[WANTS]
REQUIREDIMMEDIATELY，FOREastAfrica，athoroughlycompetentPlaneandDirigibleDriver，acquaintedwithPetrolRadiumandHeliummotorsandgenerators。Low-levelworkonly，butmustunderstandheavy-weightdigs。
MOSSAMEDESTRANSPORTASSOC。
84PalestineBuildings，E。C。
MANWANTED-DIGDRIVERforSouthernAlpswithSaharansummertrips。Highlevels，highspeed。highwages:
ApplyM。SIDNEY
HotelSanStefano。MonteCarlo。
FAMILYDIRIGIBLE。ACOMPETENT，steadymanwantedforslowspeed，lowlevelTangyedirigible。Nonightwork，noseatrips。MustbememberoftheChurchofEngland，andmakehimselfusefulinthegarden。
M。R。
TheRectory，Gray\'sBarton，Wilts。
COMMERCIALDIG，CENTRALandSouthernEurope。Asmart，activemanforaL。M。T。Dig。Nightworkonly。HeadquartersLondonandCairo。Alinguistpreferred。
BAGMAN
CharingCrossHotel，W。C。(urgent。)
FORSALE——ABARGAIN——SinglePlane，narrow-gaugevans，Pinkemotor。Restayedthisautumn。Hansenair-kit，58in。chest，153
collar。Canbeseenbyappointment。
N。2650Thisoffice。
TheBEE-LINEBOOKSHOP
BELT\'SWAY-BOOKS，givingtownlightsforalltownsover4，000
pop。aslaiddownbyA。B。O。
THEWORLD。Complete2vols。ThinOxford，limpback。12L6d。
BELT\'SCOASTALITINERARY。ShortLightsoftheWorld。7s。6d。
THETRANSATLANTICANDMEDITERRANEANTRAFFICLINES。
(ByauthorityoftheA。B。C。)Paper，1s。6d。；cloth。2s。6d。Ready，Jan。16。
ARCTICAEROPLANING。SiemensandGait。Cloth，bds。Ss。6d。
LAVALLE\'SHEARTOFTHECYCLONE，withsupplementarycharts。4s。
6d。
RIMINGTON\'SPITFALLSINTHEAIR，andTableofComparativeDensities3s。6d。
ANGELO\'SDESERTINADIRIGIBLE。Newedition，revised。5s。9d。
VAUGHAN\'SPLANERACINGINCALMANDSTORM。2s。6d。
VAUGHAN\'SHINTSTOTHEAIRMATEUR1s。
HOFMAN\'SLAWSOFLIFTANDVELOCITY。Withdiagrams，3s。6d。
DEVITRE\'STHEORYOFSHIFTINGBALLASTINDIRIGIBLES。2s。6d。
SANGERSWEATHERSOFTHEWORLD。4s。
SANGER\'STEMPERATURESATHIGHALTITUDES。4s。
HAWKIN\'SFOGANDHOWToAVOIDIT。3s。
VANZUYLAN\'SSECONDARYEFFECTSOFTHUNDERSTORMS。4s。6d。
DAHLGREN\'SAIRCURRENTSANDEPIDEMICDISEASES。5s。6d。
REDMAYNE\'SDISEASEANDTHEBAROMETER。7s。6d。
WALTON\'SHEALTHRESORTSOFTHEGOBIANDSHAMO。3s。6d。
WALTON\'STHEPOLEANDPULMONARYCOMPLAINTS。7s。ad。
MUTLOWSHIGHLEVELBACTERIOLOGY。7s。6d。
HALLIWELL\'SILLUMINATEDSTARMAP，withclockworkattachment，givingapparentmotionofheavens，boxed，completewithclampsforbinnacle，36inchsize，onlyL2。2。0。
Invaluablefornightwork。)WithA。B。C。certificate。L3。10s。
0d。Zalinski\'sStandardWorks:
PASSESOFTHEHIMALAYAS，5s。
PASSESOFTHESIERRAS，5s。
PASSESOFTHEROOKIES。5s。
PASSESOFTHEURALS，5s。
Thefourboxed，limpcloth，withcharts，15s。
GRAY\'SAIRCURRENTSatMOUNTAINGORGES，7s。6d。
A。C。BELT&SON，READING
SAFETYWEARFORAERONAUTS
Fickers!Flickers!Flickers!
HIGHLEVELFLICKERS
\"Hethatisdownneedfearnofall，\"
Fearnot!Youwillfalllightlyasdown!
Hansen\'sair-kitsaredowninallrespects。Tremendousreductionsinpricesprevioustowinterstocking。Pureparakitwithcelluloseseatandshoulder-pads，weightedtobalance。Unequalledforalldrop-work。
Ourtreblyresilientheavykitistheneplusultraofcomfortandsafety。
Gas-buoyed，waterproof，hail-proof，nonconductingFlickerswithpipeandnozzlefittingalltypesofgenerator。Graduatedtaponlefthip。
Hansen\'sFlickersLeadtheAerialFlight197OxfordStreetThenewweightedFlickerwithtweedorcheviotsurfacecannotbedistinguishedfromtheordinarysuittillinflated。
Fickers!Flickers!Flickers!
