The diamond drill., 1921-09-17

ana mSullerie6 where sugar and rum
were made Salem was situated on
the Black river, accessible by boats
and canoes. The huts OF negro slaves
were near the sugar mills without
regard to order, but In clusters Of ba-
mana. avocado-pear. lines and oranges,
and with the cultivnted land round
their huts made an effective picture.
Every plantation had a surgeon who
received a small sum for attendance
ON every slave. while special cases OF
I, midwifery. incubation. etc, had a par
ticular allowance. The surgeon had
to attend to about -four hundred TO
five hundred negroes, ON an income Of
f16O per annum, and board and lody-
ing and wishing. besides what ne made
from his practice with the whites
Salem was no worse than some 9TH
er plantations on the island, but II was
far behind such plantations as that
owned by Dyck Calhoun, and had been
notorious for the cruelties committed
ON H. To such an estate fady like
Sheila Llyn would be boon. She was
not ON the place day before she
started reforms which would turn the
plantation into model scheme.
Houses, food. treatment OF the negroes
became at once study 10 her, and
her experience In Virginia was invaL
uabia She had learned there not 10
work the slaves too hard In the warm
period OF the day and she showed her
interest by having served M her own
table the favorite oiio the slaves made
OF plantains, banaAas, yarnS calalue,
eddoeS cassavi, and sweet potatoes
boiled with salt fish and favored with
cnyenne pepper. This. with the un-
ripe roasted piantain as bread, was
native relish and bealth-giving food.
Ever since the day when she had
seen Dyck Calhoun ~ Spanish Town
she had been disturbed In mind. Dyck
had shown reserve which she felt
was not wholly due 10 his having been
imprisoned for manslaughter. In one
way he looked little older. His ply
sique was as good or better than when
she flrst saw him on the hills Of Play
more II was athletic, strenuous, elas
tic. Yet there was about IL the abandon
ment OF despalr-at Least of reckless
ness That much was TO be said for
him, that he had not sought TO infiu-
enoe her TO his own advantage. She
was 80 surrounded In America by men
who knew her wealth and priced her
beauty. she was so much a figure In
Virginia. that any reserve with regard
to herself was noticeable She was
enough feminine TO have pleasure In
the fact that she was thought desirable
by men; yet II played an insignificant
part In her life. IL did not give her
conce.t Ii was ouly like friIl on
the skirts OF life II did not play any
part In her character. Certainly Dyck
Calhoun had not battered her.
That one TO whom she had written.
as she had done. should remove him
self from the place OF the deserving
friend, one whom she had not deserted
while he was In Jail as criminal
that he should treat her 40. gave every
nerve a thrill OF protest. At the lodg-
lngs In Spanish Town. after Dyck Cal
houn had left, her mother had briefly
said that she had told Dyck be could
not expect the conditions Of the Play
moro friendship should be renewed;
that. In effect, she had warned him
Off. To this SheIla had said that the
killing Of man whose life was bad
might be punishable In any case,
that thing was IN another land, under
abnormal conditions; and. with utter
lack OF logic, she saw no reason why
he should be socially punished In Ja-
maica for what he had been legally
punished for I'm Ireland. ,As for the
mutiny, he had done what any honest
man OF spirit would do; also. he had
by great bravery and skill brought
victory 20 the kings feet In West In
dian waters.
Then II was she told her mother
how she had always disobeycd her
commands where Dyck was concerned;
that she had written to him while he
was I'm jail: that she had come 90
Jamaica more 10 see him than 20 re-
form Salem that she had the old Gel
tic spirit OF brotherhood. and she
would not be driven from II In sud-
den burst Of anger her mother had
charged her with deceit; but the girl
said she had followed her conscience.
and she dismissed II all with a ges-
ture as emphatic as bcr mothers an
ger.
That night they had dined with Lord
Mallow. and she snw that his atten-
tions had behind them the deep pur-
pose of marriage. Lord Mallow had
ability and knew how 10 use IL; and
be wns never 80 brilliant as ON this
afternoon, for they dined while u was
stin daylight and hardly evening.
II saw n mans bead ON q pohe on
my WY back TO Kings house. You
have TO use firm methods here,- Sheila
said. -It Is not all a rose garden- You
have to apply forceT
Lord Mallow smiled grfrnfy. -Cest