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

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boys marshalled their gangs and led
them away to their work. Keep an
eye on him. Be careful when you are
riding alone on the plantation. The
loss of those Winchesters and all that
ammunition has hit him harder than
your cutting did. He is dead ripe for
mischief"
II wonder what has become Of Tu-
dor. It's two months since he disap-
peared into the bush. and not a word
Of him after he left Binu."
Joan Lakeland was sitting astride
her horse by the bank Of the Balesuna.
where the sweet corn had been plant
ed. and Sheldon was leaning against
her horses shoulder.
Yes, it is a long time for no news
to have trickled down." he answered.
watching her keeniy from under his
hat brim and wondering as to the
measure Of her anxiety for the ad-
venturous gold hunter. But Tudor
will come out all right. He did a thing
at the start that wouldn't have given
him or any other man credit for-per-
suaded Binu Charley to 60 along with
him. I'll wager no other Binu niger
has ever gone so far into the bush
unless to be kai kai'd."
Look! Lookv' Joan cried in a low
voice. pointing across the narrow
stream to a slack eddy. where a huge
crocodile drifted like a log awash..
ugh! The filthy beasts! hate them!
I hate them!'
And yet you go diving among
sharks" Sheldon chided. "Just the
same. l wish | could swim as well as
you. Maybe it would beget confidence
such as you have"
DO you know I think it would be
nice to be married to a man such as
you seem to be becoming" she remark
ed. with one Of her abrupt changes that
always astounded him. II should think
you could be trained into very good
husband-you know, not one Of the
domineer1ng kind. but one who con-
sidered his wife was just as much
an individual al himself and just AZ
much free agent Really. you know.
think you are improving"
She laughed and rode away, leav-
ing him greatly cast down. II he had
thought there had been one bit Of coy
ness in her words, one feminine flutter.
one womanly attempt at deliberate lure
and encouragement he would have
been elated. But he knew absolutely
that it was the boy and not the woman
who had so daringly spoken.
Joan rode through twenty acres of
uncleared cane. The grass was waist
high and higher. and as she rode
along she remembered that Gogoomy
was one Of gang Of boys that had
been detailed to the grass cutting. A
little farther on she heard voices and
refined in and listened. It was Co.
goomy talking.
Dog he stop IN along house, night
time he walk about" Gogoomy was
saying. You fella boy catch IN one
fella pig, put IN kai-kai, belong him
dog along one big fella fish hook.
S'pose dog he walk about catch IN kali
kai. you fella boy catch m dog alice
same one shark. Dog he finish close
up. Big fella marster sleep along big
fella house. White Mary sleep along
house. One fella Adamu
he stop along outside pickaninny house.
You fella boy finish IN dog, finish IN
Adamu. finish m big fella marster,
finish m white Mary. finish m alto.
gether. Plenty musket he stop. plenty
powder. plenty tomahawk, plenty knife
fee. Sun he come up we long way
too much
me catch IN pig sun he 60 down"
spoke up one whose thin falsetto voice
Joan recognized a. belonging to Cosse,
one Of Gogoomy's tribesmen.
me catch m dog" said another.
"And me catch m white fella Mary"
Gogoomy cried riumphantly. me
catch IN Kwaque he die along him
quick"
This much Joan heard of the plan to
murder, and then her rising wrath
proved too much for her discretion.
She spurred her horse into the grass.
crying:
what name you fella boy, eh1 What
nameT'
They arose, scramblins and scatter
ing. and to her surprise she saw there
were a dozen Of them. Az she looked
in their glowering faces and noted the
heavy. two-foot hacking cane knives
In their hands, she became suddenly
aware Of the rashness Of her act. If
only she had her revolver or a ride, all
would have been well. But she had
carelessly ventured out unarmed.
ITO much talk along you fella boy"
she said severely. TOO much talk.
too little work. savvee?'
Gogoomy made no reply. but, ap-
parently shifting weight. he slid one
foot forward. The other boys, spread
fanwise about her, were also sliding
forward. the cruel cane knives In their
hands advertising their intention.
You cut IN grass!' she commanded
imperatively. ..-