The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
verbal instructions and a verbal meg

MT. Assistant" he said, when Mt last
ne put down his knife and fork. and
the houseboy handed him his pipe and {,
Iila.ch' Mr.. Assistant, intended to make
you bearer OF dispatches, but tho
gouts got into my COMPOUNDED Gn-
gers this morning. and I doubt IL
even slade could read my writing. So
wen Just have to do the thing, informally.
we must have como more of that spot-
"mte-on-biue cloth. and y1u must post
OH 70 tho Smooth River factory ana
bfing 1t back with you II seems IN
be IN heavy demand just now. though
why l cant Imagine. I've been on the
coast twenty-five years now. and can
iio more foreteil the run OF native fash
. . ,nan l could the day landed. But
there 1t Is. and though I'm sure slade
Won want to part. you must Just make
nun. Say wen pay him back In salt
Hes sure to be short OF salt. never
yet knew Slade to indent for half ma
many bags OF salt as his trado required.
iou needn't hurry. II you're back here
IN three days time that will be quite
soon enough. You can take a hammock.
OF course"
Thanks, very much bu, ia -o,,,er
walk"
Well. iust as you please. You must
commander what carriers you want from
SIade."
So 1t came 10 pass that when the sun
mad dropped to point whence Il could
throw a decent shadow, and the sen
oreeze mingled bracing chill even into
temperature OF eighty, Carter set off
along the beach. with Whitc-Man's 1'rou-
bic balancing mildew-mottled Gladstone
bag on his smartly-shaved Uranium in
attendance. On one side OF him Africa
was fenced OFF by wall of irnpcnetrabIe
9reenery; on the other the Atlantic
bumped and roared and crcaned along
the giaring sand. On the horizon the
smoke of Liverpool palm tank called
from him the usual Coasters sigh.
on. Carter" said his valet when they
had left the factory buildings well out OF
earshot, you plenty-much fine, and you
no lib for steamah"
1t was about time tidied up. When
We get back TO the factory III teach
you how to pipe-clay shoes"
The krooboy thought over this nrono
sltion for some minutes. Then said he:
fit for tell you. Carter, dem last
White man l pipe-clay shoes for. he lib
Tor cemetery in two week. Savvy, Carter?
Two week"
An right, don't get SO emphatic
Wasnt doubling you. But I'm going to
risk the cemetery all the same. You may
start by providing we with one pair OF
taste of cleanliness again. maybe I'll
run to two. SavYy?'
"savvy plenty" grumbled White Mans
Trouble. and then presently: You no ft
for steaInah palaver? You no lib for
homer"
No, I'm not going home yet awhile
But you plenty-much fine
Yes" admitted Carter, II catgh, sight
OF myself in miIdewed pyjarnas and n
,ortnight's beard. and was struck with
The general flthness of my personal APP
pearance. savvy?''
Savvy plenty Oh. Carter, you lib for
Dem plenty-much fine
'lothes always one Of the customs before
wife palaver''
Inc krooboy pondered over this dis
,overy during the next two miles of tho
march and then said he: "Oh. Carter?"
"Well?"
Dem slade. You savvy seegar?"
Il suppose so. Why"
see Smith dash dem Slade one box
eogar an he got what Sladc said no
L for before. Oh. Carter, you dash
en- Slade one box scegar," said White
ian's-Troube, and lie treated his en-
loyer to a knowing wink.
Whatever fore"
Because then. after he got dem Sec
ar he sell you Laura for half dem price
g ask before"
You're an impairment savage" said
arter half Gelded. half annoyed.
But White Man s-TrcubIe stopped. put
own the yellow Gladstone bag on the
aking sand. and pointed the blue
irallel tribal tattoo marks bctween his
'ows. II Krooboy. sar. no hushboy,
n! ] lib for educate as deckhoy an
boy on steanah sar.
no fit for stay with you. sar. if you
u me impertincnt savage"
Carter stared. Good heavens. man. 1
dn't intend to hurt your feelings"
White-Man's-Trouba waved the bie;te's-
inside of his paw towards his master
IN, Carter. You apologize. Palaver set"
. bowed head which was quantity
aved into garden patches, replaced tho
adstone bag on its central bed OF wool.
d once more strobe chcerfully ahead.
'arter followed modify. How had they
guessed at his admiration For Laura?
} had thought it the most intimate OF
'rets. delicate confidence that he had