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

ju-ju on him" He picked up an emp
ty bottle and handled 1t thoughtfully.
"Ju-ju, If dem Dutchmen give me CHI
quot"
ms m9rnns w said Garter 6a no
use warning the poor devils. because,
in the FIRST place, they wouldn't believe
mo, and in tho second they'd get 1t all
must worry out the methods OF dealing
with the natives for themselves as
their betters d.. before them And for
myself. fancy a knapsack will be the
wear. Thank the Lord, Two tramped
q good many hundred mnes with one
before"
Now. Carter was strong, and he car
ried, moreover. high courage and
fierce energy, which even the steamy
atmosphere OF the West Coast could
certain regular pcriodlcity; but he was
one of those rare men who threw Oft
the attacks with speed. and suffered
little from their after effects. He was as
life, carrying a healthy hunger but
never oyereating, being neither a
drunkard nor teetotaller s, through fear
quinine. coffee, tobacco or drugs. AS
consequences. in that much-anathema,
tiled climate he preserved very level
health and energy, and owned a nor
nal mind where most men were either
hysteric:.l or morbid.
He had come ashore at MALTA -Nulla.
when he first landed on that ugly
beach from the M'poso with two Glad
stone bags. One OF these had been
looted by some light-ingered merchant
manned with him, and mad journeyed to
Mokki. Its notable tint OF yellow mad
long since vanished. In places 1t was
notified black with mildew, ana mo
rest of the surface was good nulatto
brown. The fastenings had burst, and
been replaced by rope. j.,
He looked at 1t with moments IN.
decision, II would make vastly ugly
knapsack-but-it represented one OF
his few remaining possessions IN me
world. GThe ESQ or, to De p rec .a- .ns
purse to the dregs.5 And as he could
not make up his mind to 2, desert the me
essential within It's leaky leather sides.
arranged rope beckets for his shoui-
ders, slung it on his back. tucked tho
Winchester aforesaid under his arm.
and set off down the narrow forest
road which ben Hossein had indicated,
without further word of farewei WIN
The heat of noon had Just faded but
the eightcen-inch wide road was rallied
in with dense high bush. and the a: AR
less and stagnant. Mnen the road
curved away from the sun and the hlsn
walls threw shadow, Carter waitsa
for a moment and painted, wnen the
sun termed rays of molten brass direct
" down on him from overhead, he hur-
ried; and so moved on at an average
gait of three miles to the hour, ~hich 10
good travelling for West Africa
II is curious how the brain works IN
these hours of discomfort and abnor-
mai stress. The one thing that occu,
pied Carriers mind was was ho rn.ne Il s had
been of ivory, massive Weil-ear eu, . a..
with a mouthpiece of more than nsua .
elaboration In fact IT was sne and ,,nI he
was a Judge He had purchased !.
from its native owner to copy for Mr.,
Balgarnie's market But tn ne mao tha E sra,
Propst took her away, and with inc ,e
impulse of the moment had giSen a ~ :.
her She took it at once, ana .h't tnfd
nhmss,,, time times he called himself an
ass for trying to keep IN hel 'l ne Ms,
oNeili to him-an engaged man.
The bush rustled back at MN
Laura is.we1 H.. what VI the yf tar b Brush
Lauras got ntobaply sk the Identical perso,
a : cnrtain reverend gentleman in Uppe
Wharfedale especially warned ,a,. sdi,
G aga,n1t ca harya 5 Sai p sas Won't
further North. Fancy Laura in : Wha :
fedale' Good God: in Whar he hn
Now he ga, came e. TO an u,ah about home, an
The the woors. and the grouse, and tn
rof He laughed noisily at his fancie:
and fiocK of red and gray parro,
came on to the tree tops tops a sI, th mr
we're we're plenty n Of Englishmen who live
out of England. He might ah NJ. ar.
fsM Hla' colonists who looked a upo
West Africa as d home, me. not a@ea a f Pro-,
hi bis face face with a long toretnger a, an
pioaded on Why not? he hs sew WI
to have the knacs of health. w.
should not he and Laura become o.. ,, ppT
ers in the Oil Rivers? t Tmey and apt r.,
Wen rise to the rule of cities ana w
ritories. ,4 MIN 10 enrt
again. Some one hailed him from y
rear. Garter, O Carter" ,,,., Nov,
the e s5 ms sp su Me11e f naa
aned and abusive. His cheek Don
we're whitened with lime. IN token ),
some ju-ju charm. h he ' oud balane,
ton It on the centre plot of his own ei'i