Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-04-07

" Nancy GrippeU WIN him.
crashing against the partition ana down
into the cushioned seat that ran
around the place.
But his gun was out. As he raised II
Rainey grnppIed with him. Carlsen
pulled trigger, and the bullet smashed
through the skylight above them, while
Rainey forced up his arm. twisting 1t
heTcely With both hands until the gun
fell on the seat. '''
simultaneously the girl and Lund
appeared.
"Gun-playi' rumhled the giant.
"That'll be you, Garrison! You're too
fond of shooting off that gat of yOres."
Ralney had stepped back at the
girls exclamation. Carlson recovered
his gun and put 1t away, while Peggy
Sinms advanced with blazing eyes.
"YOu coward" she said, If had
thOught-oh -
She made q gesture OF utter lOath-
ing. at which Carlson suerred
I'll show you whether I'm a cow
ard or not, my lady, he said. "hefore
! get through with all of you. And
I'll tell YOU one thing: The captains
life is in my hands And he aud | are
the only navigatOrS aboard this vessel.
except food of IA blind man." he add
ed, aS h" >lrude To the door of Snms'
cabin. turned Ia look at them. laughed
deliberately in their faces and shut
the d""r "iI them.
"W"Il:" asked Lumd "Whlt are YOU
g"in L" ii" about il. Rain"y? Stick
with me, or lin" up with the rest Of
rln, work y"rr passage, an thank EN-
for nothing when they divvy the stuff
an lC;vc you uutt'
"N"n havnt said outright what you
are c"ing I" do Yourself" replied
Eaincy "AS for me. seem to he be
tween III" l"yil and the hor, sea. Carl
sen has got some plan to outwit the
men. It's inconceivahle that he'll be-
willing to give them equal shares. And
he has no use for me-"
You haven't said outright what You
Of his before he did" said Lund. "IIr'u
pnt yea out of the way if lie can. hu'.
now liN t"nrer's hi'led over bit. he'll
not shoot you. Not ufur- the sold's IN
the hold.
"AS for me- he went ON. his yoir"
deepening, Il found This gold an tl"y
didn't d"rI'r have To divvy with rlu.
an won't Ii emmy of 'em thinks hos
my equal all hes got to de- i, >uy 80.
an I'll civ" him a chance to prove il.
Feel ih">" arms, mntry. size me NJ.
Man 70 man. c'uI break cnuy three
of '"m in half Pit me IN room with
emmy three of 'eln. ri the door locked.
an one ud come out. That 'ud he me"
This Was hot Dragging, not hli>trr.
ing. hut calm assurance, and Rulncy
felt that Lund merely stated what he
believed to he facts. And Rainey he-
liered they were facts There was a
confident strength Of spirit aside from
his PHYSICAL condition that cnunat,4l
from Lund a. steam comes from n krf.
tie. II WAS the sort uf strength that
Hes IN steady Gtlc. a wind that one
can Team against, All elastic power
with big reserves Of force. But the
conditions were all against Lund.
though lie proceeded to put them
aside
Man TO man." he repeated. II c'ud
beat 'em into Hamburg steak. An I've
got brains enough to fool Carlson. I've
outguesSed him So far"
Hes got the gun" warned Ralney.
Never mind his gun. ! uin't afraid
of his gun He nodded with such SUI.
preme confidence that Raney felt
suddenly relegatlng the doc.
tors possession of the gun TO the
background. If his guns the only
thing truhhlin' you, forget IL. You an
me got tO know where we stand. It's
up 10 you. ! won't blame you for
shiftin' over. An can git along with.
along together fine; I've took a notion
to YOU. I'd Ike To see you get a whnck
of that gold, an all the devils In HI
an out Of II ain't goin' to stop me from
gittin' IT"
He talked In low voice, bur IL rum.
bled like the distant roar Of q bull.
Ralney looked al the indom.tAhle law
that the beard could not hide, at the
great barrel Of his chest, the h0uSh
Ike arms, the swelling thighs and
and responded to the sugges-
tion that Lund could rise In Berserker
rage and sweep aside all opposition.
"Carlsen says that the skipper's life
Is In his hands" he said. What do
you make of that:"
Il don't know what TO make Of IT,"
answered Lund. If il is, God help the
skipper! l reckon he's In a bad way.
Ennyhow, he's out of t for the time
bein' RoineV"