The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-26

tho OLD lady. You can have your pick OF the
lot for plug OF tobacco" he added. sneering.
Isuppose 1t was the smile stuck in my NOM
DRY. for spoke back sharp. "she doesn't look
that sort" cried.
Il don't know that she is" said Case. 81
herself. don't go round with the gang. and
that oh, no. don't you misunderstood mo
Uma's on tho square," He spoke eager. I
thought. and that surprised and pleased me.
Indeed" he went on. =" l shouldn't make 30
sure OF getting her only she cottoned to the
cut OF your lib. All you have to do Is to keep
dark and let me work the mother my own way /:
and I'll bring the girl round to the Captains
for the marriage"
didn't care for tho word marriage. and I
said 80.
"0h. there's nothing to hurt in the mar
rlage." Gays he BLACK Jacks the chaplain"
BY this time we had como in Wow OF the
house Of those three white mon: for negro
10 counted white man. and 80 is a Chinese |
strange idea. but common In the islands. It
was board house. with q strip OF rickety
veranda. The store was to the front. with
counter. scales. and tho finest possible display
OF trade: a case or two OF timed meats: bar
rel Of hard bread. a fow bolts OF cotton stun.
not to be compared with mine: the only thing
we'll represented being the contraband fire.
arms and liquor. If those are my only
rivals" thinks I. II should do we'll in Falesi."
Indeed. there was only the ono way they could
touch me. and that was with the guns and
drink.
In the back room was old Capt Randall
squatting on the floor native fashion. fat and
pale. naked to the waist. gray as badger, and
his eyes set with drink. His body was COW
cred with gray hair and crawled over by
n l. ~ Al
never needed: and the mosquitoes hummed
about the man like bees. ANY clean minded
man would have had the creature out at once
and buried him: and to sec him. and think no
was 70. and remember he had once COM
manded ship. and como ashore in his smart
toys. and talked big in bars and consuates.
and sat in club verandas. turned mo sick and
sober.
He tried to get up when came in. but that
was hopeless: so he reached me hand in
stead and stumbled out some salutation.
"Papas pretty full this morning." observed
Case. We've had an epidemic here: and
Capt. Randall takes gin for q prophylactic-
don't you. papa1"
Never took such thing in my life!" cried
the Captain. Indignantly. Take gin for my
health's sake. Mr. Wha's-ever-your-name- q
precautionary measure"
ludI dii llkhl, Odpbs pdlN SdSos ouC
you'll have to brace up There's going to be
marriage-Mr. Wiltshire here is going to get
spliced."
The old man asked to whom.
ITO Una" said Case.
"Uma!" cried the Captain. "Wha's he want
Una for? g no come here for his health. any
way? Wha' n want Una for?"
Dry up. papa" said Case. "'Taint you
that's to marry her. guess you're not her
godfather and godmother. I guess Mr. Wilt
shire's going to please himself"
With that he made an excuse to me that no
must move about the marriage. and left mo
alone with the poor wretch that was his part
ner and Ito speak truth his gull. Trade and
station belonged both to Randall: Case and
the negro we're parasites: they crawled and
fed upon him like the flies. he none the wiser.
Indeed. have no harm to say Of Billy Ran
dali beyond the fact that my gorge rose at him.
and the time now passed In his company was
like nightmare.