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     Harriwell called himself an absent´minded idiot and rushed for the gin 

bottle。 

     ;Neat�察�man�察�neat�察─�he warned Bertie�察�who gulped down a tumbler two´ 

thirds full of the raw spirits�察�and coughed and choked from the angry bite 

of it till the tears ran down his cheeks。 

     Harriwell took his pulse and temperature�察�made a show of looking out 

for   him�察  �and   doubted   that   the   omelet   had   been   poisoned。      Brown   and 

McTavish   also   doubted�察  �but   Bertie   discerned   an   insincere   ring   in   their 

voices。   His   appetite   had   left   him�察  �and   he   took   his   own   pulse   stealthily 

under the table。 There was no question but what it was increasing�察�but he 



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failed to ascribe it to the gin he had taken。 'mcTavish�察�rifle in hand�察�went 

out on the veranda to reconnoiter。 

     ;They're massing up at the cook´house�察─�was his report。 ;And they've 

no end of Sniders。 'my idea is to sneak around on the other side and take 

them   in   flank。   Strike   the   first   blow�察  �you   know。   Will   you   come   along�察�

Brown�拭─�

     Harriwell   ate   on   steadily�察  �while   Bertie   discovered   that   his   pulse   had 

leaped   up   five beats。   Nevertheless�察�he   could not   help   jumping   when   the 

rifles began to go off。 Above the scattering of Sniders could be heard the 

pumping        of   Brown's      and    McTavish's       Winchestersall       against    a 

background of demoniacal screeching and yelling。 

     ;They've   got   them   on   the   run�察─  �Harriwell   remarked�察  �as   voices   and 

gunshots faded away in the distance。 

     Scarcely were Brown and McTavish back at the table when the latter 

reconnoitered。 

     ;They've got dynamite�察─�he said。 

     ;Then let's charge them with dynamite�察─�Harriwell proposed。 

     Thrusting   half   a   dozen   sticks   each   into   their   pockets   and   equipping 

themselves with lighted cigars�察�they started for the door。 And just then it 

happened。 They  blamed McTavish   for   it afterward�察 �and he   admitted that 

the charge had been a trifle excessive。 But at any rate it went off under the 

house�察�which lifted up cornerwise and settled back on its foundations。 Half 

the   china   on   the   table   was   shattered�察  �while   the   eight´day  clock   stopped。 

Yelling   for   vengeance�察  �the   three   men   rushed   out   into   the   night�察  �and   the 

bombardment began。 

     When   they   returned�察  �there   was   no   Bertie。   He   had   dragged   himself 

away to the office�察�barricaded himself in�察�and sunk upon the floor in a gin´ 

soaked nightmare�察�wherein he died a thousand deaths while the valorous 

fight went on around him。 In the morning�察�sick and headachey from  the 

gin�察�he crawled out to find the sun still in the sky and God presumable in 

heaven�察�for his hosts were alive and uninjured。 

     Harriwell pressed him to stay on longer�察�but Bertie insisted on sailing 

immediately on the Arla for Tulagi�察�where�察�until the following steamer day�察�

he stuck close by the Commissioner's house。 There were lady tourists on 



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the outgoing steamer�察�and Bertie was again a hero�察�while Captain Malu�察�as 

usual�察  �passed   unnoticed。   But   Captain   Malu   sent   back   from   Sydney   two 

cases   of   the   best   Scotch   whiskey   on   the   market�察  �for   he   was   not   able   to 

make up his mind as to whether it was Captain Hansen or Mr Harriwell 

who had given Bertie Arkwright the more gorgeous insight into life in the 

Solomons。 



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      THE INEVITABLE WHITE MAN 



     ;The black will never understand the white�察�nor the white the black�察�as 

long as black is black and white is white。; 

     So said Captain Woodward。 We sat in the parlor of Charley Roberts' 

pub in Apia�察�drinking long Abu Hameds compounded and shared with us 

by   the   aforesaid   Charley   Roberts�察  �who   claimed   the   recipe   direct   from 

Stevens�察 �famous   for having invented the Abu  Hamed   at   a   time   when   he 

was spurred on by Nile thirstthe Stevens who was responsible for ;With 

Kitchener to Kartoun�察─�and who passed out at the siege of Ladysmith。 

     Captain Woodward�察�short and squat�察�elderly�察�burned by forty years of 

tropic sun�察�and with the most beautiful liquid brown eyes I ever saw in a 

man�察�spoke from a vast experience。 The crisscross of scars on his bald pate 

bespoke a tomahawk intimacy with the black�察�and of equal intimacy was 

the advertisement�察�front and rear�察�on the right side of his neck�察�where an 

arrow   had   at   one   time   entered   and   been   pulled   clean   through。   As    he 

explained�察�he had been in a hurry on that occasionthe arrow impeded his 

runningand he felt that he could not take the time to break off the head 

and pull out the shaft the way it had come in。 At the present moment he 

was commander of the SAVAII�察�the big steamer that recruited labor from 

the westward for the German plantations on Samoa。 

     ;Half the trouble is the stupidity of the whites�察─�said Roberts�察�pausing 

to   take   a  swig   from    his  glass   and   to  curse   the   Samoan     bar´boy    in 

affectionate     terms。   ;If  the  white   man    would    lay   himself   out   a  bit  to 

understand   the   workings   of   the   black   man's   mind�察  �most   of   the   messes 

would be avoided。; 

     ;I've   seen   a  few    who    claimed    they   understood     niggers�察─   �Captain 

Woodward retorted�察 �and I always took notice that they were the first to be 

kai´kai'd   ��eaten��。   Look   at   the   missionaries   in   New   Guinea   and   the   New 

Hebridesthe      martyr    isle  of  Erromanga      and   all  the  rest。  Look   at  the 

Austrian expedition that was cut to pieces in the Solomons�察�in the bush of 

Guadalcanar。 And   look   at   the   traders   themselves�察  �with   a   score   of   years' 

experience�察  �making   their   brag   that   no   nigger   would   ever   get   them�察  �and 

whose heads to this day are ornamenting the rafters of the canoe houses。 



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There     was    old  Johnny   Simonstwenty´six           years    on  the   raw   edges    of 

Melanesia�察�swore he knew the niggers like a book and that they'd never do 

for him�察�and he passed out at Marovo Lagoon�察�New Georgia�察�had his head 

sawed off by a black Mary ��woman�� and an old nigger with only one leg�察�

having      left  the  other    leg   in  the   mouth     of  a  shark    while    diving    for 

dynamited   fish。   There   was   Billy   Wat
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