The Adair County news., 1921-11-08

dlOEc We SlIdll, VI yOu
an neil finish this trip squattin' on
the rocks of one of the Four Mountain
islands maxim faces at the gulls.
81 wish you c'ud git under the skin
of that Jap. No use tryin' to git in
with the crew or the hunters. They're
ag'in' both of us-leastwise the hunt
ers are. The hands don't count.
They're jest plain HASH"
Lund spoke with an absolute con-
tempt of the sailors that was char
acteristic of the man.
"They don't look on us two as mas
COTS" went on Lund. 'But to git back
to that Jap. Forewarned is fore
armed. He amt over an above liked,
but they've got used to him gOin back
an forth with their grub, an they
sort of despise him for yellow
skinned coolie.
"Now, Tamada amt no coOlie. 1
know Japs. He's cut above his job.
An there amt much gOin' on that
Tamada amt wise to. See if you
can't get next to him. Trouble is he's
too d-n' neutral. He knows he's safe,
becoz he's cook an d-n' good one.
But he's wise to what Carlsen's play
in at.
Garrison don't care for man, wOm-
an, God or the devil. Neither do l."
he concluded. can I've got a card or
two up my sleeve"
The storm blew out, and there came
a spell of pleasant weather. Simms
was still confined to his cabin.
Except for observations and the de-
tails Of navigation, Carlson left the
schooner to Rainey. They were well
off the coast, out Of the fOgs, appar-
emily alone upon the lonely ocean that
ran sparkling to the far horizon. 1t
was warm, there was little to do, the
sailors, as well as the hunters, spent
most of their time lOunging on the
deck.
Lund hung over the rail, smoking,
or paced the deck, always close to
Rainey. The manner in which he
went about the ship was almost IN
canny. Except that his arms were
generally ahead of him when he
moved, his hands, with their woolly
covering Of red hair, lightly touching
boom or rope or rail, he showed no
hesitation, made no mistakes. When
the breeze was steady he would even
take the wheel and steer perfectly by
the feel of the wind" on his cheek,
the slap Of it in the canvas, or the
creak Of the rigging to tell him If he
was holding to the course. And he
took an almost childish delight in pro-
claiming his prowess as helmSman.
The booms were stayed out against
swinging in flaws and the roll of the
sea, and Lund strobe back and forth
behind Rainey, who had the wheel.
The hunters were grouped about Carl
sen, who, seated on the skylight, was
telling them something at which they
;ruffawed at frequent intervals.
"Spinnin' them some of his smutty
yarns" growled Lund, halting in his
promenade. bad for discipline, an
bad for US. He's the sort of fine
feathered bird that wouldn't give
those chaps a first look ashore. Get
tin in solid with 'em that way Is a
bad steer. You can't handle a man
you make u pal of, wen he amt yOre
rank"
Captain SimmS seems to believe In
him." answered Rainey. He wondered
how much of Carlsen's increasing
dominance over the skipper Lund had
noticed
''SimmS is Carlsen's dOgw exploded
Lund. 1.-THE docs got sOmethin' on
an, wen he matches, you'll see a buzz
zard. An you wait till he's needed as
doctor on somethin' that takes
more'n a few kind words or a lick
out bottle"
Hansen came aft, offering to take
the wheel.
"They bane gOin' to Shute at tar
gets" he said. "Meester Carlson he
| put up prizes. For rifle an shotgun.
Thought you might hike to watch it,
sir"
Rainey gave over the spokes and
went to the starbOard rail with Lund,
watching the preparations between
fore and main masts for the competi-
ton, and telling Lund what was hap
pening. Carlson gave out some shot
gun cartridges from cardboard boxes.
twelve TO each of the six hunters.
Sandy, the rOustabOut, had been
requisitiOned to toss up empty bot
ties, and those who failed cursed him
for a poor thrOwer A hunter named
Deming made no misses, and secured
first prize of ten dollars in gold, with
a man named Beale scoring two be-
hind him, and getting half that
| amount from Carlson
Then cane the test with the rifles.
The weapons were all of the same
caliber, well oiled, and in perfect con-
dition. Each of the huu RS had a
few shells in his possession, but they
backed TIE total Of six dozen by q
considerable margin.
Carlson went below for the neceS-
sary ammunition while the target was
completed and set in place. A keg
had been rugged with a weight under
slung to keep it upright, and a tin
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