Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-11-21

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that the boxes yielded nothing excited
Sheldon's suspicious, and he gave or
ders to dig up the earthen floor.
Wrapped in mating, well oiled, free
from rust and brand new. two Win
chesters were first unearthed. Shell
don did not recognize them. They had
not come from Berande; neither had
the forty TASKS OF powder found under
the corner post Of the house: and.
while he could not be sure. he could
remember no loss Of eight boxes Of
detonators. The absence Of any car
tridges made Sheldon persist in the
digging up Of the floor, and fifty
pound -four tin was his reward. With
glowering eyes Gogoomy looked on
while Sheldon took from the tin a
hundred rounds each for the two Win
chesters and fully as many rounds
more Of nondescript cartridges Of all
sorts and makes and calibres.
The contraband and stolen property
was piled in assorted heaps on the
back veranda Of the bungalow. A
few PAGES from the bottom Of the
steps were grouped the forty odd cul-
prits, while behind them, in solid array.
the several hundred blacks Of the plan
tation. At the head Of the steps Joan
and Sheldon were seated.
Look at it." Sheldon said to Joan.
"We've been sleeping over a volcano.
They ought to be whipped
mo whip me-" Gogoomy cried out
from below. Father belong me big
fella chief. Me whip, too much
trouble along you, close up, my word"
"What name you fella Gogoomy!'
Sheldon shouted. Il knock seven bells
out Of you. Here, you Kwaque. put
IN irons along that fella Gogoomy."
Kwaque, a strapping gang boss,
plucked Gogoomy from out Of his FOL-
lowing. and helped by the other gang
bosses twisted his arms behind him
and snapped on the heavy handouts.
me finish along you, close up. you
die altogether" Gogoomy, with wrath
distorted face. threatened the boss
boy.
please, no whipping" Joan said in
q low voice. III whipping II neces-
sary, send them to Tulagi and let the
government do 1t. Give them their
choice between a 1ne or IN Official
whipping"
Sheldon nodded and stood up, facing
the blacks.
"Manonmie!'' he called.
Malonmie stood forth and waited.
You fella boy bad fella too much"
Sheldon charged. You steal m
plenty. Me cross along you too much.
S'pose, you like m, me take m one
fella pound along you in big book.
s'pose you no like IN me take IN one
fella pound, then me send you fella
along Tulagi catch IN one strong fella
government whipping. Plenty New
Georgia boys. plenty ISABEL boys stop
along jail along Tulagi. Them fella
no like Malaita boys little bit. My
word, they give IN you strong fella
whipping. What you say?'
You take m one fella pound along
me-" was the answer.
And Manonmie. patiently relieved,
stepped back. while Sheldon entered
the fine in the plantation labor jour-
nal.
Boy after boy. he called the Of
tenders out and gave them their choice.
and boy by boy each one elected to
pay the fine imposed.
0ogoomy and his i've tribesmen were
fined three pounds each. and at Co.
goomy's cultural command they re-
fused to pay. n.
"S'pose you 60 along Tulagi." Shell.
don warned him: you catch IN strong
fella whipping and you stop along
jail three fella year. Savveer'
Gogoomy wavered.
You take m three fella pound along
me-" Gogoomy muttered. at the same
time scowling his hatred at Sheldon
md transferring half the scoWi q