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BY J. B. HARRIS-BURLAND
CHAPTER X.
Dr. Trehorn, after a hard day's l e
work, flung himself into a chair before a
the fire that burnt brightly in his little
dining -room and lit the tobacco in his 1
old briar pipe. 1
..His thoughts were by no means so 1
pleasant as the atmosphere of quiet °
comfort in the room. He had embark- s
ed on a journey—a long journey
"None at all. It's the most uninter-
sting house. You must have, been
sleep. And besides you'd had a very
-tasty knock on the head. Do' you
th
'nk any woman would have behaved
n that extraordinary way?"
That was his trump card -the ace
f trumps that he had selected out of
0 many cards to silence any doubts
on the part of John Merrington, No
which might end in ruin and disgrace
ordinary living woman.would have
For the sake: of his word, given to a b
woman in distress, he had been forced
not only to lie to the police; but to
commit perjury in a court of law. It
was true that the coroner had never
asked him whether Merrington had
been accompanied by a woman. But,
in his statement, he, Trehorn, had not
mentioned th and the court
have peen olished I'd stock my emceeted that Mer-
HELP.
CHILDREN WANT TO then discover that the silver should e woman,
1 1 had
taken it for gran
II>+,I.P. I • h 11 kinds f d d flint g u had been
er
with a in s o goodies a.ixm to alone when he had
°' ' I d that? av ueen been picked up on the road
Please mother,
cant ° Ithat the storeroom should h e'
I just know I could if you'd let me„ ) So far,"thought Trehorn, for
and I'd be so careful."' How. many put in order. I'd spend a week over. tune has been with me. But will it
mothers have listened to that lea' much-needed sewing or canning last?"Th
when busy and answered by
saying, ' and the whole house seemed de-' That was doubtful, but certainly up
moralized. Ito the present be had 'had the best of
"No, you. would just make a mess r'I began see that no woman -ivh luce's.a On the day following the acci-
of it. I does all her work can hope to ]teep;,dent Jahn,- Merrington had relapsed
Most children, when they are little, every department in perfect condition,l int° unconsciousness, and when -
are eager to help, anxious to learn to tective Inspector Ditton had calledi) to
do things around home, but as they, So I worked out a sort of system. I.see him, it has been quite impossible
get alder and are not allowed to do "Once each month I go over the, for the patient to be questioned, e -
attic, cellar, storerooms and suchlwire had been sent to a London spa-
any of these things they lose interest.
Of course it is a lot of bother to let parts of the house as do not receive cialist, and Ditton himself had obtain
Mary wash the dishes, and her work regular daily and weekly attention. ed ed the services of a police surgeon.
is not the best in the world. But I This keeps them in very presentable As a result of the consultation, it had
condition and really does not take been decided that no good purpose
knew one mother who told me that she could be served by telling Merrington
washed all her dishes over for aper-
much time because they never get that his wife was dead. Melxington,
Tod of time when she was teaching her actually out of order, even when he had recovered his senses,
little girl to do it rather than not let' "I have a stated time to clean and would have been obviously unable to
little girl learn when she was
polish the silver, clean and oil the give any evidence in regard to any-
thesewing machine, clean the cupboards thing that had happened during the
willing.' and do seasonable sewing. In this Previous seven months, and the emin-
When we are busy we cannot be ,way all these tasks that do not come ent brain specialist had 'confirmed
bothered trying to teach the children Trehorn s own opinion—namely,wii that
how to do things, but too many of us in the regular routine work never get the shock of the news might very well
are inclined to use the term "busy" as neglected until they crowd into other prove fatal
an excuse,. The reason term
many girls
duties and simply must be done. It had been left to Trehorn himself
grow up with so little knowledge of "Of course, there is nothing rock- to deal with Merrington's questions.
houselceping and cooking is because bound about these plans—I should He had simply told Merrington that
their mothers would always .rather do never think of staying home from a his wife was ill with influenza—not
the work themselves than be bothered.! picnic to go over the cellar. But gen- dangerously ill, but quite unable to
come down ande n or even to
a thinget
see hit
When courses in domestic science were' orally bispeaking gets done
C'.1
's the da for t
n this i y t.
who
introduced into the schools a great'
man people said it wasl i
many p
al nonsense
AND
as the girls could learn those things, A NEATPLEASING FROCK.
at home from their mothers. It is l
very true that they could—but it had'
been conclusively proven that they,
didn't. High school girls were found'
who had never sewed on a button ort
mended a garment. They could not'
cook or serve a plain meal, and a
great many could not iron a middy.
