Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-21

break till morning, skunk away the shadows He
had failed again but his hate had made him strong He
naked except for oin clout. His beard and hair
matted the latter hanging his eyes, His body
was smeared with ashes. Not Ahmed would have
recognized him a yard off. He had something less than
nine hours reach cape before they did and it
necessary that he should have accomplces The fisher
he knew be of predatory habits, and the promise
of gold would enmesh them.
The half island which constituted the cape had the
shape of miniature volcano There was verdure at the
of its slope lifted heads here and
there hardly. 1t mile long and half mile wide;
and in the early morning it stood out like huge sapphire
against the Between the land the pronon.
tory there stretch of gistening send there was half
a mile OF it Over this flock Of gulls busy as
scavengers always At high tide, yonder was an
island in truth
Sometimes British gunboat would drop down here
suddenly but it always wasted its time The fishermen
knew nothing; nothing in the way of guns and powder
found and yet the British raj that some
where about lay the things for which it diligently and
vigorously sought
On the beach fishermen disembarking sloop
with lateen sail lay at anchor in the rude harbor
Some Of the fishermen repairing nets, and
tinkerng about their fishing boats Beyond the beach
nestled few hus Toward these other fishermen were
making progress.
The chief Of the vilage-the hesdman-disembarked
from this sloop He by his wife and child and
the little clambered about his legs ecstasy Among
the huts stood imposing than the Others and
toward this the chief and his family wendell their way
In front of the hut stood empty bullock At
tached to one Of the wheels frsking kid. Ths
little child paused to play with her pet.
Absorbed in her pastme, she did not observe the ap
proach of being with matted hair and beard and
al hesm arad lodv c;ft
which leaves older the sensing of evil with
out seeing understanding it. The child suddenly gazed
up, to meet pair of black and fierce a kites
She rose screaming and fled toward the house.
The holy shrugged and waited.
When the parents rushed out to learn what had fright
ened their little they soemnly confronted by
Umballah
81 am hungry"
The chief salaamed and ordered his wife to bring the
holy man rice and milk.
"Thou art honest man." said ,rmballah.
at is said" replied the CHEZ grayely
Thou art poor"
That is with the gods serve"
But thou art not without ambition"
Who is?" The chiefs wonder grew. What meant
these peculiar sentences7
wouldst put thy hand into gold far the wrist
and take what thou -uldst hold?"
Yes, holy one; for am human. Whittier leads these
questions7 What is it you would Of me?"
There who need to be far away see things
WE'LL good man, there is under your feet"
falling into the vernacular.
The chief could not resist looking at the ground
startled.
Nay" smiled Umbalah, NOT there. Think; did not
something unusual happen here five years ago7
The chief smootbed the tip of hts nose any father
died and became headman of the village"
!" Would you call that unusual7" ironically
No Hal" suddenly Five years ago: yes yes
remember Soldiers who made lock ourselves in
huts not to stir forth the pain Of death till
Ny father alone was permitted outside He