Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-09
CHAPTER II.

TN the morning David Sheldon de.
cided that he was worse. That
he was uppreciably weaker there
was no doubt. and there were
other symptoms that were unfavora Bile.
He began his rounds looking for
trouble. He wanted trouble. In full
health the strained situation would
have been serious enough: but rs II
was. himself growing helpless. some.
thing had to he done. The blacks
were getting more sullen ana deiinn
and the appearance OF the men the
previous night on his veranda-one OF
the grgIvcst OF offences on lierande-
was OminOus. Sooner or later they
would get him. II hp did not get them
first. II he did not once again scar on
their dark souls the flaming mastery
Of the white man
He returned to the house disappoint.
cd No opportunity had presented It.
self of making an example OF insOlence
or Observation-Disclosures as had &C.
Cured on every other day since the
sickness smote Berande The fact that
none had offended was In itself sus.
picious. They were growing crafty
Ii was one man against two hundred.
and he was horribly afraid OF his
sickness overpowering him and ieav.
Ing him AT their mercy. lie saw VI
sions OF the blacks taking charge OF
the plantation. footing the store, burn.
ing the buildings and escaping to Ma.
laita. Also one grcwsome vision he
caught OF his own head. sun dried and
smoke cured. ornamenting the canoe
house Of cnnnibal village. Either
the Jessie would have to arrive or
he would have to do something
The bell had hardly rung. sending
the laborers into the fields. when Shel.
don had visitor. Forty men. armed
with spears. bows and arrows and
war clubs. gathered outside the gate
of the compound. but only one enter
ed. They knew the law of Berande,
as every native knew the law Of every
white mans compound In all the thou
sand miles OF the far hung Solomons.
The one man who came up the path
oh''u'h ''''khiS't 80 S''''Ns Wv Na'''
Of Balcsuna village. The savage did
not mount the steps, but stood be-
meath and talked to the white lord
above.
SeeIce was more intelligent than the
average of his kind. but his intelli.
gence only emphasized the lowness of
that kind. His eyes. close together and
small. advertised cruelty and craft-
ness, A gee string and cartridge
belt were all the clothes he wore.
As he talked. or listened. he made
grimnccs like n monkey. He said yes
by dropping his eyelids and thrusting
his chin forward He spoke with
childish arrogance strangely ut yari-
ance with the subseryient position he
occupied beneath the veranda. He,
with his many followers, was lord and
master of Balesuna village. But the
white man. without followers. was
lord and master OF Bernnde--ay. and
on occasion. single handed. had made
himself lord and master OF Balesuna
village as we'll Seelee did not like to
remember that episode. II had oc-
CURED In the course OF learning the
nature Of white men and Of learning
/ TO nbominnte them. lie had once been
guilty of shelterins three runaways
from Rernndc.
Unfortunately. he was ignorant OF
. the ways Of white men T.rs particu-
! lar white man educated him 10y arriv.
/ Ing nj his grass house In the gray OF
dawn In the first moment he had felt
amused He was 50 perfectly safe In
the midst OF his village, But the next