The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-13

Ills only comment on INC pttiCt NttS
that SHADES mosquito bar was made of
n material that thoy had long ago de-
cided was faulty. and that certain
mark of cheese-cloth gave better pas
sage to the air and vas was more s,aae lm Tnsd
reply that he knew it, but couldn't be
bothered to change, after which the
cookboy brought In calabash OF DOOR
Gus. highly-peppered stew, coiored bright
orange with palm oil and condiments,
and set 1t on the floor OF one of the
rooms. Mr. Smith pocketed his pipe.
dropped his eyeglass to the end OF It's
black ribbon and wiped his hands on
his shabby pyjamas, after which simple
preparations the pair of them sat down
on the earth beside the calabash and
proceeded to eat skilfully from their
fingers
Around them were the cases and bales
of SHADES outfit. each done up into a
load" ready for a carriers mead IN
the other room of the house and in the
courtyard were the carriers, some or
them eating. some OF them cleaning tieir
Coast natives use lncessantly in mo-
ments Of leisure some of them chatting.
Most OF them sat bareheaded IN tho
staring sunlight: a few nestled In the
h Tiger out s' Of his toe with splinter of
bamboo. In spare corner another
PLAYED tom-tom on the bottom Of an
empty kerosene tin bucket, and three
stalwarts stood up hefofe MIN hioio1o
nously dancing
Mr.. Smith finished his meal and took o.;
ont his pipe. Does it run to a peg?'
1T DOES. Don't spoil d my fine v smoEe
afterwards. Here, boy, we fit for gin"
"C,in lib" said the Accra In attend
ance. and handed square-faced po''le
and q bowl. law, cr,,t,,
you hiring fire, one time.
savvy?"
swlzzle-stick Smith moved hack until
HE shoulders rested against a pare. uli,l
hitehed up the knees of lhs shrunR
pa1amas and stretched his arms pleas,
urably ''You travel in comfort, Slade."
"Tba secret Is. I don't move along too
fast. rye been in this village fortnight.
/ don't Y,now when 1 shall make up my
mind to pull out and go on
mot till you've eaten 1t bare or are
forced off some other way, ! suppose.
You're curious envoy for a conlialns
employer in Liverpool to send out INTO
tho hush. ,,,an.t
have done it, But this new. x. o,Neill
hosn,t seen nv cutaway chin ks a
hustler but he's young. remarkably
Have you done enything in the ,s. way
of getting him rubber tm ProHer hoye At
least, I've bought him up Few square
miles of country that rubber vines would
grow on we'll enough II 1t was cieareu,
and planted, and tended. and no one
put ju-iu on them
as IL ret-nt -able?'
"It,s on some river or other. The ditch
isn't marked on the map, but daresay
n steamer could get up II 1t was worth
while. The titles as good rs one could
expect"
"rhat means it won't be :, jumped ,!aa 80 70
long as YOU pay fifty POUNDS Sea@ 10
| the next claimant
81 should say FIVE and twenty VIII X
! him /" said Slade lnzily You see, he's
| headman of the next village. and he
thinks he's got some unproductive bus ,l
| skull the great truth that his deal can't
| "a through IL he starts trying to Jump
| his neighbours land and unsteadies inc
market I think those considerations
| will outweigh even his nigger's love Tor
| litigation" He went on to give. list
lessly enough a few more details of the
| transaction.
Mr.. Smith was we'll versed in the
ways of West African diplomacy, and
could appreciate to nicely all the
Gus arguments that had gone. to build
up these complicated bargains. He
screwed in his eyeglass and looked at
slnde attentIyely II wonder" ne saia,
|
be such an internal waster? You know
| you must have been doing some thun-
] derlng COED work. couldn't have nut
that deal through, and ! know my West
Africa as well as you do or better.
There's not one man In five thousand
could have managed 1t. What's your
/ trick@'
"Oh! found myself in comfortable
quarters, and l couldn't make up my
mind to ,nave on and try more likely
| country elsewhere So I stayed and
| talked ruhber-palaver with the headman.
! One haa to do something for amuse-
ment. Resides they'd u tree of alligator
pears In the village that were exactly
| ripe, and 1t would have been a crime
to leave them to berighted Africans
BY the way, very rude of me not ia
| ask before. but what have you done
j since YOU left the Coast'''