The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-10
THEBEACH OF FALESA
Narrative OF . south Sea Trader.
II RosExI LOUIS sTxvrx.cH.
Copyright, ISL, By Roher. Louis Stevenson

people looked at me and craned and Jos
tied. remembered the folks that watched
my house, and how the pastor had
jumped in his pulpit az the bare sight of
me; and the whole business seemed 50 out
Of the way tina. I rose and followed Case
The crowd opened again and let Is
through, but wider than before. the chill
dren on the skirts running and singing
out, and as we two white men walked
away they all stood and watched Us.
"And now" said /, what Is all this
about2"
.The truth Is I can't rightly make il ont
myself They have down on you" says
Case.
taboo . man because they have down
on himv' ] cried. AZ never heard the
like"
"It's worse than that, you see." said
Case. ssYou amt tabooed-I told you
that couldn't be. The people won, 60
near you. Wiltshire, and there's where it
Is"
'They won't 60 near me? VIVA. do vou
mean by that? Why won't they go near
me7" cried.
Case hesitated. Seems they're fright
ened,' saws he in low voice.
stopped dead short. "Frightenei7' I
repeated. Are you gone crazy. Casef
What are they frightened Of"
81 wish / could make out" Case an
swered, shaking his head. Appears ike
one of their tomfool superstitions That's
what don't cotton 10. ne said. Its
Ike the business about VigoGrs."
I'D like 10 know what you mean BY
that. and III trouble yoa TO tell me. i"
says |.
.sWen, you know, yirours lit ont and
lef. sll standing" said he. at was some
superstition b1siness-I never gos the
hang Of il; bCs ii began 10 look bad before
the end"
Ave heard 8 different story about
that" said /. land ] had better tell you
%. / heard he ran away because OF you. -
'AOn vel. Islppose he E2s ashamed 10
tell the truth, says Case: II guess he
thought il silly. And us = fact that I
packed him OF. What would you do. old
mani saws he Get SAYS /. and not
think twice shout it, / WAS the gla1dess
ksnd OF nan - see him Gear away. Ii
Amt nv notion 10 turn nav hack On s
raAfe when he's in tight place. ea.
there uss thai much frcn bic in The village
tAst couldn't see where Ii might likely
end. vas .ool 10 be 50 much aboG.
dsy- Ta6n': TOE hear MAss-1hss's 5he
young chief. the big one-Tsryslas ont shout
-EakSs That w5s him they we're zfse-.
They 6on'i seem 10 forget il. somehow"
This IS 81 ve-y sell said !. s'hus il
don't ss4 me what's wrong; il 6oz'g tel
re waai they're a4-221 oE-what their
sGaes Is =
Wen, wish I knew" said Cz.e. -
cam SAT- f.i-ey 1hzn thst"
--Yoz might have asked. think. SAYS |.
And 50 ! did saws he Bat voa
EzsE have seen fo- yourself. unless YOU -s
hind thai the asking got the other wAy.
Ii 80 as "a IS dare fer another white
rn2n: ezi when find In n the sorApe
r1rself, think 1rsi 81 mr. Own hacon.
The loss O: ne = Tn too go03-nssurelz
And IL take the freedom IF telling yoa
YEA sAow queer kind OF gratitude 70
ra.2 who's gos into 81 this mess along CT
ycar affairs"
There's thing ! an thinking Of"
saa6 l. ~Sou we're 3 fool 10 Re - mach
aoonE with NsEoUrs. oae co-Ito-t. yoG
hsven'E heea mach about with ne.
nosaos zen 're never been inside my house.
ewa ID nov; yo2 had word IL this
before -
ITS = fact / haven; been" said be.
lit Was 81 overs gAs, snc an soT-y for
y, Nlltshlre- Bat aoo1t coming now, IL
he gate pl2in- -
~Aafuly so--v. cd man, but that's the
sase q &, SAYS C&se.
IN short. yoa,re afraid =" ssysI.
In short. ] y AFRAID. ssld be.
And IN Sill - bs fSaoce2 for ,o.h-
Ing" ! ssks~3
= tel you yo1'-e not tsheoed. - SAID be.
The AS1akxs won't - near vou xhzt's
a.. AID who's - make s2s We
traders have = los q gall. mast say: We
make these peov k2aakAs take hack their
lARS aa4 EAke % TGe.= isooos, and that.
Whenever y happens - s21sf Is bus
s50 Gcl't mean - say va expecf $
law-oe8s4nc people - seal n you- store
whether :Aey want re @ noFf Noa don Z
r7ea2 - Eet4 me yCzge CoS she ga tcE
sAzf9 And L zen ka3 i would be queer
thing - propose - re. J would 5zsi ike
Il EsolEi ous - yoC. Wiltshire, tA&s u q
trader myself -
u don't Thiak would talk % gal i I
wss VOC" said L Heres about what Z
comes -. IS vel - j can make out 3:
None ~ ;he people ars - trade with ne
ard they ~ 81 - trsse with yea You 're
g have tie copra. sid In - 80 - the
cevl. An2 shake uvSe3L And / don Z
know any nSg.ve, and yen ~ the Oaly man
here worth mention that sveS&s English,
xn1 Yea have the gaA - I'd and hSni -
me nv lUS's n danger, ana al you've gog
- ;szl re / yoa 3o2's know why 81
w e.. i J. a. I have - TEL. YOU" sad
se- ! don't knoS-l wish / GlG.
And - yo1 tUrD ycGr bsck ana leave
re - myself IS taat tAe position -
SAYS !.
-Is yoa Ike - ynt i nasty" SAWS re.
- eoa Z pgi = 50 ] ssy merely. In g.
Iae - keep clsS- o. yea; 81, II ! aoa't I'll
SCI II danger Ee< myself
Wei SAWS !, Yea * n.ce kind Of s.
Waite mar lH
'-oh. I understand: yoa'-e -.lea." said
he ! vcG.4 y c2ySe.1. ca make ex-
cases
al right, u sai3. - sna make excuses
<azssew here e-se- Here's roy wsv. taerx :
yours :"
VIA that We parted. and ! went strai r. :
home. n 5 hoI yesavseT aad saaaS U-..,A
Try 5ng -. = les - gr2:e Soo3S Ike = hshv.
s'Hs~e. I Sad. 'Nca g2lK ta2t fgsale-v :
Hers sa7ettv TreSs ~ have made. s. Il I
wasn't Bothered enough anyway Ana !
sAoslzAt Ic4& Yea "a Ses GsEDsT
And yhsn | bo.lsve gave her = 81 oi
the ROACH side - nav tongue, - she Ge-
served She s:co& MP a. oEce. Ike sen
frv IL as ogaaoer; Scr l mEst say she VAS
slwAvs se.l aHosgAs ap, aga h2& STSAI
rSspecs Tor WhlseS.
And SoW, sSyS I. *-yoG belong roSlnsS
here. Yea X eoun8 - understand t2SS,
Vast sua / t&aoae3 far. Auvw&yf ~. u
amt s@eSeeG. whSf makes tas t1~As SirAls
a. me -
She STOOD And looked al rae with eyes
llkS ssueerS
"Nos 10 S&vyy :" she ssSrs a. last.
Nc, s2la j. "Aea Wo2sd yoa expeci