APPLIANCESFORAIRPLANES
What\"SKID\"
wastoourforefathersontheground，\"PITCH\"
istotheirsonsintheair。
Thepopularityofthelarge，unwieldy，slow，expensiveDirigibleoverthelightswift，Planeismainlyduetotheformer\'simmunityfrompitch。
Collison\'sforward-socketedAirVanrendersitimpossibleforanyplanetopitch。TheC。F。S。isautomatic，simpleasashutter，certain\\asapowerhammer，safeasoxygen。Fittedtoanymakeofplane。
COLLISON
186BromptonRoadWorkshops，ChiswickLUNDIEdoMATTERS
SoleAgtsforEast\'nHemisphere
STARTERSANDGUIDES
Hotel，club，andprivatehouseplane-starters，slipsandguidesaffixedbyskilledworkmeninaccordancewithlocalbuildinglaws。
Rackstraww\'sforty-footcollapsiblesteelstarterswithautomaticreleaseatendoftravel——pricesperfootrun，clampsandcramponsincluded。Thesafestonthemarket。
Weaver&DenisonMiddleboro
AIRPLANESANDDIRIGIBLEGOODS
REMEMBER
Planesareswift——soisDeathPlanesarecheap——soisLifeWhydoestheplanebuilderinsistonthesafetyofhismachines？
Methinksthegentlemanproteststoomuch。
TheStandardDigConstructionCompanydonotbuildkites。
Theybuild，equipandguaranteedirigibles。
StandardDigconstructionCo。
MillwallandBuenosAyres
HOVERS
POWELL\'S
WindHoversfor\'planeslying-toinheavyweather，savethemotorandstrainontheforebody。Willnotsendtoleeward。\"Albatross\"
wind-hovers，rigid-ribbed；accordingtoh。p。andweight。
Wefitandtestfreeto40eastofGreenwichVillageL。&W。POWELL
196VictoriaStreet，W。
REMEMBER
Weshallalwaysbepleasedtoseeyou。
Webuildandtestandguaranteeourdirigiblesorallpurposes。
Theygoupwhenyoupleaseandtheydonotcomedowntillyouplease。
Youcanpleaseyourself，but——youmightaswellchooseadirigible。
STANDARDDIRIGIBLECONSTRUCTIONCO。
MillwallandBuenosAyres
GAYERANDHUNT
BirminghamandBirminghamEng。Ala。
Towers。LandingStages，SlipsandLiftspublicandprivateContractorstotheA。B。C。，South-WesternEuropeanPostalConstructionDept。SolepatenteesandownersoftheCollisonanti-quakediagonaltower-tie。OnlygoldmedalKyotoExhibitionofAerialAppliances，1997。
AIRPLANESANDDIRIGIBLES
C。M。C。
OurSyntheticalMineralBEARINGS
arechemicallyandcrystallogicallyidenticalwiththemineralswhosenamestheybear。Anysize，anysurface。Diamond，Rock-Crystal，AgateandRubyBearings-cups，capsandcollarsforthehigherspeeds。Fortractorbearingsandspindles-Imperative。
Forrearpropellers-Indispensable。Forallworkingparts-Advisable。
CommercialMineralsCo。
107Minories
RESURGAM!
IfyouhavenotClothedYOURSELFinaNORMANDIERESURGAM
YOUWILLPROBABLYNOTBEINTERESTEDINOURNEXTWEEK\'SLISTOF
AIR-KIT。
RESURGAMAIR-KITEMPORIUM
HYMANS&GRAHAM
1198LowerBroadway，NewYork
REMEMBER!
*Itisnownearly，agenerationsincethePlanewastosupersedetheDirigibleforallpurposes。*TO-DAYnoneofthePlanet\'sfreightiscarriedenplane。*LessthantwoperrentofthePlanet\'spassengersarecarriedenplane。
Wedesign，equipguaranteeDirigiblesforallpurposes。
StandardDigConstructionCompanyMILLWALLandBUENOSAYRES
BAT-BOATS
FLINT&MANTEL
SOUTHAMPTON
FORSALE
attheendofSeasonthefollowingBat-Boats:
GRISELDA，65knt。，42ft。，430(nom。)MaginnisMotor，under-rakerudder。
MABELLE，50knt。，40ft。，310HargreavesMotor，Douglas\'lock-steeringgear。
IVEMONA，50knt。，35ft。，300Hargreaves(Radiumaccelerator)，Millerkeelandrudder。
TheabovearewellknownontheSouthCoastassound，wholesomeknockaboutboats，withamplecruisingaccommodation。GriseldacarriessparesetofHofmanracingvansandcanbeliedthreefootclearinsmoothwaterwithballast-tankswungaft。Theothersdonotlift，clearofwater，andarerecommendedforbeginners。
Also，byprivatetreaty，racingB。B。Tarpon(76winningflags)
120knt。，60ft。；Long-Davidsondoubleunder-rakerudder，newthisseasonandunstrained。850nom。Maginnismotor，RadiumrelaysandPondgenerator。Bronzebreakwaterforward，andtreblereinforcedforefootandentry。Talfourdrockeredkeel:TriplesetofHofmanvans，givingmaximumliftingsurfaceof5327sq。ft。