Mary or Lucy will probably waste
good butter and eggs in their first at-
tempts at cake baking, but if mother
is helpful and patient it will not be
long until she is telling her neighbors
with pride that she never has to bake
a cake any more, as the girls do it
for her.
When the clothes are brought in oft
the rack, freshly ironed but in need of
buttons before they can be put away,
little fingers can make shorter work
of it and maybe mother can tell a
story while the mending goes on to-
gether.
Let each member of the family feel
that he is carrying his share of the
burden of work which no family can
escape that is not surrounded by skill-
ed servants, and he gets a bigger con- the pretty basket pockets will please Trehorn smoked for half an hour,
ception of the unity and beauty of the little girl for whom this dress may and then he went upstairs to see Mer -
family life. Children who are waited be selected. The sleeve may be in rington. The nurse, a gaunt woman
on from childhood up find life pretty wrist or elbow length, Gingham with with a stolid, sensible face, rose from
hard when:thrown upon their own collar, vest pockets, belt and cuffs in her chair by the bedside. She had
resources, so in justice to the children contrasting material will be good for been reading, and the shaded oil lamp
it is only fair that we should teachthrew no light on l4Ierrntil 's face,
y this design. Brown linen with tan or *'I'll ata with him until ten o'clock,
them in the home all the things we white for trimming is also attractive. nurse," said the young doctor. "You
can which may be of benefit for them The Pattern is cut in 4 Sizes: 4, can have a breath of fresh air if you
to know some time in life. 5, 8 and 10• years. A 6 -year size re- like. It's a jolly night."
quires 3 yards of 27 -inch material. The nurse left the room, and Tre-
WOODBOX ON WHEELS SAVES Pattern mailed to any address on horn seated himself in the chair, For
THE FARMWIFE. receipt of 15c in silver or stamps, by the few mmnbll sttlheer was tieking nosound in
ciared that she had
Merrington
e h d sent
her love. g
Well,atth time, that seamed
e e had
an easway out of the difficulty, But
now, as Trehorn smoked his pipe be-
fore the fire, he began to realize that
Merrington himself might be the most
!difficult person to deal with. Mer-
rington had begun to worry about his
'jwife. He was con:,tantly asking for
Paula, And at least a month must
elapse before he could be told that
Paula was dead. At present Merring-
ton was tee weak and ill to do any-
thing but worry, but as Merrington
grew' better he would be more difficult
to handle. Ile would not be so easily
deceived.
Well, there were the police, likely to
be active in attar - siting to solve the
mystery of this tragedy for months to
come. And then there was Merring-
ton, who had to be restored to health,
and there was the unknown woman
whose reputation had to be saved.
And then there was that queer fellow
Ardington, with his two red feathers.
Of course Ardington was an old friend
of the Merringtons and thoroughly to
be trusted. He had not taken Ard-
ington into his confidence. That was
on his conscience. Ardington might
not be very pleased when he knew th
shaved in. that peculiar fashion,
"I thought it—rather odd," answer-
ed Merrington, "and it's worried me
-once or twice."
"Well, don't worry about- it any
more, old chap. There was no one in
he house that night but the servants.
You just hada rather pleasant dream.
that's all. Now it's time for your
medicine, isn't it?"—he looked at' his
watch. `Yes, it's quite time."
He poured out some medicine into
a glass and held"it to Merrington's
lips,
"How is my wife?" said Merring-
ton when he had swallowed the
draught. "Have you heard—any
neWS—since-since—?"
"Yes, half an hour ago," Trehorn-
answered glibly; "the doctor rang up.
She's going on splendidly."
"Good," said Merrington. "Good—
Paula and I—we are very grateful to
you -yes, very, very grateful -so
much trouble—so much—"
The words died away in a whisper.
Merrington was asleep. Trehorn mov-
ed the lamp so that the light fell on
Merrington's face. The ewes were
closed and a tear was trickling down
one of the white cheeks.
"Poor devil," said Trehorn to him-
self. "However much he has sinned.
he is going to pay—in full."
