Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-17

dred human beings visible, OF whom
perhaps sixty were men. Most OF the
others were women, while here and
there child lay coiled up in a corneh
on the soft sand. 1t was evident that
many races were represented among
the men. Spanish desperadoes, orr.
entail negroes with black, ape-hke
faces, and yellow faced outcasts OF
China and Japan with fierce animal
eyes and bloated features could all be
distinguished at glance.
We were dragged between little
groups of men and women, who seemed
to be drinking, till we reached the
farther end. where a little knot Of
men were drinking at table, at one
end of which we were placed, facing
large. dark man, with bloated face
and bloodshot eyes, who sat drinking
at the other. He was dressed in
blue uniform coat, with epaulets, and
broad sash Of crimson silk around
his waist, while he wore on his head,
though tilted very much to one side,
a cooked hat, with large white plume
Of feathers. It was evident he was
intoxicated. for the look he threw at
me was at least as stupid as fierce,
while he asked some question in LAM
guage which took to be Spanish or
Portuguese. Menzies, who was now
beside me. shook his head, and fol-
lowed his example. The captain looked
stupidity from one TO the other OF US,
and then be exclaimed with what
sounded like an oath:
Where come from, dogs?"
Before l could make up my mind
what to reply Menzies answered in his
usual cool, cynical voice: 'Weel, moo
thar We speak in something like al
Christian language, All dinna mind
tellin' ye-we're last frae Hongkong.'
aha! Engleese." the captain said
Avagely.
"Weel, Am thinkin' we're no vera far
cot. Ye might haze guessed it by what
happened, Am thinkin'," Menzies re-
piled. looking him In the face.
For several moments the captain re
turned Menzies' stare, but then the
full meaning of his allusion seemed to
dawn upon him. The fierce, drunken
glare grew more intelligent In his
bloodshot eyes as he half rose, holding
ON by the table.
'Ha. dog! You dare?" he gasped at
last, as If half choked.
..Daur?" echoed Menzies, with an tn-
ternal chuckle as near laugh as had
ever heard from him. "Weel, mon. All
wudna wonder. Am thinkin' it's no
sac great an exhibeetion O. daurin' tas
tell the truth tae wheen meeseraDle
pirates that wad be hantle the better
o. q hangin'."
confess I stood aghast myself at
my companions tactics, but their erect
| on the pirate leader was startling. His
bloated face seemed to pun and swell,
while at the same time it turned to .
| mottled purple color which was truly
hideous. He had sunk back In his
seat, and as he jared and choked
thought he was going to have q at.
His companions watched him with
| looks that wandered from him to Mem
zies, as IL to discover what had passed
to produce such an effect. Presently
| by an effort he recovered enough to
speak, and then in few fierce SEN
| fences he seemed to tell the others. AZ
1 he spoke his rage appeared to commu'
nicate itself to the rest. More than
one sprang from their seats and grasp
ed the daggers at their belts. In an
other moment thought the end would
/ u
the captain recalled our would be as
sassins. The few stern, fierce words
he spoke in tones which showed that
his excitement had sobered him for &
time seemed to meet the sullen ap-
prevail Of the others, for they slowly
took their hands from their knives and
resumed their seats with looks OF saw
Iage satisfaction.
A moments silence followed, and
then the captain exclaimed hoarsely:
|"Ah! Tomorrow 1t shall be that We
shall see if re Engleese shall make -
good carbonado" The tone was bitter
and cruel but it was as nothing COM
pared with the repressed rage that
shone out Of his bloodshot eyes as he
spoke
Menzies laughed a short, sudden
laugh. Eye puir measurable deev1Iw
he exclaimed. DIV ye think ye can
frichten me WI we're bloody threetsl
Ma. ma. Am thinkin' It's no the Lord
wull We should max carbonate OF
anything else o Sandle Mingiss the
moo"
ITO Be Continued.)
Cures His Mother Of rheumatism.
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