The Lamar register., 1921-12-07

OF gold that Nature, InotHer Vi US nii'
and therefore intending that all her
children shall share her heritage, has
washed up on a beach from some
deep-sea vein and thus deposited upon
an uncharted. unclaimed island. 1t Is
discovered by an Indian. the discov-
cry is handed on to another
"MennIn' me-" Lund seemed to be
enjoying himself. Despite the fact
that Garrison was presiding and most
evidently assumed the attributes Of
leader. despite the fact that ten OF
the twelve at the table were arrayed
against him. with the rest of the sea-
'uen behind them, Lund was decided
ly enjoying himself.
share and share alike" he said.
I've 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
dred parts an each one gifts four"
mo" 1t was Deming who an
swered "It don't. The Jap don't
come in. for one
"A cook ain't a brotherf'
mot when he's got n yellow skin,"
answered Deming. Wen take up
collection for Sandy. Rainey amt In
on the deal. We split it just twenty
two ways. What have you got TO say
about itY'
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 figger were all equal aboard"
said Lund slowly. ''leavin' out Mr..
RaIney, Tamada an Sandy. You an
ne. an Carlson an Harris there"-he
nodded toward one of the seaman
delegates who listened with his slack
mouth agape. scratching himself un-
der the armplt-"are all equalT'
Deming cast 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
speech: "How In h-ll did you know
! was hereT' he demanded of Lund.
~ amt opened my mouth yitF
THAT amt the truth. Harris" re-
piled Lund composedly. IT'S allus
open. But If you want to know.
smelled ye."
There was a guffaw at the sally.
Carlsen's voice stopped 1t.
"Ill answer the question, Lund. Yes.
we're all equal. The world is not
democracy. Harris, SO far, hasn't had
a chance to get the equal share that
belongs to him by rights. That's what
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
In II, Carlson"
1--WE are waiting to know whether
you agree with usf' replied Carlsen.
His voice had altered quality. II held
the direct challenge. Lund accepted
II.
81 don't" he answered dryly. There
amt emmy one of you my equal, an
you've showed IT, You had to band to-
sether in "A pack. like flock of sheep.
with Garrison for sheepherder. Tn
falking." he went ON in tone that
suddenly Ieaped TO thunder. None Of
You nave got the brains OF Carlsen.
becoz he had To pun this scheme inter
wore 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
Ihan what's rightly comm to you.
This gold is mine by right Of dis
covery. lose my ship through bad
luck, an | make 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 share on top of yore
wages II you wanted to take the
chnnce-twO shares to the hunters. II
was id liberal, an you grabbed at
1t. got left on the ice, blind on a
breakin' doe an you sailed Off an
grabbed 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
it all along the Barb'ry coast, or
gnmhla II off IN Dpmiug Is there