The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1909-08-27
CHAPTER V.
TIE ENGLISH INVADE,


L maid maids her ,, husband and his
bers of Rosworth. Newncs & Grape
win, red cocker, seventeen trunks
4 and carload of late novels, which
she had been too busy to read at home,
was the first of the bewidered lega-
tees to set foot upon the island of
Japat
She was very pretty, very smart and
delightfully."- arrogant after a manner
Of her own.
Mr.. Saunders was the polite but ex-
cessively middle class clerk who went
out to keep the legal strings untangled
for them. He was soon to discover
that his duties were even more COM
prehensive.
1t was he who saw to it that the
luggage was transferred to the lgelter
which came out to the steamer when
| she dropped anchor of the town of
/ Arafat; it was he who counted the
pieces and haggled with the boatmen;
/ it was he who carried off the hand
luggage when the native dock boys
refused to engage in the work. it was
he who unfortunately dropped suit
case upon the hallowed tail of the red
cocker, an accident which ever after
ward gave him tenacity of grip that
no man could understand.
If Lady Deppingham expected roy
al welcome from the inhabitants of
Japat she was soon to discover her
error. Not only was the pictured
scene Of WELCOME missing on the aft
ernoon of her arrival. but an ovprpow-
ering air of antipathy smote her in the
face as she stepped from the i 4hter.
conquest in her smile of Cancellation.
She glanced from right to left down
the lines of swarthy islanders and saw
nothing in their faces but surly. bitter
unfriendliness. They stood stolidly,
stonily at a distance, white robed lines
of resentment personifed.
Not a hand was lifted in assistance
to the bewildered visitors; not word.
not smile of encouragement escaped
the lips of the silent throng
SIS there no British agent here?' she
demanded imperatively, perhaps a lit
tie more shrilly than usual.
No one deigned to answer. Chances
of Indifference, even scorn, passed
among the silent lookers-on, but that
was all.
docs no one here understand the
English language?" she demanded u
don't mea1 you, Mr.. Saunders" she
added sharply as the little clerk set
the suit case down abruptly and
stepped forward, again fumbling his
much fumbled straw hat. This was
the moment when the red cookers
tail came to grief. The dog arose with
an astonished yelp and fed to his mis-
tress. He had never been so out
rageously set upon before in all his
pampered life. Selling the opportuni-
ty to vent her feelings upon one who
could understand. even as she poured
soothings upon the insuted Pong,
whom she claspod in her arms. Lady
Agnes transformed the unluciy Saun-
Gers into Il target for most ably di-
rectcd vollcy Of wrath.
Lord Deppingham, Il slow ana cum
bersome young man. stood by nervous
~ lingering his eyeglass. For the
first time he felt that the clerk was
better than COMPOUNDED dog after all
"Niy dear" he said. waving Saunders
into the background, 81 think it was
an accident. The dog had no business
going to sleep He paused and in
serted his monocle for the purpose of
looking up the precise spot where the
accident had occurred.
"Oh, rubbish exclaimed her lady
ship. u suppose you expect the poor
darling to apologize"
"All this has nothing to do with the
case. We're more interested in learn
ing where we are and where we are to
go. Permit me to have look about"
His wife stared after him in amaze
ment as he walked over to the canvas
awning in front of the low dock build
ing actually elbowing his way through
a group of natives. Presently he came
back, twisting his left mustache.
"The fellow in there says that the
English agent is employed in the bank.
It's straight up this street. By Jove.
He called it street. don't you know"
he exclaimed. disdainfully eying the
narrow. dusty passage ahead.
There's the British flag, my lord.
just ahead. See the building to the
right. sir?" said Mr.. Saunders, more
respectfully than ever and with real
gratitude ip his heart.
$50 it is. That's where he is. /
wonder why be isn't down here to
meet us?'