The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-04

irons are two or three that would hest
tate at nothing"
Clancy, after explaining that he was
the chief engineer of the Warrigal, eX
pressed his sympathy and said: st am
sure that Captain Christie would lend
you some men if he had them to spare,
but the fact is we are so shOrt-handed,
that he is going to try and get half-a-
dozen natives here. and we are g. long
way off Valparaiso yet
Seaton nodded. perhaps may in
duce few to ship with me too; must
do something drastic with my pack of
sweeps. You see, / have a number of
passengers on board as well; they are
a theatrical company You will see
them presently, they're dressing to go
on shore before breakfast, 1 think"
Then he enquired if there were plenty
of fresh provisions to be obtained at
Rapa.
Tons" replied Clancy, pigs, wild
goats, few cattle and poultry, vege-
tables and fruit galore" Then he rose
to return to the Warrigal Captain
Christie is i'll on shore at the Marist
Brothers mission, but he will be glad
to see you. Perhaps he may be able
to assist you in the matter of getting
some men here through the priest"
"Ah, thank you, I WILL" and he in
trodUced the chief Officer-who had
just then entered the captains cabin
this is my chief officer, sir-Mr. or
rather L should say, Captain Ormis-
ton"
OrmistOn, a quiet-faced, grey-eyed
and determined looking young man of
thirty, shook hands with the two Wis
ltors, and, as he sat down, Tom saw
the outline Of pistol in his hip pocket.
'Ormiston, I'm going on shore to see
the captain OF the steamer. You'll be
all right for couple of hours, eh?'
The officer nodded. II guess so, sir
l have just bagged two more of our
beauties, and put them with the other
ten saints"
Seaton's face lit up. "Ha, that is
good, how did you manage it?"
Found them both asleep under the
W1ndIass.- and snapped the bracelets on
them; then Mason (the second officer)
ana hustled them aft. Good morning
gentlemen" and with a brisk nod to
Clancy and Tom he went off,
Jus as they, accompanied by Cap
tam Seaton, were leaving the cabin.
the latter inquired if they would care
about seeing any Californian papers.
Ihere is not much news" he added,
as he took UP the bundle of San Fran
cisco journals, except that there is
another burst-up coming off between
Chile and Peru
"Clancy's eyes sparkled. "Ah, that
ls news for US, and will please the cap
tain. Which viii come out on top do
you Think"
Hard to say just yet; they have
both been spelling for a fight for the
past year, The Peruvians, however.
want arms badly for their troops. but
II there is any sea fighting, I think
they'll give the Chileans some nasty
lC
ohcered mostly by Europeans-Eng-
iishmen and Germans-and are buying
and arming more
Clancy made no further remarks. hut
Tom could see that he was very anxi-
Gus to get on shore and tell Christie
the news without losing time over
breakfast on board the Warrigal. where
Tom was just given time to get the
gun and ammunition which Christie
mad lent, or rather given him, at Sun
day island, and a few minutes later
they had landed in front of the village.
Tom was instantly bounced upon by
TWO staIWart young natives, each car
rying a SmoOth-bOre; they were. they
said, just about to start for the noun
tafns to shoot wild goats-would he
come?
GO by all means" said Clancy, as
Tom hesitated
Yes" cried one of the natives. who
spoke English, plenty goat on noun
tain-plenty goat, and plenty big, fine
pigeon. But first you come to my
house and get some things to eat"
The some things to eat was a rev.
citation to Tom. Led by the hand by
one of the young men as if he were a
child Of D, he was brought to one of
the largest houses of the village, where
he was met by the mother, wife. and
the family Of his new friend; they all
first shook hands, and then gravely
rubbed noses with him, and appeared
delighted to see him. Then his host.
whose name was Tao, addressing the
household, told them that their visitor
was tata Beretane Tan Englishman),
they were still more pleased one
charming young lady of Is coming over
TO him, and stroking his hand, said,
"Beretane; faitia, natal" "Oui, Oui."
(the cOntemptuOus term for French
man, 'e kinO." By this she meant that
Enghshmen were very, very good, and
that Frenchmen were the reverse.
Later on, Tom learnt that the people
of Rapa, whilst some of them were con-
verts to the Roman Catholic faith.
greatly resented the idea of France
Selling their island as they had Tahati.
The girl, whose name was TerO. was
remarka bly, handsome, and had eyes
that Clancy afterwards SAID were like
two great black pearls fiOatin' in a say
of crystal"
Somewhat embarrassed by the atten-
lions Iavfshed upon him, Tom seated
himself upon a fine, soft mat, which
was spread out for him on the coarser
nlats that covered the ground of the
clean and delightfully."- cool house, and
then with some dismay watched the
kindly natured people place before him
a repast Of cold baked fowl fish, veg
etables and fruits, that would have
sufficed for three starving men. But
as he was hungry, he contrived ito do
full justice, etc" but had to blush at
the tender ministratiOns of the beauti-
ful Zero and her brother TOa, who sat
on each side of him, gravely picking
OFT the best portions of food, and plac-
ing 1t upon the platter of banana leaf,
whilst the rest of the family, in the
old-time Rapa fashion, sat in respect
full silence with their backs turned to
their guest; but the culrA inatirg pint
was reached when Tod asking him if
he had had enough. AMI being an