The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-11-23

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soldiers with their shining guns, be-
ieved every word of the yarn, and grow
eled before Jack, imploring him at
least to save their lives.
"The rascally interpreter explained
to the lieutenant that the natives wish.
ed to pay homage to the queen, and that
they would take steps at once to find out
where Wilkinson was hiding.
"On the other hand, he told the
chiefs that he had interceded for them,
and that the officer had promised to
spare their lives if they brought next
morning whole boatload of pigs and
yams and taro and bananas, all the food
they could raise. The natives were glad
to get off SO easily, the young men were
sent at once to plantations, and they
promised to have everything ready in
the morning.
"After some more talk, just to cover
up his deceit, Jack informed the lieu.
tenant that the man they were after had
gone to place few miles off in the
bush, but that the natives would send
after him and bring him back in the
morning.
$50 the officer, well satisfied, took
his men and his guns back OIL board
again, and Jack stopped with the ma
tives, being treated now with the great
est respect.
Next day he had the large village
war canoe, which seated 20 paddlers on
each side, loaded up with pigs and fresh
provisions of all kinds, and went off to
do some business with the Sea Gull. As
they had had nothing but salt horse on
board for month, the purser was glad
to buy the food, and Jack pocketed 800
by the transaction. He didn't give the
natives a penny Of it, but told them the
man.of-war would let them off this
time if they would promise to behave
themselves in future.
"Then he informed the captain he
had learned that Wilkinson had gone
across the mountains to Salua, and that
if he liked he would pilot him back
there.
con the way Jack thought Of a new
dodge. He knew that by this time I
would have returned from the cattle
hunting expedition, and that, If he went
ashore with the officer, they would find
ont who he was. After the way he had
fooled the man of-war he felt certain
that there would be no mercy for him.
So he persuaded the captain it was no
use going straight into Salua with the
ship, for Wilkinson would only run
away again as soon as he saw her COM
ing.
"You land me, he said, at point
about a mile this side of the town and
then stand out to sea for the night. I'll
walk into Salua and tell Wilkinson
you abandoned the search and gone
away. III keep him there for the night
and next morning you can slip in quiet.
ly and arrest him before he has time TO
get away
"The land to the westward of Salua
juts out in long point, so that ves-
sci coming from this direction, if she
keep we'll inshore, cannot he seen until
she is right off the bay. The man-of-
war lay to the other ride of this point,
and Jack, who knew of handy boat
passage through the reef, was put on
shore. In the afternoon he walked into |
my house and found me wondering |
where he had got to, as I wanted him
to help salt down fine COW had shot.
Never mind the blanked beef be
shouted. Get the gin quick or else
shall die Of laughing
"He just held his sides and screamed
for about half an hour, and then when
be had swallowed couple of stiff nips
be told me all about it.
couldn' help laughing, too, though
| did not half like being personeted by
such an old sooundrsl, and, besides, I
was afraid I might get into trouble
when the captain found out the trick.
He might think I had been helping Jack
% deceive them, and perhaps arrest me
instead.
II told Jack this, but he only laugh.
ID the more. Then I got angry and told
lin to clear out at once or else would
five him up when tho ship came back,
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