Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-05


They might fIgger, II you was able 70
navigate, that they c'ud put the screws
on you to carry 'em through, with me
out Of the way. don't say they could,
but they might make 1t hard for you,
an you amt got quite the same stake
In this l have"
Here was cold logic, but Rainey saw
the force Of II. Hansen came up early
to split the watch and put their sched-
ule right again, and Lund went below
with Rainey. Lund ordered Tamada
to bring bottle and glasses, and they
sat down at the table. Rainey needed
the kick Of drink, and took one.
As Lund was raising his glass with
a toast Of Here's to luck" the skip
per's door opened and the girl ap-
peared. She looked like ghost. Her
hair was disheveled and her eyes
stared at them without seeming recog-
milton. But she spoke, In a fiat, tone
less voice.
my father is deadi l." she fal-
tered, swayed and seemed to swoon as
she sank toward the floor Rainey
darted forward, but Lund was quicker
and swooped her up in his arms as II
she had been q feather, took her to
the table, set her In a chair, dabbled
a napkin In some water and applied 1t
to her brows.
"Chafe her wrists" he ordered
Rainey. Undo that top button Of her
blouse. That's enough; she amt got
on corsets. She'll come through.
Plumb worn out. That's ALL"
He handled her, deftly as a nurse
would child. Rainey chafed the slen-
der wrists and beat her palms, and
soon she opened her eyes and sighed.
Then she pulled away from Lund,
bending over her and got to her feet.
II must go to my father" she said.
"He is dead"
They followed her into the cabin and
Lund bent over the bunk.
"Looks like it." he whispered to
Rainey. Then he tore open the skip
per's vest and shirt and laid his head
on his chest. The girl made a faint
motion as If to stop him, but did not
hinder him. She was at the end Of her
own strength from WEAKNESS and wOr-
ry. Lund suddenly raised his head.
There's a flutter," he announced.
"He amt gone yit. Get Tamada an
some brandy"
With the dose there came signs of
revival, low moan from the skipper.
The girl flew to his side. Tamada.
standing by with the bottle, stepped
forward, handed the brandy to Rainey,
and rolled up the lid Of an eye. look
ing closely at the pupil.
II study medicine at Tokyo" he
said.
"Why didn't We say so beforeT' de-
manded Lund. II did not occur to any
Of them to doubt Tamada's word. There
was an air of professional assurance
and an efficiency ah"At him that car
ried weight. "What can you do for
him? There's medicine chest In
Carlsen's rOOm."
II was hired to cook" said Tamada
quietly. 81 should not have been per-
NIT to interfere. 1t is not my business
If white man makes fool of him
self. Now we want morphine and hy-
podermic syringe"
Tamada rolled up the captains
sleeve The flesh, shrunkcn, pallid,
was closely spotted with dot-like
scars that showed livid. as if the cap
tain had been suffering from some
strange rash.
Lund whistled softly. Raincy. too,
knew what il meant. The skipper had
been vcritahle sGve to the drug,
CarlScn had administered it, pre-
Scribed it, used il IA Il means to bring
SimmS under his Subsection.
"Ilnw much dye SUPPOSE he took at
onCr!" Lund asked the .TapancSc in a
low voice.
Fifteen grains, think. Maybe
more Too much! Always too much
drug in his veins. Much worse dian
opium for man.
"tarlSen's work." growl"d Lund.
"lncrCascd the stuff on him til! he
couldn't do without it. Made him IA
slave 10 dope an Garrison his boss. He
deserved KILN jest for that ri.r
skunk
Raincy frautically searched through
the medicine chest and, finding only
five tablets marked Morphine ! gr. in
bottle, sought elsewhere in vain.
And he could find no needle. But he
ran across some automatic cartridges
and put them in his pockets before he
hurried back.
"This is not enough" said Tamada.
sand we should have needle. But
dissolve these in galley" And he hur-
ried out. The girl had slipped down on