The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06

beneath him. lie waved away Alr.
Smiths further speech. con. Smith. Doe
said Il tit for -palaver. one
time" and loOsencd the tuck OF his ann
Pile waist-cloth TO give space for the cy-
pected cargo. mo damn Use more talk
palaver now"
Outside In the sunlight the TTauso soi-
dicrs had taken the cue from their mas
ter and dissolved away unobtrusiNcly.
the carriers were dismissed to the Nroo-
boys quarters under the charge of White
Man s-Trouble, who now that the dis
tHrbance was over. hustled up with many
protestouons OF sorrow for his unavoid-
able absence. aud Carter was lcft for
further attendance on his distressed dam
s.l.
For the first time he found himself able
To regard her critically. and De was
somehow rather disturbed to ind before
linn girl who was undoniably beautiful
When he had rushed blndly IN TO the
rescue. he had taken 10 FOR granted that
the person hc saw so vaguely through
that red mist was an English or an Amer
lean missionary woman ia distress. and
Go himself excused his mad lust FOR
battle 10y picturing himself as the chant
pion OF the Christian martyr beset Is
pagans.
The white missionry women OF thai
strip or the Coast occasionally Quartored
themselves at MALTA Nulla factory on
their journeyings in spite OF the very
nisgardly civility OF Mt. smith. and car
ter had been much impressed ia tho way
bcnehcent Nature had safeguarded them
10y homely features and unattractive micn
from azAack by tho other sex lie should
haV" taken OF bus hat 10 one Of these
and said.
Most happy 10 have been Of service
90 YOU. madam. Won't you como into
the factory and have a cup or tea7'
fur frfe l fv
muslins sent speech further and further
away from him tine more that he looked
at her For the first time since land
lns IA Africa six months before ne was
ashamed or mildcw stained pyJaulAs FOR
afternoon wear. and Disguised With the
yellow smears OF palm oil which bcdaubed
them lie was hatcfuiiy aware too that
he had let his razors rust in thu. moist
Coast climate. and White Man s-Troubie's
fortnighuY efforts with the clippers had
merely LETT his chin and head covered
with An obscene red brist-e.
L would be ridiculous" thc
girl was murInuriug. merely to say
thank YOU FOR what you did Mr. Carte
You see ] know 5Our name. News about
new corners soon spreads amongst the
other factories on tho Coast here. o.
you only knew how dread that fearful
King. you would understand my graft
tude. Yol see this isn't the nrst time
he's tried 90 carry me on.
wish you'd mentioned 81 earlier
Carter blurtcd OUT. ami Ia have spite
Als dirty sSuu. trade or no trade
She shook her head. 80 that wcuIdn q
have done. There TIE i4w 80 be thought
oi even here. Besides he's A King. and
could l--t loose. so they say. twenty thou
sand nghUns men asainst tAe Coast fac
tories AID wipe them out ~ only
could get away 10 some place he couldn't
reach' She shivered IF stay on here
at mv fathers factory. I'm bound 20 be
caught and taken 20 Okky City"
Carriers brown eyes opened in sheer
SURPRISE You speak of your fathers
factory 10 Won mean To- say that you
live here ou the Coast
"At thc smooth River factory
What SHADES place.
'Yes. TIA Laura siade. Couldn't you
eue-~1"
How could 10" Carter bllrtcd out AZ.
SmIh told le that SHADES girl ANA
there Doc stopped. and could have bitten of
his tongue Tor having sad to much.
She finished Ais sentence quietly. and,
as ID appeared without rc-entincnt "Alr.
Smith. 3 suppose. described mc as
uig-.T'
Garter made no reply Ills brown eyes
hung upon her pretty face intentiy-
Mr.. Smith. 81 course. knew my father.
and mv mother. too. for that matter. ne-
fls. ] Vas born. NJ mother was quai-
room. and that makes inc. sou see, one
eighth African
.You iii NOT ARRANGE your pedigree
nnr moro than did mime. if yoa hadn
told me. 4 s.oulI newer have guessed
500. weren't ID fuu-blooi,d Euroge"r. And
after 900. what does it natter
"I.ere speaks tae man who has only
h.ru out on tnc Coast Sis months.
"Siv months or siN years said Carter
Sr.utlr. "ulli.-s Il difference 500 far us