Tarpon-hasbeenliftedandheldsevenfeetfortwomilesbetweentouchandtouch。
OurAutumnListofracingandfamilyBatsreadyonthe9thJanuary。
AIRPLANESANDSTARTERS
HINKSMODERATOR
Monorailoverheadstarterforfamilyandprivateplanesuptotwenty-fivefootoverallAbsolutelySafeHinks&Co……Birmingham
J。D。ARDAGH
IAMNOTCONCERNEDWITHYOURPLANEIAFTERITLEAVESMYGUIDES，BUTTILLTHENIHOLDMYSELFPERSONALLYRESPONSIBLEFORYOURLIFE，SAFETY，ANDCOMFORT。MYHYDRAULICBUFFER-STOPCANNOTRELEASE
TILLTHEMOTORSAREWORKINGUPTOBEARINGSPEED，THUSSECURING
ASAFEANDGRACEFULFLIGHTWITHOUTPITCHING。
Rememberourmotto，\"UpwardandOutward，\"
anddonottrustyourselftoso-called\"rigid\"guide-barsJ。D。ARDAGH，BELFASTANDTURIN
ACCESSORIESANDSPARES
CHRISTIANWRIGHT&OLDIS
ESTABLISHED1924
ACCESSORIESandSPARES
HoodedBinnacleswithdip-dialsautomaticallyrecordingchangeoflevel(illuminatedface)。
Allheightsfrom50to15，000feetL2100
WithAerialBoardofControlcertificateL3110
FootandHandFoghoms；Sirenstonedtoanyclubnote；withair-chestbelt-drivenhornmotorL680
WirelessinstallationssyntonisedtoA。B。C。requirements，inneatmahoganycase，hundredmilerangeL330
Grapnels，mushroom——anchors，pithing-irons，winches，hawsers，snaps，shacklesandmooringropes，forlawn，city，andpublicinstallations。
Detachableunder-cars，aluminumorstampedsteel。
Keeledunder-carsforplanes:single-actiondetaching-gear，turningcarintoboatwithonemotionofthewrist。Invaluableforseatrips。
Head，side，andridinglights(bysize)Nos。00to20A。B。C。
Standard。Rocketsandfog-bombsincoloursandtonesoftheprincipalclubs(boxed)。
AselectionoftwentyL2176
Internationalnight-signals(boxed)L1116
Sparegeneratorsguaranteedtoliftingpowermarkedoncover(pricesaccordingtopower)。
Wind-nosesfordirigibles——Pegamoid，cane-stiffened，lacqueredcaneoraluminumandfluxforwinterwork。
Smoke-ringcannonforhailstorms，swivelmounted，boworstern。
Propellerblades:metal，tungstenbacked；paper-machewirestiffened；ribbedXylonite(Nickson\'spatent)；allrazor-edged(pricebypitchanddiameter)。
Compressedsteelbow-screwsforwinterwork。
FusedRubyorCommercialMineralCo。bearingsandcollars。
Agate-mountedthrust-blocksupto4inch。
Magniac\'sbow-rudders——(Lavalespatentgrooving)。
Wovesteelbeltingsforoutboardmotors(nonmagnetic)。
Radiumbatteries，allpowersto150h。p。(inpairs)。
Heliumbatteries，allpowersto300h。p。(tandem)。
Stun\'slebrakesworkedfromupperorlowerplatform。
Directplunge-brakesworkedfromlowerplatformonly，loadedsilkorfibre，wind-tight。
CATALOGUESFREETHROUGHOUTTHEPLANET
THEFOURANGELS
AsADAMlaya-dreamingbeneaththeAppleTree，TheAngeloftheEarthcamedown，andofferedEarthinfee。
ButAdamdidnotneedit，Northeploughhewouldnotspeedit，Singing:——\"EarthandWater，AirandFire，Whatmorecanmortalmandesire？\"
(TheAppleTree\'sinbud。)
AsAdamlaya-dreamingbeneaththeAppleTree，TheAngeloftheWatersofferedalltheSeasinfee。
ButAdamwouldnottake\'em，Northeshipshewouldn\'tmake\'em，Singing:——\"Water，EarthandAirandFire，Whatmorecanmortalmandesire？\"
(TheAppleTree\'sinleaf。)
AsAdamlaya-dreamingbeneaththeAppleTree，TheAngeloftheAirheofferedalltheAirinfee。
ButAdamdidnotcraveit，Northeflighthewouldn\'tbraveit，Singing:——\"AirandWater，EarthandFire，Whatmorecanmortalmandesire？\"
(TheAppleTree\'sinbloom。)
AsAdamlaya-dreamingbeneaththeAppleTree，TheAngeloftheFireroseupandnotawordsaidhe。
Buthewishedafireandmadeit，AndinAdam\'shearthelaidit，Singing——\"Fire，fire，burningFire，Standupandreachyourheart\'sdesire!\"
(TheAppleBlossom\'sset。)
AsAdamwasa-workingoutsideofEden-Wall，HeusedtheEarth，heusedtheSeas，heusedtheAirandall；
AndoutofblackdisasterHearosetobethemasterOfEarthandWater，AirandFire，Butneverreachedhisheart\'sdesire!