The young doctor seated himself by
the side of the bed again. He was
glad that he had invented such a
simple story to explain the entrance
of the unknown lady into Merrington's
room. Its very simplicity made it al-
most unassailable. At first Trehorn
had intended to say that the visitor
was his own sister, or a friend, or
some woman who had been passing
in a car and had helped him to get
Merrington i gton to the house. But when
he had thought ht
over the matter he
g
had decided, and rightly, that a false-
' hood of this i
h s description would ulti-
mately involve him in endless explana-
tions and difficulties. Merrington
might have questioned the servants'
later on, or Arlington, or even the
nurse. He, Trehorn, would have been
proved to be a sial, and that would
have worried Merrington.
As it was, Merrington would prob-
ably believe that the beautiful woman
had only appeased to him in a dream,
and this belief would last until he had
recovered his memory.
At ten o'clock the nurse returned,
and Trehorn went back to the dining-
, He had scarcely seated him -
1 self in his chair by the fire when there
was a knock at the front door, and a
few moments later Alice showed Ard-
ington into the room.
I `Thought I'd find you up," said
Ardington, shaking hands, "I was
passing here on my way home and I
thought I'd just look in. How's old
l Merrington?"
"Oh, he's going on all right, Ard-
ington. Sit down and have a drink."
No thanks, Trehorn—I mean I
won't have a drink,":
i He seated himself by the fire, and
taking a large pipe from his pocket
e began to fill it with tobacco.
"When do you think I can see Mer-
rington?" he asked.
"Oh, in about a fortnight's time, I
dare say."
"Not until then?"
"I'm afraid not, and perhaps not
even then."
"I say, what did you think of the
inuest?"
"The verdict was in accordance with
the evidence, Ardington."
"Yes, I suppose it was. But 1
thought the inquest would have been
adjourned. Got a light?"
Trehorn handed a matchbox to Ard-
ington and said: "The coroner gave
his reasons for closing the matter."
"Yes, yes," said Ardington, lighting
his pipe, "but he didn't give the real
4504. The stylish side closing and truth,
The Shield.
God, give me laughter for a buckler,
Lest to the blows of Life I yield;
When my head is bowed to press of
foexnen,
Lord, give me laughter for a shield.
Grant me will to fight, if not to con -
quer,
Strength to keep my epirit from
eclipse
And let me hold at midnight and at
noonday
The shield of laughter -on unsbaking
lips.
There is none so strong can overcome
it,
1•
e guile;
Magic lives in weakliest
in little twisted smile.
In the dusk and through the murk of
conflict,
bighting , on against the driving
spears,
More flags will rally round to laughter
Than ever owned the sovereignty of
tears.
Black rage, red scorn, o
serpent
defences—
One
One way to make it easier for the Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West
Mother is to put casters on the coal Adelaide Street, Toronto. Allow two
or woodbox, so that she can roll it weeks for receipt of pattern.
right up to the stove, and not have
to do all that lifting and lugging.SIY HOUSEHOLD SHORT CUTS. warrying me, Trehorn nothing much
It is a perfectly practical idea, and —just a face:'
clock.
And then Merrington, who was sup-
posed to be asleep, said in a slow,
dreamy voice: 'Something's been
a good many farmwives who have Put a thimble over the end of the "Oh, you mustn't worry about any -
tried out the idea entirely agree They curtain rod. This makes it slip easily thing, Merrington, the doctor replied.
say it is both e time and strength, through the curtain casing. If this "Y"T ought to be asleep." when •
saver. 1 makes 1t too large, slide an empty in. was asleep you
The woodbox ought to be built Iarge rifle cartridge in the end of the rod. ought me Trehore-d ut;the night you
enough to hold five or six buckets of To remove paint from cloth, apply,—
la You remember'.
g olive ail to the spot and then droponwoman came into the consulting
coal, or a whole day's supply of wood. P t ' , room for a few seconds --a stranger --
It can be "filled by the husband or by, chloroform. When once the paint is and'yet—she did not seem to :be alto -
the children before they go to work softened, no matter how old it is, the gether n stranger. Do you remember
or to school. • chloroform will remove it.who it vvas'?"
