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Updated: June 29, 2025
Catch those yearling ewes with the wether earmark and change to the shoe-string." "What do you want done with that feller in the pen?" "Saw his horn off and I'll throw him into the buck herd later." "Where'll Oleson hold his sheep?" "Well up the creek; and if he lets them mix again " "He says he can't do nothin' without a dog," Bowers ventured. "Then he'd better quit right now you can tell him."
Weary hesitated, looked from Happy Jack to Oleson and the herders, and back to the sober faces of his fellows. "Do what you can for him, boys and I wish one of you would ride over, after Pink gets back, and let me know how things stack up, will you?"
He wondered if it was the wind that was blowing the disease away and cleansing the pestilential land. By eleven a messenger arrived from Balesuna village, dispatched by Seelee. The Jessie had gone ashore half-way between the village and Neal Island. It was not till nightfall that two of the crew arrived, reporting the drowning of Captain Oleson and of the one remaining boy.
On the flagstaff gaff a boy hoisted a white flag over a red, which stood for "Run to Neal Island for shelter." That Captain Oleson had been expecting this signal was apparent by the celerity with which the shackles were knocked out of both anchor-chains. He slipped his anchors, leaving them buoyed to be picked up in better weather.
"I thought you were killing my men, or I never I never meant to to kill " Oleson, shaking till he could scarcely stand, broke down and wept; wept pitiably, hysterically, as men of a certain fiber will weep when black tragedy confronts them all unawares. He cowered miserably before the Happy Family, his face hidden behind his two hands. "Boys, I want to say a word or two. Come over here."
The captain made the statement as a simple fact, but obviously waited for a suggestion. The other felt a sudden wave of irritation rush through him. "Dump him over," he cried. "Great God, man! don't you think I've got enough graves ashore?" "I just wanted to know, that was all," the captain answered, in no wise offended. Sheldon regretted his childishness. "Oh, Captain Oleson," he called.
"All these boys want to hang yuh without any red tape; far as I'm concerned, I'm dead willing. But we're going to give yuh a chance. Your partner, as we told yuh coming over, we've got the dead immortal cinch on, right now. And well you can see what you're up against. But we'll give yuh a chance. Have you got any family?" Oleson, trying to pull himself together, shook his head.
Karen Hansen, the maid, was on the floor, dead. The stewardess, in collapse from terror, was in her bunk, uninjured. I went to the after companionway and called up to the men to send the first mate down; but Burns came instead. "Singleton's sick," he explained. "He's up there in a corner, with Oleson and McNamara holding him." "Burns," I said cautiously "I've found another!"
"The flocks are folded, boughs are bare, The salmon takes the sea; And oh, my fair, would I somewhere Might house my heart with thee." Silence fell and was not again broken till Billebedam arrived and threw the dice box on the table. "Um much cold," he said. "Oleson um speak to me, um say um Yukon freeze last night." "Hear that, old man!" Pentfield cried, slapping Hutchinson on the shoulder.
Andy's voice, quiet as ever, contrasted strangely with the man's sobbing. He led them back a few paces Weary, Cal, Big Medicine and Slim, and spoke hurriedly. The Native Son eyed them sidelong from his horse, but he was careful to keep Oleson covered with his gun and the herders too, although they were unarmed.
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