Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-01-09


fella Gouse White Mary sleep along
pickaninny house. One fella Adamu
be stop along outside pickaninny house.
You fella boy finish m dog. finish m
Adamu. finish m big fella marster.
finish M white Mary. finish m alto
gether. Plenty musket be stop, plenty
powder. pleyiy 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.
"And me catch m white fella Mary"
Gogoomy rried triumphantly. 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
nameY"
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 ride. all
would have been we'll But she had
carelessly ventured out unarmed.
ITO much talk along you feIla boy, :"
she said severely. TOO much talk,
too little work. Savyee?"
Gogoomy made no reply, but, APP
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 m grassl" she commanded
imperativey.
But Gogoomy slid his other foot
forward She measured the distance
with her eye. 1t would be impossible
to whirl hcr horse around and get
away. She would be chopped down
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 cane
knife in a sIlcing blow that would have
cut her In twain. She leaned forward
under the flying steel. which cut
through her riding skirt. through the
edge of the saddle. through the saddle
cloth, and even slightly into the horse
itself Her right hand. still raised
came down. the thin whip whishlng
through the air. She saw the white
crooked mark Of the veal clear across
the sullen, handsome face. and still
what was practically In the same In
stant she saw another member oi
the band. over ridden. go down before
her, and she heard his snarling ant
grimacing ehatter-for all the worlC
like an angry monkey. Then she wa'
free and away. heading the horse a
top speed for the house.
OUT Of her sea training she was able
to appreciate Sheldon's executivenesi
when she burst In on him with bel
news. Springing from the steamer
chair in which he had been loungini
while waiting for breakfast. be clappet
bis hands for the house boys; and
while listening to her. he was bucklini
on his cartridge belt and running thu
mechanism Of his automatic pistol.
~Ornfiri." he snapped out his orders
'syou fella ring big fella bell stroni
fella plenty. You finish IN bell. yo'
put IN saddle on horse. Viaburi. yo'
go quick house belong Seelee he stop
tell IN plenty black feila run away
ten fella two fella black fella boy.
He scribbled a note and handed Il q
Lalaperu. "Lalaperu. you go quicl
house belong white fella marste
Boucher.
THAT win head them back from IN
coast on both Sides" be explained q
Joan. -And old Seelee will turn hi
whole village loose on their track n
we'll"
In response TO the summons Of th
big bell Joan's Tahltians we're the frs
to arrive. by their glistening bodie
and painting chests showing that the.
had run all the way.
sheldon proceeded TO arm Jonn's sail
ors and deal out ammunition an'
handouts Adamu Adam. with l0adel
ri6e. be placed on guard over th
whaleboats Noa Noah. aided b
Matapuu. was Instructed 20 TAX
charge OF the working gangs az fas
as they came IN. 70 keep them amused
and to guard against their being STAN
peded into making a break FOR then
selves. The eve other Tahifians Wer
to follow Joan and sheldon on foot
TN glad we unearthed that arsena
the other day sheldon remarked a
they rode out Of the compound gate
A hundred yards away they encour
tered one of the clearing gangs comm
In Il was Kwaque's gang. but She
dan Looked fr vain for him