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

cliff at his order. Tamada had come
down from the fires Peggy had told
Of his share, and Sandys timely
shout. Lund nodded at him in a
friendly manner.
You're a white man, Tamada," he
said. You. too, Sandy. I'll not for
get it. Rainey, round up these dere-
Iicts an help Tamada fix 'em up. I'll
settle with em 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
WAL. you yellow-bellied neutrals,"
he said, his voice cold and his eyes
hard. Thought ! might lose, and
hoped so. didn't you? Pick up that
skunk Beale an tote him aboard.
Then come back an go to work
You'll git yore shares, but you'll not
git what's comm to those who stood
by. Now git out of my sight You
can bury That when you come back"
lie nodded at the sodden corpse of
Deming. 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 sick bay,
using the table for operation. Beale
was the worst off, but Tamada pro-
nounced him not vitally damaged.
After he mad finished with them he
insisted upon Raineys 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 kin Lund how they get away?
No one to navigate. Presently the
gunboat would find them I think
Mr.. Lund win maybe trust me now"
he said quietly.
What do you mean?"
Mr.. Lund think in the back Of his
head | 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.
Il 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"
Roiney chewed that information as
he put on his clothes, wondering II
they had seen the last Of the gunboat.
They would have TO pass south through
bering strait 1t would be easy to
overhaul them, halt them, search the
schooner, confscate the gold They
We're not out of trouble yet
When he went into the cabin to re-
place his torn coat-he had hardly
button intact above the waist. from
Jacket to undershirt-he found the
girl there with Lund. Apparently.
fhey had just come in. Peggy Simms.
WIN face aglow with the excitement
mat had not subsidized was proffering
Lund her pistol.
Keep it," he said. you may need
II. I've got mine"
But you threw it into the water.
saw you"
No" He laughed "That wasn't
my gun. They thought 1t was. /
wanted to bring the thing to grips.
But ! wasn't fool enough to chuck
away my gun. That was a wrench I
was usin' this mornn' to fix the cabin
stoye-looks Jest like an ottermatic.
stuck It in my inside pocket. was
M mind to shoot when they showed
'helr knives. but I didn't want to use
my gun on that mess of HASH
lie stood tall and broad above her.
looking down at the face that was
raised to his Raiuey, unn0ticed as
vet. saw her eyes bright with admira-
zion.
You are a wonderful fighter" she
said softly.
Wonderful? What about you?
mans woman! You saved the dav.
.omiu TO me with them drills. An we
l'e6ed EN- We Godin
lie swept her up into his arms lift
ing her in his big hands. making no
.aore Of her than if she had been a
feather pillow, IN tn her face was on
level with his, pressing her close.
while in swift, indignant rage She
a2ht back at him. striking futiIalg
1a'.e he held her, kissed her. and set |
"er down as Rainey sprang forward.
Lhnd seemed utterly unconscious Of /
he girls revulsion.
tomin' to me with the drillsr' he |
s'l.- We licked EN-. You an me TO- /
ePther. Ny woman :"
reggT Sirms had leaped back. her |
ives oiazing. Lund came for her. his /
race III With the desire Of her. arms |