The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-22

Good" Dick said. "Good enough!
Now, go cut Hokano loose"
Dick went below, still istlessly
hunting for his pipe. He was feeling
empty and sunk. He poured him.
self half tunbler of Scotch, drank
it off, and deciding this had been a
good idea, poured himself another.
DR.. Shimazu came into the main
cabin from the little stateroom in
the stern.
'This girl is lucky" he said. "The
knife seems to have turned and
saved the lung. If it had not turned
she would have been killed; as it is,
she is not"
where's the luck in that?" Dick
asked sourly. Cant you even wish
poor Hawaiian girl well?"
'The girl is principally suffering
from shock" DR.. Shimazu ex-
planned. ''These Polynesians have a
special temperament of their own;
sometimes they are nervously ex-
citable."
He stopped, and stared blankly at
the companionway. Two rugged
looking Kanaka seamen had ap-
peared, each of them holding onto
a wrist of the huge Hokano.. AS
soon as they had cleared the lad
der, one of them twisted Hokano's
arm up behind him in an effective
hammerlock; and thus they stood
| waiting. Hokano's face was express
sionless, and his eyes dead.
Dick Wayne's voice was harsh and
level. "You ought to be ashamed of
yourself" he said. Don't you know
how to teach that woman of yours a
lesson without half killing her? You
get on in there to her, and see if
you can get her quiet
Hokano flung Dick Wayne one
wild, uninterpretable glance, then,
moving unsteadily, he walked back
to Dicks stateroom and dis
| appeared.
Dick drank his whiskey and went
on deck. What he wanted was to be
quiet, and alone in the dark, like any
animal which has been hurt and yet
doesn't dare let its wounds be seen.
But it seemed that in this night
there was no quiet to be had. Dick
| Wayne had no more than walked to
the rail of the Holokai when the
Seals boat was alongside, and there
was great clamoring for Captain
Wayne-this time from Ramey him.
self.
sWell-what the hell is it now"
s'Look, Tonga" the one-eyed Ra-
mey whimpered, show about giving
a guy lift here, in bad fix? How
am supposed to get out of this
hole? How am I supposed to know
where the channel is, in a black
night like this? What's the matter
with giving a guy hand?"
| "Just what is it you want, Ra-
mey?" Dick asked, knowing well
enough.
| 'Half the boys you've got aboard
your tub are Alakoa Kanakas
What's the matter with lending me
one to steer me out of here, be.
fore these people practically scalr
me, by God? These people want te
get going. tell you, these people
are raising hell because I don't jerk
my anchor up. What the devil dc
you expect me to do, if you haven't
the common decency to lend a mar
az"
scott burning you up?"
ssWell. what if he is? Can vol
blame him if he wants to get his
sweetie out of this lousy sink? AL
I'm asking is"
"Ten you what you do" Dick said
"You tell Colt to take flying jump
into the bay. After he's jumped il
the bay, tell him to dry himself
thoroughly with rough towel, ane
put on dry clothes. Explain to hin
that it's very foolish to stand around
all wet"
Damn it, can't you even lend {
man."
'I'm not lending you anything
You're going to keep the Seal ex
actly where she is until it's igh
enough for you to sound your way
out. Even then you may pile he
up-and you know it! It suits m,
to have you and your customers sta,
exactly where you are"
ST tell you, Tonga, these people
'sSteal bottle of whiskey and e,
hide on shore. I'll give you no pilo
tonight"
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