Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-10-31
CHAPTER II.
SOMETHING is DONE.

VAaN the mVTuluB OdVlu SlelQ0n de-
cided that be was worse. That
Cn~v, he was appreciably weaker there
|OVI VT was no doubt, and there were
er symptoms that were unfavorable.
ear For began his rounds looking for
nbe. He wanted trouble In full
= .lth the strained situation would
ZV h.Fe been serious enough; but as it
Is, himself growing helpless. somes
|rr,rr, No Ing had to be done. The blacks
Ire getting more sullen and defiant,
the appearance of the men the
vious night on his veranda-one of
FVlo"S'''ai gravest Of offences on Berande-
y ,,'''''"s omin0us. Sooner or later they
ooSerVef"uld get him, IL he did not get them
It, If he did not once again scar ON
''''''""dr dark souls the flaming mastery
|y '''''"athe white man.
FER lie returned to the house disappoint-
he CompanH No opportunity had presented it
Views 4. Of making an example of insolence
|y insubordination-s as had oc-
Observer red on every other day since the
kness smote Berande. The fact that
le had offended was in itself sus-
" ... ious. They were growing crafty.
FER NO. "as one - a, asanS' emoid tmI nuu ne et
''''''~kness overpowering him and leav-
'''''''"; him at their mercy. He saw vi
=, Inns Of the blacks taking charge of
Opser'H9 plantations loOting the store burn
the buildings and escaping to Ma
'''''''ta. Also one grewsome vision he
|y hight of his own head, sun dried and
FER NOoke cured. ornamenting the canoe
|ne Commilse Of cannibal village. Either
Observes Jessie would have to arrive or
would have to do something.
he belI had hardly rung, sending
Ilv laborers into the fields, when Shell
q had a visitor Forty men. armed
FER NO II spears bows and arrows and
iews..." clubs gathered outside the gate
Observe the compound, but only one enter
They knew the law of Berande,
......"r every native knew the law of every
|ly ..wlite mans compound in all the thou
FER NO nd mlles 2 tne lar nung sUlomonS tS "tS
:" '''"" eldon recognized as Seelee the chief
Id '''" Balesuna village. The savage did
''''"t mount the steps, but stood be-
;,''''"ath and talked to the white lord
OpSenaove.
seelee was more Intelligent than the
..''' oraoa ~ his Kind but his intelli-
|y ..."" nca oniv omnhs sized the loyness of
FER NOlat kind. His eyes, close together and
% comuuiall. advertised cruelty and crafti- !
:, IS. A gee string and a cartridge
obsorvp 1t were all the clothes he wore
As be talked, or listened. he made !
IMAGES like a monkey. He said yes
|y. ..,,''- -ts. - IT. 1,o,-o ,-i+L |
FER mol ildish arrogance strangely at vari- |
...."ice with the subservient position, he |
" ..."ecupied beneath the veranda He,
0bserslth bis many followers. was lord and
aster Of Balesuna village. But the
...~hite man. without followers. was
|y ....rd and master Of Berande-ay. and
1rp yol occasion. single handed. had made
1 mself lord and master Of Balesuna
-, :; -, - llage as well. Seelee did not like to
ODS'i member that episode. 1t had oc-
y ''''' Irred in the course of learning the
.'''''' iture Of white men and OF learning
abominate them. he had once been
y'''""Iil Iilty Of sheltering three runaways
TER Mom Berande.
...~Unfortunateiy. be was ignorant ot
" .....ee ways of white men. This particu-
Obsensr white man educated him by arriv-
at his grass house in the gray Of
.,..rtwn. In the first moment he had felt
v Unused. He was so perfectly safe in
TER 10 e MIDST or o. nls vlage. t But tne me next On,
.'''" pair OF handcurs on the white mans
y 80 buckles had landed on his mouth,
ODs0 hooking the cry of alarm back down
s throat Also the white mans other
.,'''"s st had caught him under the ear and
y II him without further interest in
l. Gee hat was happening. When be came
. kuN be found himself in the white mans
b;nshr haleboat on the way to Berande.
Then his tribe had returned the three
~ Inaways. be was given his freedom
nd finally. the terrible white man :
is q" ad fined him and Balesuna village ,
= N thousand cocoanuts. After that he
our ad sheltered no more runaway Ma :
S. iia men. Instead. be had gone into
reOt Ie business of catching them. 1t was I
fer Besides. be was paid one case ;
.....'f tobacco per head. But if be ever
ot q chance at that white man, If be I
....~Ter caught Nm sick or stood at his ]
ack when he Stumbled and fell on a
...-e uzh trail-ueI. there would be head !
hat would fetch a price in Mala-
EsA
cA- 1A-lINA vas lledseQ Win NudL see
Us se told him The seventh man Of the
|ndsi lst hatch e runaways had been {
ATS aurht and was even then at the gate. /
h q fe w<s fruuEht in. heavy featured
to q nd defa1t' his arms bound with Co ,
.. oanut zErnIt the dry blood still on
is body frum the struggle with his
...-- aptors.
~1fe s1rrce yDu good feIla. Seelee,- 5
..- iheld1n said. s. the chief gulped down 7
nn-l-l- --nller Of raw trade Gin.