Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13

sense of decency rather badly just now.
Old Kaee's been going it extra strong on
human sacrifices. you know. His private
crucifixion tree is a thing you don't like to
think about
Filthy old beast he is"
But he's the strongest man hereabouts."
Il see. And you got onto your old game
of the pre-Smith days and tried to get him
to put the Okky country and his royal self
under the formal protectorate of the British
empire? l thought you dropped all that
tommyrot when you got kicked-I mean
when you turned trader and became known
to fame as Mr.. Smith Sink the past of
course, sink the past but you started it,
Il couldn't help going. l got news of
French expedition in Okky city. Of course
I've been damnably treated by the British
foreign office in days gone by. but the old
fires will relight sometimes Frenchmen in
Okky city. I'll trouble you. Siade, and of
course with the usual accompaniment.
Timeo Danaos ct dona ferentes. So I
couldn't resist trying my own hand with
| the Kallee, even though l hadn't anything
at all up to his weight as an Introductory
DASH
Half a dozen cases of Heidsieck is the
| nearest way TO his royal ear though l hear
| that lately he's developed taste for the
better years of Krug.''
That's quite true. 1t was fancy touch
of Burgoyne. our Monk river man. l call
| that hardly legitimate business, you know
I German champagne and angostura are good
| enough for me, and they ought to be good
| enough for a black savage like Kallee.
, Dash it. what rights he to a palate?'
| Would he see you?"
| Well OF course I've known him since
! before he killed his predecessor and got
the kings stool and so he's bit freer with
me than he is with most people.
/ Sade nodded. And you drank together
| till you were both blind speechless %
81 wasn't. anyway said the older man,
| shortly. Il kept my head and stuck to my
| tale. The Frenchman wasn't in it. He
went to sleep before we whacked the first
| ten bottles and he laid up with fine
Z, dose Of fever next day: but there was no
| shifting kallee. He doesn't care an escri-
| bello for all the might, majesty, dominion
| and power of the British empire. He's got
ten small cannon up there. that according
! to him. can quite account for Great Britain
| IL 1t comes to worry him, and in the mean
| while the French very kind friends.
! They've given him a gramCphone and a
| generals uniform. and an ice making ma
| chine, and when they bring him the canoe
| load OF Winchester repeaters he's asked
1 for. he'll sign treaty of allegiance to
| France"
Arms of precision. The Frenchman had
better take. care. If any of our govern
| ment fellows catch him at that game they'll
shoot him first and inquire into him after
| ward
| well. what he's going to do In the mat
! ter l don't exactly know. You see. the
| beggar had Kailees ear. and to tell you
the plain truth he had me deported Kallee
| said that if he laid hands on me again. he
\ would have my skin off. and stuff it with
straw and stick it I'm the road that leads
| to Malla-Nulia as a warning to the next
/ Engishman that came along that 1t would
be more healthy to keep inside his own
| ma rches.'
Siade laughed. 'I bet you footed it
| away"
What the devil else could do? And
here am l. no forwarder with O'Neiii and
/ Craven's job than ! the day tramped
out of MALTA Nuila. ! did say Rubber to
| the king. and he did hear out my tale. He
| said Ii was good palaver and set on a
| couple of hundred slaves there and then
with matches to clear bush and plant rub
| Der vines to grow revenue for himself But
he sells no land 10 Englishmen. and I guess
1 II another of the breed comes up yet awhile
KaIlee'u plant him. By the way, S.ade.