The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-01-21

later been shocked, however, by news
that the best of his colonies had been
ambushed and killed. and that others
had been made prisoners and treated
with barbarity. From everywhere,
except one, had come either news Of
defeat or setback.
One good thing he Immediately did !;
he threw open Kings house to the
wounded, and set the surgeons to
work, thereby checking bitter criti-
cism and blocking the movement rising
against him. For 1t was well known
he had rejected all warnings, had per-
sisted in his view that trust in the
Maroons and fair treatment Of them
selves and the slaves were all that
was needed.
AS he walked in the great salon or
hall of audience where the wounded
lay-over seventy feet long and thirty
wide, with great height, to which beds
and conveniences had been hastily
BROUGHT seemed to him that he
was saving, if barely saving, his name
and career. Standing beside one Of
the Doric pillars which divided the
salon from ap upper and lower gallery
Of communications, he received the
Custos of Kingston. The doors at the
south end of the great salon opened
now and then into the council cham
bers beyond. and he could see the sur
geons 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?"
"The hounds sent for by Dyck Cal
your honor remember"
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 Gomez
"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 1t might
save his own goose, but 1t was. In
sense, un-English to hunt the wild
man with hounds.
"Teu 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 grant
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 a
stroke Of genius.
Yet he 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 mus
do. for the game was with Dyck.
.How long will 1t take the hounds
to get to Salem? 7" he asked the Custos
presently in his office. with deep-se'
lines in his face and a determined
look in his eyes. He was an arrogant
man, but he was not insane, and III
wanted to succeed. It could only 81
success II he dragged Jamaica out o.
this rebellion with flying colors. ant
his one possible weapon was the mar
whom he had reason to detest.
"Why, your honor. as we sent then
| BY wagons and good horses the!
should be in Salem and In Dyck Cal
houn's hands this evening. If the!
press they should be there by nov
almost, for they've been going fo
hours. and the distance is not great
The governor nodded. and began t
write. A half-hour later he handet
| n tho Custos what he had written.