Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-08-18

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Captain Magnus. now-ne was quite
Miss Brownies own find. assure YOU
Aud as to old II. H.-Tubbs YOU know
Miss Browne met up with him on the
boat coming down. The rum old chan
got on her soft side somehow, and first
thing she had appointed him seGre.
tary and treasurei,-as though we
were II meeting of something. Shaw
was quite a bit upset abollt,,t. / saw.
Miss Harding, you're bound to like
Shaw no end when you know him.
he's such II wonderfully clever chap 80,
had no wish to blight Ills faith in.
tie superlative Mr.. Shaw, and said
nothing. This evidently panied him.
and he continued to sound the praises
of his idol. 1t seemed TINT az
soon as Miss Browne had beguiled
Aunt Jane into financing her scheme
la feat equivalent to robbing an in
fant-class scholar Of his Sunday school
nickel-she had cast about for
worthy leader for the Forthcoming
liarding-Browne expedition. All the
winds of fame were bearing abroad
just then the name of certain young
explorer who had lately added anoth-
er continent or two to the British EN-
pire. Linked with his were other
names, those OF fellow adventurers,
which shone only less brightly than
that of their chief. One Dugald Shaw
had been among the great mans most
trusted lieutenants, but now, on the
organization Of the SECOND expedition,
he was left behind in London. only
half recovered of wound received
In the Antarctic. His old companions
had taken again the path of glory, and
We're far Oh. their way back to the ice
fields of the South pole. Only Dugald
Shaw was left behind.
land sO," the even voice flowed on.
when ram on to him in London lie
was feeling fearfully low, do assure
SOU. A chap of his sort naturally
hates to think he's on the shelf.
well, old Shaw was fancying. there
was nothing for 1t but to go back to
his place with the p. & o., which
seemed Il bit fiat after what he'd been
having, and meant he would never get
beyond being the captain Of a liner,
and not that for good many years
10 come. when cable. came from this
Miss Hfgglesby Browne, Offering him
command Of this expedition. AS
neither of us had ever heard OF Miss
Higglesby- Browne, we were a bit
tioored for a time. But Shaw smoked
pipe on 1t, and then he s,lid, Old
chap. if they will give me my figure,
I'm their man. And / said, Quite SO,
old chap, and I'll 90 along, too
Il had to argue quite a bit, but in
the end the dear old boy let me come
after wiring the pater and what not.
And do assure you Miss Harding,
1t strikes me as no end of lark-be-
sides expecting it to put old Shaw on
his feet and give us hatfuls of money
all round" WIZ
Well, it was plausible story. and I
had no doubt, so far as the Honorable
Guthbert was concerned, an absolute
~ truthful one. The beautiful youth
was manifestly as guileless as a small
boy playing pirate with wooden
sword. But as to MIR. Shaw, who
could tell that it hadn't after all been
trumped-nap affair between Miss
Browne and him-that his surprise
at the message was not assumed to
throw dust in the eyes of his young
and trusting friend? So great was
my faith IN Aunt Jane's gullibility,
so dark my distrust Of Miss Browne.
that all connected with the enterprise
lay under the cloud of my suspicion.
Mr.. Shaw, after even u casual glimpse.
Of him, one couldn't picture as victim
felt that he must Lave gone into the
enterprise with his eyes wide open
TO it's absurtlity, and fully aware that
the only gold to be won by anybody
must come out Of the pocket. Of Amt
Jane.
As these reflections passed through
my mind ] looked up and saw the
subject of them approaching. He lift
ed his helmet. but met my eyes I'M
smtlingly, with scrt Of sober scru-
tiny. He had the tanned skin Of IL
sailor. and brown hair cropped close
and showing a trace Of gray. This
and Il certain 4tlOur grim look he had
made me ut first consider him quite
middle-aged, though i knew later that
he was not vet thirty-five. AS to the 4
grimness, perhaps, unwillingly con,
ce,ied. part of 1t was due to a scar
which scanned the right temple to tile
eyebrow. In a straight livid line.
lie was welcomed by Mr.. vane with
a Joyous thump on the shoulder blade.
II say. old nan, Miss Harding Inns
turned out to be the most fearful
doubling Th0mas--thtnks tile whole
scheme quite mad and all thut sort Of
thing" sS.ssss