The diamond drill., 1921-09-24

swhat DO you mean By thata Imtl
Jamaica well governedr
~Not 80 we'll that Il couldn't Be I'M
proved was SheilaS reply.
What improvements would you sug-
gestr Lord Mallow asked uSbanely.
for he was set 10 play his cards care
fully today.
More wisdom In the governor" was
the cheerful and bright reply. HE II
Indifferent TO good advice. He has
been told OF trouble among the Ma
rooms, that they mean 10 rise; he has
been adviesd 10 make preparations,
and be makes none. and he Is deceived
by show OF loyalty on the part OF the
slaveA Lord MalIow. II the free Ma
rooms rise, why should not the black
slaves rise at the same timei Why do
you not act7s
@Is everybody whose good opinion Is
worth having madY answered the gov
emor. II have sent my inspectors to
Treiawney. have had reports from
them i have used every care-what
would you have me dor
USED every caref Why don't you
insure the Maroons' peaccableness by
advancing on themi Why don't you
take them prisoDersf They are en-
ragged that two OF their herismen
should be whipped by negro slave
under the order of one of your cap
tnins They are angry and disturbed
and have ambushed the roads to Tre~
lawney. 50 I'm told
did Mr.. Calhoun tell you that when
he was herer'
1T was not that which Mr.. Calhoun
told me the only time he came here.
But who Erris Boyne was. l never
knew who my father was till he told
me. My mother had kept It from mo
all my life.- s+
Sbeila spoke without agitation OF
any kind her face was firm aud calm.
her manner composed. her voice even.
As she talked, she seemed 70 be prob
ing the center OF flower which she
had caught from basket at the win
dow. and her whole personality was
alight and vivifying. her good temper
and spirit complete. As Mallow
looked at her, he had an overmaster.
Ing desire to make her his own--his
wife She was worth hundreds OF
thousands of pounds: she had beauty,
ability and authority. She was thu
acme OF charm and good bearing.
With her he could climb high on the
ladder OF life. He might be really
great figure In the British world--if
she gave her will to help him. TO hold
up his hands. II had never occurred
TO him that Dyck Calhoun could be a
rival TIL he had heard Of Dyck's visit
TO Sheila and her mother, till be had
heard SbeIla praise him at the first
dinner he had given TO the two ladies
| on Christmas day.
On that day IL was clear Sheila did
not know who her father was; but
stranger things had happened than
that she should be taking up with, and
even marry, a man imprisoned for
| killing another, even one who had been
condemned as mutineer. and had won
freedom by saving the kings navy.
But DOW that Sheila knew the truth
there could be no dangerl Dyck Cal.
houn would be relegated To his proper
place In the scheme Of things. Who
was there TO stand between him and
his desire7 What was there to stay
the great eventf
He got TO his feet and came near TO
her His eyes were infiamed with pas
sion. his manner was impressive. He
had distinguished faee. become more
distinguished since his assumption OF
governorship. and authority had In
creased his personality.
let me tell you have an order
from the British government 10 confine
Calhoun 10 his estate; not 10 permit
him to leave IL: and, II he does. 20 ar
rest him. That is my commanded duty.
You approve. do you not2 Or are you
like most women soft at heart 10 bold
criminalsY'
Sheila did not reply az once. The
news was no news 10 her, for Darius
Boland had told her; but she thought
II well 10 let the governor think he
had made a new, sensational state
ment.
no" she said at last looking him
| calmly In the eyes. II have no soft
| feelings for criminals as criminals.
none at all. And there IL every rea-
son why should be adamant TO this
man, Dyck Calhoun. But. Lord Nal.
low. would go carefully about this.
II were you Suppose he resists,
| what VIII you dor
IF he resists will attack him with
due force"
"You mean you will send your mill
tary and police 10 attack himT The
gibe was covered, but II found the
governors breast He knew what she
was meaning.
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You would not expect me 20 do
police work, would your Is that what
your President doesf What your great
| GeorRe Washington docs7 Does he