The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-24

"a traded for grub with the niggers.
~ When we got TO Tulagi there she was
waiting for us and scrapping with
~ Surnett. | tell you, Mr.. Sheldon, she's
I'M wonder, that girl, perfect won
M"
Muster refilled his glass, and while
onelIon glancel across at Joan's
houf, anxious for her coming, Spar
rowtawk took up the tale.
Gritty! She's the grittiest thing,
MAJ or woman, that ever blew into
the Solomons You should have seen
Poonga-Poonga the morning we arriv-
eu-Sniders popping ON the beach and
ia thu mangroves, war drums booming
IN thY bush and signal smokes raising
Rerywhere. It's all up says Cap
-%;;rfn Munster. Up your granny, she
ays to him. Sparrowhawk went on.
4Why. we haven't arrived yet, much
~ss got started. Wait till <2e an
hlor's down before you get sfraid.'"
What's what she said to NE" Mum
y Fer proclaimed. And # course it
ade me mad, SO that 4 didn't care
hat happened. We t2ied to send
'at ashore for a powTow. but it was
ed upon. What we want says
IS Lakeland, is n POSTAGE. I'm go
], !; ashore tonight to Fetch Kina- Kina
y nself on board, an I'm not asking
!, fo's game to go with me, for I've
'. every mans WEk arranged for
I'm taking Ty sailors with me
one white man OF course I'm
# white man. l said, for by that
WAS mad. OF course you're
N /vering boat Curtis stands by
kNanding boat. Fowler goes with
fhe. Brahms takes charge of the Flib
berty and Sparrowhawk of the Emily.
And we start at l O'clock
my word. it was tough job lying
there in the covering boat. / never
thought doing nothing could be such
hard work. We stopped about fifty
fatholns off and watched the other
boat 20 in
"Of course there was n row. 1t had
to come, and knew it, but it startled
me just the same | never heard such
screeching and yelling in my life. The
niggers must have just dived for the
bush without looking to see what was
~ J.hile her Tahitians let loose, shoot
III llie ar dIiu NelIldS W hurry en-
n And then heard them coming
sh the mangroves and an oar
on Il gunwale and Miss Lack
VI - laugh, and | knew everything
Il. Al all right. We pulled on board
- Without Il shot being fired. And there
lt.sas old Kina Kna himself, being
IAseisted over the rail, shivering and
ftering like an ape. The rest was
y ky. Kina- Kina's word was law.
he was scared to death. And we
4 4 him on board issuing prOclama-
Vl the time we were in Poonga
taS good move, too, in other
tShe made kina-Kina order his
"a p return all the gear they'd
IS vfrOm the Martha. She-here
sh,,~ now
= II was with Il shock Of surprise that
Sheldon greeted her appearance. The
ready made clothes from Sydney had
transformed her. \ simple skirt and
J, Ahirt waist of some sort of wash goods
set Off her trim figaro with hint of
\, elegant womanhood that was new To
< him Brown slippers peeped out as
re CROSSED the compound, and he
&c cxiught a glimpse to the ankle of
l bhwM openwOrl stockings. Some
NJ she had been made many times
II woman by these mere eXtraneOus
Appings.
&1sIye opened up new field" she
Ma as she began pouring the coffee
dKina- Kina will never forget me,
and l can recruit there when !
M mt. saw Morgan at Guvutu. |
~ Ing to contract for thousand
- 4O shillings per head. Did |
"A t. that I'd taken out n recruiting |
vi &for the Martha? | did, and the |
can sign eighty boys every |
don smiled trihe bitterly TO |
dunseIf. The wonderful woman who |
~ triDped across the compound In |
b<8rdney clothes was gone, and he !
fening to the boy come back
\ Yell" Joan said. with sigh, "I've
,n YOU hustling American meth
that succeed and get somewhere.
al here you are beginning your mud
ling again."
~ ban stood beside Sheldon and sigh
edhs she watched the Martha beating
al 10 sea, old Kinross. brought over
from savo, In command.
.My. but she is a witchl Look at
her eating up the water, ana there's no
Rwind to speak or Honestly IL Ia
arcs med OF the chance waiting Tor me
~ kuvutu when ! bought her for less
$500 I'd never have gone partners
- you. And " that case I'd be sail J.