New-York tribune., 1907-10-13

n -t. coast OF Madagascar. and looked about him
v.-r ll-con-ented eyes l. was not habit with
~. 20 quote his Bible bu, :nvolun,arilv a phrase
.-. --l book Of the prophet Ezekiel came to his
...- De>olIJe as the wilderness towards Siblath.'
U. ac nurmured. ct course / don't know
-.. hur I'd he willing To- take a gambling chance
.... .ar that ISmbold has NIhlath beaten a city
t.... raer II comes to desplacenes>. Bah. What :,
And a- II gsas q brilliant. even magnificent scene;
... 4 ..rur-anr and savage beauty. The rain was
HING . torrents lashng At the purple sea. stirring
o.. yellow sand into orange Coored mud, streaming
from -le a~anda roofs and the native huts scattered
about IN solid sheets. Vet the rain clouds were
crossing sky OF deepest blue. and the sun was
=-.u.nE the myrlads Of gorgeous orchids and the
..-.I- -augle If vines hcaIed from the ground
r. -s:ag.ng between The tell plumed palms a vast
rainbow threw lis glowing arch across the east All
-- E.- only 4 sun shower. the generous tropical
.- The sea was Ike some immense sheet of opal.
E-e breakers rolled and broke IN a league long line
C.. foam on the sand The sun vas sinking and the
whole western sky was glory Of gold and crimson.
And i was only because the megri1us were upon
Ir.- Morris that he allowed himself to dsparage
rr- place. where indeed, he exile but where
a.-, i his keen pride 10 rule Oyerlord,
--1.su-ul Of the world wide empire of commerce. as
lie local agent Tor the great trading company that
e-e he Orient with the close web OF its stations.
Iie bad ample 20 feel dlsContented this day.
j. r-s the day on which The mail steamer from
y tua--E0 was due, and II had not vet come This
9a- The second month II had missed lis call in
sl.-e--ou which meant that Tor three months
. .--s had received no letters, newspapers No
a---l.ng' he exclaimed I am living IN huge
c-e II nothlngness, except work and fever and q
t..-.E we'll developed chance that ny throat Will be
C-- before long
lie banged Justify on q Chinese gong and q blacl,
tr- slipped silently through The door Of the bun
Et-1T-- D.vining what wanted, he had brought
v-l lo tray There followed The click II decanter
~, on glass rim, the squirting OF soda water.
Well his helps some. said Norris: bur l wish
t-- boys would come and lii me ont OF my slough
c. iesp0nd
He a5 waiting for his fellow exles to Join him Al
a-i .1nged ariently 70 have those white men near
I'm. them. know that they within
s-r5-.cg or striking distance. Tor there was wa-
j. The -ani.-the hldeous treacherous war OF the
Jungle The HoVas Here up IN one ot their periodical
r. bis against their French cJnguerors, and NADIA
ga-ea- was ravaEed bE "a Htr u torays, massacres,
terrible reEenges. carried 5n ne depths OF the
forests and jungles. where rules OF warfare not
considered. where the Red Gross flag does not fly,
v-e-e death runs on silent naked feet under its
t-a-J's cloak If night And as ve- despite all the
soldiers had been sent 20 T rnbola The SIX white
men we're alone They did not greatly fear the
Eora7. with whom all traders I've on terms o,
a1l--E. but bands O1 unattached cutrhrpat ba-ba-
--anS we're also loose all directions ra.i,ng and
t-ering burning and pillagiug
An here YOU are al last cried Morris reioic-
irglv and Emil kurz the German agent and Curtis
me Erglishman clumped up he veranda. their
We shoes squelchIng and their ulsters cleaning
" Where are the Frenchmen.
FOOling over their telegraph machine SAID
Curtis The wire quit working hall ar hour ago %
~Cut5" asked Morris quickly
What else said kurz, Struggling his elephantine
shoulders But before 1t quit II told Us that q
detachment Of soldiers under Lieutenant Renaud
should be here by tomorrow
Al that's good news said Morris.
The deuce II IS" began the rlbicuni Curtis in
his deep toned grutnbl;ng voice bur kurz broke
r.. saving.
How many nea do yoa suppose viii come to
Us lack"
I'm sure ! cant say wha, ne Frenlhmen vii
G,-on- hundred perhaps,