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subscribers。; 

     ;Sort of copy editor�察─�suggested Albert。 

     ;Yes�察�something of that sort�察�I fancy�察─�said Stedman。 

     They  walked   down   to   the   little   shed   on   the   shore�察  �where   the Y。C。C。 

office was placed�察�at three that day�察�and Albert watched Stedman send off 

his    message     with    much     interest。    The    ;chap     at  Octavia�察─    �on   being 

informed       that  the   American       consul    had    arrived    at  Opeki�察    �inquired�察�

somewhat disrespectfully�察 �Is it a life sentence�拭─�

     ;What does he mean by that�拭─�asked Albert。 

     ;I suppose�察─�said his secretary�察�doubtfully�察 �that he thinks it a sort of a 

punishment to be sent to Opeki。            I hope you won't grow to think so。; 

     ;Opeki is all very well�察─�said Gordon�察 �or it will be when we get things 

going our way。; 

     As   they   walked   back   to   the   office�察  �Albert   noticed   a   brass   cannon�察�

perched on a rock at the entrance to the harbor。                This had been put there 

by   the   last   consul�察  �but   it   had   not   been   fired   for   many   years。  Albert 

immediately ordered the   two Bradleys   to get  it in order�察 �and to   rig up   a 

flag´pole   beside   it�察  �for   one   of   his   American   flags�察  �which   they   were   to 

salute every night when they lowered it at sundown。 

     ;And when we are not using it�察─�he said�察 �the King can borrow it to 

celebrate   with�察  �if   he   doesn't   impose   on   us   too   often。  The   royal   salute 

ought   to   be   twenty´one   guns�察  �I   think�察  �but   that   would   use   up   too   much 

powder�察�so he will have to content himself with two。; 

     ;Did you notice�察─�asked Stedman�察�that night�察�as they sat on the veranda 

of the consul's house�察�in the moonlight�察 �how the people bowed to us as 



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we passed�拭─�

     ;Yes�察─�Albert said he had noticed it。         ;Why�拭─�

     ;Well�察   �they   never    saluted    me�察─  �replied   Stedman。      ;That     sign   of 

respect is due to the show we made at the reception。; 

     ;It is due to us�察�in any event�察─�said the consul�察�severely。              ;I tell you�察�

my     secretary�察   �that  we�察   �as  the   representatives     of   the   United    States 

Government�察�must be properly honored on this island。                  We must become 

a power。      And we must do so without getting into trouble with the King。 

We must make them honor him�察�too�察�and then as we push him up�察�we will 

push ourselves up at the same time。; 

     ;They don't think much of consuls in Opeki�察─�said Stedman�察�doubtfully。 

;You see the last one was a pretty poor sort。              He brought the office into 

disrepute�察  �and   it   wasn't   really   until   I   came   and   told   them   what   a   fine 

country the United States was�察�that they had any opinion of it at all。                Now 

we must change all that。; 

     ;That is just what we will do�察─�said Albert。           ;We will transform Opeki 

into   a   powerful   and   beautiful   city。   We   will   make   these   people   work。 

They   must   put   up   a   palace   for   the   King�察  �and   lay   out   streets�察  �and   build 

wharves�察  �and   drain   the   town   properly�察  �and   light   it。 I   haven't   seen   this 

patent lighting apparatus of yours�察�but you had better get to work at it at 

once�察�and I'll persuade the King to appoint you commissioner of highways 

and gas�察�with authority to make his people toil。              And I�察─�he cried�察�in free 

enthusiasm�察 �will organize a navy and a standing army。                 Only�察─�he added�察�

with a relapse of interest�察 �there isn't anybody to fight。; 

     ;There isn't�拭─�said Stedman�察�grimly�察�with a scornful smile。                ;You just 

go hunt up old Messenwah and the Hillmen with your standing army once 

and you'll get all the fighting you want。; 

     ;The Hillmen�拭─�said Albert。 

     ;The Hillmen are the natives that live up there in the hills�察─�Stedman 

said�察�nodding his head toward the three high mountains at the other end of 

the island�察�that stood out blackly against the purple�察�moonlit sky。                ;There 

are nearly as many of them as there are Opekians�察�and they hunt and fight 

for   a   living   and   for   the   pleasure of   it。 They  have   an   old   rascal   named 

Messenwah for a king�察�and they come down here about once every three 



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months�察�and tear things up。; 

     Albert sprang to his feet。 

     ;Oh�察  �they   do�察  �do   they�拭─   �he   said�察 �staring  up   at  the  mountain´tops。 

