Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-05-26

"She's a woman" said Lund. "And
yo're a id prigi You'd like to bust
me in the jaw, but you know I'm,
stronger. You've got some CUTS,
Rainey, but yo're hidebound You
amt got ha'f the git-up-an'-go to ye
that she has. She's q woman, tell
you, an she's to be won. II you want
her, why don't you stand up an try
to git her stead of sittin' around like
sick cat whenever I happen to ad-
mire her looks7
1--WE seen you. I amt blind emmy
longer, you know. She's woman an
I'm a man. thought you was one.
But you amt. Yore idea OF maxim
love is to send the gal box Of candy
an walk pussy-footed an write poems
to her. You want to write life an I
want to live 1t. So does a gal like
that. She's more my breed than yores,
II she has got eddication. An she's
flesh and blood. Same as am. Yo're
half sawdust. Yo're stuffed"
| He went on deck laughing, leaving
Raincy raging but helpless. Lund ap-
pearei to think the situation obvious.
Two men, and woman who was at
tractlve in many ways. The Only
woman while they were aboard the
schooner, therefore the more to be de-
sired. admired by men cut off from
the rest Of the world.
Lund sooner or later, meant to take
her, willing or unwilling. He had
said so. none too covertly, that very
evening. And, II Rainey meant to
stand between her and Lund as a pro-
tector. Lund would accept him in that
character only as the girls lover and
his rival.
For the time being, the safety Of
the Karluk and the successful carry
ing out Of the purpose Of the trip took
all Of Lund's attention and energy.
Twice he had been thwarted by the
weather from cleaning his golden har-
vest, and It began to look as II the
third attempt might be no more for
tunate.
"The Karluk's stout" he sai6 once,
but she amt built for the Arctic. II
we git nipped badly she'll 60 like an
eggshell."
"And then whatf' Rainey asked.
"Git the goldi That's what we
come for. If we have to make sleds
an use the hunters for dorg-team." !"
He laughed indomitably. "We'll make
man Of you yit, Rainey, afore we
git back"
Lund was snatching sleep in scraps
seeking always to feel way toward
the position Of the island through the
ice that continually baffled progress.
Against all opposition he forced his
way until, just after sunset one night
as the dusk swept down, he gave q
shout and pointed to fitful fare over
the port bow. Rainey thought It the
aurora, but Lund laughed at him.
"It's the crater atop the island" he
lighthouse. Now, boys" he went on
his deep voice ringing with exhilara
tion, "there's gold in sight! Whistle
for change Of weather. every moth
er's son Of you"
The deck was soon crowded. Or
! the previous "TRIP tHe sChOVhci hou "p
preached the island from differen
angle. hut the men were swift t.
acknowledge the glow Of the volcano
as the expected landfall. Lund re
mained on deck, AMI it was late he
fore any Of the crew turned in
Rainey, during his watch, saw th
mountain fre-pulse, glowing and wink
, ing like the eye of Cyclops it
CLEAN reflected in the eyes "f tlp
watchers who were about to invad
the island and rob 1t Of its COLDER
} sands.
Z I'll" chun,r of weather came r'.
tlrcr in the murunG. th"U-h i" T.
i.und had hoped. a sudden Wind g."
teliaIiZcd from the north. Stiif'"
the canvas with its i"r-lai!"ll hr"a|
> .laZiny the Schunmcr wherever lGri
turn dripprd, bringing vi an am.
! scud of clouds that fought with a.
moon. The sea appeared 1" haN
thickrned. The Karuk went SugSi"l
e ". as If she was sailing in II sea ,
treacle.
: CHAPTER M.