The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

dor. Its TWO mOOIQS since ne O1Sdp
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, 1t is a long time for no news
to have trickled down." be answered.
watching her keenly 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 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. I'll wager no other Binu niger
has ever gone SO far into the bush
unless to be kai kai'd"
Look! Lookr' 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!
| hate them
And yet you go diving among
sharks" Sheldon chided lust the
same. | wish | could swim as we'll as
you. Maybe it would beget confidence
such as you have"
do you know 1 think 1t would be
nice to be married to q man such as
you seem to be becoming" she remark
ed. with one Of her abrupt changes that
always astounded him. Il should think
you could be trained into very good
husband-you know, not one Of the
| domineering kind. but one who con-
sidered his wife was just as much
an individual as himself and just as
much a free agent Really, you know.
l think you are improving"
She laughed and rode away. ieav-
| ing him greatly cast down. II be had
thought there had been one bit of coy
ness In her words, one feminine hutter,
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
| L
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
reined in and listened. It was Co
goomy talking.
Dog he stop m along house. night
time he walk about" Gogoomy was
saying. You feIla boy catch 10 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 IN 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.
You fella boy finish IN dog, finish m
Adamu. finish m big fella marster,
finish IN white Mary. finish IN alto
gether. Plenty musket be stop, plenty
powder, plecty tomahawk, plenty knife
fee. Sun be come up we long way
too much"
me catch IN pig sun he go 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.
land me catch IN white fella Mary"
Gogoomy cried riumphantly. ''Me
catch IN Kwaque be 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 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 a rife, al
would have been we'll 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 theiI
hands advertising their intention.
You cut IN grassv she commanded
imperatively.
But Gogoomy slid his other foo
forward. She measured the distance
with her eye 1t would be impossible
to whirl her horse around and ge
away She would be chopped dowI
from behind.
She lifted her riding whip threaten
ingly. and at the same moment drov,
In both spurs with her heels. rushing
the startled horse straight at Gogcnmy
He swerved aside to avoid the horse
at the same time swinging his can,
knife In a slicing blow that would hav,
cut her In twain. She leaned forward
under the flying steel, which Gu
through her riding skirt. through tn
edge Of the saddle, through the saddl,
cloth. and even slightly into the hors
itself. Her right hand, still raised
came down, the thin whip whishint
through the air. She saw tbs white
crooked mark Of the veal clear acros
the sullen. handsome face, and still
what was practically in the same In