;They come down here and tear up things�察�do they�拭                    �Well�察�I think we'll 

stop that�察�I think we'll stop that�          �I don't care how many there are。            I'll 

get the   two   Bradleys   to   tell   me   all   they  know   about drilling�察 �to´morrow 

morning�察     �and   we'll   drill  these   Opekians�察    �and   have   sham     battles�察 �and 

attacks�察�and repulses�察�until I make a lot of wild�察�howling Zulus out of them。 

And when the Hillmen come down to pay their quarterly visit�察�they'll go 

back again on a run。         At least some of them will�察─�he added�察�ferociously。 

;Some of them will stay right here。; 

     ;Dear me�察�dear me� ─�said Stedman�察�with awe�察�you are a born fighter�察�

aren't you�拭─�

     ;Well�察�you wait and see�察─�said Gordon�察�maybe I am。                 I haven't studied 

tactics   of   war   and   the history  of   battles�察 �so   that   I   might   be   a   great   war´ 

correspondent�察�without learning something。                And there is only one king 

on this   island�察 �and   that is   old   Ollypybus himself。       And   I'll   go   over and 

have a talk with him about it to´morrow。; 

     Young Stedman walked up and down the length of the veranda�察�in and 

out of the moonlight�察�with his hands in his pockets�察�and his head on his 

chest。    ;You   have   me   all   stirred   up�察  �Gordon�察─  �he   said�察   �you   seem   so 

confident and bold�察�and you're not so much older than I am�察�either。; 

     ;My training has been different�察�that's all�察─�said the reporter。 

     ;Yes�察─�Stedman said�察�bitterly。          ;I have     been sitting in an office ever 

since I left school�察�sending news over a wire or a cable�察�and you have been 

out in the world�察�gathering it。; 

     ;And now�察─�said Gordon�察�smiling�察�and putting his arm around the other 

boy's shoulders�察 �we are going to make news ourselves。; 

     ;There   is   one   thing   I   want   to   say   to   you   before   you   turn   in�察─  �said 

Stedman。       ;Before   you   suggest   all   these   improvements   on   Ollypybus�察�

you must remember that he has ruled absolutely here for twenty years�察�and 

that    he  does    not   think   much     of   consuls。    He     has   only   seen    your 

predecessor and yourself。          He likes you because you appeared with such 

dignity�察�and because of the presents�察�but if I were you�察�I wouldn't suggest 



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these improvements as coming from yourself。; 

       ;I don't understand�察─�said Gordon�察 �who could they come from�拭─�

     ;Well�察─�said Stedman�察 �if you will allow me to adviseand you see I 

know these people   pretty wellI   would have all   these suggestions   come 

from the President direct。; 

     ;The     President� ─   �exclaimed     Gordon�察     �but   how�拭    �What      does   the 

President know or care about Opeki�拭�and it would take so longoh�察�I see�察�

the cable。     Is that what you have been doing�拭─�he asked。 

     ;Well�察�only once�察─�said Stedman�察�guiltily�察 �that was when he wanted to 

turn me out of the consul's office�察�and I had a cable that very afternoon�察�

from the President�察�ordering me to stay where I was。                 Ollypybus doesn't 

understand the cable�察�of course�察�but he knows that it sends messages�察�and 

sometimes   I   pretend   to   send   messages   for   him   to   the   President�察  �but   he 

began asking me to tell the President to come and pay him a visit�察�and I 

had to stop it。; 

     ;I'm glad you told me�察─�said Gordon。              ;The President shall begin to 

cable to´morrow。        He will need an extra appropriation from Congress to 

pay for his private cablegrams alone。; 

     ;And there's another thing�察─�said Stedman。             ;In all your plans�察�you've 

arranged for the people's improvement�察�but not for their amusement�察�and 

they are a peaceful�察�jolly�察�simple sort of people�察�and we must please them。; 

     ;Have they no games or amusements of their own�拭─�asked Gordon。 

     ;Well�察�not what we would call games。; 

     ;Very   well�察  �then�察  �I'll   teach   them   base´ball。 Foot´ball   would   be   too 

warm。      But that plaza in front of the King's bungalow�察�where his palace is 

going   to   be�察  �is   just   the   place   for   a   diamond。 On   the   whole�察  �though�察─�

added the consul�察�after a moment's reflection�察 �you'd better attend to that 

yourself。     I don't think it becomes my dignity as American consul to take 

off my coat and give lessons to young Opekians in sliding to bases�察�do you�拭�

No�察�I think you'd better do that。        The Bradleys will help you�察�and you had 

better    begin    to´morrow。      You     have   been    wanting     to  know     what   a 

secretary   of   legation's   duties   are�察  �and   now   you   know。   It's   to   organize 

base´ball nines。      And after you get yours ready�察─�he added�察�as he turned 

into his room for the night�察 �I'll train one that will sweep yours off the face 



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