The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-07

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quarter fumbler of raw trade gin.
"Telia boy belong mo y0u catch short
fine little DC. TAls tslla bug sirens
fslla too much. ! give yen feIla one
case tobacco-my word, ons case to-
bacce. Then, you god fsiia eI0ug
me. e1ve you three fath0m calico.
one fella knife big feiIa too much."
The tobacco and tfads goces were
brought from the store room BY two
house beyB ana turned ever t. the
chief Of Baiesuna village. who accept-
ed the additional reward With q auu-
committaI grunt and went away dowa
the path to his canoes. Under ehei.
don's dirscttons. the hcuss boys hard.
cuGed the prisoner. BY hands and fest.
around enc Of the piis supports ok The
house. At eleven o'clock, when The
iaborers came IN from the 6ai6 ehai-
don had them asssmbIed IN tho cOnA-
pound before the vexanda. Every able
man was there, including those who
were helping about the hospital. Evan
the women and the several pickanln-
MES Of the plantation were ltnsd up
with the rest. two deep-a horde Of
naked savages 3 tribe under two hun-
bred strong. Some wore penkniyss
cIasped On their kanlEy loeaEm TOR
safety. On the chest Of one q ehinn
doorknob was suspended. on the chest
OF another the brass wheel Of IN aIarn1
clock.
Facing them. clinging to the rating
sCf the veranda for support, stood ths
sick white man. Any one OF tham
could hate knocked him over with
the blow Of little finger. Despits his
firearms. the gang could have rushed
him and delivered that blow, when his
head and the plantation would have
been theirs. Hatred and murder and
lust for revenge they possessed to
overlooking. But one thing they
lacked. the thing that he possessed
the fame Of mastery that would not
i quench. that burned 6ercaly as ever
In the disease wasted body.
'Nsrada! Biily!' Sheldon called
sharply.
Two men skunk unwiIlingiy forward
and waited.
Sheldon gave the keys Of the hand
cuffs to a house boy, who went uuder
the house and loossd the prisoner.
''Yeu fella Narada, you fslla Billy,
lake um this fella boy along tree ana
make fast, hands high up" was Shell
don's command.
While this was being done one OF
the house boys fetched heavy han
died, heavy dashed whip. sheldon be-
gan a speech.
This fclIa Arunga, me cross along
him too much. no steal this fella
Arungs. no CANNON. / say, All
right, you come along me Berande,
work three feila year He say. AL
right. me come along you work three
fella year he come. he catch plenty
good feIla kai lai food plenty good
feIla money. What name be run
awaya Me too much cross along him.
+ knock what name outa him feIla. I
pay seelee. big fella master along
Balesuna. one case tobacco catch that
fella Arunga. AL right. AFunga pay
that feila case tobacco. Six pounds
that feila Arunga pay. Allie same one
year more that fella Arunga work
Berande. All right. Now be catch ten
fella whip three times. You fella Billy
catch whip. give that fella Arunga ten
fella three times. All fsIla boys look
see. al fella Marys twomcnI look sec:
bime bye. they like run away they
think strong fella too much. no run
away. Billy. strong felIa too much
ten fella three times
The house boy extended the whip
to him. but Billy did not take It. Shell
don waited quietly. The eyes Of al
the cannibaIs were fixed upon him in
doubt and fear and eagerness. It
was the moment Of test. whereby the
lone white man was to live or be lost.
"Ten feila three times. Billy" Shell
don said encouragingly. though there
was q certain metallic rasp in his
voice.
Billy scowied. looked up ana looked
down. but did not move.
"Biilyl'
SheIdon's voice exploded like pistol
shot. The savage startled physically.
Grins overspread the GrotesQue feat
ures Of the audience. ana there was
sound Of altering.
t"S'pose you like too much lash that
fella Arungn. you take him fella Tul-
agi." Billy said. Zone fella govern
ment agent make plenty lash. That
UNI fella law. Ne sayyee um fella
law"
It was the law. ana sheldon knew
it. But he wanted 70 1--we this dav
and the next day and not to die wait.
ing for the law to operate the next
week or the week after.
s.To much talk along you!' be crisd
angriiy. what name. eh2 What
nameY'
"Me saves law" the savage repeat.
ed stubbornly.
sAstoa!''
Another man stepped forward in 81.
most sprightly way and glanced In
solently up. Sheldon was selecting the