The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-01

It was the Sandhy, Capt. Toombs,
that brought the news to Sydney and
intercepted her maiesty's third-class
cruiser stingaree. as she lay in
Man-of-War Cove, with her boats
hoisted in and a deck-load Of coal as
high as her bulwarks, on the eve Of a
long trip into the western Pacific. It
was the same old story--another
white man sent to his last account in
the inhospitable Solomons. where II
the climate does not kill you the
black man sooa will. Thomas
Hysslop Blggar commonly known as
Capt. Tom. aged as; British subject;
occupation. trader in coprah; place
Of residence, Sunlower bay, island Of
Guadalcanar. murdered by the natives
in September, 1888. between the
seventh and the twenty-fourth, and
his station looted and burned" There
was trouble in store for Sunaower
bay. they had killed Collins in 1884
and Casseroles. the Frenchman, in
1887, and had drawn upon themselves
an ominous attention by firing into
the Meg Merrilies in the course Of
the same year Murder was becoming
too frequent in Sunhower bay, and
Capt Easement, while policing those
sweltering seas, was asked to con.
duct an inquiry into the alleged mur.
der of T. H. Biggar. and take what
punitive measures he judged to be
necessary"
After a roundabout cruise through
the pleasant groups of Fiji. Tongata.
boo and Samoa, with little to occupy
him save official dinners, tennis par
ties. and an occasional dance ashore,
Capt Easement headed his ship for
the wild western islands and pricked
out course for Sunfower bay.
There was no visible beach, for the
mangroYes ran to the waters edge.
save where Il had been partially
cleared away by the man whose muir
der they had come to avenge; nor
did the closest scrutiny with the glass
betray any telltale smoke or the least
sign Of habitation. Capt Easement
surveyed the place with his keen, prac-
tlced eyes, and the longer he looked
the less he liked It, The desolation
Jared upon his nerves. and his heart
fell a little as the blow-hole burst
hoarsely under the ships quarter and
the everlasting breakers on the outer
reef droned their note Of menace and
alarm
Goodness graciousi" he said, in his
abrupt, impatient fashion. as he stood
beside Facey on the bridge and super
Intended the laying Of the kedge. q
don't half like the look Of it. Mr.
Facey; it's a damned nasty-lookine
place"
"Am to go. slr?" asked the lieuten
ant.
yes said Easement You mus
take Pickthorn and rs men in the frs
cutter. Send Burder in the second
with 20 more, TO cover your landing
And for Gods sake, Facey, keep cool
and neither get fustered nor over
friendly Don't shoot unless you hav'
to: and always remember they are tn
most treacherous savages in tn
world. Be gentle and frm. and d.
everything with as little fuss and a
great show Of confidence as 20
can"
"All right, sir" said Facey.
Half an hour later Facey, with 2
well-armed men, had vanished int
the mangroves.
Hour after hour passed and brough
never a sound from the melanehol
woods.
Just as things were looking de-
perate and all began to fear th
very worst. a sudden shout reused tn
ship, and the shore party, noisy an
triumphant. we're seen streamin
down to the beach. A few moment
later the two boats pulled slowly 0
to the ship, Facey's company Ii
richer BY black man. whose costum
consisted OF little more than the rop'
ho was bound with. A thunderiI