The sun., 1916-08-27

enough white men TO man our out
posts and collecting dcpots on the
river. | have tried to get the COM
pany to send me men. but they are
a rapacious lot back home. They
want to make a great fortune for each
one Of them without spending any
thing for it,.
Il could double the ivory shipments
II l could man these posts. | must
have whites to man them. ] can get
them no other way than by force. II
! get them | can double the trade and
the increase shall belong to me. and
the men with me IL shall not belong
io those greedy and niggardly thieves
at home who would not send me men.
1t shall be mine and yours and your
mems!
See what "A chance l offer you. l
shall plant your crew. one or two men
here, n or I'VE men there, at the
river posts. All they will have to do
will be to watch the ivory come down,
keep track of it and hold II for our
collectors. You and your wife and
little girl shall have the best station Of
all, the n nearest mine. In a few
years We shall have accumulated great
riches. Then we can go our ways
separately. Fear not. ! can provide
for the marketing of the ivory and the
cursed company shall have its Just
share-what 1t has been getting-and
not a tusk more
He waved his hand and Capt. Rim
tout was borne away and locked IN IN
"A tiny cabin to think IL over. His re-
hections were at first violent, but after
n while they became calmer. for. as
when the Ivory Trader pointed it's gun
at his bark. he was completely help
less.
In the days that elapsed while the
steamship was running down the
AFRICAN coast he %pondered matters
PROFOUNDLY. but to no useful purposc
Had they sighted another shin he
would stu have been helpless. for n,
was not allowed on deck. He saw his
wife and child each day, under guard.
IN the cabin: they were well and were
wei treated. So far az confinement
would permit. by two serving women
whom Mynhooven had brought with
him.
The piratlcal African agent Of tho
IVORY trade seemed to have considered
everything. In one Of hi. interviews
with Capt. l.intoul he told his pris-
oncr:
When Found ] could not get mon
TOT our post ! determined Ia kidnat,
some. And tho only way ! could think
or was to hold up some sailing vessel
Ike yours, that had been "A long time
at sea. y story of a wal between tv,
or more countries would serve as "A
ruse To take all hands prisoners. Of
course. an act Of piracy Ike that would
lie running a great risk. was 50
happy, Captain, when | found you be-
Gained with no one else in sight. and
happier still when | learned how long
you were from mort.
1T IL "a regret t. me that cnulI
not savage your excellent ship. but |
dared not linsor oxen ioug enough To-
destroy her. | mus; run the risk Of
some II reading her riddle when she
is found but ! hardly think the truth
Will BE- guessed"
Capt. liintoul ground his teeth to-
sc,hcr.
Al length without interruption the
Ivory Trader reached the mouth IF
that great tropical river whose banks
have been well likcnei to "A region In
the very Heart Of Darkness" Thc
steamship proceeded about fifty miles
up the Congo To- the head station II
the ivory trade. There the Sea Gul,s
personnel was ~discmharkcd Capt. RIM
toul and his family were puari'r'd In
land at u distaHC" uf about thirty