The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-11-15
A Romance of
The South Seas
BY
JACK LONDON
Copyright. 1910. by Street g Smith
Copyright. 1911. by the Macmillan Compan

fella too much give you fella one
case tobacco my word. one case to-
bacco. Then. you good fella along
me. give You three fathom calico,
one fella knife big fella too much"
/ The tobacco and trade goods were
brought from the store room by two
house boys and turned over to the
chief OF Balesuna village. who accept.
ed the additional reward with a non
committal grunt and went away down
the path 70 his canoes. Under Shell
don's directions. the house boys hand
cuffed the prisoner. by hands and feet.
around one of the pile supports of the
house. At eleven O'Clock. when the
laborers came in from the field. Shell
don had them assembled in the com
pound before the veranda Every able
man was there. including those who
were helping about the hospital. Even
the women and the several pickanin-
MES of the plantation were lined up
with the rest. two deep-a horde of
naked savageS Il trile under two hun
/ dred strong Some wore penknive
clasped on their kinky locks for
safety. On the chest Of one u china
doorknob was suspended. on the chest
of another the brass wheel Of an alarm
clock
Facing them. clinging to the railing
Of the yeranda for support. stood the
sick white man. Any one of them
could have knocked him over with
the blow OF II little finger. Despite his
firearms. the gang could have rushed
him and delivered that blow. when his
head and the plantation would have
been theirs Hatred and murder and
lust for revenge they possessed to
lacked. the thing that he possessed
the flame of mastery that would not
quench. that burned tiercely as ever
in the disease wasted body.
''Narada Billy Sheldon called
sharply.
Two men SUNK unwillingly forward
and waited
Sheldon gave the keys of the hand
cuffs to house boy. who went under
the house and lOosed the prisoner.
You fella Narada. you fella Billy,
oSke um this felIa boy along tree and
make fast. hands high up" was Shell
don's command
While this was being done one of
the house boys fetched heavy han
died, heavy dashed whip. Sheldon be.
gan Il speech.
This fella Arunga, me cross along
him too much. no steal this fella
Arunga | no CANNON. say. All
right. you come along me Berande.
work three fella year. He say. All
right, me come along you work three
fella year He come. He catch plenty
good fella kai kai food plenty good
fella money. What name he run
away? Me too much cross along him.
| knock what name outa him fella.
pay Seelee biz fella master along
Balesuna. one case tobacco catch that
fella Arunga. All right Arunga pay
that fella case tobacco. Six pounds
that fela Arunga pay. ALE same one
year more that fella Arunga work
Berande All right Now he catch ten
fella whip three times. You fella Billy
catch whip. give that fella Arunga ten
fella three times All fela boys look
see. ali fella Marys iwomen look see:
bime bye. they like run away they
think strong fella too much. no run
away. Billy. strong fella too much
ten fella three times"
The house boy extended the whip
to him. but Billy did not take it. Shell
don waited quietly. The eyes OF all
the cannibals were fixed upon him in
doubt and fear and eagerness. II
was the moment Of test. whereby the
lone white man was to live or be lost
Ten fella three times. Billy" Shell
don said encouragingly. though there
was a certain metallic rasp In hi
voice.
Billy scowled. looked up and looked
down. but did not move.
BILLY"
ihot The savage startled physically
Grins overspread the grotesque feat
ures OF the audience. and there was a
sound Of tirtering
'S'pose you like too much lash that
fella Arunga. You take him fella Tul-
agt" Billy said "One fella govern.
ment agent make plenty lash. That
um fella law. Me savvee um fella
law"
II was the law. and sheldon knew
I. But he wanted TO live this dav
and the next day and not to die wait
ing for the law to operate the next
week or the week after
ITO much talk along you'll" be cried
angrily. what name. ehY What
nameT
Me savvee law. IN. savage sepeat-
ed sinhh1rnly.
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