The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-13


less himself to harness their quarter
the make of them all little paradise
Poor Leata! whom he had taken lightly from her
fathers house and paid for in gunpowoer and kegs OF
beef his smiling soft-eyed Leata who would have died
for him. What become of this
rangement things! The six would provide for
her. of in breadfrut, cocoanuts and bananas
would not be badly off, but where the solace
for her heart desolation and aban-
Comment? He sighed he thought of her, the truest
friend he had found in all his wanderings He would
get her jewelry from Apa, and chest Of new
dresses and big musical box If she faIced it, What
would matter go steerage7 1t
would be hardship to a like him. She would
forget him. doubt, and take up with somebody
else. live happily afterward in the six acres
All mustn't think much abous her it
would take the edge off his high spirits and spoil the
happiest day of his life.
BY this time he had worked quite round the bay
almost without knowing it he found himself in
of Paul Enge1bert's store Engelbert the
other trader in vaiala peppery. middle-aged Prus
sian who been a good friend of his before those
breadfruit had between them. In
his new found afnuence and consequent good humor
the bitterness of that old feud suddenly passed away
recalled Engelbert's rough joviaI kindness,
bered Paul cared for him through the fever.
and helped him afterward with money and trade. How
could he have been so petty as to make quarrel OF
these breadfruit trees? He recoIlected with indie
scribable wonder himself, that he had drawn
a pistol on the old fellow, and all this
of boundary and gnawed breadfruts! By Jove
he could generous and hold out the right
hand of friendship old Paul! it shame
they hadn't spoken these years
the veranda barefoot and in striped pajamas
was Engelbert pretending him. To Kinross
as he walked up the path and mounted the veranda
stairs the man looked sick a little
changed.
How do you do Engelbert?' he said.
The German looked him with smouldering
Cant you I'm busy?" he said
You might offer chair" said Kinross.
seating himself the tool chest
"Dere is jare for dem dat isn't WELCOME" said
the
Il used to be welcome here" said Knross There
was a when you precious good friend of
mine. Paul Engelbert."
Dat was long ago." said trader
1--WE been thinking" Kinross. that I've acted
like damned fool about those trees
Dat was what was dinking too. two-dree
years." responded the other.
Take them; they yours" said Kinross. you
can build your fence there tomorrow"
$50" said Engelbert with dawning intelligence,
"the Yerman consul has at last to complaint lis
tened"
Hang the German consult No." cried Kinross, Il
do 1t myself 1 wrong; because you were
good to me that sick. and lent the 500
and trade"
And you want noding7" asked EngeIbert, still in
credulous
81 want shake your hand and be friends again,
old man." said Kinross. used to be when
we played dominoes every night and you'd tell me
about the and how the prince divided his
German looked away. "oh. Knross' he said'
with queer shining look in his eyes, you make me
much ashamed" He turned suddenly round and wrung
the Englishman's iron grasp Il, too. was
damn fool"
"a friend is worth more than breadfruit."
said Kinross.
1T was not breadfruit; brincibal." said the
German. "Poof, de drees dey nodng; here it was
I was hurried" and he laid heavy paw against his
breast. "Ho Malta, de beerr'
His strappng native wife appeared with bottles
and mugs at the sight she could
ly conceal her surprise.
"Prosit," said Engelbert. touching glasses
You know six of de Pasgoe estate he
said, looking very at his companion Very nice
leetle place. very sheep. yoost behind your store?
Knross nodded but his face fell in spite of himself
81 from the American consul bought him." went on
the German, very sheep; 5000 Chile money
looked black Engelbert patted his hand and
smiled ambiguously.
"Dey yours" he said PAY me back When you
have the money. buy dem only to spite you My
friend, take DEM"
Paul Paul." cried Kinross, II don't know what to
say how to thank Only this morning got money
from the thing meant to do was to buy
them"
"Al de better" said Engelbert. "and, my boy, you
blant coffee. Cobrah poof Cotton poof It's de coffee
dat bays. and will get you benty leete drees from
my friend, captain in Utumabu plantation You
must go? So? Yoost glass beer Nein? Ho. Malta
de beerp
Ktnross tors himself AWAY with difficulty and start
ed homewards swelling with kindness for the
Prussian He exulted in the six acres he had
nearly lost they seemed to him more precious
than He could have kissed Paul Engelberts
hand he was so pleased grateful. 1t empty
promise coffee trees from Utumapu; these
would him ali manner of preparatory labor and