The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-25

folks at home we'll. What'd you say l your name wasp"
 The islander hadn't said his name was anything. but he grinned now and replied that it was Tabu-Tabu.
 Well, my bucko," muttered Me Guffey. wto always drew the color line, 'tI' m glad to hear that. But you ain't the only thing that's toboo | check that war club with the first mate, pendtn' our better acquaintance. Hand 1t over, you black beggar, or I'll hit you swat in the ear that'll hurt Scraggsy, just keep your nigSger friends to yourself. I ain't wa,dn' eff fusive over this savage, and it's agtn | my principles ever to shake hands 1 d-d ugly customer, and you take my word for it."
 Tabu-Tabu grinned again, walked 1 to the rail. and tossed his war club down into the canoe.
 Me good missionary boy" he said, rather hGmbly.
 ''McGuffey, my dear boy" protested Captain Scraggs, "don't be so doggone rude. You might hurt this poor lads feelin's. Of course he's only simple native nigger. but even a dawg has | feelin's. You-'
 | "A-r-r-rhI" snarled McGuffey. "You two be1ay talkin' and snappin' at each other," commanded MT. Gib- uOyp dh 4CaV6 dlI DdIBdlAL IO IIlSs This boy Is all right and we'll get along first rate if you two just haul ship and do somethin' useful besides eoa along fn en raS your upeTi1r Maee ft eat down in cabin. You talkee cap tatn."
 "Gib, my dear boy" sputtered Cap tain Scraggs. bursting with curiosity, ance on deck. ''whatever's in the wind?
 "Money-fortune." said MT. Gibney, 1 solemnly.
 McGuffey edged up and eyed the commodore seriously. Sure there ain't a little dghtin' mixed up in it ?' 1 he asked.
 Not a bit of it," replied MT. Gibney. You're as safe on Kandavu as if you was in church. This Tabu kid is sort Of prime minister to the king, with a heap of influence at court. The crew of a British cruiser stole him for a galley police when he was a kid, and he got civilized and learned to talk days, but the chaplain aboard showed him how foolish it was to do such things, and finally Tabu-Tabu got re- igion and asked as a special favor to be allowed to return to Kandavu to civilize his people. As result of Tabu-Tabu's efforts, he tells me the king has concluded that when he eats white man he's hyin' in the face of
  gunboat comes along in a few months and shells the bush, and-wel, any, how, there ain't been a barbecue on Kandavu for ten years. It's a capital crime to eat @ man now, and punish able by bot1in' the offender alive in palm oil."
 Well" rumb1ed McGuffey, ~this Tabu,Taib don't look much like a preacher, if you ask me. But how about this black coral?"
 "Oh, I've ribbed up a deal with him." said MT. Gibney. He'll 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 stuff on hand. Tabu's gone ashore to talk the king into doin business with us. If he Tabu and 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.''
 "supposin' the king don't care to McGuey, anxiously.
 Tn that case. Mac," replied the commodore with a smile, we'll just naturally shell him out of house and home.''
 well, then" said McGuffey, Tets get the guns ready. Somethin' tells me these peoples ain't to be trusted, and I'm tellin' you right now, Glib, I won't sleep well tonight unless them two quarter gatlings and the Maxim Vickers rapid-fire guns is mounted and ready for business "A11 right. Mac,' replied MT Gib- ney, in the tone one uses when humor- 1 ing baby. "Set 'em up if it'll make you feel more cheerful. Still, don't see see why you t want to go actin so fool
 Well. Gib.'' replied the engineer, CT may be crazy, but I ain't no fool and if there's a dead whale around the ship, can come pretty near smellin' it. I tell you. Cib, that Tabu-Tabu nigger had look in his eye for all the world like a cur dog 1ickin' a bone I ain't taking no chances. My old man used to say: Bart, whatever you do, ward"
 By the left hing leg of the Great Sacred Bull," snapped Captain Scraggs, war; '-'e-'o
 War" replied McGufey, "is my long uft-particularly war with native niggers. I just naturally crave to punch the ear of anything darker than a Portugee. Remember how I cleaned out the police department of Pana-
 Mount the guns if you're goin' to. Mac. If not, for the love of the Lord don't be demoralizin' the crew with this talk of war. All ask is that you set the guns after I've finished my business here with Tabu-Tabu. He's been on a war vessel, and knows what guns are, and if he saw you mountin' 4I pIedh up our friendly relations. He'll think we don't trust him."
 Well, we don't" replied McGufrey. 1 doggedly.
 "weIi. we do." snapped Captain iScraggs.
 | There is always something connected with the use of that pronoun of kings which eats like a canker at the heart of men of the McGuffey breed. That officer now spat on the deck, in defi- ance of the rules of his superior off cers, and glared at Captain Scraggs. little wast," he roared. "If you in clude me on that cannibals' visitin' list, and go to contradctin' me agin FIll-'
 (Continued .Tomorrow.)