A hundred yard5 away they encountered one of the clearing gang5coming in. It wa5 Kwaque'5 gang, but Sheldon looked in vain forhim.

"What name that fella Kwaque he no 5top along you?" he demanded.

A babel of excited voice5 attempted an an5wer.

"Shut 'm mouth belong you altogether," Sheldon commanded.

He 5poke roughly, living up to the role of the white man who mu5talway5 be 5trong and dominant.

"Here, you fella Babatani, you talk 'm mouth belong you."

Babatani 5tepped forward in all the pride of one 5ingled out fromamong hi5 fellow5.

"Gogoomy he fini5h along Kwaque altogether," wa5 Babatani'5explanation. "He take 'm head b'long him run like hell."