The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-03-15

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 thing
at the start that wouldn't have given
him or any other man credit for-per
suaded Binu Charley to go along with
him. IN wager no other Rinu Niger
has ever gone 80; far into the bush
unless to be kat kard"
"Look! LOokw 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 tilthy beastsl I hate theml
I hate them~
"And yet yon 60 diving among
sharks" Sheldon chided. 'Just the
same. wish could swim a. we'll ~
you. Maybe It would beget confidence
such ~ you have" N.4fs
"Do you know think It would be
nice to Be married to a man such a.
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 a very good
husband-yon know. not one OF the
domineerinR kind. but one who con
sidered his wife was Just a. much
an individual AZ himself and Just as
much a tree 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 dutter.
one womanly attempt at deliberate lure
and encouragement he would have
been eiated Hut he knew absolutely
that It was the boy and not the woman
who had 80 daringly spoken.
Joan rode through twenty acres of
high ana 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. 1t was Co
goomy talking.
"Dog ne stop m along house. night
time he walk about" GOgOOmy was
saying. "You felia boy catch m one
fella pig. put m kai-kai. belong him
dog along one big fella fish hook.
S'pose dog he walk about catch m kai-
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
pickaninny house. One fella Adamu
he stop along outside pickaninny house.
oil h<,v GrH an{e ~,
Adamu. finish m big fella marster.
finish m white Mary. finish m alto.
gether. Plenty musket he stop. plenty
powder. pie:,y toma ha wk. 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 as belonging to Cosse.
one Of Gogoomy's tribesmen.
me catch IN dog" said another.
"And me catch m white fella Mary"
Gogoomy cried triumphantly. ME
catch IN EwaQue 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. eh? What
name?''
They arose. scrambling and scatter
ing. and to her surprise she saw there
were a dozen Of them AS 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. II
only she had her revolver or rife. all
would have been well. But she had
carelessly ventured out unarmed
ITO much talk along yon fella boy
she said severely. TOO much talk
too little work SavveeT
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 theil
lands advertising their intention.
"You cut m grass!" she commanded
tnperatively.
But Gogoomy slid bis other fool
forward. She measured the distance
with her eye. 1t would be impossible
to whirl her horse around and gel
away. She would he chopped dowr
from behind.
She lifted her riding whip threaten
ingly. and at the same moment drove
in both spurs with her heels. rushing
the startled horse straight at Gogoomy
he swerved aside to avoid the horse
at the Same time swinging his cam
! knife In slicing blow that would hav,