The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-20
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care particularly for England: their
one interest was keeping their part,
In Office; and as | was nuisance. had
tuatly broke, you must understand. Mr.
Carter, but they made things SO awk-
ward that had to send in my papers
game en1 with Rhodes. and curzon. and
Miiner. the dirty little ours. They hate
g man who tries to uphold Great
Britain's dignity or give her another
''But here now, thank the Lord,
personally nm unofficial, and I'm doing
exactly what l know to be best with
out fear or favor OF anybody
How far does your territory extend,
"As far as can mako It." said Mr.
fare you going to let 1t be developed
by tho white MANI
'Assuredly."
'-Thcn." said Carter. I'VE shant clash,
and I'm sure you will give me my pass
ports don't know whether tho place
I am making for Is In your territory or
the next kings, but I'm going there
tell you frankly. l haven't a bit of
ambition at present beyond making Il
pile, II ever find myself rich man
may take hand In the thankless
game you arc on at here. But that's
in the future. In the meanwhile II
the question is not indiscrcet. might
ono ask IL 1t was FrenchmnH you
'trho Frenchman,s down with fever,
i was exchanging shots with soldier
OF fortune, who is, believe. an old
acqualntance of yours. kwaka his
"Great Christopher. what small
place West Africa is Old Kallee sent
Kwaka down to borrow my head for
his collection. aud after the way bam
boozicd that man shouldn't have been
surprised II he'd been struck on. the
okky army list. j. Did you--er--iilnake
Winged only, think. He kept very
You were, both blazing away for
We'll, chuckled Mr.. Smith. TIN
afraid he hardly had q fair chance at
mo. You see. ia a boy with trade
gun lying. under 2 log dozen yards
foot to his trigger When | loosed Off
the Winchester / pulled the other gun
too. and Kwaka shot for the smoke
every time. and made very good prac-
tice of 1t. That log would be worth
mining for lead
when you take the place what shall
you do with the Frenehman?,,
"Just the same that he would do with
me-" said the old nan grimly. Now
suppose we change the subject The
bush telegraphs have been perslstently
talking about white woman who's
been upsetting the face Of Africa. espe-
clally about our factories Heard any
thing of herr"
I've heard. In fact, she's why I'm here.
She's Miss Kate o'Neill."
The old man dropped his eyesless to
the end OF us ribbon, fnHbled for II
i, iixed "Kate o'Neill, you say? shed
e be ab ",a !. twen'y-no' twenty three
TIN a bad Judge, but daresay she'd
Mr., Smith stralgh tened himself with
to England for five-and-twenty years.
e It likely! You said she was Eng
presumably she is English. She was
not the late Godfrey O'Neill's real reia-
tive She was adopted. so ! heard
marvelously able. But. OF course, you
have seen for yourself more OF her
Efforts 70 S, than III have AVE, !! sir"
made the same mistake that everybody
else made. from sade and old Image,
buck-up- and-get-it-done letters She Is
the Mr.. X. that you chstfed mo about
at Malla-Nulla for admirIng SO much as
my God" said swtzxle- Stick Smith.
ana sat back Imply against the wall
OF The hut. and then MY God!" he
Carter hesitated. an dthcn did you"
he yentured. know Miss Kats's own
people before the late Godfrey took her
over?"
Mr.. Smith, with an obviqns efrort.
pulled himself together i did. Ms,
Her father vent under, He he had st. prSet,
the pinch came he went under most
thoronEhly. Godfrey o'Meill; I 1920 ,h fel-
and so she got her chance. and, thank
heaven she's used It."
Carter looked at tho did man narrow
~. "And IL tho father alive now?"
But by this. time Mr. Smith was his
old cool. profane SELF again. How tho
devil should know! Do you think
keen track OF all the failures in
Africa? You secm very interested In
this young woman yourself May !
ask 4 you've any aspirations In that
dlrectlon?"
marry her. I can answer that best
by telling you that I'm engaged to
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