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

the whole debt that Is owing to white
skin.
The headman in the stern-shects sculled
now and again with his oar TO keep the
boat head on the roll, and between whies
Chartered nervously. The Krooboy pad
dlers on the gunwales rested on their
paddles and scratched themselves. Roller
after roller went by, finging the boat
up towards heaven, such.ng her back
again to the sea grass below, with q
rocking motion that was horrible be-
yond belief. Carter felt the color ebb
from his cheeks; he wondered with a
grisiy humor IL his head was paling
also.
But mt last the headman delivered him
self OF n Shrek. and galvaaic activity
seized the paddlers. They stabbed the
water with their trident-shaped blades,
and stabbed and stabbed again. The
surf-boat was poised on the crest of a
great mound of water. and they were
straining every sinew to keep her there.
But the water motion travelled more
swiftly than the clumsy boat. She slid
down the slope, still padding franu-
caily. and the following wave lifted her
rudely by the tail. She reared diZzily
almost to the vertical. the headman at
the apex of the whole structure keep
ing his perch with an apes dexterity.
She just missed being upset that time,
and part OF the water which she had
shipped was flung over the gunwaies as
she righ;ed But she noated there half
swamped: labor with what frenzy they
choose, the iron-musclcd Krooboys could
not keep her under command; and the
next roller sent the whole company of
them flying.
There is one piece OF advice constantly
dinned into hite mans ear on the
West Coast .'Tf in surf-boat you see
the boat boys jump overheard, jump your
self also If you do not wish to have the
boat on top of you" Profoundly sound
advice it Is But 1t has the dsadvan-
tase OF presupposing capability for ODE
dience. and if Gas frequently happens) the
passenger Is dizzy and weak from sudden
seaslckness, then the leap may be neither
prompt nor wel-aimed.
As to where Carriers fault occurred 7
have no certain information The head
man shricked an order in his own bar
barous tongue: the boat boys took 10
water on either side like so many black
frogs; the boat split fiinging far two
yellow gladstone bags and one limp pas
senger in soiied white ducks; and. look
now one would into that boiling hell OF
broken water. no red head appeared
On the glarng beach Swizzle-Stick
Smith broke off from his overseeing for
moment. and limped down into the
smoke of the surf. He had chiquot in
his hand. which is whip made OF the
most singing part of the hippopotamus,
and with it he slashed venomously at
e cry black form that scrambled out of
the brine.
He screamed at them In their own
tongue. Get back, you black swine!
Get back, and fetch out my clerk. If
you drown my clerk, will drown YOU.
too. My last clerk died a year ago, and
they have got me no other out here
since. l won't lose this one. Back, you
bushmen!''
The chiquot had many terrors to the
krooboys, the water few 1t was as
much out of forgetfulness as anything
else that they had not brought their pas
senger to shore with them. Besides how
were they to know that he could not
swim as well as themselves Chat is,
about as well as seal can SWIM? But
hey We're not above striking a bargain
or their services. A black head, served
Upon a white pother of creamy surf, gave
onSue.
ooh, Smith. You give cash, suppose we
It for catch im?"
You lib for beach with my clerk ana
dash you one whole box of gin. Hurry
I'D now, you thieves, or q shark will chOn