The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20


prising. That was pretty tough time
for any girl to go through. Well, as
I've told you, I've got my nose onto
the bush and I'm going to look for II.
In the meanwhflc, as / managed TO
screw sixty golden sovereigns out OF
that he'll sell for at least hundred
and forty, there's just that amount Of
cash to take you on q jaunt to Grand
Canary for, rose growing
Rose growing?"
ITO put color in your cheeks then,
you pale young person
But couldn't take the money from
you"
And pray who has has greater r., light
v, what's ats, best for you n.' and nd look after
you generally? D'you think 1 want to
marry a wife who isn't in the pink of
Z like 70 look nice for you, dear.
you now of all times"
How do you mean?"
when you arc just. going off on
bush. and want every penny that can
Carter laughed. There you go,
pocket to buy tpresumably) kid gloves
and horoscopes in the. shops Of the
local music halls Fie on you that viii
one of these days have to turn into
thrifty wife! i shall avoid these temp
tations. I shall travel as unostenta-
tiously as possible. and so ensure get
White-Man'sTrou only, IL the beg
gar will condescend to go and live
on native chop. for the best of all pos
sible reasons. that It wouldn't be possi-
BILE to take a lot of carriers, Can't you
see, my dear. that the choice lies be-
tween three thousand pound expedi.
ton, with carriers, and all the rest OF
II. and going quietly; and being too
II suppose there is something in
that. Father went quietly"
"Of course he did, and SO shall ].
Some day, II things pan out as hope;
end OF brass band, and do the thlng
in style; but not Tomorrow. thank
you. So II you wont take charge OF
our superHuous EGO and decorate Grand
Canary with 1t. I'm hanged II don't
dash it amongst the factory boys here,
and have one flaring jamboree before
we part company" 49,
Don't You fret about my goodness.
old lady. I'm pretty bad fellow at
the bottom only ], try rgnr and sir keep M mg
has to. you know, with the girl hes
engaged to. It's only playing the
game. Now, you let me go, and ~
lust slip across to, the Frau and blar-
ney her old Dutch skipper into giving
You the best room he's got to fight the
cockroaches in
II was on a Thursday that the Frau
Pobst steamed away back down the mud
DIV creeks laden with one OF the richess
cargoes that one single factory had
ever collected in West Africa, and on
that same day Garter set on ,nte .ne
bush. Kate and Laura were to brave
thu. terrors of the steamer together as
far as the Islands, and they found TN, Inc
boat even more unspeakable. than they
had Imagined her from Ine o t. ray n.y. ~
Balgarnie.
Now. as regards tho matter OF thai
had lied. with the King Of Okky DO.
ing what he could to keep the country ,,rs
side in ferment, to go up into the DUST
even with strong r party TT ,xi ahd em wsl
Rockets. and with no following. seemed
very little short OF suicide, ~,
But Garter refused t., to see sea II , IN snn
land I've worked up a certain reputa
ton for ju-ju. If ! use my wits l shai
get through. and be successful. fr az
I've promised to marry Laura. and ls
It cost what 1t may, I'm going to DO II
l must; I've promised; and. besides
she's absolutely no other prospect De
decent shotgun. I'm no kind Of han
with this badly balanced Winchester.
So, with high courage. he addrcsse
himself to departure. and invite
White Man s-Trouble with the promis
OF goods. lands. goats, wives, guns, an
the other things that go to make up
Krooboy competency, to accompan
him. 1t was without surprise tina
he received fiat refusal.
30 Garter" said his servant. II n
fit for lib for bush. got mother pa
iavcr too much important here at fac
tory Dem headman of factory boy
say 10 me .Sar YOU been stand-b by al
crane boy on ,steamah?, An sa 'sa q,
plenty much too good educate An
he say to me, 'Sar, YOU fit for lib he1
an take dem Job of second headman
An | say to him. 'Sar, ! fit Ca
ter il lib for bush with You. an i
Okky-men srear me, and leopard's che
you're a cheerful animal. # ye
think YOU are more likely to get q
archbishopric by STAYING here, by Q
means stay. Hope. you'll like the Dutc
men when they COME
White Man's-Trouble crook ed n bun,
at fingers and scratched his ribs,
Carter dem Dutchman all-e-same bu
you've got it in once, I've /
doDbt they're most degraded lott