The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
f MEREDITH, FINANCIER---R By e cgTgMFE rhnE
Continued from History-Fiction Section.

both eyes staring wide Mt n leather charm.
case on the broad black chest which hs
picked as his object, lie did not know
how to squirt along the barrel Then
he pressed home the trigger, and had
tho thrill OF knowing that he had shot
hls first man :. lie warmed
to the work. after that, and fired on and
on with deadly speed and accuracy. till
the heated barrels OF the reporters burns
ed Laura Shades hands as she charged
the magazines beneath them. From
somewhere In the lower part of the fac
tory came Whltc-Man s-Troublc, and
when In answer to the fusillade. Show
ers Of pot-leg began to rustic over ths
vcranda and scream through the roof,
that valiant person presently dragged out
bedding to form n brenstwork. But all
though Carter Kicked him TIL his loot
ached the Krooboy would not show his
own head over 1t sufficiently 10 use a
, gun for tho mutual defence. Ho 3,
to It stoldly that he was n plenty
much bad shot" and Carter was
much occupied In keeping up his own
to spare TIME for further coercion.
as no changed rifles with Laura. he S
every poisonous thing to White-Mr
Trouble that his mind could invent,
that African listened, but made nelth 9
answer nor reply.
The fight was going badly against this
| factory force. The Okky mems original
surprise had been very complete, and
| they had rushed the outer line OF the
| defences all round Tho inner line con-
| sisted merely OF the buildings: and tho
| factory boys had bolted for these. AMI
| had Joined the mulatto clerks and tho
| Portuguese who were there already. Tho
| whole defence OF course was badly man
| aged; but then 1t must be remembered
| 1,t.t mot
| soldiers. II II had not been for Carriers
| education on the moors and warrenH OF
| Upper Wharfedale and his consequent
| deadlness with rifle against rushes ut
close quarters, the factory would have
been put to the storm within i've min-
| utes of the first attack.
| Besides. with few exceptions, the
| factory boys were Kroos: and these,
though they are magnificent workers
| and about as nmphibious ms seals, arc
| emphat.cally NJ. y fighting men. They bat
! hsa manfully enough after tho shock
/ OF the first surprise. and because no path
| >. escape offered Itself and whilst there
! were trade guns to FIRE. they deri"ed a
| fine encouragenent from the noise of
| the black trade.powder explosions. and
| the acrid emel of SMOKE But few OF
| them made any attempt to reload their
| flntlocks second time. and for cold
matchet work at cloac quarters they had
| little fppetlte. So by ones, and twos,
| and tens. they began slipping off into thu
! bush Ito be hunted down pecemeal by
| tho savage enemy later ON and soon oniy
| the clerks and the two feYer-shaken Por-
| tuGucse were left alive IN the lower build
| ings.
| 1t was at this poIn: a new engine was
| added to the attack. Dawn had just leap
| ed up yellow and sickly over the sea,
| when crash rang out that Jared tho
| air and every building about the place.
Hear that?" c-oakcd Carter. That's
| a cannon. AMI a brass one as YOU can
tell BY the ring. It's probably one OF
! those old brass guns that the Portuguese.
| used to cast for the natives two hum
| dred years ago. One or my curiosity
dealers promised me fft- golden soTcr-
eigns for genuine Spec,saen. IL don't
| spot that gun and pick on the men who
| are serving r. they'll Jug us for n GER
\ tainty But they've got the blessed thing
so Jolly well hidden among The hush'
Well. I'm going 10 ease up on my own
1 shooting AMI watch for the next fash.
l Get me 4 drink. sou plucky darling. Will
you, or else my throat will crack in
two Bring chattie OF water that's
what want The heat Of this night has
been about the worst have known on
the Coast
1T is too hot to last" said tho girl
I'm afraid even the water In the chat
tic will be as warm as tea"
She went into the rness-room. and pre-
sently came back on hands and knees
to keep below the showers of pot-les
which were persstentiy whist!ing over
head and gave him the wet porous bot
tie. and crouched beside him under the
J breastwork as lie drank.
''well my sweetheart" said Garter, ~
It isn't unlucity to drink ones best sirfa
health In water. here's your toast! You're
the finest pluckcd iassie in all the wide
and wondrous EARTH and now coma
to think of It. ! don't believe ever pro-
posed to you
you should
stick your head lower down. That
thing that said 'whlsp-whisp!' was
r.he-bullet They've got. bloomins
marksman down there and can't hava
. you picked off And don't talk rnppisn.
, You know you're jolly going to marf'
me as soon as ever we can aftoru u.
If ever we get out of this. which ism
likely" He clapped an arm snugly round
her. and w-o-s-h came load oil pot
leg into the ,other side OF the BEDDING
which protected them. Got any sillS
objections to make to that?'
Have YOU thought over what II means,
George? You know I'm not white,