not found the slightest clue to its
present whereabouts. Mr.. Tubbs, on
the contrary, has found clue. It is
clue Of the first Importance. It is
equivalent almost to the actual discoy.
cry Of the chest. Therefore let Mr..
Shaw, convinced I am sure by this
calm presentation Of the matter of the
Justice Of such course, resign his
claim to fourth Of the treasure in
favor Of Mr.. Hamilton H. Tubbs, and
agree to receive instead the former
allotment of Mr.. Tubbs, namely, one.
sixteenth"
Having offered this remarkable sug-
gestion, Miss Browne folded her arms
and waited for it to bear fruit.
It did-in the enthusiastic response
Of Mr.. Tubbs. "Well, well!" he ex.
claimed. ITO think Of our takin' old
H. H. that literall o. course, havin'
formed my habits in the financial GER.
tiers of the country, named a stiff
price at tirst-a stir price, I won't
deny. But that's jest the leetle way
Of a man used to handlin' large at.
fairs-nothing else to it, do assure
you. The Old Man himself used to
say, There's old II. H.-you'd think
he'd eat the paint off house, he'll
show up that graspin' in deal. And
all the time it's jest love of the game.
Let him know he's goin' to win out,
and bless you, old H. II. will swing
right round and fair force the profits
on the other party. II. H. is slicker
than soap to handle, If only you handle
him right Can l say without hard
feelin's that jest now H. II. was not
handled right? Instead o. bein' joshed
with, as he looked for, he was took up
short, and even them which he might
have expected to show confidence.
here Mr.. Tubbs cast a reproachful
eye at Aunt Jane-"run off with the
notion that he meant jest what he
said. All he'd done for this expedi-
tion, his loyalty and faith to same.
was forgotten, and he was thought of
as a self-seeker and Voracious Shark I"
The pain of these recollections
damned the torrent Of Mr.. Tubbs'
speech.
"Oh, Mr.. Tubbs!" breathed Aunt
Jane. heart-brokenly, and Of course a
tear trickled gently down her nose,
following the path Of many previous
tears which had already left their sa-
line traces.
Mr.. Tubbs managed in some impos-
sible fashion to roll one eye tenderly
at Aunt Jane, while keeping the other
fastened shrewdly on the remainder
of his audience.
Miss Higglesby-Browne and Miss
Jane Harding he resumed. II accept.
It would astonish them as has only
known II. II. on his financial side to
see him agree to reduction of prof.
its like this without kick. But I'm
man Of impulse, am. Get me on
my soft side and kitten amt more
impulsive than old III. FL. And O.
course the business Of this expedition
amt jest business to me. It's-er-
friendship, and--er ntiment-in
short, there's feelin's that is more
than worth their weight in gold !"
At these significant words the agita-
ton of Aunt Jane was extreme. Was
It possible that Mr.. Tubbs was declar-
Ing himself in the presence Of others
and was response demanded from
herself-WDuld his sensitive nature. so
lately wounded by cruel suspicion, in
terpret her silence as fatal to his
hopes? But while she struggled be-
tween maiden shyness and the fear
Of crushing Mr.. Tubbs, the converse
ton had swept on. { a#.
'.Mr.. Shaw, !" said Miss Browne, ..you
have heard Mr.. Tubbs, In the interest
Of the expedition, literally consent to
reduce his claim by one half. Doubt
less, II only In spirit Of emulation,
you will attempt to match this con-
duct by canceling our present agree
ment and conserving to another cred
iting you with the, former sixteenth
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