The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-24

 to sail with her. don't sec why you shouldn't hold ceremonial palaver with tho dattvs, including Sidji, haul Essinsly over the coals for breach of discipline, and shoot him through the heart-wlth e blank cnrtridge-before the whole crowd. Then you can smuggle the young man aboard the Arizona.
 The Governor knitted his shaggy brows. 'Tt sounds like comic opera foo.ishness, he said. doubtfully.
 "All right, then, don't do H. said the adjutant. airily. "It seemed rather brilliant scheme to me, but you know best. And it's dislnterested of me, too. because, If things go on this way much longer, you'll be recalled. and l think I could put my finger on the next Mill tary. Governor"
 Meaning yourself, suppose?"
 Well, think I would have had 1t, if your pull hadn't been little stronger than mine"
 T don't sec that 1t could do any harm" unused the Governor. T believe I'll try 1t. You're good fellow. .stenson. and you won't lose anything by IL in the long run
 Then with your permission. I'll go and talk to Essingly and arrange the de- tails" said the adjutant, rising. At the
  and saluted. Then he disappeared.
 ''All the same, I'll make very sure that the cartridge Is blank" muttered the Governor. I'll trust you about as far as I can throw a bull by the tall"
 The thing went off beautifully. Not a petty chief was absent from the great palaver. At the head of the room Colo mel Ira P Boggsley was enthroned upon a camp stool. gorgeous in full dress uni form, and surrounded by his staff. Ranged around the room was a detach- ment of Company D. commanded by sergeant The dattos squatted in a semi circle on their mats. half apprehensive, half defiant. waiting for the Governor to address them. Presently the Governor arose. and seemed about to speak, when Lieutenant Essingiy, a tall, broad shouldered young soldier. entered the council room and approached him. In- stantiy his brow met in a portentious frown. and his voice rumbled forth a hoarse torrent of reproaches. The young lieutenant stood before him with hanging head. The Governors rage seemed to increase: his voice grew louder and his manner was ferocious, and as fitting climax. he suddenly presented a revolver at the young mans breast and fired. Essingly clapped his hand to his heart, | swayed e moment and fell. There was | an instant stir in the circle of brown | men. and Siji half drew his kris, but ] at that the Governors voice beloved out a command. and the rifles of company D | went to the ready. Sidji and the rest subsided, two soldiers carried Essingly's 8 l limp body into an inner room. and the l incident was over.
 That evening Lieutenant Essingly's | corps miraculously revived in the ward | room of the Arizona. That evening also, | from the nipa bungalow that had been Lieutenant Essingly's quarters came at | intervals the shrill high-pitched wailing that sounded weirdly through the heavy stiffness of the tropic night and made Governor Boggsley shudder over his iced brandy and water
 What is 1t. do you suppose?' he asked the adjutant
 "A dog. likely" replied the adjutant, though he knew that was not dog, for he had passed the nipa bungalow an hour before. and had seen. by the dim light of a nut oil lamp, a white robed figure grovelling on the floor in a very aban- donment of grief Tt went of we'll" he continued.
 Worked like a charm" said his ex- cellency. 'If I'd talked as did to them before that, there would have been a large sized riot. Your little scheme was all right. They do seem to have lit- tie respect for me now. That racket has stopped now, whatever 1t was"
 Presently the adjutant drained his last glass of brandy and water and departed. and the Governor sat alone on the veranda, smoking his cheroot and watch ing the distant form of the sentry pass ing before the compound. Now and then he heard the cry of some nocturnal beast in the jungle. but the wall from the vil- lage end has ceased. as he had said. S;ill he shuddered.
 "I believe I'm getting chill,'' he nut tered. '"The night air can't be good for a man. It's devlish hot inside. but be- lieve I'll go in."
 He rose and took a step toward tho door. but at that instant A slender, white robed figure glided swiftly along the veranda toward him. The light from the window shone for that instant upon the rage-distorted face of a woman with steaming. dishevelled hair, and uoon something bright and crooked in her hand. Then. without a cry or a groan the Governor collapsed in loose hud- de on the floor of the veranda. and the white-robed figure vanished.
 ''It was rather a foolish thing to do." said the adjutant. talking 1t over the next morning with the captain of the Arizona. I think he did 1t to make an impression on the dattos, but he ought 10 have taken the girl into consideration didn't care to say much in the way of warnlng-he was lntolerant of sugges- ton, but I half expected something of the sort would happen"