The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-26

game. You know that 1 want Murray.
my mater"
"Savvy plenty"
Their hand him out and let me get
away back on board
mo got" said Rad el Moussa, mo
can"
Now look here, mister" said Cap
tain Kettle, I've paid you honestly for
justice and If l don't have it, I'll start
in pulling down your old town straight
away Give up the mate, Rad. and let
US get back peacefully to my steam
boat, or by James, I'll let loose a wild
earthquake here. If you want battle,
murder and sudden death. Mr.. Rad el
Moussa, just you play monkey tricks
with me, and you'll get EN- cheap
Kady, are you? Then, by James, you
start in without further talk and give
me the justice that I've bought and
paid for
Though this TRADE was in an alien
tongue, Rad ell MOUSSE caught the drift
from Captain Kettles accompanying
gesticulations. which supplied a run
ming translation as he went on. Rad
saw that his visitor meant business,
and signed that he would go out ard
fetch the imprisoned mate forthwith.
No you don't" said Kettle prompt
ly IF your worship once left here l
might have trouble in finding you
again. l know how easy it is to hide
in a warren like this town of yours.
Send one of your hands with Il mes
sage"
Now, to convey this sentence the
more clearly Kettle had put his fingers
on the Arabs clothing. when out fell
| bag of pearls. which came unfasten-
ed The pearls rolled like peas about
the floor, and the Arab. with gritting
| teeth, whipped out a knife. Promptly
Kettle drew also, and covered him with
a revolver.
See mere" he said, I'm not a thief,
| though perhaps you think / pulled out
! that jewelry purse on purpose. 1t was
an accident. Rad. so I'll forgive your
pull out cutlery CT me. I'll not stand
| that from any man living. That's
right, put 1t up. Back goes the pistol
into its pocket, and now we're friends
again. Pick up the pearls yourself,
and then you'll he certain l haven [
grabbed any. and then send one of your
men to fetch my mate and do as l
want. You're wasting a great deal Of
my time, Rad ell Moussa, over a very
| simple job
The Arab gathered the pearls again
! into the pouch and put If back to its
place amongst his clothes. His face
/ had grown savage and lowering. but 1t
/ was clear that this Httie SpllnTe Oh Il
J sailor, with his handy pistol, daunted
| him. Kettle, who read these signs. was
not insensible to the compliment they
/ implied, but at the same time he grew
! (if anything) additionally cautious. He
watched his man with a cat-like eau
ton, and when Rad called a slave and
gave him orders in fluent Arabic. he
made him translate his commands
| forthwith.
Rad ell Moussa protested that he had
! ordered nothing more than the carry
/ ing out of his visitors wishes. But it
seemed TO Kettle that he protested just
! n trihe too vehemently, and his sus-
picionS deepened.
He tapped his pistol in his resting
place. and nodded his head meaningly.
You've friends in this town" he said.
land l daresay you'll have a goodish
bit of power in your small way. I've
neither: and I don't deny that if YOU
bring up all your local army to inter-
fere, I may have a tOughish fight of
/ it. but whatever happens to me in the
long run, you make take it as straight
| from yours truly that you'll go To your
| own funeral if trouble starts. So put
that in your hoolxah and smoke it. tim
/ tacks, and give me the other tube"
Captain Kettle was used to the dila-