The daily Alaskan., 1921-12-27

better acquaintance. Hand II over, you black beggar, or I'll hit you q swat in the ear thatll hurt all your relations. And hereafter, SCraggsy, just keep your nlgger friends to your. self l aln't waxin' efTusive over this savage and ifs agin my principles ever to shake hands with a rOlored man. This chaps a d--d ugly GUS toner. and you take my word for It."
 Tubu-Tabu grInned again, walked to the rail. and tossed his war club down into the canoe.
 "NIe good missionary boy" he said, rather humblv
 "McGurey. my dear hoy" protested Canr.ia Srrngos. "dont be so doggone rude You might hurt this poor lads rrGIu's. Of course he's only a simple 1 native nig-er. but even a dawg has trrI.us. IuU--"
 l ."a.rr.rn" Snarled McGutfey. ! "lou two hrlay taIkin' and snappln 1 ar each olher," commanded Mir. Gib- uey. "an' leave all burgaintn' to me. This boy is nn right and we'll get . along first rate if you two just haul shin and do somethn' useful besides buuIn' in on your superior officer. Come along, Tabu-Tabu. Makee little eat down in cabin. You talkee cap tain"
 "Gfb. my dear boy" sputtered Cap tain Scruggs. bursting with curiosity following the commodore's reappear- ance on deck, "whureyer's in the windy
 "Moucy-fortune," said MT. Gibney solcmnIy.
 MrGumcy edged up and eyed the commodore seriously. Sure there uiu't little fghtin' mixed up in it?" he asked.
 Not bit of It." replied Mir. Gibney. "Yuu'rc as sufe on Kandavu as If you was In church. This Tabu kid Is sort of prime minister 10 the king. with heap of influence at court. The crew of a British cruiser stole him for a galley police when he was kid, and he got civilized and learned 10 talk English. He was a cannIhal in them days. but the chaplain aboard showed him how foolish it was to do such things. and finally Tabu-Tabu got re- lIglon and asked as a special favor to be allowed to return to Kandavu to clvIlIze hIs people. As e result of . Tahu-Tubu's efforts, he tells me the king has concluded that when he eats a white man he's fiyin' In the face of his own interests, and most generally gunboat comes along In few months and shells the bush, and-well, any how. there aIn't been a barbecue on Kundayu for ten years. It's capital crime to eat man now, and punish able by bOllin' the offender alive in palm OIl."
 Well" rumbled McGufrey, this Tahu-Tabu don't look much like a preacher, f you ask me. But how about this black coral?"
 "Oh, I've ribbed up a deal with him." said Mir. Gibney. Hell see that we get all the trade We can lug away. We're the first vessel that's touched here In two years. and they have a thunderin' lot of stun on hand. Tabus gone ashore to talk the king into doln' business with us. If he consents. we'll have him and Tabu- Tabu md three or four of the sub- chiefs aboard for dinner, or else he'll invite us ashore for a big feed, and we'll have to gO."
 "Supposln' the king don't care to have any truck with us2" inquired Me Guffey, anXiously.
 In that case, Mac" replied the commodore with a smile, well just naturally shell him out Of house and ! home"
 Well. then" said McGufrey, Tets get the guns ready. Somethln' tells me these people ain't to be trusted, and I'm tellln' you right now, Glib, won't sleep well tonight unless them ! two quarter gatllngs and the Maxim Yickers rapId-hre guns Is mounted and ready for business"
 All ElRuL, Mdt, Itplleu MT. NlD- ney, In the tone one uses when humor- ing a baby. "Set 'em up if It'll make you fee! more cheerful. Stlll, I don't see why you want to so actin so fool ish over nOthIn'."
 Well, Gib," replied the engineer, q may he crazy, but l aIn't no fool, and If there's a dead whale around the ship, l can come pretty near smellln' 1. 1t. l tell you, Glb, that Tabu-Tabu . niEger had a look in his eye for all the world like a cur dog uckin' bone. aIn't takin' no chances. My old man used to say: Bart, whatever you do, aIlers have an anchor out to wind ward"
 By the left hind leg of the Great Sacred Bun," snapped Captain Scraggs If you aIn't enough to preclpltate war"
 War" replied McGuffey, "Is my long suit-particularly war with native niggers just naturally crave to ! Dprgb +ha agr oF ouvtbIng do rly ar fheO