The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-24
Chapter SO
Rentongen's Revenge

III SAID al last 81 suppose I'd bet
y ter 90 bring in those Malays."
'Yes." he said yes, Of cOurse-"
2 l turned away. tightening my
belt and getting ready to 60 out
into the roar Of falling water. but
ne stopped me. ''Wsitl It's no good
No use doing that"
"Sir," / said. eff we let this thing
pass, Wen never regain the face
wen lose"
Il know that" he agreed But
the root is somewhere else. I'm 60
ing to end this, Paul, one way or
the other. Go bring IN Renton-
gen.
I got Rentongen. Il was hard TO
bring him alone; he was ALMOST
never separated from FIVE TO six
ugly faced krismen. whom he
liked to have dog his every step.
But I took him a little aside, and
advised him that he perhaps would
not like 10 have anyone else with
US TO hear what the Rajah Clyde
had 10 say. He gave me the most
evil stare ! have ever seen. but ne
came. and he came alone.
/ was surprised at what James
Clyde did then. For a long time
the Maizys had learned 70 depend
upon the fact that in the white
mans code Of justice an accusa-
ton must always be supported by
water tight proof. else nothing
can be done And they had readily
learned to take advantage Of that,
by intimidation Of witnesses and
other ways, until justice was i'm
possible to get | suppose that /
myself had become accustomed 70
think Of the necessity Of proof as
an obstacle which cOulC not be
overborne.
But this time all that was
brushed aside. Clyde did not even
tell Rentongen what he was angry
about, though Of course Renton-
gen knew.
'Shah Bandar Rentongen,@
Clyde said. 4 have had enough
From this moment you are no
longer Shah Bandar. | hereby ban
ish you from Balingong forever:
and all your property is confscat-
ed in the name Of the Raj. Co back
and tell your sultan you have
failed"
AT this unbelievable audacity.
Rentongen seemed stunned He
stared al Clyde. and bis 1sdufh
opened to protest - -ssf
BE SILENT nv uncle told MIN
without raising his voice. You
and all your household will be out
OF here before shutdown. You viii
take with you IN your praus your
krises and the clothes you wear.
Nothing more.
sand IL do not go?"
Z have given you a chance TO
leave with dignity" Clyde said.
= If you do not care for Il, 20 to
your Imam and prepare yourself
10 die fighting; because will sure
IL hunt you down
Rentoagen stood with his hands
on bis hips. staring at Clyde. and
there vas such q savage blaze OF
hate in his eyes that was certain
~ would leap upon my uncle.
bss.nd me eigh; Of the IL Ten
yalaEg ] still had in Balingong
were seated croSs-legged IN a row
Without any sound these now
stood up. Their rifles were in the
crooks Of their elbows. nuzzIes
high. as they had been taught. and
tne rnuzzles Of those rifles were
quivering like the simmer Of
heat Yet | do not think that they
were afraid: eager, rather. their
animal eyes upon the Shah Ban
dar's blue-turbaned head.
The Worst Spot
y ENTONGEN did not glance At
II them. but undoubtedly he was
very much aware that they were
there. II his hand had dropped 20
the hill % his kris ne would GER
tainly haze gone down, shot apart
BY the cot euns. Clyde ana the
Malay ehief faced each other many
minutes in this way
Rent0ngeu turned al last and
left as without a single 40 /. -
t-.Cug- believed then trait he
woslld surely fght perhaps rails
ing an attack againSE Us which we
would hardly be able 70 with
stand. this did not occur. An hour
before ssndoW-. Rentcngen's praus
took 70 the river silently and vel
within his allotted sine he was on
tie open sea.
When Rentongeu was EoaG
Immediately prepared for what
we knew vas AHA MOI for one
moment did We fali into the f7l-
lacy Of thinking that Rentongen
might return 70 SaremhE. empfy-
handed ani Inundated. % his sui
tan Regardless Of the rainy deluEs
ne would have var nov. and have
~ Qnclx.
rse1g TIE fas.cst pra.-s ! gsu.u
eSfaEnsad. sra ire tastes: iungae
rannerA 70 recsll eerfrin II The
Ieqyalang . nv -. eoi ard