Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06

the balance In pink KoIa nuts by way of
payment. and with these on the skulls OF
their carriers they marched away along the
beach and out of this history.
Then presently there came down ENJOYS
from the King OF Okky demanding WIKI a
fine Inconsistency that O'Neill 4 Crdvens
factory should pay his majesty the transit
blackmail which he had been unable %
collect himself. Carter was sent for post
haste from Malta -Nulla, and was at first
minded to tell those ENJOYS to go 10
kingdom which repute says is even hotter
than west Africa. But thoughts of LAURA
living there by herself and dread OF the
horrors of native war made him Offer
compromise. open the roads" sa he,
and We'll pay up these fellows dues.
though your king knows perfectly well he
hasn't an atom of claim ON this factory.
It's the custom for traders to pay for go
ing through a country If they can't avoid
paying; they never pay once they are
through; and never, never, never. through
out all the wicked history of Africa has
there been a case OF an English factory
being fool enough 10 pas toll which its
casual customers have slipped through
without paying. But, as say. | am ready
to meet you in the matter open the roads
and I'll dash you this amount you ASK
for
Kwaka. the head envoy big. fine. bold
eyed Hausa requested that the money might
be handed them there and then
Not one siXpence," said Carter, till the
roads are opened.
The Hausa was a professional soldier.
and here he could see was going to Ice
chance of working at his trade. He 2 '"e-
fully delivered the King of Okky's ulti-
matum If the tribute was not paid the
king would withdraw his permission for
O'Neil x Craven's factories TO exist on the
coast.
Tell your old king" said the English
man contemptuously, that he may rave
authority his hlthy mud Villages
inland, but his law does not carry along
the coast. as he knows full we'll The coast
Is the white man
Things were going exactly as kwaka
could have wished. The man with the red
head was warming up nicely. IF you night
Kwaka. Il will see to it that you are cru
Gifted separately. | should like to take the
woman who lives here into my own harem.
but the king has bespoken her already.
You. said Carter savagely, "A MoSlem,
ought to know shame for / wing in the en-
come back here my first shot shall be for
you and after you are dead ! Will have
that done to your face with the white mans
doctors tools as shall forever spoil its
beauty. So that when the Prophet takes
You up into Paradise even the least Of the
hours will shrink from you and hide her
eyes from all sight of you in - folds OF
her green robe. Just you stick that in
your memory. Mr.. Kwaka, and don't come
Boosting round here. Observe | am man
of my hands, can make white iron burn
He pulled a length of magnesium wire
from his pocket and lit il with match.
The big Hausa stared owlishly at the
fierce white flame.
That is the glare of Gehenna," said Car
ter, into which if you come to Smooth
river again you will presently descend.
after being cast out from Paradise because
of the reason l mentioned. You have now
my permission To depart. And | wonder.
he added to himself, IF my Mohammedan