The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-12-30


buoyantIy through the shallow wafer
AT Shin island, where ths hoats =.
cbored-fbe Matters called II ~
Francoise-there was twenty feen
: water. As we drew nearer we saw III
ship was discharging MERCHANDISE
while men and women we're roamin
about in all directions. receiving tnei
first Impressions Of the new world.
LAND me near the ship. I'll nun
the governor afoot," l said.
We ran into a cove near the shiI
and I tossed Jules some silver pieces
which he kissed enthusiastically ano
then hid in his clothes.
| "It's the Marie" cried Basile, his
| ewes lighting with boyish interest. i
saw her last season when she came In
to Dauphine with the warship Afri-
caine. They were bringing blacks from
the Guinea coast. Faughl A sweet
smelling ship for the ladies'"
"And they are ladiesl" cried jules
81 see one in black who walks like
queen. Wives for some Of us. First
come, first servedw
And with that he leaped ahead OF
me apd raced up the beach In his
haste to present Basile with q STEP
mother.
1t was not until clear Of the Marie,
which the immigrants seemed to shun,
that / sensed the confusion Of the
scene and observed the amazement and
despair Of the newcomers. A sergeant,
tanned as dark as Guinea black, was
unusually active in pulling and push
ing the immigrants about. In disgust
| watched this fellow, his dirty paws
making too free with the women, and
then had my ire aroused by beholding
him seize a woman in black by the
one Mattor said walked like
a queen-and give her a spin that sent
her Keeling across the sand to fall at
my feet.
"Tonnerre de Dieu" I found my
self shouting as I sprang between the !
,rute and the poor thing. "Are these
people here for punishment, or to build |
/ new world"
"Ten million devils! Who are you
o interfere with Sergeant Suarez,
wenty years in the marines, when he
5 doing his duty?"
"Never mind who am. Leave the
roman alone"
He crouched for spring, his eyes
laring like tree-cat's, and l was
eady for him, when to my surpris,
ne rage died out Of his face. His
ark countenance began twisting I'D
Ike old parchment God Is goodw
whispered exultingly. THAT brown
sardl That big nosel Broil me and
oil me If it isn't the White Indianl
el Hol"
"The White Indian, yes. What of 1t, 9
u nimblejack?'' /
mo, no." he softly cried. Il shall t
Vt be drawn into a quarrel with ,
onsleur. He is game for my betters. n
/! But this rare news. leave Won )
console the wench, monsieur, while q
20 to tell his excellency." II
And off the rascal ran. Il
turned to help the woman to her Ia
IT, but she was already erect, a slim ia
lre IN black, the somber tone Of her tt
ire Delng accented by the mass of 81
low mar and the clear ivory pallor De
her features. And as / eazed at
md myself thinking that the hard NJ
ps of the voyage had left her all Wi
). several women, attracted by the hi
ne' laughed raucously; and a glance
me Bienvilles insistence that do CT
! women only be sent had not been
ued' l would have turned away If ~,
LOT the unspoken appeal in the oval ~
or the sergeant's victim. IA &c:
nave not thanked you, monsieur" 70
whispered. ~
NOR shall you. l did nothing But ~,
are Ill, mademoiselIe." W
4 hunter bargaining for wifa !. 49,
ny screamed wanton. eThev hoe
u out to meet us. Don't vast. co.
;, on that sniveling thing, my biz m n
ne woman In black was shrinktno
ner mates, and well might she en'
'ith foul abuse they upbraided her c
trying {, to, "steaI the first proner spe
Ihere was death in her face % Chr
'o'ient OF nth was loosed. and est
"a nave retreated to save bar sire
,,ning OF embarrassment had not in
Mattors now come up to ho IN tool
~ bounced upon by the harpies. Ten