(TheAppleTree\'scutdown!)
ADEALINCOTTON
Longandlongago，whenDevadattawasKingofBenares，IwrotesometalesconcerningStricklandofthePunjabPolice(whomarriedMissYoughal)，andAdam，hisson。StricklandhasfinishedhisIndianService，andlivesnowataplaceinEnglandcalledWeston-super-Mare，wherehiswifeplaystheorganinoneofthechurches。Semi-occasionallyhecomesuptoLondon，andoccasionallyhiswifemakeshimvisithisfriends。Otherwiseheplaysgolfandfollowstheharriersforhisfigure\'ssake。
IfyourememberthatInfantwhotoldataletoEustaceCleeverthenovelist，youwillrememberthathebecameabaronetwithavastestate。Hehas，owingtocookery，alittlelosthisfigure，butheneverloseshisfriends。Ihavefoundawingofhishouseturnedintoahospitalforsickmen，andthereIoncespentaweekinthecompanyoftwodismalnursesandaspecialistin\"Sprue。\"Anothertimetheplacewasfullofschoolboys——sonsofAnglo-IndianswhomtheInfanthadcollectedfortheholidays，andtheynearlybrokehiskeeper\'sheart。
Butmylastvisitwasbetter。TheInfantcalledmeupbywire，andIfellintothearmsofafriendofmine，ColonelA。L。
Corkran，sothattheyearsdepartedfromus，andwepraisedAllah，whohadnotyetterminatedtheDelights，norseparatedtheCompanions。
SaidCorkran，whenhehadexplainedhowitfelttocommandanativeInfantryregimentontheborder:\"TheStricksarecomingforto-night-withtheirboy。\"
\"Irememberhim。ThelittlefellowIwroteastoryabout，\"I
said。\"IsheintheService？\"
\"No。StrickgothimintotheCentro-Euro-AfricaProtectorate。
He\'sAssistant-CommissioneratDupe——whereverthatis。
Somaliland，ain\'tit，Stalky？\"askedtheInfant。
Stalkypuffedouthisnostrilsscornfully。\"You\'reonlythreethousandmilesout。Lookattheatlas。\"
\"Anyhow，he\'sasrottenfulloffeverastherestofyou，\"saidtheInfant，atlengthonthebigdivan。\"Andhe\'sbringinganativeservantwithhim。Stalkybeanathlete，andtellIppstoputhiminthestableroom。\"
\"Why？IsheaYao——likethefellowWadebroughthere——whenyourhousekeeperhadfits？\"StalkyoftenvisitstheInfant，andhasseensomeoddthings。
\"No。He\'soneofoldStrickland\'sPunjabipolicemen——andquiteEuropean——Ibelieve。\"
\"Hooray!Haven\'ttalkedPunjabiforthreemonths——andaPunjabifromCentralAfricaoughttobeamusin\'。\"
Weheardthechuffofthemotorintheporch，andthefirsttoenterwasAgnesStrickland，whomtheInfantmakesnosecretofadoring。
Heisdevoted，inafatman\'splacidway，toatleasteightdesigningwomen；butshenursedhimoncethroughabadboutofPeshawurfever，andwhensheisinthehouse，itismorethanallhers。
\"Youdidn\'tsendrugsenough，\"shebegan。\"Adammighthavetakenachill。\"
\"It\'squitewarminthetonneau。Whydidyoulethimrideinfront？\"
\"Becausehewantedto，\"shereplied，withthemother\'ssmile，andwewereintroducedtotheshadowofayoungmanleaningheavilyontheshoulderofabeardedPunjabiMohammedan。
\"Thatisallthatcamehomeofhim，\"saidhisfathertome。TherewasnothinginitofthechildwithwhomIhadjourneyedtoDalhousiecenturiessince。\"
\"Andwhatisthisuniform？\"StalkyaskedofImamDin，theservant，whocametoattentiononthemarblefloor。
\"TheuniformoftheProtectoratetroops，Sahib。ThoughIamtheLittleSahib\'sbody-servant，itisnotseemlyforuswhitementobeattendedbyfolkdressedaltogetherasservants。\"
\"And——andyouwhitemenwaitattableonhorseback？\"Stalkypointedtotheman\'sspurs。
\"TheseIaddedforthesakeofhonourwhenIcametoEngland，\"
saidImamDinAdamsmiledtheghostofalittlesmilethatI
begantoremember，andweputhimonthebigcouchforrefreshments。Stalkyaskedhimhowmuchleavehehad，andhesaid\"Sixmonths。\"
\"Buthe\'lltakeanothersixonmedicalcertificate，\"saidAgnesanxiously。Adamknithisbrows。
\"Youdon\'twantto——eh？Iknow。Wonderwhatmysecondincommandisdoing。\"Stalkytuggedhismoustache，andfelltothinkingofhisSikhs。
\"Ah!\"saidtheInfant。\"I\'veonlyafewthousandpheasantstolookafter。Comealonganddressfordinner。We\'rejustourselves。Whatflowerisyourhonour\'sladyshipcommandingforthetable？\"
