Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-20

king is visiting his dispeasure upon unruy
subjects. He was ministered unto Dy
White-Mans Trouble. who paid him much
unaccustomed Difference. and forbore to
steal the smallest thing. And at nights he
sat with the king, who had educated
palate in champagne, and drank vintage
wine at the rate of one case in four days.
When l lib back for Okky CITY, the
king said once. you fit for come and see
me there now?
Certainly. king. if you'll name Il date
when you haven't got a custom on.
King Kallee looked thoughtfuly at his
guest Dem English no fit for like dem
custom-palaver?'
They don't one little bit
For why?"
Gets on their nerves"
Dem English king, he send his war
boys If ] make dem custom palaver more?"
ITS the common topic of conversation
down the coast as to when England Will
send expedition to cut you up
Because | stop dem roads an spoil trade
to factoreS?''
Pooh king! You know precious little
about the British government You may
spoil all the trade in Africa if you like. you
may even cut up half a dozen factory
agents so. and the British government
won't a little hang. But If you go
in your simple way crucifying slaves and
carving up your own subjects, why. then,
it's only a question of time before they'll
pull you off your perch and send you into
an inexpensive exile in St. Helena.
Den SwzZle-Stick Smith he say same
thing.
ITS so obvious.
But he want me 70 let him hand dem
Okky country over to England. | say L
pull his skin off If catch him again. What
you want for yoself?
do you mean what do / stand to make
out of the deal? Well, not much beyond the
satisfaction of keeping your crucifixion tree
in more sanitary state. With the mining
right you have given me. shall be a rich
man"
But if dem English took Okky country"
why, they'd tax the mine and they'd
clap on regulations. till they made very
fine hole in the profits.
Say dem again.
Carter explained more fully. and then for
awhile the King of Okky sat and took
snuff in silence.
of England ne got many war-boys as
me?"
Carter nodded.
And dey no have trade guns? All VIM
chesters?"
Il don't know what the present regula-
ton pump-gun is called, but We'll say it's
like the Winchester, only plenty-too much
better
Again the king thought in silence, and
the hot night rustled and sighed around
them. The moonlight was strong enough TO
show even the fiber of the fine state mats
on which they sat. But at last he motioned
away the slave who carried his snur-mull
and touched Carriers knee with emphatic
finger.
custom. Three days ago you no care IL
lib die?"
II may as well be frank. and say / should
have preferred you dead
The king gave the ghost of grin. There
are many like that. But now"
Now prefer you alive and King of Okky.'
Dat Is what / thought, an so | believe
you say true when you tell me what you
say about dem customs. j do not see why
Okky customs should make dem English
king fit for send his warboys. But no fit
for want EN-.
so you fit for stop dem customs?"
81 fit" said the king. and by that decision
gave respite it has been calculated. to at
least eight thousand of his subjects each
year who had gone the red paths prescribed
by ju-ju.
They drew up memorandum on the sub
ject there and then, in the form of a letter
from the King OF Okky to him OF Gre1t
Britain. Carter suggested the British for
eign secretary, but Kallee woIAd not hear
of il. He as "A king he said was the equal
of any other king. So on sheet OF damp,
widowed note-paper the message was writ
ten, and signed by the king in an Arabic
Scrawl
And next day IL Travelled down to the
coast in state inside the battered remains
of a once yellow gladstone bag.
CTo be Continued Next Saturday,