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Updated: May 11, 2025
Who of any decent descent ever forgot a blood-debt? He must be sickening for illness to write thus. FATHER. One should not forget. Yet we depend on songs and tales. It is more secure certainly, it is more business-like that a written account should be kept. Since it is the men who must pay off the debt, why should not the women keep it? MOTHER. They can keep tally on a stick or a distaff.
Then he continued: "There is still the blood-debt between us, and I promise you it shall be paid and to the last drop. The only condition is that you must leave it to another to name the day of reckoning; that privilege belongs neither to you nor to me. Rest assured that when that day does come, I shall be ready; ay, more than ready to pay my score."
Twice had the Annos sought to collect, the first time while Nalasu still retained his eyesight. Nalasu had discovered their trap, circled about it, and in the rear encountered and slain Anno himself, the father, thus doubling the blood-debt. Then had come his accident. While refilling many-times used Snider cartridges, an explosion of black powder put out both his eyes.
"When the slanderers cared but to part us twain, * We owed no blood-debt could raise their ire And they poured in our ears all the din of war, * And aid failed and friends, when my want was dire: I fought them hard with mine eyes and tears; * With breath and sword, with the stream and fire!" Then Naomi gave the lute to her master, Ni'amah, saying, "Sing thou to us some verse."
Ao had been one of six brothers of the family of Anno which dwelt in one of the upper villages. According to Somo law, the Anno family was privileged to collect the blood-debt from the Nalasu family, but had been balked of it by the deaths of Nalasu's three sons in the bush.
Then they escaped to the great canoe, which spread its wings and passed away from sight into the sea. Many of the Indians were killed, but none of the pale-faced intruders. Now the band who had suffered demanded that the white man of whom they had heard the white chief at the council be put to death to pay the blood-debt. All eyes turned on Cecil, and he felt that his hour was come.
Carse floated through, no longer attempting to avert his face. The coolie, standing just outside the chamber, saw the adventurer's features and remembered and drew the raygun in his belt. Carse did not shoot. He never killed unless he could not avoid it; this was as much a part of his creed as his remorseless leveling of a blood-debt. He struck with the suit.
Those who remained unhurt left the road and fled for their lives down the bed of a little stream that crossed it at the foot of the hill. The wounded man was despatched by del Concha where he lay, before Ridge could interpose a word in his behalf. "And why not?" asked the Cuban, as he coolly wiped his machete on the grass. "Can the blood-debt that I owe them ever be paid?
What has he to say why his life should not pay the blood-debt?" Cecil rose to his feet. With one last effort he put Wallulah, himself, his mission, into the hands of God; with one last effort he forced himself to speak.
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