\"Justourselves？\"shesaid，lookingatthecrotonsinthegreathall。\"Thenlet\'shavemarigoldsthelittlecemeteryones。\"
Soitwasordered。
Now，marigoldstousmeanhotweather，discomfort，parting，anddeath。Thatsmellinournostrils，andAdam\'sservantinwaiting，wenaturallyfellbackmoreandmoreontheoldslang，recallingateachglassthosewhohadgonebefore。Wedidnotsitatthebigtable，butinthebaywindowoverlookingthepark，wheretheywerecartingthelastofthehay。Whentwilightfellwewouldnothavecandles，butwaitedforthemoon，andcontinuedourtalkintheduskthatmakesoneremember。
YoungAdamwasnotinterestedinourpastexceptwhereithadtouchedhisfuture。Ithinkhismotherheldhishandbeneaththetable。ImamDin——shoeless，outofrespecttothefloors——broughthimhismedicine，poureditdropbydrop，andaskedfororders。
\"Waittotakehimtohiscotwhenhegrowsweary，\"saidhismother，andImamDinretiredintotheshadowbytheancestralportraits。
\"Nowwhatd\'youexpecttogetoutofyourcountry？\"theInfantasked，when——ourIndialaidasidewetalkedAdam\'sAfrica。Itrousedhimatonce。
\"Rubber-nuts-gums-andsoon，\"hesaid。\"Butourrealfutureiscotton。IgrewfiftyacresofitlastyearinmyDistrict。\"
\"MyDistrict!\"saidhisfather。\"Hearhim，Mummy!\"
\"Ididthough!IwishIcouldshowyouthesample。SomeManchesterchapssaiditwasasgoodasanySeaIslandcottononthemarket。\"
\"Butwhatmadeyouacotton-planter，myson？\"sheasked。
\"MyChiefsaideverymanoughttohaveashouk(ahobby)ofsorts，andhetookthetroubletorideadayoutofhiswaytoshowmeabeltofblacksoilthatwasjustthethingforcotton。\"
\"Ah!WhatwasyourChieflike？\"Stalkyasked，inhissilkiesttones。
\"Thebestmanalive——absolutely。Heletsyoublowyourownnoseyourself。Thepeoplecallhim\"——Adamjerkedoutsomeheathenphrase——\"thatmeanstheManwiththeStoneEyes，youknow。\"
\"I\'mgladofthat。BecauseI\'veheardfromotherquarters\"
Stalky\'ssentenceburnedlikeaslowmatch，buttheexplosionwasnotlongdelayed。\"Otherquarters!\"Adamthrewoutathinhand。
\"Everydoghashisfleas。Ifyoulistentothem，ofcourse!\"TheshakeofhisheadwasasIremembereditamonghisfather\'spolicementwentyyearsbefore，andhismother\'seyesshiningthroughtheduskcalledonmetoadoreit。IkickedStalkyontheshin。Onemustnotmockayoungman\'sfirstloveorloyalty。
Alumpofrawcottonappearedonthetable。
\"Ithoughttheremightbeaneed。ThereforeIpackeditbetweenourshirts，\"saidthevoiceofImamDin。
\"DoesheknowasmuchEnglishasthat？\"criedtheInfant，whohadforgottenhisEast。
WealladmiredthecottonforAdam\'ssake，and，indeed，itwasverylongandglossy。
\"It\'s——it\'sonlyanexperiment，\"hesaid。\"We\'resuchawfulpauperswecan\'tevenpayforamailcartinmyDistrict。Weuseabiscuit-boxontwobicyclewheels。Ionlygotthemoneyforthat\"——hepattedthestuff——\"byapurefluke。\"
\"Howmuchdiditcost？\"askedStrickland。
\"Withseedandmachinery——abouttwohundredpounds。Ihadthelabourdonebycannibals。\"
\"Thatsoundspromising。\"Stalkyreachedforafreshcigarette。
\"No，thankyou，\"saidAgnes。\"I\'vebeenatWeston-super-Marealittletoolongforcannibals。I\'llgotothemusic-roomandtryovernextSunday\'shymns。\"
Sheliftedtheboy\'shandlightlytoherlips，andtrippedacrosstheacresofglimmeringfloortothemusic-roomthathadbeentheInfant\'sancestors\'banquetinghall。Hergreyandsilverdressdisappearedunderthemusicians\'gallery；twoelectricsbrokeout，andshestoodbackedagainstthelinesofgildedpipes。
\"There\'sanabominableself-playingattachmenthere!\"shecalled。
\"Me!\"theInfantanswered，hisnapkinonhisshoulder。\"That\'showIplayParsifal。\"
\"Ipreferthedirectexpression。Takeitaway，Ipps。\"
WeheardoldIppsskatingobedientlyalloverthefloor。
\"Nowforthedirectexpression，\"saidStalky，andmovedontheBurgundyrecommendedbythefacultytoenrichfever-thinnedblood。
\"It\'snothingmuch。Onlythebeltofcotton-soilmychiefshowedmeranrightintotheSheshahelicountry。Wehaven\'tbeenabletoprovecannibalismagainstthattribeinthecourts；butwhenaSheshahelioffersyoufourpoundsofwoman\'sbreast，tattoomarksandall，skeweredupinaplantainleafbeforebreakfast，you——\"
