The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-23
A Man To His Mate
BY ]. ALLEN DUNN
CHAPTER xIl-continued.

CHAPTER xII-continued.
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Iund took swift inventory, lining
Am, up as they came timorously out
u the water or struggled against the
I'm at his order. Tamada had come
lsWn from the fires. Peggy had told
his share, and Sandy's timely
LIT. Lund nodded at him in
NIndly manner.
you're a white man, Tamada," he
"a "You, too, Sandy. I'll not for
W II. Rainey, round up these dere-
~ an help Tamada fix 'em up. I'll
ne with 'em later. Hansen, put the
Y Of 'em to work, an keep 'em
ID! Do you hear? They got to do
work Of the whole bunch"
Lund turned to the two hunters
70 had stood apart.
sWaI, you yellow-bellied neutrals," !"
said, his voice cold and his eyes
"a. Thought might lose, and
oped So didn't you? Pick up that
INK Beale an tote him aboard.
l2en come back an 60 to work.
R9Rnl git yore shares, but you'll not
h what's comm to those who stood
Now git out Of my sight. You
bury That when you come back"
nodded at the sodden corpse Of
tming, flung up on the grit. "You
M take yore pay as grave diggers
of what you owe him at poker.
amt goin' to collect, this trip"
Halney, lame and sore, helped Ia
SadA patch up the wounded, turning
Nv hunters quarters into sick bay,
in9 the table for operation. Beale
20 the worst of, but Tamada pro
ounced him not vitality damaged.
fl(es he had finished with them he
lsted upon Rainey's lying, face
oNn, on the table, stripped to the
i1t, while he rubbed him with oil
4 then kneaded him. Once he gave
0udden, twisting wrench, and Rainey
blur of stars as something
pped into place with a click.
u think you soon all right. now
\ Tamada.
fOu and Miss Simms turned the
said Rainey. III they'd got
tools first they'd have finished
n short order"
"a 10olsl' said Tamada. Suppose
MI Lund, how they get away
one to navigate. Presently the
boat would find them. ! think
4 Lund Will maybe trust me now
i'd quietly.
rhat do you mean?'
(k. Lund think In the back Of hls
Z arrange for that gunboat t
& d he cannot understand how
know the schooner at island. III
: to come Jus this time too mucf
i(buA ] think
h &as d bit Of d coincidence"
1hada shrugged his shoulder
(ily.
Think japanese government know
jhat goes on In North Polar re
be said. "There Ii wireless sta
KY Wrangell island. We pass b!
pretty close"
lney chawed that information q
4 o. his clothes wondering !
bad sen the last of the gunbcat
Nould have to pass south througl
R strait. II would be easy I
uul them, halt them. search th
er, connscate the gold. The
iIot out of trouble vet.
ID re went into the cabin to re
hls torn cost he had hardly
intact above the waist, frof
u undershirt he found II
}|Ite with Lund, Apparentl.
Ia just come Ii. Peggy Simnnl
Iee agIcw With the excitemen
id not subsided, was profieril,
IN pistol.
rs II, I be mid. *Ycq naay nee
N ypt mine.E
& ycu threwsit into the watef.
ou,
He laughed. That WASH
ln. They thought Il was
" to bring ths thing to Grip
81 wasn't TOOL enough to chuc
my sun. That war i wrench
llr, this mornin' to As the cabi
looks jeSt Ike On ottermafl'
y Ii ii my inside pocket. / N
Ilnd 10 shoot when they shove
nives but ! didn't want to "
80 81 that mess of haah.
lood tall and broad above be
down It TIE face that -
so lis. Rainey, unncticed I
81 hef - bright With admir-
are ! xondsrful fighter" ," y
n<tly.
I0erfuli What abcut ycu1
womarl You saved the tia'
y u ne With them drills Ar y
sem. We. 0od
1ept her up into AZ arns n n
|1I ii his bls hand1 making I
ts Aer tll1n Il slIs IA been
y pillow, dp IN III ~ ~ 1
VIA ia pressing hef clcs
h NM Indignant rase .
bsck at hin, striking futile
e iieids fss, kl1sed Az, and :
sn y aaiaey prans forward
dseeiSed utt1 1tly ul1ccnScieus J
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