The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-12-30

] Oh Ncrtu IISieuIIS 10 Il Nofd-
I knew it, she chtded Il was saying
that the condition Of the F'li5berty
Gibbet was disgraceful, ana that To-
morrow. when you've told the skipper
and not hurt his feelings / am going
to take my men out and give her an
overhauling. Wen scrub her bottom
too. Why, there's whiskers on her
copper four inches long. / saw it
when she rolled. Don't forget. I'm
going cruising on the FIibberty some
day. even if | have to run away with
her
While at their coffee on the veranda
Satan raised Il c0mmotion in the com
pound near the beach gate, and Shal
don finally rescued a mauIed and
frightened black and dragged him on
the porch for Interrogation.
The black drew a scrap of note
paper from under his belt and passed
it over. Sheldon scanned il hurriedly.
It's from Boucher" he explained,
the fellow who took Packard's place.
Packard was the one l told you about
who was killed by his boats crew. He
says that Port Adams crowd is out
fifty Of them. in big canOes-and camp
ing on his beach. They've killed half
a dozen OF his pigs already and seem
TO be looking for trouble. And he's
afraid they may connect with the If
teen runaways from Lunga."
I'm which case?" she queried
In which case Billy Pape will be
compelled to send Bouchers successor.
It's Pape's station, you know. / wish
| knew what to do. don't like toleave
you here alone"
Take me along, then"
He smiled and shook his head.
Then you'd better take my men
along" she advised. They're good
shots, and they're not afraid of any
thing-except Utami, and he's afraid
Of ghosts
The big bell was rung, and fifty black
| boys carried the whaleboat down to
the water The regular boats crew
manned her. and Matauare and three
other Tahitians. belted with cartridges
and armed with rifles, sat in the stern
sheets. where Sheldon stood at the
| steering oar.
My, / wish I could go with you"
| Joan said wistfully as the boat showed
| off
| I'm as good as man." she urged.
You really are needed here" he re-
| piled There's that Lunga crowd;
| they might reach the coast right here
and, with both Of us absent, rush the
| nj
! In the morning some time. It's only
| twelve miles"
| When Joan started to return to the
| house she was compelled to pass
| among the boat carriers, and one OF
| them stepped up TO her. In the dark
| ness she could not make him out
what nameT" she asked sharply
What name belong you?"
ME Aroa," he said.
| She remembered him as one Of the
| two sick boys she had nursed in the
| hospital. The other one had died.
Me take IN plenty fella medicine
| too much Aroa was saying.
well, and you all right now" she
| answered
"Me want IN tobacco, plenty fellt
| tobacco; me want m calico. me wan
IN porpoisS teeth: me want IN one
fella belt
] She looked at him humorouS'v, ex
| pecting to see smile. or at least 4 grin
| on his face. The rest Of the boys haG
| crowded up at his back in solid wall
| Some one Of them giggled, but the
remainder regarded her in morose anC
intent silence
'Well?" she asked What for you
Vant plenty tella things?"
Me take II medicine" Quoth Aroa
You pay me-
You go along quarters she said
starting TO turn on her heel to enter
the gate.
~ GU pay me-" said the boy.
"Aroa. you all the same one big fool
l no pay you. Now you co.
But the black was unmoved. She
| felt that he was regarding her almost
! insoiently as he repeated:
/ L take m medicine. You pay me-
4 You pay me now"
i Then it was that she lost her tenn
/ per and cuffed his ears 50 soundly rs
to drive him back among his fellows
But they did not break up. Another
boy stepped forward,
Me GOgoomy," he said "Bawc
brother belong NE"
/ Bawo, she remembered. was the
sick boy who had died.
Go on, she commanded
"Bawo take m medicine. Bawo TN
ISL. Bawo my brother. You pay me
Father belong NE one big fela chief
along Port Adams. You pay me-
Joan laughed.
"Gogoomy. you just the same as
Aroa, one big fool. My word, who
pay me for medicine?"
She dismissed the matter by passing
through the gate and closing it. But
Gogoomy pressed up against it and
said impudently:
Father belong he one big fetla
chief. You no bang IN head belong
me. My word. You fright too much
Me frightT' she demanded, while
anger tingled all through her.
TOO much fright bang m head be
long me-" Gogoomy said proudly.