Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-01-21

| per bis voice. That. and the kinder
quality II Ralneys questioning.
@Deming He said he'd cut my
bloody heart oot II didn't DO It. Hin
an BeaIe Looklt"
lie plucked aside the front Of his
almost buttonless shirt and worn IN
dervest and showed them on his left
breast the scoring where a sharp
blade had marked an irregular circle
% bis skin.
''Beale CID that he whlned. Dem
.ng said they'd fnish the JOB Il I
come back without en-
without the shellsT'
"Yes, sir Yes, Mr. Rainey. Oh.
Cord, they'll XII me sure on. my
Cord :" His staring eyes and Iuose
mouth, working la fear, made him
look Ike "A fresh-landed cod.
"You amt much USE alive" said
Lund
"Aiebte / amt" returned the lad.
with the desperation Of Il cornered
rat. But I got a right to live. And
I've lived worse'n a dorg on this
bloody schooner. I'm fair striped an
bruised vi boots an knuckles an
ends o rope I'd ave chucked myself
/ over long ago t."
III whatf"
The lad turned sullen.
Never mind" he said, and glared
almost defantly at Lund
Us that door shutT the giant asked
Ralney. "Some Of 'em might be
hangin' round Rainey went to the
corridor and closed and locked the en-
trance.
"Now then, you young devil" said
Lund. what they did 70 you for'ard
amt marker on what I'll do to you
If you don't speak up an answer
when I talk If whatT'
Sandy turned to Ralney.
''Ihey said they was goin TO give
| me some Of the gold" he said. They
said all along l was to have the hat
/ 20 round for me. told you I was
/ dragged MP, but there's-there's an
/ old woman who was good to me She's
/ up ag'in It for fair. I told her I'd
I bring her back some dough an II I
ran hang on an git IT, I'll hang on.
/ But they'll 90 me mp now, for keeps"
Ranoy heard Lund's chuckIe rlpen
| to "a quiet laugh
I'm Id If they amt some CUTS 70
the herrin' after all. he said Hang
in on TO take some dough back TO al
old woman who amt even his mother
Who'd have thought 1t? Look here.
! m toH I lt.a. -.
way, was. An | hung on. But
you'll never git cent ont Of that
bunch. don't know as they'll have
emmy to give you
His. face hardened "But you come
through, an I'll see you git somethln'
| for the old woman. An yOreself. too.
What's more, you can stay aft an
walt on cabin. If they lay a finger on
you, I'll lay fist on them. an worse"
"You amt kiddln' meY
81 don't kid, my lad don't waste
| time that way"
Sandy stood up, his face lighting.
/ lie began to empty his pockets, laying
shells and shotgun cartridges upon
the table
81 couldn't begin to git harf Of EN-"
| he said. "The rests under the mat
| tresses. They said they on'y needed
few. I thought you was both turned
In. When YOU come ont of the CORR
| dor I was scared nutty."
Between the mattresses, as Lund
had guessed. they found the rest Of
| the Shells laid out In orderly rows
save whore the lads scrambling fin
gers had disturbed them. Lund
stripped Off pilIow-case and dumped
them In. together with those on the
table
you can bunk here" he told the
grateful Sandy. Now Til have a few
words with Deming. Beale and COM
pany. Want to come along, Raineg1"
Lund strobe down the corridor. bag
In one hand. his gun in the other.
Raiuey threw open the door Of the
hunters quarters and discovered them
Ike lot Of consplratOrs. Deming
WIS in his bunk: also another man,
whose ribs Land had cracked when
he had kicked him along the deck out
OF his way, The bruised faces Of the
rest showed their effects from the
Eight As Lund entered covering them
with the gun, while he swung down
the heavy slip on the table with clat-
ter, their looks changed from eager
expectation 20 CONSERVATION.
Caught with the goodsw said
Lund Two tries at mutlny IN one
day, my lads You want to git II into
your boueheads that I'm runnln' this
snip from now on. can sail It with.
out ye and. by Cod, I'll set the bunch
Of ye ashore ssmes you fCgered on
doin' with me II you don't sit up an
take notice! The rides an guns"-he
glanced at the orderly display Of
weapons In racks OF the wall-"are
too. vallyble to chuck over. but here
30 the shells, ev'ty last one OF them
SO that nips that little plan. Dem.
ing"
lie surncd back the slip TO display
the contents
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