The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-20

kept waiting some little time outside
the building, then entered through u
doorway which led them into a large.
unfinished room. at the end Of which
the rajah was seated. He rose when
the officers entered and received them
with an appearance Of great cordially,
his chiefs standing behind him.
The conversation was wholly Of a
complimentary character; the subject
Of the business on which the British
shin had come was not even touched
upon; refreshments. consisting of ma
tive sweets AID palm wine. were then
passed round. and the captain, seeing
that all business talk was to be de-
ferred, took his leave.
The doctor, who was fond Of the two
midshipmen. was always ready to chat
freely with them. What did you think
of our ally, DR.. Horsiey?" Dick asked
him. when, having changed his full
uniform for a suit of undress, he came
UP on deck.
Between you and me, Balderson,
have seldom seen a more unmitigated
looking ruffian in my life: even for a
Malay he is ugly. Sob Hay tells me
that in his young days he was great
fighter. and his face and shoulders are
scanned with scars. ] asked how ne
came 10 be raiah; for he does not look
at al the type of the better class of
place. he took to the jungle, owing to
his having krissed in a quarrel the son
Of the chief here. He was Joined by
other fugitives, set up as q pirate and
captured by surprise one of the chief
prahus. His force grew rapidly, and he
made night attack on the chiefs cam
pong, killed him and all the members
OF his family, and caused himself to
be elected chief of the tribe, which was
then a small one Gradually he swal-
lowed NJ one after another Of his weak
err neighbOrs, sometimes by force. some
times by treachery / believe he is now
confronted by more powerful chiefs.
and that it is only because he is pos
sessed Of some six or eight piratical
prahus that he has been able to main
tain his position. No doubt he has be-
come alarmed by prospect Of a COM
bination against him. and has so in
vited us to support him. Such a step
will. of course. greatly add to his I'M
popularity. but doubtless he thinks that,
with cur help, he can defy his enc
mics"
"But he cannot suppose, DOCTOR"
Harry said Indignantly. that we are
goin-- to fight for such a rascal as he
is against the men he has been plum
dering?"
y don't expect he does thing that we
are going to fight for him unless ne
can stow US that II is to our interest
to do so. 7 should imagine that he hopes
that the effect of our appearance here
viii be to either induce his neighbors
to come to some arrangement with him.
or that he will endeayor TO make peace
with them by offering to throw us over
and to join with them against u.s.
.'Then. / should say. doctor. that the
best thing would be to hang the ruff
fan up at once"
wei. yes. that might be a good plan.
Parfhurst" the doctor said. with a
smile. "and might save US a good deal
of trouble: but. you see, We nave come
up here at his invitation: we have Just
been eating his food and drinking his
LIQUOR. and it would scarcely place US in
a favorable position in the eyes of the
natives in general were We to commence
orr alliance with him by hanging him"
Harry laughed. mo. suppose not.
doctor. Still. what are we TO do?"
We must wait. lad. We are here to
ascertain the precise situation. and il
viii be some time before that Will be
cleared up. Certainly for the present
there will be nothing for US to do but to
keep quiet and see how matters turn
out. and TO get through the time as best
we may. We shall have fine opportuni-
ties for shooting and botanizing. for
whatever the chiefs designs may be. il
is certain that at present he will do all
in his power to please us. The captain
today, at my suggestion. said that, IN
order To keep the men in good health, ii
would be desirable that they Should