The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-06

like other white men. tdrinker Of much whisky. a
who never struck boy undeserved. Bunster had the
advantage. He knew all about Mauki. and gloated
over the coming possession Of hi The last cook
was suffering from a broken arm and a disocated
shoulder Buaster made Mauki cook and general
house boy
and white men. On the very day the schooner de-
parted he was ordered to buy chicken from samsee
the native Tongan missionary. But Samisee had
sailed across the lagoon and wouc not be back for
three days Mauki returned with the information. He
twelve feet above the sand and entered the living
to report. The trader demanded the chicken.
absence But Bunster did not care for explanations.
He struck out with his fist. The blow caught Maukf
the mouth ard lifted him into the air. Clear
through the doorway he few. across the narrow
veranGa, breaking the top railing. and down to the
ground His lips were confused. shapeless mass.
and his mouth was full Of blood and broken teeth.
'That'll teach you that back talk don't 60 with me-
the trader shouted purple with peerng down at
him over the broken railing
Maukf had never met a white man like this, and
he resolved to walk small He saw the boat boys
knocked about and OF them put in irons for three
days with nothing eat. for the crime of breaking
rowlock while pulling Then too. he heard the gossip
Of the village and learned why Bunster had taken
and second wives lay in the graveyard under the
white coral sand with slabs Of coral rock at heads
and feet. They had died, 1t said from beatings
he had given them The third wife was certainly i'll
used. as Mauki could see for himself.
But there seemed no way by which to avoid offend
Ing the white man, who seemed offended with life.
When Mauki kept silent he was struck and called
sullen brute. When he spoke he was struck for
giving back talk. When he grave Bunster
cused him Of plotting and gave him thrashing in
advance; and when he strove to be cheerful and to
smile, he was charged with sneern: at his lord ana
raster and given taste of stick Runster was
Geyii. The village would have done for him, had 1t
rot remembered the lesson OF the three schooners 1t
might have done for him anyway, II there had been
a bush to which to fee As 1t the murder of
the white man. of airy white man. would bring man-
of-wnr that would Kill the offenders and chop down
the precious cocoanu trees. Then there the boat
boys, with mi-ds fully made up to drown him by acct
dent at the first opportunity to carsz" the cutter.
Only BuEste- to 1t that the 'oat did not capsze
IauEi was Of different breed. and escape being
impossible while Eunster lived. he resolved to
get the white man. The trouble was that he could
never find chance. Bunster was always on guard.
Day ard night his revolvers were ready to hand He
permitted nobody to pass behind his back. Maukf
learned after having been knocked down several times
Runser knew that he had more to fear from the good
Eatured. even sweetfaced. Malata boy than from the
cctire population OF Lord Howe; and 1t gave zest to
the programme CT torment he carrying out. And
Mauki walked small, accepted his punishments. and
waited.
All other white had respected his tdnrbos. but
not Bunster. Mauki's weekly allowance of tobacco
was two sticks. Bunster passed them to his woman