Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-27
CHAPTER XXI.
The Feeling on the Goa ST.

|
well. Carter-me-lad." said Captain I'm.
age, coming into the room, "they tell me
you're the most unpopular man in Liver
pool. They want to give you dinners. and
put your photo in the papers, and hear you
make a speech, and you won't have any,
thing to do with anybody. What's broke?
| Tin troubling your?
"Oh. tins all right. But I've got COM
stitutional dislike to marching along at the
tail Of a brass band, that's all. Besides, I
| feel an awful humbug when all these silly
| stay-at-home people insist on believing that
| the one and only reason | went up country
| was to chop down old Kallee's private Cruz
| cifixion tree. Have a cigar?"
| Not me In here. me lad. / came homo
from the islands with the old Ia poso full
| of passengers, and I've smoked myself half
| sick on cigars. I'll suck at pipe. BY tho
| way. I've got message for you from Kali.
| lee. The old sinner came on board himself
| when we were lying off Edmondsons fac
tory trying to get your ore. and nearly
| drank the ship dry before l could get quit
| of him. Owe-it SHADES been palming OF
o US on him. HHed got quite a sheaf OF
! them He says when you marry Laura
he'll give them to you as wedding pres
| ent or words to that effect But in the
| meanwhile If he can catch Slade he's just
going to chop his head off to prevent him
putting any more paper into circulation"
"Well?"
well, you see, me lad. slade owes our
| which we can't collect and he's got Hoi-
land gun of mine that I shouldn't really
like to lose. Besides, come to thinking OF
| it, suppose Laura's fond of him, anyway.
| Couldn't you do something for him?'
Carter stared. Has he left O'Neill q
| Craven's them"
| in his pipe with a horny forefinger. why.
no, and you'll have to pay to get him
! away
But what mortal use is he to me?"
1 worked
| spoke in jerks. Rubber palaver Owe-it
SHADES the smartest man at dem rubber
| palaver on the coast
| POOH That slackster."
| That's where you're making the usual
mistake. SHADES got his faults. He wastes
his money, he never pays his bills, he
| Sponges for all eternity and he makes out
| he was born lazy. But don't you believe
him. Who got Miss Kate all these rubber
properties that she's foated off into such
| whacking big companes?"
| Miss Kate ONeill.
mo more than you did. me lad. 1t was
just Owe-it SIade. And to think" Captain
that man down as borrowing waster, and
| never even hustled him to collect cargo for
| me. Why, If I'd known then what know
| now 1 could have bought rubber lands
| through him. for a half surf boat full OF
| gin, that l might have sold to company
| myself, and dined off turkey in my own
house ashore every day for all the rest OF
my natural life. Why, my Christian aunt!
l might even have married. II I'd worked
| him properly"
| Captain Image dabbed with his forefinger
| ON Cortar,s coat sleeve and left a nrint Of
| tohanno asb Won INV nm owe-it Slade-
| ~ lad ord not onIv is vour fortune made
| hnt ,,,o,i ;" ba added rather IameIv ..vo,,
| Inv him nm and lust remember / told YOU
| To-,
| "Rut-ubat were Won going TO saw"
| wal 4" sold Image desnerataIv 1T didn't
| intend fo tell Won but All nm and down the
| oa.t and IN The botaIs in las Palmas and
| even in the bars and offices here. the bows
| donit lille the wav Miss Kate is playinr II
| ~ ,,o,, It's oil r;obt for a girl 10 take to
| business r. she's built that way. hut she
| nnaht r. nlav tho game Of course the
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