El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-15

chOcOlated tablets called SafSatoDS'
sight unnerved him as the row just
over could not possibly have done. he
glanced down at her helplessly, and
moistened his lips.
'I want sto thank you" he began.
There isn't a doubt but what you
saved my life, and 1 must say
She abruptly removed her hands,
showing a wrathful and tear stained
face
you brute. You cowardr' she cried.
you have made me shoot a man, and
I never shot a man in my life before"
Its only a flesh wound, and he
isn't going to die" Sheldon managed
to inteFpolate.
What Of that? I shot him just the
same. There was no need for you to
jump down there that way. It.was
brutal and cowardly."
"Oh, now I say he began sOoth-
ngly.
GO away. Don't you see hate
you! hate you! Oh, won't you 60
away
Sheldon was white with anger.
Then why in the name Of common
sense did you shoot?'' he demanded
"Be-be-cause you were white
man. she sobbed. "And dad would
never have left any white man in the
lurch. But it was your fault. You
! had no right to get yourself in such
position. Besides, it wasn't neces-
sary."
q am afraid I don't understand"
he said. shortly, turning away. I'VE
will talk it over later on"
81 suppose I've been unforgivably
foolish" was her greeting when he re-
turned several hours later from a
round Of the plantation. i've been to
the hospital and the man is getting
along all right. 1t is not a serious
hurt"
/ Sheldon felt unaccountably pleased
and happy at the changed aspect Of her
mood.
you see. you don't understand the
situation" he began. In the first
place. the blacks have to be ruled
/ sternly. Kindness is all very well. but
you can't rule them by kindness only.
1 accept all that you say about the
1 Hawaiians and Tahitians. You say
that they can be handled that way. and
I believe you. l have had no expert
ence with them. But you have had no
experience with the blacks. and l ask
you to believe me. They are different
from your natives. You are used to
J PoIyueSians. These boys are Melane-
SLAMS. They're blacks. They're niggers
/ look at their kinky hair. And they're
whole lot lower than the African
niggers. Really, you know, there is a
vast difference.
'They possess no gratitude, no SYM
pathy. no kindness. If you are kind
to them they think you are a fool. II
you are gentle with them they think
you are afraid. And when they think
you are afraid. watch out, for they will
get you. Just to show you, let me state
the one invariable process in a black
mans brain when on his native heath
he encounters stranger. His first
thought is one of fear. VIII the stran-
ger kill him? His next thought, seeing
that he is not killed is. Can ne kill the
stranger? There was Packard. a colo
NAL trader. some twelve miles down
the coast. He boosted that ne ruled by
kindness and never struck a blow. The
result was that be did not rule at all.
He used to come down in his whale
boat to visit Hughie and me. When his
boats crew decided to go home he had
to cut his visit short to accompany
them. l remember one Sunday after
noon when Packard had accepted our
invitation to stop to dinner. The soup
was Just served when Hughie saw a
Niger peering in through the door He
went out to him, for it was a violation
Of Berande custom. Any niger has to
send in word by the house boys and to
keep outside the compound. This man.
who was one of Packard's boats crew,
was on the veranda. And he knew bet
ter, too. What nameY said Hughie.
You tell m white man close up we
fella boats crew 90 along. He no
come now, We fella boy no wait. We
60
And just then Hughie fetched him
a clOut that knocked him clean down
the stairs and off the veranda"
(To Be Continued)