\"Naturallyburnthevillagesbeforelunch，\"saidStalky。
Adamshookhishead。\"Notroops，\"hesighed。\"ItoldmyChiefaboutit，andhesaidwemustwaittilltheychoppedawhiteman。
HeadvisedmeifeverIfeltlikeitnottocommita——abarrenfelodese，buttolettheSheshahelidoit。Thenhecouldreport，andthenwecouldmop\'emup!\"
\"Mostimmoral!That\'showwegot——\"Stalkyquotedthenameofaprovincewonbyjustsuchasacrifice。
\"Yes，butthebeastsdominatedoneendofmycotton-beltlikeanything。TheychiviedmeoutofitwhenIwenttotakesoilforanalysis——meandImamDin。\"
\"Sahib!Isthereaneed？\"Thevoicecameoutofthedarkness，andtheeyesshoneoverAdam\'sshoulderereitceased。
\"None。Thenamewastakenintalk。\"Adamabolishedhimwithaturnofthefinger。\"Icouldn\'tmakeacasusbelliofitjustthen，becausemyChiefhadtakenallthetroopstohammeragangofslavekingsupnorth。DidyoueverhearofourwaragainstIbnMakarrah？HepreciousnearlylostustheProtectorateatonetime，thoughhe\'sanallyofoursnow。\"
\"Wasn\'theratheraperniciousbrute，evenastheygo？\"saidStalky。\"Wadetoldmeabouthimlastyear。\"
\"Well，hisnicknameallthroughthecountrywas\'TheMerciful，\'
andhedidn\'tgetthatfornothing。Noneofourpeopleeverbreathedhispropername。Theysaid\'He\'or\'ThatOne，\'andtheydidn\'tsayitaloud，either。Hefoughtusforeightmonths。\"
\"Iremember。Therewasaparagraphaboutitinoneofthepapers，\"Isaid。
\"Webrokehim，though。No——theslaversdon\'tcomeourway，becauseourmenhavethereputationofdyingtoomuch，thefirstmonthafterthey\'recaptured。Thatknocksdownprofits，yousee。\"
\"Whataboutyourcharmingfriends，theSheshahelis？\"saidtheInfant。
\"There\'snomarketforSheshaheli。Peoplewouldassoonbuycrocodiles。Ibelieve，beforeweannexedthecountry，IbnMakarrahdroppeddownon\'emonce——totrainhisyoungmen——andsimplyhewed\'eminpieces。Thebulkofmypeopleareagriculturistsjusttherightstampforcotton-growers。What\'sMotherplaying？——\'Onceinroyal\'？\"
Theorganthathadbeencrooningashappilyasawomanoverherbaberestored，steadiedtoatune。
\"Magnificent!Oh，magnificent!\"saidtheInfantloyally。Ihadneverheardhimsingbutonce，andthen，thoughitwasearlyinthetolerantmorning，hismesshadrolledhimintoalotuspond。
\"Howdidyougetyourcannibalstoworkforyou？\"askedStrickland。
\"TheygotconvertedtocivilizationaftermyChiefsmashedIbnMakarrah——justatthetimeIwanted\'em。YouseemyChiefhadpromisedmeinwritingthatifIcouldscrapeupasurplushewouldnotbagitforhisroadsthistime，butImighthaveitformycottongame。Ionlyneededtwohundredpounds。Ourrevenuesdidn\'truntoit。\"
\"Whatisyourrevenue？\"Stalkyaskedinthevernacular。
\"Withhut-tax，traders\'gameandmininglicenses，notmorethanfourteenthousandrupees；everypennyofitear-markedmonthsahead。\"Adamsighed。
\"AlsothereisafinefordogsstrayingintheSahib\'scamp。Lastyearitexceededthreerupees，\"ImamDinsaidquietly。
\"Well，Ithoughtthatwasfair。Theyhowledso。Wewereratherstrictonfines。Iworkedupmynativeclerk——BulakiRam——toaferociouspitchofenthusiasm。Heusedtocalculatetheprofitsofourcotton-schemetothreepointsofdecimals，afteroffice。I
tellyouIenviedyourmagistratesherehaulingmoneyoutofmotoristseveryweekIhadmanagedtomakeourordinaryrevenueandexpenditurejustaboutmeet，andIwascrazytogettheoddtwohundredpoundsformycotton。Thatsortofthinggrowsonachapwhenhe\'salone——andtalksaloud!\"
\"Hul-lo!Haveyoubeentherealready？\"thefathersaid，andAdamnodded。
\"Yes。UsedtospoutwhatIcouldrememberof\'Marmion\'toatree，sir。Wellthenmyluckturned。OneeveninganEnglish-speakingniggercameintowingacorpsebythefeet。(Yougetusedtolittlethingslikethat。)Hesaidhe\'dfoundit，andpleasewouldIidentify，becauseifitwasoneofIbnMakarrah\'smentheremightbeareward。ItwasanoldMohammedan，withastrongdashofArab——asmallboned，bald-headedchap，andIwasjustwonderinghowithadkeptsowellinourclimatewhenitsneezed。Yououghttohaveseenthenigger!Hefetchedahowlandboltedlike——likethedogin\'TomSawyer，\'whenhesatonthewhat\'s-its-namebeetle。Heyelpedasheran，andthecorpsewentonsneezing。I
