Jesup Scott High School - Scottonian Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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I . l V l is as this only increased their fury. lt would probably result in the slaughter of all the whites on the plantation. Larry knew he had to get Mrs. Barton and Ethel away from the plantation before the pentfup fury of the natives broke. When do you purpose to give it to him? he asked, with a matter' offfact air. 'iTomorrow-at sunrisell' the native flung over his shoulder as he walked hastily away, sensing that he had spoken too much. Larry walked slowly up to the house, thinking of the course he should follow. As he stepped up to the porch, Ethel came out of the house. She treated him as an equal now, and remarked to him of the return of her father, but Larry decided that there was no time to lose and detained her as she was walking away to the stables for her horse. Miss Barton, do you have a peon here that you can trust? he asked, trying to control his desire to shout out to her the danger that threatened. She looked up at him, wondering at his question. L'Why, yes, I can trust the Jap as much as anyone, she said slowly. . Larry had noticed the shiftyfeyed Jap who waited upon the table and took care of the house. 'LI think it would be best if you and your mother could leave just after sunfdown, because the natives - S Oh, you know, then? Ethel asked excitedly. She leaned against - the pillar and seemed to lose all strength and courage. When Larry nodded in the affirmative she slowly lowered her head. 'LIt's been going on like this for the past year. The natives made a fuss their last payfday also, and they told him not to let it happen again. It's a penitentiary offense, isn't it? Yes, but God knows what the natives will do in the meantime, l V ' r . - - . -- '.r.' 5 Hiozzl

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:V T A 1 'g if f picious anticipation the men cast toward Mr. Baxter as he wended his way toward the house, cursing and finding fault with everyone he met. Larry approached one of the peons who had a particularly nasty disposition. When did Senor Barton return? he asked him in rapid Spanish. Senor Barton returned at sunrise, the native answered, em' phasizing hsunriseu with a lift of his brows in a meaning look at Larry. Larry pretended not to understand. L'Why do you suppose he came during the night? he asked inf nocently. The peon snorted with rage. He fairly lung the words at Larry. 'LFor God's sake! don't you know what day this is? Yes, it's Thursday, the thirtyfiirst of October, Larry answered. He knew of no national holiday or great saint's day, but the native was not verv long in enlightening him. Why man it s the day we re to get our money he screamed He crept close to Larry And the trouble is he whispered gleefully he hasn t the money to pay us' Larry turned pale but he hastily controlled himself He knew he could acquire a lot of information from the angry native Well why hasn t he7 he asked Oh playing the races the peon chuckled rubbing his hands together and then his eyes took on a savage glare of the infuriated black But he s getting his soon he said slowly with satisfaction Larry sickened He knew what this meant he had heard of similar cases on other plantations If the administrator failed to pay the men at the end of the season and they knew it was through careless ness in managing the finances of the company or through gambling of the company s money no good would come to him The men as it was had no respect or liking for Mr Barton as an administrator and fa. t t . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - , , , 1 1 . . , 1 , 1 t 1 1 1 , . t 1. 1 1 1 , . . t I. . 1 1 . , 1 1 1 , c 1 t 1 . . 1 1 , . , , . L , , . ' 1 L , ' 1 . . 9 - 1 1 - 1 lv: i .W ,i1.-fii,,. ,Ls -.T 1 ?.f..,1ASa-.i.,.,,,-:as .eats 1,13 .W--.... ..-, W .. ..,,?..-an-V-fi-as .. - -. -N N. -YA . L, . ., , . .. , , 1 .. . .... -- .-.. .es-.sv :gr-,Ac :zur-3.9.-,. ----' .XA-4 -,-1-alarm-.11.::i JL... V ,.N..a::.n.g..1 -x ,us - 4. ,g,,., - f. ,, - - , .1-v.g:.:rr:-:-4: - . .L...,, .:...:g: 'z -r ,s-1:5 ..-uns--af.t.,.,..f.1., Q. smsrgz-rrsazns...-g,-T A-1141...-.Ts,, gag. ,4. 1: ..- a?H1f.x-1.-3.1-5 - .. ..L visa 1' 12- ,,.L,1.-- ---- --1-F Lxws: - .-f V .. ...... D . - ,....... .5....,, .. ' 1 . 7 175- V- 't 'i' ' ' 1 .. ' . ' ' K . .:.'iii ' , ' I. . T- . - 'TT V, 3' A ij ' gf Ti -C llrorll

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