The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-09

hTI5<seers as Peel and Park, ard deter
mined 20 give him the opporsGnity--if nee
sssary. % put him where he would ee
cenqel3 ed. therefore led ts,e converse ton
IN taaz direction I could see that ghis
wGs exactly what Peel and Park wanted.
Se*era. tines had they led aut. bat taa
doctor. Douglass Or Mckay had skilifaily
pur Il some remark Or long story tending
% smut out sach discussion. With my
assistance. Peel and Park now started .
again. and while the doctor and his Ieu-
tenants We're silent. I could SEE that they
mast seon declare themselves ore way or
another. But they had not. Their silence
was becoming marked. Indeed. X WAS en-
EsrrzAsssuS. They had ignored certain quite
pointed questions. but when Park. his
black eyes sparkling, his swarEhv face
flushed with both excitement and vine.
called our in 4 loud Voice. And doctor
what 90 you rhlak? Dnn't you believe We
could hold this territory against the
SE1EesF L became evident that some sx-
precision was demanded.
The aid doctor grew very pale. bus IN
a steady vosce replied: Faith. an / don't.
captain. Even Il IL was right. which *
Isa't, were not strong enough. Things
have changed on land here the past TWEEN
~ years. I am aware thac vou az sea
have nearly i0S more guns and several
mere ships IN your feet than have the
States. bat its not SO land. DO you
know that they're pouring in here from
the South and East fifty 20 our oaef Do
you know that ghere IS today south OF the
Nactka country rfteer Americans TO
every cne E,ng'ishnlaa or Seotehmans''
Yes; but what OF shat ioctor%' broke
in the smooth voice OF young Peel If
they're twenty-five 70 one we've got the
Indians. haven't we Or rather you have.
Why, you could cali 1900 10 5.9oo Indians
10 Cur aid tn ten days
In all my life I have never before nor
since that time seen the expression on a
man S face change so quickly As ii did on
that Of the doctor. The gray. ashy hue
OF dread was Ia a second the deep white
pallor Of anger. His usual benevolent as
pecr gave place 10 an expression that Was
actually fierce. while his Scogeh-Irish
bF0gue asse.ted itself
Yes. HE yord Peel: so [ could, NE Lord
Peel. [ could bet loose al the red devils
this side o he'll or the Stony (R9ckyl
mountains I could be 70 England now
what Sir William Johnson was seventy
years ago when We were tryiu' TO make
slaves OF the same Americans. I could
make Brangs and Bloody Buffers Of these
chiefs and trappers III the Northwest: but.
50 help me God,''-here he srnute the table
with his powerful hand until every dish
danced and every man jumped in his seat
II never will Never. lie Lord Peel"
Peel WAS the most natural diplomat I
ever saw. While he WIS h tritie pale and
his eyes g.ittered little. he was out
wdrdly as cool as you please Park had
started from his seat MS face fairly black
with rage, and made as Il To strtka the
angry cid man. whereaE I saw Mckay
Ogden, FiF1layson and Pamhrtne lay each
a hand OF a big knife each wore Had
Park struck that blow there would have
been murder right there. but he did not
Peel caught his eye. slightly elevated his
Own eyebrows. and went on speaking in
the most ordinary voice. Il hardly think
We should need the services Of our Indian
friends doctor: [ hardly think IL You
see, We could drive the Americans from
these waters At once aad lasa sufficient
marines 10 hold ali the principal points
Every pest and fort IN this region Is al
ready ours. Ne: hardly think we should
aeed sur indian friends Mr.. Elton. may
/ request that you sing US another one OF
these excellent university songs of yours,
Pardon ME. doctor, for usylrplng your pre-
rcgative. but you want 70 hear him, I
know"
The doctor nodded ard in as Jolly A
voice rs [ could assume began che OF
he then popular English songs. As en-
isheG the doctor arose In MS place. where
at We knew he wished Us to retire. and
uang by aim, We each shock his hand and
wished him good night As my turn
came. be squeezed my hand ana Wills
pered. The veranda Ia thirty minutes
/ nodded ard passed or 10 the door whera
PARK and Peel awaited ne.
What kind Of nest ara We in hererF'
demanded Park How long have yo,,
been mere s'' asked Peel
4 Assure you. gentlemen. he's worst on
the outside" said l. Hes very conscien-
ttons-perhaps uorbidly so. 7 shah see
aim tonight ard 1 may persuade him %
apologize % you before you GO
BY Eeaveni He'd better" Kissed Park
Wen let hlm know bis word isn't all
thats needed e stir ~ TIE people We
want with Us. We can see a hundred
lea'ii0g E7en on cur way back, and we
viii. too. Il It comes TO that