The diamond drill., 1921-10-08

trict was soon over"
1T was gathering strength with In
creasing tragedy elsewhere remarked
the governor. "Some took refuge I'm
, hidden places, and came out only to
steal. rob and murder--and worse.
There is but one way TO deal with
these people. No gaming or drinking
among slaves must be allowed. blow
Ing OF shells or beating OF drums must
be forbidden. and every free negro
or mulatto must wear on his arm a
sign--perhaps a cross In blue or red"
slavery Is doomed" said Sheila
firmly. TITS end is not far or"
"well. they still keep slaves In the
land OF Washington and Alexander
Hamilton They are better or here
az any rate than In their own country
where they were like animals among
whom they lived Here they are safe
from poverty, cared for In sickness.
and have no fear OF being handed over
10 the keepers Of carrion. or being the
food OF the gallinaso. They can feed
their flli on fricassees OF macaca
worms and steal without punishment
teal or rfng-tailed pigeons and black
crabs from the massa." i
But they are not free. They are
atoms In heaps OF dust. They have
no rights-no liberties"
Sheila was agitated, but she showed
no excitement. She seemed, save for
her dark searching eyes. like one who
had gone through experience which
had disciplined her TO control. Only
her hands were demonstrative-yet
! quietly. so. Any one watching her
| closely would have seen that her hands
were sensitive, expressed even more
markedly than her eyes or lips what
were her feelings. Her tragedy had
altered her In one sense. She was
paler and thinner than ever she had
been. but there was enough OF her.
and that delicately made. which gave
the governor thrill OF desire TO make
her his own for the rest or his life
or hers. He had also gone through
much since they had last met, and he
had seen his own position In the bal
| ance-uncertain, troubled, insecure.
| He realized that he had lost reputa-
tion, which had scarcely been regained
by his consent TO the use of the hounds
and giving Dyck Calhoun a free hand.
as temporary head OF the militia. He
could not put him over the regular
troops, but as the general command
ing was, in effect, the slave of Dyck
Calhoun, there was no need for anxi-
ETY..
Dyck Calhoun had smashed the
rebellion, had quieted the island. had
risen above all the dark disturbances
OF revolt like master. He bad estab-
llshed barracks and forts ar many
points In the island. and had stationed
troops In them; he had cowed and sub
dued Maroons and slaves by the
hounds Yet he had punished only the
chief OF those who had been IN actual
rebellion, and had repressed the vio-'
lent punishments OF the earlieg part
of the conflict
Dyck had built up for himself a rep
utation as no one In all the history
OF the island had been able to do. He
commanded by more than official au-
thority--by personality and achieve
ment. There was no one I'm the island
but knew they had been saved by his
prudence, foresight and skill. II was
10 their minds stupendous and roman
tic. Fortunately they showed no
strong feeling against Lord Mallow.
BY placing Kings house at disposal
as hospital. and by gifts OF food an,l
money TO wives and children OF sol
diers and civilians the governor hal
a little eradlcated his record OF nes
lect.
Lord Mallow had way with him
when he chose TO use IT, He was not
without the gift for popularity, an,s
he saw now that he could best atta
IL by treating Dyck Calhoun WELL l.
saw troops come and go; he llsteneG
70 grievances; he corrected abuses
he devised a scheme for nursing; le
planned security for the future; he.
gave permission for buccaneer tradin
with the United States; he had by leS
lslatlve order given the Creoles be
ter place In the civic organism. H.
! was not blind 10 the fact that he migi
BY discreet courses impress favorab
his visitor. All he did was Affect
by that thought. He could not bl.
think that Shella would judge OF hia
by what he did as much as by VIII.
he said.
He looked at her now with intere
and longing. He loved 10 hear b,
talk, and she had information whicn
was no doubt truer than most he r..
ceived--was closer TO the brine. as 8,
were.
what more can you tell me OF Nj
Calhoun, and his doIngs7" he nskc
presently "He Is lucky In having s.
perfect a narrntor OF his histories
yet so unexpected narrator"
A flush stole slowly up Sheila's face,
4 anI orot.n erlntss nx.an 80 tha ~<ns. II