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

gent eman's dimdence with women. and
ne sad little enough 90 either Laura or
Kate the krooboy was mis- caste inferior,
anu ne spoke % him only 10 give curt
oruer-a. 4nd A. was TO Carter alone that he
was communicative.
His native tongue was Iiausa- OF course
but he had been a trader AN mis- life ana
Liat in ~ est Africa entails a knowledge
or languages Garter knew little enough
OF hausa, but ne was handy with Okky
ana SOUND on krOO, and SO when one
vocabulary failed him he passed on 20
announcer. and was generally Understood
1huS by very rapid degrees an intimacy
grew between them. 70 as far an extent
as the color barrier would permit
hhH@y TAXED on weapons and they
t1ucI on war they talked OF sport as
each Of them understood II. they talked
on horSe-oreeding as u was practiscd In
Naho and SokotO, and also OF horse
breed inS as II was carried on in the era
ven district and the Yorkshire dales
Car ter tried without any success what
5Ver 20 make HOssein understand the ri-
nOr OF the battle OF the roses as il was
"aged between his father and mother
a the Yorkshire Vicarage; the Hausa in
MS talrn gave the light side OF "A slave
hun1 nS raid. and made Carriers flesh
They had abundant interests In com
mon. too in the romance OF commerce,
and discussed regretfully the decay OF
Ivory and the sensational rise OF rubber
Sarter as the paid servant OF ONciil and
raven tried TO hear Of rubber lands
winch could be bought and resold 10 an
English company but Ali ben Hosseiu
was emphatic in his refusal 10 helD a
S ~.ste immigration onto the acres Of his
Let rs talk as traders. oh Eoond, No
not ask me TO be the traitor VINO Will
MAKE smooth the path FOR tho invader.
ana lor the present I bid you TO con-
SS.T , tnls shortage in the supply OF pink
koia nuts. Now. the white kola nuts
which have not that dryness which is de-
5 5lah q cd BY the pa1ates OF the Western
So0dAn. we can get from Lagos and the
cast factories in larger quantities than
ever. But the growers declare he cron
Ena unf fr-slfr
thus year. and therein I say they bss =
go SO on With matter which had too
terest- al
Row. the leopard had cIawed All ben
1loSs'-ln thish GENEROUSLY and the sub
SeQuent neglect OF the wound had been
ttLOln -nsAb!e, but the man had been "A
clean liver and his toughness was great
IN ten days he could hobble. and in a
iorInASht announced his departure
i an merchant without merchandise
fli1en o.. and must needs be back aoout
my Affairs II ] do not gather them into
~ hAnos again another VIII"
10 stand you tick 70 the extent OF
30zen loads Of gods n had 'em" said
Sarter cordially but as you've seen for
yourself the factOry's cleaned out And
d Tar Knows when the next steamer will
May your tribe increase. E.renst 7
nave ha ID too much at your hands airea.
uS, Blt though no money may pass over
Wnat you have done. yet I ask Won 10 ar-
CePt "A gift. that Is a mere token
~ was a piece OF gray stone which
49, ~ WIN rlcn Drown CRYSTALS D.
was SNAPPED Ike a squat duck some inch
anu a haIf long. and All ben Hosseir
wore II alongside the little leather parcel
which held verse Of the Koran ana
hung by a thong from his neck
- Hffendi you are young ana that
WI Drine you pleasure more than could
De bought with ten quilts OF gold Wear
that and your grief viii fade
.tcoi said Carter. I've no eriefs %
Al Dcn Hossein waved aside the state
the Iiausa swordsman Tor whose narrow
STD central African armorers make
swor1 hi!ts that no grown Engiishman
Ihe leg Neither my eyes nor NV Ga %
Were touched by the leopard. and si1cs
p, 'ay mere have both seen and bea,1i
HeIe IS woman whom have v,afcbeS
- - sLi WIN Drown hair that has in
nov OF copper. She faunts you
~ IS ~ thr way OF women with those
they love: but she is the one Won desir.
ah1 presently fhaving this charm, vo,,
-, ~"Ne IeI 10 wife. Indeed. she viii
and of freS III In mousse without purchase
..,. You mistake" said Carter with q sigh,
trtct - iie nlack haired one THAI ] am con
Zen len Hossein smiled. He was not TO he
mer, rom his idea by a small ars7I-
the lesser wife but know who Vii igr As as
your haTem. Enendi" -O VI" 'uie
lou poIygaInous old scoundrelr T hoo,
your pardon. ben Hossein b,,f 90, "tE
- wrong track. and so please lct ,,s
duck 81 I Ina,,s SUBJECT This charm this
Does Il come from Hausaland >" 'oie'
/ 40 Enendi- 1t Is found naa~o~ ..
mere than the Hausa coJntrl "s sSS TO
@es sr-a, island Of red twisted stone fbaf
ztors " ISL UP out Of the bush. ana tbis
anon est it. There is no vai"e g III H s
shape. shape S Wb; a stone but only value in its
gee. tnendL HAIR the twists rs as you
r,,n ,ii'~uG or mat stone and the river ma
- "9 diOh6 ITS base at times eats me-
i no ~ FAR is il from here"
,.-,rr seiVe-no. thirteen marches Tooly
draw "ilSad ms sand upon the loor and