The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-31
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can't Kin game when there
ISN'T any same" grovled the spen.
lard
rhcw is plenty ~ same said
hraskL the Russian we see the
tracks d it cvvD day
The spaniari eyed him ycuomous
h III there s 80 mugh Same
he said $50 cut and set it your
SELF"
n never claimed TO be- a hunter,
replied Kmski, tho I youid 80 cut
with a sling shot and pea shooter
and do as well as sou have
The Spanbrd lrapsd 10 his feet
nensciugly. and instantly the Rus
sisp covered him With a heavy ser
ViCr revolver
'Cut that business. cried the glrl
sharply. icaping between them
let the bligh,srs night growlcd
John Pebbles, III one % 'om Kills
this hothor thcrc'u be- fewer TO split
the swag, and ere We are N that's
that
"For ~ should Nc quarrel de,
mandcd Huber Dew is enough
Tor alI-ovrr forty .Jrrg roussnd
pounds aplecr Ven you get mad
AZ me you call me dirty jew
und say dat I ana stinEy but Mrin
Colt. you Christians are yuurr You
would Kill vuu Of your friends 90 set
more money o, or tank Cot dat
I am not Christian"
shut up sruwicd Thrugk "or
we'll have iortythrre thousand
rpounds morn 20 divide"
Blubsr eyed the big EnsllshmBn
lfrarfully Come. come Dick hf
oorcd. iu his oiiicst tones, you
wouldn't set mad az levdie choke
would you, una me your bcst
tricndy''
I'm sick Of all this Erousin' %
said Throck II hain't no high,
brow. h'ain't no,hin' but pug.
Hut gct sense enough TO know
that Flura's the only one in tho
bloomin' bunch whose brains would
not rattle around in a peanut shell.
John. Huber. Kuski and me. we're
here because We could raise tho
money 20 carry out F1ora's plan.
The daso therc" and hr Indicated
Estcban because his face and his
figure nued the bill There don't
any OF us need no brains Tor this
work. and there amt any % US
got any more brains than No need.
FIoras the brains of this outfit,
and the sooner everyone under.
stands that AMI takes orders from
her. the better of well all be. she's
been 20 Africa with this Lord Grey
stoke Teller before you wuz his
vines maid, wasn't you. F1oraT And
she knows somcthln about the coun'
Try and the natives and the animals.
and there don't none Of MS know
inothin'"
'-Throck l. right. said Kriski.
quickly. we've been muddling Ions
enough. We haven't had boss.
and the thing 10 do n 10 make
Flora boss fgpm now on. N any.
one can get US out OK this. shs
can, and from The way those lei
lows over there ar. acting" and he
nodded toward the blacks. wen be-
lucky II we evsi get out with our
skins. Jet alone taking any Of the
gold with us"
"Oi! oil You don't mean 20 leave
the gold?-' almost shrisked Blubcr.
II mean that We do whatever
Flora thinks best. replied Kraski,
III she says to leave the gold we'll
leave It.
THAT VIC do. seconded Throck.
I'm Tor t." said PEBBLES what,
ever Flora says goes"
The spaniard nodded his assent
sulleniy
THE rest Of US are al for Il,
Bluber How about your asked
Kraski
20 yell--sure- II you say So" said
BIuber. "und as John says 'und
here We amt und watts dat.
And now, Flora" said PEBBLES
you're the big 'un. what you say
goes. whatn we do next?''
very WELL" said the girl; "wc
shall camp here untn these men
are rested, and early tomorrow, wei
start out intelligently and system
latjcally. and get meat for them
With their help We can DO Il. When
they are rested and well fed we wil
start on again for the coast. moving
very slowly, so AZ not to tire them
too much. This Is my first plan
/ but II all hinges upon our ability
Ito get meat. II we do not find II
If shall bury the gold here. and We
will do our best 10 reach the coas'
las quickly as possible. There We
shall recruit new porters-twice a.
many rs we have nOw-and pur
chase enough provisions to carry "
lin and out again. In this way w'
hack in. we will cache provisions
AT every camping place for our re
turn trip, thus saving the necessity
Of carrying heavy loads all the way
I'm an dout again. In this way We
can come out light, with twice
as many porters as we actually
need. And by working them II
shifts we will travel much fastei
and there will be no grumbling
These are my two plans. ! am moi
asking you what you think Of them
because do not care. You have
made me chief. and am coins
10 run this from now on as thinl
best"
] .Ruily for vow" roared PeebIes