couldseeithadbeensarkied。(That\'sasortofgum-poison，pater，whichattacksthenervecentres。Ourchiefmedicalofficeriswritingamonographaboutit。)SoImamDinandIemptiedoutthecorpseonetime，withmyshavingsoapandtradegunpowder，andhotwater。
\"I\'dseenacaseofsarkiebefore；sowhentheskinpeeledoffhisfeet，andhestoppedsneezing，Iknewhe\'dlive。Hewasbad，though；laylikealogforaweekwhileImamDinandImassagedtheparalysisoutofhim。ThenhetoldushewasaHajji——hadbeenthreetimestoMecca——comeinfromFrenchAfrica，andthathe\'dmettheniggerbythewayside——justlikeacaseofthuggee，inIndia——andtheniggerhadpoisonedhim。ThatseemedreasonableenoughbywhatIknewofCoastniggers。\"
\"Youbelievedhim？\"saidhisfatherkeenly。
\"TherewasnoreasonIshouldn\'t。Theniggernevercameback，andtheoldmanstayedwithmefortwomonths，\"Adamreturned。\"YouknowwhatthebesttypeofaMohammedangentlemancanbe，pater？
Hewasthat。\"
\"Nonefiner，nonefiner，\"wastheanswer。
\"ExceptaSikh，\"Stalkygrunted。
\"He\'dbeentoBombay；heknewFrenchAfricainsideout；hecouldquotepoetryandtheKoranalldaylong。Heplayedchess——youdon\'tknowwhatthatmeanttome-likeamaster。WeusedtotalkabouttheregenerationofTurkeyandtheSheik-ul-Islambetweenmoves。Oh，everythingunderthesunwetalkedabout!Hewasawfullyopen-minded。Hebelievedinslavery，ofcourse，buthequitesawthatitwouldhavetodieout。That\'swhyheagreedwithmeaboutdevelopingtheresourcesofthedistrictbycotton-growing，youknow。\"
\"Youtalkedofthattoo？\"saidStrickland。
\"Rather。Wediscusseditforhours。Youdon\'tknowwhatitmeanttome。Awonderfulman。ImamDin，wasnotourHajjimarvellous？\"
\"Mostmarvellous!ItwasallthroughtheHajjithatwefoundthemoneyforourcotton-play。\"ImamDinhadmoved，Ifancy，behindStrickland\'schair。
\"Yes。Itmusthavebeendeadagainsthisconvictionstoo。HebroughtmenewswhenIwasdownwithfeveratDupethatoneofIbnMakarrah\'smenwasparadingthroughmyDistrictwithabunchofslaves——intheFork!\"
\"What\'sthematterwiththeFork，thatyoucan\'tabideit？\"saidStalky。Adam\'svoicehadrisenatthelastword。
\"Localetiquette，sir，\"hereplied，tooearnesttonoticeStalky\'satrociouspun。\"IfaslaverrunsslavesthroughBritishterritoryheoughttopretendthatthey\'rehisservants。Hawkin\'
\'emaboutintheFork——theforkedstickthatyouputroundtheirnecks，youknow——isinsolence——sameasnotbackingyourtopsailsintheolddays。Besides，itunsettlestheDistrict。\"
\"Ithoughtyousaidslaversdidn\'tcomeyourway，\"Iputin。
\"Theydon\'t。ButmyChiefwassmoking\'emoutoftheNorthallthatseason，andtheywereboltingintoFrenchterritoryanyroadtheycouldfind。Myordersweretotakenonoticesolongastheycirculated，butopenslave-dealingintheFork，wastoomuch。I
couldn\'tgomyself，soItoldacoupleofourMakalalipoliceandImamDintomaketalkwiththegentlemanonetime。Itwasratherrisky，anditmighthavebeenexpensive，butitturneduptrumps。
Theywerebackinafewdayswiththeslaver(hedidn\'tshowfight)andawholecrowdofwitnesses，andwetriedhiminmybedroom，andfinedhimproperly。Justtoshowyouhowdemoralizedthebrutemusthavebeen(Arabsoftengodottyafteradefeat)，he\'dsnappedupfourorfiveutterlyuselessSheshaheli，andwasoffering\'emtoallandsundryalongtheroad。Why，heoffered\'emtoyou，didn\'the，ImamDin？\"
\"Iwaswitnessthatheofferedman-eaters\'forsale，\"saidImamDin。
\"Luckilyformycotton-scheme，thatlanded，himbothways。Yousee，hehadslavedandexposedslavesforsaleinBritishterritory。ThatmeantthedoublefineifIcouldgetitoutofhim。\"
\"Whatwashisdefence？\"saidStrickland，lateofthePunjabPolice。
\"AsfarasIremember——butIhadatemperatureof104degreesatthetime——he\'dmistakenthemeridiansoflongitude。ThoughthewasinFrenchterritory。Saidhe\'dneverdoitagain，ifwe\'dlethimoffwithafine。Icouldhaveshakenhandswiththebruteforthat。Hepaidupcashlikeamotoristandwentoffonetime。\"
\"Didyouseehim？\"
