The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24

lshed and developed the same. till 1t
became dangerous for any but a white
/ man Of absolutely unmixed parentage
To wish the dog good morning.
/ When the regiment was ordered
away 10 Mindanao. 10 open up the
Lake Lanao district, Kais went along,
as matter Of course.
| 1t was delicate job ahead of the re-
| g1ment- There was a road to be built
| through hostile territory, up hill rom
/ the coast to the lake. The region was
infested with hundred little chlefiets,
each at odds with all his neighbors,
but all agreed upon one emotion, I'M
reasoning hatred and suspicion or the
whites.
Spain had never succeeded in bring
ing them to terms, and numerous en-
counters with her soldiery, in which
the dattos had come off with all the
honors. had left them with a swollen
sense Of tnvincible proves.
Their weak spot was the mutual
jealousy of the chiefs. 1t was a case
for diplomacy, and skillfully were they
played upon. Within a month there
were squads of brown men working on
the road, side by side with the big
white soldiers, and the work seemed as
good as done. for each succeeding chief
was securing his territory for his
henchmen, lest he be OutdOne by his
neighbors i'm the number of his road
builders.
Kais assisted Jarvey as fore
man of d bodybuilding gang.
and the sections assigned to
these two were always among
the first completed. for the little brown
men worked with a will under the dTiv-
ing of the big sergeant and his wicked
looking assistant. When a native
paused in his labor. the dog had an ON
nous way of siding up and looking at
him, that was more effective than even
the unexpuTgated language of the SER
I geant.
Everything was running smoothly,
and the end seemed almost in sight,
when Kais stepped in like an evil ge-
/ MUS and blocked the wheels Of prog
! ress. The road had reached the boun-
| Diary line of a certain Datto KhaH-
The Khali was represented as inOr-
dinately vain, extremely suspicious, but
| inclined to be friendly with the Amer
/ leans. The general in command had
! sent for him to come in and make
terms, and after the usual delay. to
show his independence. the dattO came,
surrounded by his suite. all armed with
deadly campilan, very dignified and
| swelled-
| By evil chance Kais had selected for
! lis SltHl1 "a ollGuN SBOi IAN III Nltt PAIN
| by which the party must approach
| headquarters. He was not accustomed
| to move for any but white folk. He
7 saw no reason for moving now.
| One If the suite aimed a kick at the
| dogs ribs. The kick would have done
no harm. for the gentleman was bare
| footed, but it was an indignity not to
I be brooked. Kais sprang back, and,
since all brown men looked alike to
him and the chief happened to be near
est he laid hold vaiiantly a little above
the august ankle bone, settled himself
| firmly and shut his eyes, prepared for
stay of indefinite duration exactly
| in that position.
Khali came out of his dignity like
an express train emerging from a tun-
mel. Yells rent the air. Every man
Jack fiourished a murderous campilan
and sought opportunity to prove his
prowess on the impious body of Kais.
But so complicated and sudden were
the gyratiOns of Khali and the para
site bulldog that the eager minions of
the chief feared TO aim a blow at the
one lest they involve the other also in
! the process of dissection.