The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-26

"Then hand him out and let me get
away back on board"
mo got" said Red ell Moussa, no
can"
Now, look here mister" said Capt
Kettle. 1--WE paid you honestly for JUS
tice and if I 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 steamboat, or, by
James, Ill let loose a wild earthquake
here. If you want battle, murder and
sudden DEATH Mr.. Red ell Moussa, just
you play monkey tricks with me, and
you'll get 'em cheap. Kady, are you?
Then, by James, you start in without fur
Their talk and give me the justice that I've
bought and paid for
Though this TRADE was in an alien
tongue, Red ell Moussa caught the drift
from Capt. Kettles accompanying gestic-
ulations, which supplied a running trans
lation as he went on. Red saw that the
visitor meant business, and signed that
he would go out and fetch the imprisoned
mate forthwith.
mo, you don't" said Kettle, promptly,
eff your worship once left here 1 might
have trouble in finding you again. I know
how easy it is to hide in a warren like
this town of yours. Send one of your
hands with a message"
NOW, TO convey THIS sentence the more
clearly, Kettle had put his finger on the
Arabs clothing, when out fell a bag of
pearls, which came unfastened. 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 here" he said, I'm not thief
though perhaps you think pulled out that
jewellery purse on purpose. 1t was an ac-
cdent, and so I'll forgive your hastiness
But your worship mustn't pull out CUT
lery on me- III not stand that from any
man living. That's right put it up
Back goes the pistol into his pocket, and
now we're friends again. Pick up the
pearls yourself. and then you'll be GER
tain haven't grabbed any, and then send
one of your men TO fetch my mate ana
do as 1 want. You're wasting great
deal of my time, Rad Ell Moussa, over q
very simple job"
The Arab gathered the pearls again into
the pouch and put it back to its pace
amongst his clothes. His face had grown
savage and lowering, but It was clear that
this little spitfire of a sailor, with his
handy pistol, daunted him. Kettle who
read these signs, was not insensible to the
compliment they implied, but al the same
time he grew Of anything) additionally
cautious. He watched his man with a cat
ike caution, ana when Had called slave
and gave him orders in fluent Arabs. he
made him translate his commands FORTH
with
Rad el Moussa protested that he had or
dered nothing more than the carrying out
of his visitors wishes But it seemed to
Kettle that he protested just a trife too
vehemently, and his suspicious deepened.
He tapped his pistof in his resting place.
and nodded his head meaningly. you've
friends in this town." he said, land 1 dare
say you'n have a goodish bit of power in
your small way. I've neither; and l don't
deny that If you bring up all your local
army to interfere, l may have toughish
night of 1t, but whatever happens TO me in
the long run, you may take il as straight
from yours truly that you'll go to your
own funeral if trouble starts So nut
that in your hookah and smoke it, tintacks.
and give me the other tube
Capt. Kettle was used to the adilatory
ways of the East. and he was prepared to
wait, though never doubling that Murray
would be surrendered TO him in due time
and he would get his own way in the end
So he picked UP one of the snaky tubes Of
the great pipe, and put the amber mouth
piece between his lips, and there for an
hour the pair of them squatted on the di-
van, with the hookah gurgling and reek-