Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-02-18
CHAPTER xll-continued.

alff NJ his order. Tamada had come
down from the fires. Peggy had told
If his share, and Sandy's timely
shout. Lund nodded at him in
friendly manner.
You're a white man, Tamada," he
said. You, too, Sandy. I'll not for
get il. Rainey. round up these dere-
lets an help Tamada fix 'em up I'll
settle with EN- later. Hansen, put the
rest of EN- to work, an keep 'em
to it! Do you hear? They got to do
the work of the whole bunch"
Lund turned to the two hunters
who had stood apart.
"WaI. you yellow-hellied neutrals,"
he said. his voice cold and his eyes
hard. Thought I might lose, and
hoped so. didn't you? Pick up that
skunk Beale an tote him aboard.
Then come back an 90 to work
You'u git yore shares but you'll not
cir what's comm to those who stood
NV. Now git out of my sight. You
can bury That when you come back"
He nodded at the sodden corpse Of
Demlng flung up on the grit You
can take yore pay as grave diggers
out of what you owe him at poker.
lie amt goin' to collect. this trip"
Rainey. lame and sore, helped Ia
mazda patch up the wounded, turning
the hunters quarters into a sick bay,
using the table for operation. Beale
was the worst off, but Tamada pro-
nounced him not vitality damaged.
After he mad finished with them he
insisted upon Rainey's lying, face
down, on the table stripped to the
waist while he rubbed him with oil
and then kneaded him Once he gave
a sudden, twisting wrench, and Rainey
saw blur of stars as something
snapped into place with a click.
Il think you soon all right, now"
said Tamada.
you and Miss Simms turned the
tide" said Rainey. IF they'd got
these tools first they'd have finished
us In short order"
"Fools!' said Tamada. Suppose
they kill Lund, how they get away2
No one to navigate. Presently the
gunboat would find them. I think
Mr.. Lund will maybe trust me now"
he said quietly.
What do you mean?"
Mr.. Lund think in the back Of his
head l arrange for that gunboat TO
come. He cannot understand how
they know the schooner at island. He
! think to come Jus this time too much
curious. I think"
1T was a bit of a coincidence"
Tamada shrugged his shoulders
slightly
y think Japanese government know
all that goes on in North Polar re-
gion," he said. There is wireless sta
zion on Wrangell island. We pass by
that pretty close"
Rainey chewcd that information as
he put on his clothes, wondering If
they had seen the last Of the gunboat.
) they would have TO pass south through
Boring strait. 1t would be easy to
overhaul them, halt them, search the
schooner, coniscate the gold They
j We're not out of trouble yet
When he went into the cabin to re-
place his torn coat-he had hardly a
4 button intact above the waist. from
jacket to undershirt-he found the
girl there with Lund. Apparently,
fhey had just come in. Peggy Slrlms.
with face aglow with the excitement
that had not subsidized was proffering
Aund her pistol.
Keep it." he said You may need
4 II I've got mine"
But you threw it into the water. I
saw YOU"
NO" He laughed "That wasn't
my gun. They thought It was.
wanted to bring the thing to grips
But wasn't fool enough to chuck
4 away my gun. That was a wrench l
was usin' this mornin' to fix the cabin
stoye-looks jest like an ottermatic
q ] stuck It in my inside pocket. I was
haf mind to shoot when they showed
their knives, but I didn't want to use
my gun on that mess of hash"
He stood tall and broad above her
looking down at the face that was
raised to his. Rainey. unnotced as
set. saw her eyes bright with admira-
q ton
You are a wonderful fighter" she
said softly.
Wonderful? What about you?
a0n's woman You saved the day.
omin' 70 me with them drills. An we
i.esed en- We. Cod
He swept her mp into his arms. lift
ing her in his big hands. making no
nore of her than If she bad been a
feather pillow, up tn her face was on
d level with his, pressing her close.
While in swift indignant rage she
ueh' back at him, striking futiIel7
"h.'e he held her kissed her. and set
"er down as Rainey sprang forward.
Lnnd seemed utterly unconscious Of
tae girls revulsion.
Comm 70 me with the drnIsr he
s2l. we licked 'em. You an me to-
eather Ny woman :"
Peggy Simms had leaped back. her
eyes blazing. Lund came for her. his