The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-10-06
CHAPTER III.

looking about him with doubt, that we
shall do no business hereT
He was a young fellow of two-and-
twenty or so, a frank and honest-look-
ing sailor, though his business was that
Of a cunning kidnaper. He was armed
with a revolver, ready to hand, and a
cutlass hanging at his side. Behind hin
were four sailors, also armed, In readi-
ness for an attack, for Polynesians are
freacherous. But there were no island
ers In sight, only two Europeans-one a
tall man. dressed In fantastic imitation
Of the natives; and the other, apparent
ly, ar ordinary bea chcomber, quite out
Of luck, ragged, detected and haggard.
A little way off the land lay the schoon-
or. His business was to enlist, kidnap,
procure or secure, by any means In the
power Of the captain and the crew. as
many natives az the ship would hold, and
to bring them to North Queensland,
where they would be hired OUT to plant
ers.
ut In a n unlucky voyage" said the
mate, gazing earnestly at the two men
before him, whose appearance and the
contrast between them puzzled him.
'Two months cut Ind five weeks becalm-
cd; no business lone. Say, how did you
come heref"
"For my part" said the German, II
am a naturalist. / make butterflies my
special study. I have, l believe, enriched
science with so many rare and previ,
ously unknown specimens, If I succeed
in getting them to Europe, that my name
will be certainly remembered In scien-
tiac history as one of those who have
advanced knowledge. Gan any man ask
more?"
"How did you get such a rig, man?'
II I'm a linguist," the Baron Sergius
Won Holstein went OF to explain, "as
we'll as a naturalist. I therefore learned
the language before landing here, hav-
ing found native or two of New Ireland
In the mission Of the Duke of York ISL
and. It Is a great thing to know how
to talk with these black children. l am
also a surgeon and a physician, 30 that /
can heal their wounds and their diseases
when they get any. You see, further,
that l am bigger than most men. l am
also thorough. / adopted their dress, at
least some Of 1t, and therefore being
them without fear. When they came
round me with their spears I shouted to
them down from the sun. And as ]
know a little prestidigitatio and conjur.
ine ana am 4 hit az a ventriloouist. ]
am from time tn tina able TO work A few
of tha aimpler miraclea, no that they
readily believe me-"
aHow long ara you going to sta,
hara9,
az krow NOT, Nav ireland IN rich ir
nav snecies. hut I shall have to stop A,
noon "a NV means Of collection and de
ncrintion come to an end. When tina
6ay comes I shall he glad TO see a shin
Rut n will not he vet"
HTbev NAV kin Won"
"It IL posslble:' the baron shrugged
his tall shoulders.
"Have Won no armsF'
81 have a revolver. and nv reputa
Zion for magic and sorcerv."
"And how do Won liver"
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To thew did NOT. I should afHict then
with horrible misfortunes, as they yer,
we'll know. I should tell them that II
three da va such A one would be dead
and then Il would he that mans dut,
40 ao away and die in fulfllment O
nronhecv. I suppose his friends woul,
nayer sneak TO him again n he refuse,
~ ful6ll the words Of the prophet. a,
sreat 10 their faith They hiring me th,
unrine cocoanut for ira milk. there ar
6sb Of avery Kind in the sea which the
not and smear for me: there are kanca
roo and c,ssowor on the hills. who
thew snara and tran for me: there ar
h;rSs which thew shoot for me. there ar
msnsoes brsad.fruit, bananas. yam,
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