Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-06-03

1t was the Sandfy, Capt. Toombs.
that brought the news to Sydney and
intercepted her majesty's third class
cruiser Stingaree, as she lay in
Man-of-War Cove. with her boats
Eoisted in and a deck-load OF coal as
tiSh as her bulwarks, on the eve of a
~ae the same old story-another
white man sent to his last account in
the unacceptable Solomons, where IL
the climate does not kill you the
oiacH man soon will: Thomas
Hysslop Biggar, commonly known as
Capt Tom aged 46; British subject;
occupation, trader in coprah; place
OF residence, Sunflower bay, island OF
Grsdalcanar; murdered by the natives
In september. 1888, between the
seventh and the twenty-fourth,. and
his station looted and burned" There
wat trouble in store for Sunfower
hsy; they had killed Collins in 1884.
ard Casseroles, the Frenchman, in
l"Si. and had drawn upon themselves
"a luminous attention by firing into
tie Meg Merrlies in the course of
tie same year Murder was becoming
too frequent in Sunhower bay, and
Capt Easement. while policing those
s"e!tering seas. was asked to con
d"ct an inquiry into the alleged muir
der CT T. III. Biggar, and take what
punitive measures he judged to be
necessary"
After roundabout cruise through
the pleasant groups of Fiji. Tongata.
hnO
him save official dinners, tennis par
ties. AID an occasional dance ashore.
Capt. easement headed his ship for
the wild western islands and pricked
out course for Sunf1ower bay.
There was no visible beach, for the
Hargrov IS 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
sisn OF habitation. Capt. Easement
surveyed the place with his keen. prac-
tced eyes and the longer he looked
the less he liked IT, The desolation
Jared upon his nerves and his heart
fell little as the bow-hole hurst
hoRrsely under the ships quarter. and
the everlasting breakers on the outer
reef froned their note OF menace and
alarm.
Goodness gracious" he said I'm his
abrupt. impatient fashion. as he stood
beside Facey on the bridge and super.
intended the laying Of the kedge ~
don't half Ike the look Of IT, Mr.
Facey it's a damned nasty-looking
place"
Am ! to 60. slr?" asked the lieu.en.
ant.
Yea sad Easement. You must
take Picktnorn and Is men I'm the first
cutter Send Burder in tho second
with - more, to cover your landing
And toI Gods sake Facey. keen COO.
and neither get fustered nor over.
friendly Cont shoot unless you have
TO; and always remember they are the
most t'eachorous savages I'm tho
world. BE gentle and firm, and Il,
every 1ing with as little fuss ard as
great show Of coDs5szee as you
can"
An right. sir" csid Facey.
iah an NoW later, Facey with %
weiEarmed uen, had vanished into
the mangrJ~ Is
Hour aftei hour passed and brought
never sound from the melancholy
woods.
inst as things we're looking des.
peiste and all began to fear the
very worst, a sudden shout reused the
ship. and the shore party. noisy and
Triumphant, were seen strea ming
down to the beach. A few moments
later the two boats pulled slowly of
10 the ship. Fscey's company the
richer by black man, whose costume
consisted Of little more than the ropes
NJ vas ho'pG With. A laundering