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

come back without en-"
without the shelIsT"
Eyes. sir. Yes, Mr.. Ralney. Oh,
Cord. they'll XII me sure, Oh, my
Cord :" His staring eyes and loose
mouth working 10 fear made him
look like a fresb-Ianded cod
you amt much use alive" said
Lund.
"Mebbe ! amt" returned the lad.
with the desperation " a cornered
rat. "But I got a right TO live. And
/ Tye lived worse'n 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 If"
IF whatf7
The lad turned sullen.
Never mind" be said, and glared
almost defautIy at LUnd
rs that door shutT the giant asked
Rainey. "Some Of EN- might be
hangin' round" Rainey went to the
corridor and closed and locked the er
trance.
"Now then, you young devil" said
Lund. what they did to you for'ard
amt marke- on what I'll do to you
If you don't speak up an answer
when I talk If whatT
Sandy turned to Rainey.
They said they was goin' 70 give
me some Of the gold" he said. "They
said all along I was to have the hat
20 round for me. told you / was
dragged up. but there's-there's an
old woman who was good TO me. She's
up ag'in IT for fair ! told her I'd
bring her back some dough an II I
ran hang on an git it, I'll hang on.
But they'll do me up. now, for keeps"
Kalney heard Lunds chuckle rlpen
to n 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 an
/ old woman who amt even his mother
Who'd have thought It? LOOK here
my lad. was dragged up the same
way, | was. An / hung on. But
you'll never Kit a cent out Of that
bunch. don't know as they'll have
emmy to give you"
His face hardened. "But you come
through, an TN see you git somethln
for the old woman. An yoreself, too.
What's more, you can stay aft an
wait on cabin. II they lay a finger on
YOU I'll lay a fist on them. an worse"
you amt klddin' mey
Il don't kid, my lad l don't waste
time that way"
Sandy stood up his face lighting
He began to empty his pockets, laying
shells and shotgun cartridges upon
the table
81 couldn't begin to git harf OF em."
he said. "The rests under the mat
tresses. They said they on'y needed
few. 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 scrambllng fin
gers had disturbed them. Lund
stripped Off a pilIow.case and dumped
them in. together with those on the
table.
you can bunk here" he told the
grateful Sandy. Vow TIL have a few
words with Deming, Beale and COM
pany, Want to come along. RaineE p
Lund strobe down the corridor. bag
/ in one hand. HIS gun In the other.
Ralney threw open the door of the
hunters quarters and discovered them
Ike a lot OF conspirators. Deming
was in his hunk: 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 be swung down
the heavy slip on the table with a clat-
ter their looks changed from eager
expectation TO CONSERVATION.
Caught with the go9dsw said
Luud Two tries at mUhny IN one
day. my lads You want to git IL into
your honeheads that I'm runuIn This
ship from now on. can san Il with.
out ye and, by Cod I'll set the bunch
Of We ashore ssnes you fgEered on
doln' with me II you don't sit up an
take notice! The rides an Cuns"-he
glanced at the orderly display al
weapons in racks on the wall-"are
TOO. vallyble 10 chuck over. but here
80 the shells, ev'ry LAST one OF them
SO that ntps that little plan. Dem
ing"
He turned back the slip TO display
the contents
Omen a port, Rainey. an heaye tn,
lot ont"
Ealroy aid Sd while the hunter.
gszed on 10 silent cU5 grin.
THERE'S one thing more. sale
Iund Sr'unlnc II them. eff emmy d
Een saw ean hurlin' a dog YOU,
probably fetch him Nauop. But yo.