Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-01-23

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that the boxes yielded nothing excited
Sheldon's suspicious. and he gave or
ders to dig up the earthen hoOr.
Wrapped In mating. we'll oiled. free
from rust. and brand new. two Win
chesters were first unearthed. Shell
don did not recognize them. They had
not come from Berande: neither had
the forty TASKS OF powder found under
the corner post Of the house: and.
while he could not be sure. he could
remember no loss Of eight boxes OF
detonatOrs. The absence Ut any car
tridges made Sheldon persist In the
digging up of the floor. and nifty
poupd -four tin was his reward. with
glowering eyes Gogoomy looked Oh
while Sheldon took from the tin
hundred rounds each for the tw" Win
chesters and fully as many ROUNDS
more OF nondescript cartridges OF all
sorts and makes and calibres.
The contraband and stolen property
was piled in assorted heaps on The
back veranda of the bungalow. A
few Daces from the bottom OF the
steps were grouped the forty odd ruI
prits. while behiId them. IN solid array.
the several hundred blacks of the pan
tatiou. At the head of the steps Joan
and Sheldon were seated.
Look 1t it, Sheldon said 10 Joan.
We've been sleeping over volcano
They ought TO be whipped'-
NO whip me-" Gogoomy cried Out
from below. Father belong me big
fella chief. Me whip. too much
trouble along you. close up, my word.
What name you fella Gogoomy!,
Sheldon shouted. II knock seven bells
out of you. Here. you Kwaque. put
m irons along that fella Gogoomy.
Kwaque. a. strapping gang boss.
plucked Gogoomy from out Of his FOL
lowing. and helped by the other gang
bosses twisted his arms behind him
and snapped ON the heavy handcufs.
ME finish along you. close up. you
die altogether" GogOomy. with wrath
distorted face. threatened the boss
boy.
please. no whipping" Joan said In
low voice. III whipping is neces'
sary, send them 10 Tulagi and let the
government do 1t. Give them their
choice between fine or an official
whipping,
Sheldon nodded and stood up. facing
the blacks.
"Manonmie!" be called.
Manonmie stood forth and waited.
"You feIla boy bad fella too much.
Sheldon charged. You steal 10
plenty. Me cross along you too much.
Spose. you like m. me take m one
feIla pound along you In Dig book.
Spose you no like m me take m one
fella pound. then me send you fella
along Tulagi catch m one strong fella
government whipping. Plenty New
Georgia boys. plenty Ysabei boys stop
along jail along Tulagi. Them fella
no like Malaita boys little bit. MY
word, they give IN you strong fella
whipping. What you sayT
"You take m one fella pound along
me-" was the answer.
And Manonmie. patiently relieved.
stepped back. while Sheldon entered
the fine in the plantation labor Jour-
nal.
Boy after boy. he called the Of
tenders out and gave them their choice.
and boy by boy each one elected to
pay the fine imposed.
Gogoomy and his Eve tribesmen were
fined three pounds each. and at Go
goomy's cultural command they re-
fused to pay.
"S'pose you 60 along Tulagi." Shell
don warned him: you catch m strong
feila whipping and you stop along
fail three feIla year. Sayveer
Gogoomy wavered.
"You take IN three fella pound along
me-" Gogoomy muttered. at the same
time scowling his hatred at Sheldon
and transferring half the scowl TO
Joan and Kwanup. lie finish along
you, you catch IN BIZ feIm trouble
my word. Father Dc.Ung me big feiia
chief along Fort Adams"
"That will do" Sheldon warned him.
"You shut mouth belong you"
''Me no fright" the son OF q chief
| retorted. by his insolence increasing
his stature In the eyes of bis fellows.
"Lock him up for tonight" Sheldon
said to Kwaque. ''Sun he come up
put m that fella and i've, fella. belong
him along grass cutting. savveeF
There will be trouble with Gogoomy
yet" Sheldon said to Joan. as the boss
boys marshalled their gangs and leo
them away to their work. Keep an
eye on him. Be careful when you are
riding alone on the plantation. Tne
loss of those Winchesters and all that
ammunition has hit him harder than
your cutting did. He Is dead ripe for
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