Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-10-06

bers beyond, and he could see the sur
seonS operating on the cases returned
from the plantations.
"Your honor" said the CuStOs,
things have suddenly improved. The
hounds have come from Cuba and in
the charge Of ten men-ten men with
sixty hounds. That is the situation at
the moment. All the people at Kings
ton are overjoyed. They see the end
of the revolt"
"The hounds!" exclaimed the gov
ernor what hounds?"
1.-THE hounds sent for by Dyck Cal
houn-surely your honor remembers !"
Surely his honor did, and recalled
also that he forbade the importation
of the hounds; but he could not press
that prohibition now. "The mutineer
and murderer, Dyck Calhoun! !" he ex-
claimed. "And they have come"
"Yes, your honor, and gone with
Calhoun's man, Michael Clones, to
Salem"
Lord Mallow was at once relieved
and nonplussed. No doubt the policy
of the hounds Was useful, and it might
save his own goose, but 1t was, in
sense, un-English to hunt the wild
man with hounds.
"Ten me about the. landing Of the
hounds" said Lord Mallow.
at was last night about dusk that
word came from the pilots station at
Port Royal that the vessel Vincent
was making for port, all sails stand
ing, and that she came from Cuba.
Presently Michael Clones, the servant
of Dyck Calhoun, came also to say
that the Vincent was the ship bring
Ing Calhoun's hounds from Cuba, and
asking permit for delivery. This he
did because he thought you were op-
posed to the landing. In the light of
our position here, we decided to gran,
the delivery, and 1t was so DONE"
During the Custos' narrative, Lord
Mallow was perturbed. He had the
common sense to know that Dyck
Calhoun, ex-convict and mutineer as
he was, had personal power in the is.
land, which he as governor had not
been able to get, and Dyck had not
abused that power as he might have
done. He recalled that Dyck's
premonition Of an outbreak and eau
ton in sending for the hounds was
stroke Of genius.
Yet LIE felt the time had come when
he might use Dyck for his own pur-
poses. That Dyck should be at Salem
was a bitter dose, but that could
amount to nothing, for Sheila could
never marry the man who had killed
her father, however bad and mad
her father was.
First, clearly, he must not think of
applying the order to confine Dyck
to his plantation; also he must give
Dyck authority to use the hounds in
hunting down the Maroons and slaves
who were committing awful crimes.
He forthwith decided to write, ask
ing Dyck to send him an outline Of
his scheme against the rebels for COM
ment and approval. That he must
do for the game was with Dyck.
"How long will it take the hounds
to get to Salem?" he asked the Custos
presently in his office. with deep-set
lines in his face and determined
look in his eyes. He was an arrogant
man, but he was not insane, and he
wanted to succeed. 1t could only be
success if he dragged Jamaica out of
this rebellion with flying colors, and
his one possible weapon was the man
whom he had reason to detest.
"Why, your honor, as we sent them
by wagons and good horses they
should be in Salem and in Dyck Cal
houns hands this evening. If they
press they should be there by now
almost, for they've been going for
hours, and the distance is not great"
The governor nodded, and began to
write. A half-hour later he handed
to the CustOs what he had written.
"See what you think of that, CEs-
tos." he said. Does it, in your mlhd,
cover the ground as it shOuld?"
The Custos read it all over slowly
and carefully, weighing every word.
Presently he handed back the paper.
"Your honor, 1t Is complete and mas
terly," he said. 1T puts the crushing
Of the revolt into the hands of Mr.. Cal
houn, and nothing could be wiser. He
will organize the business like n
master. We haven't forgotten his fight
for the navy on the Ariadne. Didn't
the admiral tell the story at the din
ner we gave him Of how this ex-con-
vict and mutineer, by sheer genius,
broke the power of the French at the
critical moment and saved our fleet,
though it was only three-fourths that
of the FrenchT'
"Go on with your tale Of the
hounds" said Lord Mallow.
your honor. as the hounds went
away with Michael Clones there was
greater applause than have ever
seen in the island except when
Rodney defeated De GraSSe. Imagine
little sloop in the wash of the seas
and the buccaneers piling down on
him, and no chance of escape. and
then great British battleShip ap-
pparing. and the situation saved
that was how we were placed here
till the hounds arrived. Your honor,
this mornings, this early mornings,