The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-31

Just YOU try and see II you can lie quiet. and
let man take q sitting shot at you. and miss
you by hair. But I did. and lucky. too
whilo Case stood with the Winchester at tho
port arms; then he gave a little laugh to him.
self. and stepped round the ferns.
"Laughp thought /. III you had the wit OF
louise you would be prayingW
was all as taut rs ships hawser or tho
spring OF O watch and as soon as ho came
within reach Of me had him by tho ankle.
plucked the feet right out from under him.
laid him out and was upon the top OF him,
brok en- log and all. before no breathcd. His
Winchester had gone tho samo road rs my
shotgun; It was nothing to mel dclled him
now. Pm pretty strong man any way. but i
never knew what strength was till got hold
Of Case. He was knocked out OF time by tho
rattle he came down with. and threw up his
hands together. like a frightened woman so
that caught both OF them with my lett This
wakened him UP. and he fastened his teeth In
my forearm like q weasel Much cared. My
leg gave me oil the pain had any use for, and
drew my knife and got 1t in the place.
Now" said ], i've got you: and you're
gone up. and q good Job. tool Do you feel the
point OF that 2 That's for Underhilll And
there's for Adamsl And now horo's for Una.
and that's going to knock your blooming soul
right out OF you -
With that gave him the cold steel for all
was worth. His body kicked under me like a
spring sofa he gave dreadful kind OF long
moan. and lay still.
II wonder II you're dead2 I hope So"
thought, for my head was swimming. But l
wasn't going to take chances; had his own
exam plo too close before me for that; and
tried to draw the knife out to give 1t him again.
Tho blood came over my hands. remember.
hot as tea; and with that tainted clean away.
and fell with my head on the mans mouth.
When 1 came to myself it was pitch dark;
the cinders had burned out: there was moth
ing to be seen but the shine Of the dead wood.
and l couldn't remember whero l was nor
why I was ir such pain nor what was all
wetted with. Then 1t came back. and the first
thing I attended to was to give him the knife
again a half dozen times up to the handle.
believe he was dead already. but 1t did him
no harm and did me good
II bet you're dead now" said. and then
called TO Una.
Nothing answered. and made move to go
and grope for her fouled my broken leg. and
tainted again.
When came to myself the second time the
clouds had all cleared away. except few that
sailed there. white as cotton. The moon was
up-a tropie moon. The moon at home turns
wood black. but even this old butt end OF
one showed up that forest as green as by day.
The night birds-or. rather. they're kind OF
early morning bird-sanR out with their long.
falling notes like nightingales. And could
see the dead man. that was still half resting
on. looking right into the sky with'his open
eyes. no paler than whom he was alive: and
little way of Una tumbled on her side. got
over to her the best way I was able, and when
got there she was broad awake and crying
and sobbing to herself with no moro noise
than an insect. 1t appears she was afraid to cry
out loud because Of the aitus. Altogether she
was not much hurt, but scared beyond belief;
she had come to her senses long while ago.
cried out to me. heard nothing in reply. made
out We were both dead. and had lain there
ever since. afraid to bulge fnger. The ball
had ploughed up her shoulder. and she had
lost main quantity OF blood: but soon had
that tied up the way 1t ought to be with the
tail OF my shirt and u scarf l had on. got her
head on my sound knee and my back against
trunk. and settled down to wait for morning.
Una was for neither use nor ornament, and
could only clutch hold OF mo and shake and
cry. don't suppose there was ever anybody
had q lively night OFF As for me. l was In
good bit ot pain and fever. but not SO had when
Case | could have. sung and whistled. Talk
about meat and drink To SEQ that man lying
d nShs ater wbo and
then the light began to change. the east came
orange, the whole wood began to whirr with
singing like musical box. and there was tho
l didn't expect Meea for long while yet:
he might 90 back on the whole idea and not
come at all. l was the better pleased when.
a hSr asr Of RSnskas s
singing out to keep their courage up. Una sat
up quite brisk at the first word OF it. and pres
path. Maea in front and behind him white
man In O pith helmet. 1t was Mr.. Tarleton.
aae s Ike
They buried Case upon the field of glory.
and Mr: T4rlet1n prayed. which / thought
pretty sick view Of the dear departed,'s pros:
poets. and seemed to have his own ideas q
and tell the kanakas plainly Case was damned.
it @ss tsy MADE SG sGs
litter q poles and carried me down 70 the sta
4 SGT Of IT, Sfh maa m
denee. and ,Uma's. and Maea's wrote it all
the chiefs and marched over 10 Papa Randall's
to Sc ssi z, Cases papers IA , ,,.u ..
copra, and chickens being stolen. and that:
| and tho books OF the business and the viii !
told you Of in the beginning. by both OF which
the whole thing lstock, lock. and barreD APP
PeehSred to belong to the Samoa woman. II WIS
figure. for sho was In hurry to got home. As
| for Randall and the black, they had to tramp:
got into some Kind Of n station on the PAPA
malplu side: did very bad business, for the
| lived mostly on Ash. which was the means OF
handaiPs death. 1t seems there was nice
shoal in one day and papa went after them
but the shell A Went wa" or in tho usual usual
way before no threw 1t. and whsro was papa's
band Well. there's nothing to hurt in that;
the islands UP north are oil full OF one: handed
men. like the parties In the Arabian Nights"
but either Randall was 100 old or he drank
too much. aud the short and the long OF 1t was
that he died. Pretty soon after the niger was
turned out Of the island tor stealing from
white men, and went of to the west. whsro
he found men OF his own color. in case he liked
that. and the men. Of his own color took and
ate him at some kind Of q corroborree. and I'm
sure hope no was to their fancy!
30 there was l. left alone in my glory ut
Falesd, and when the schooner came round |
filled her up. and gave her deck cargo half
as high as the house. / must say Mr.. Tarle-
ton did tho right thing By US. but he took a
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