\"Ye-es。Didn\'tI，ImamDin？\"
\"AssuredlytheSahibbothsawandspoketotheslaver。AndtheSahibalsomadeaspeechtotheman-eaterswhenhefreedthem，andtheysworetosupplyhimwithlabourforallhiscotton-play。
TheSahibleanedonhisownservant\'sshoulderthewhile。\"
\"Iremembersomethingofthat。IrememberBulakiRamgivingmethepaperstosign，andIdistinctlyrememberhimlockingupthemoneyinthesafe——twohundredandtenbeautifulEnglishsovereigns。Youdon\'tknowwhatthatmeanttome!Ibelieveitcuredmyfever；andassoonasIcould，IstaggeredoffwiththeHajjitointerviewtheSheshaheliaboutlabour。ThenIfoundoutwhytheyhadbeensokeentowork!Itwasn\'tgratitude。Theirbigvillagehadbeenhitbylightningandburnedoutaweekortwobefore，andtheylayflatinrowsaroundmeaskingmeforajob。
Igaveit\'em。\"
\"Andsoyouwereveryhappy？\"Hismotherhadstolenupbehindus。
\"Youlikedyourcotton，dear？\"Shetidiedthelumpaway。
\"ByJove，Iwashappy!\"Adamyawned。\"Nowifanyone，\"helookedattheInfant，\"carestoputalittlemoneyintothescheme，it\'llbethemakingofmyDistrict。Ican\'tgiveyoufigures，sir，butIassure——\"
\"You\'lltakeyourarsenic，andImamDin\'lltakeyouuptobed，andI\'llcomeandtuckyouin。\"
Agnesleanedforward，herroundedelbowsonhisshoulders，handsjoinedacrosshisdarkhair，and\"Isn\'theadarling？\"shesaidtous，withjustthesameheart-rendinglifttothelefteyebrowandthesamebreakofhervoiceassentStricklandmadamongthehorsesintheyear\'84。Wewerequietwhentheyweregone。WewaitedtillImamDinreturnedtousfromaboveandcoughedatthedoor，asonlydark-heartedAsiacan。
\"Now，\"saidStrickland，\"telluswhattrulybefell，sonofmyservant。\"
\"AllbefellasourSahibhassaid。Only——onlytherewasanarrangement——alittlearrangementonaccountofhiscotton-play。\"
\"Tell!Sit!Ibegyourpardon，Infant，\"saidStrickland。
ButtheInfanthadalreadymadethesign，andweheardImamDinhunkerdownonthefloor:OnegetslittleoutoftheEastatattention。
\"WhenthefevercameonourSahibinourroofedhouseatDupe，\"
hebegan，\"theHajjilistenedintentlytohistalk。Heexpectedthenamesofwomen；thoughIhadalreadytoldhimthatOurvirtuewasbeyondbelieforcompare，andthatOursoledesirewasthiscotton-play。Beingatlastconvinced，theHajjibreathedonourSahib\'sforehead，tosinkintohisbrainnewsconcerningaslave-dealerinhisdistrictwhohadmadeamockofthelaw。
Sahib，\"ImamDinturnedtoStrickland，\"ourSahibansweredtothosefalsewordsasahorseofbloodanswerstothespur。Hesatup。Heissuedordersfortheapprehensionoftheslavedealer。
Thenhefellback。Thenwelefthim。\"
\"Alone——servantofmyson，andsonofmyservant？\"saidhisfather。
\"TherewasanoldwomanwhichbelongedtotheHajji。ShehadcomeinwiththeHajji\'smoney-belt。TheHajjitoldherthatifourSahibdied，shewoulddiewithhim。AndtrulyourSahibhadgivenmeorderstodepart。\"
\"Beingmadwithfever——eh？\"
\"Whatcouldwedo，Sahib？Thiscotton-playwashisheart\'sdesire。Hetalkedofitinhisfever。Thereforeitwashisheart\'sdesirethattheHajjiwenttofetch。DoubtlesstheHajjicouldhavegivenhimmoneyenoughoutofhandfortencottonplays；butinthisrespectalsoourSahib\'svirtuewasbeyondbelieforcompare。GreatOnesdonotexchangemoneys。
ThereforetheHajjisaid——andIhelpedwithmycounsel——thatwemustmakearrangementstogetthemoneyinallrespectsconformablewiththeEnglishLaw。Itwasgreattroubletous，but——theLawistheLaw。AndtheHajjishowedtheoldwomantheknifebywhichshewoulddieifourSahibdied。SoIaccompaniedtheHajji。\"
\"Knowingwhohewas？\"saidStrickland。
\"No!Fearingtheman。Avirtuewentoutfromhimoverbearingthevirtueoflesserpersons。TheHajjitoldBulakiRamtheclerktooccupytheseatofgovernmentatDupetillourreturn。BulakiRamfearedtheHajji，becausetheHajjihadoftengloatinglyappraisedhisskillinfiguresatfivethousandrupeesuponanyslave-block。TheHajjithensaidtome:\'Come，andwewillmaketheman-eatersplaythecotton-gameformydelight\'sdelight\'TheHajjilovedourSahibwiththeloveofafatherforhisson，ofasavedforhissaviour，ofaGreatOneforaGreatOne。ButI