Of couree, it ought to b. a Ugh' nud The next time you blacken the stove: Dr.Trehorn had expected this ques-
well-made, and high enough so that, try lathering hands plentifully with tion—sooner or later. Indeed he
with a tight, clean corer, it can he good soap and let .it dry thoroughly, thought it odd that 11 had not toms
Then altaryour work is chine the before. Of course for some days Mer -
used as a little table, if this top is rington had been too ill to talk at all.
neatly covered with oilcloth. i blacking all cones off with the soap. But on the morning after the accident
There .should "I In order to have custardpie an even there bad been a brief period be a email od wh n
a dear near! e
re ,P
csugar
the bottom from which coal and wood 1ii'ts brown, I sprinkle a little Merrington had been able to talk of
can be taken without raising i c top,' over the top just. before putting in his own affairs. Trehorn had expect -
Put stop -catch inside the boxxthe oven. ed the question then, and as Merring-
P lust ton hail ':aid nothing about the HO -
Shove this door, so the coal or wood As I was troubled with rheumatism' Tr; err
one of my hardjobs was stooping to Irnovvn lady, It. 1 hail hoped that
will let loon, evenly. A stop such as P g the incident hod passed out of Mar -
is used on phonograph lids is most, get the ,lust out of the corners of my ringten's memory. But Trehorn had
convenient to support the top' lid while' kitchen, pantry, and back parch. I got his answer carefully prepared for the
opened to be filled, l around that by nailing little brass tone when he might have to 'reply to
:stair corners in all these corners, and the question without hesitation.
i it a great help. They telly cost a "You must have been dreaming,"
THIS IS THE DAs",, 1 few cents a keen and are neat- Trehorn said."It could not have been
"l.et me see," meditated the little looking. Fane of the servants?"
neighbor, finger on her notebook, eyes, --
"Oh, no—certainly shot ---a servant—
la calendar. "First Thursday woman in a far coat—a very beauti-
an
the he cah.fe Yes, Fir is the day to PIM ENT's COLDS FROM • •fug woman," said Merrington. "She
SPREADING. 1 came into the room, and then she step-
look over the cellar." •
Isped, us w" looked lit each other-. Then
Seeing my astonishment. she ren.. 1 heard of a'tvise mother who has she 'turned round and walked cut
tinned laughingly: "Yost think It is an old-fashioned salt box which she again, and the door closed."
queer to have a particular day for, keeps 'inher kitchen. When any rem-' Trehorn Amok his stead and smiled.
looking over the cellar, don't you?;bei of the family ilea a cold this per- "My dear f... -ow," he replied, You
Well, let me tell you, it is not. son's' glass is kept, in the salt box to most have.be r do atning, 1remem-
ber lesvin ra ted when i seine ha. ;
"After I heel' ]rept 'house long prevent .any other person using it YOU �vetr •nei„ct nee-. e,,
enough for the newness to wear off 1 until he is well. Then the glass and Fora e v nooment,e there w•ts sil-
became perfectly discouraged about the box are sterilized. l ester, incl ':1e..; tirrringtor. said, "I
ever keeping everything in order. I'd * ; hope times s:: e no ghosts in this
carefully sweep My house all over mull Mlnard's Liniment Heals cuts. house.”
("What do you suppose to be the'real reason'?"
I "Well, you see, it was like this. The
police have a long and difficult job
' before them and they didn't want to
be hampered by continually being
asked to give evidence."
"I suppose they could say just as
much or as little as they chose."
"Yes, and they 'want to say -no-
thing. And it's very unlikely,that
anyone but the police would comfor-
ward to give evidence in the adjourn-
ments. Therefore it would have been
waste of time to put off the end of the
inquest. Look here, Trehorn. I don't
think you're playing the game."
"What do you mean?"
"Just this, I tools you into my con-
fidence and you—you ought to have
trustedg
Inc.pie. You ought to have taken
me into yam. confidence. You know
as well as I do that there was a wo-
meri with Merrington in the car."
(To be continued.)
Real Irish,
An Irishman was astonished .to re-
ceive the following letter from his
son in London: --
I "Dear Father,- T min in a deuce of
1 a hole, Kindly send me £'10, and
oblige, --Your Iceing son, Pat.
1 "P.S.--After writing this totter I
was so stricken with remorse that' T
ran after the postman and tried 10
get it back. T can oely pray that it
will not reach you." •
But who could be more astonished
than the son when he received this
reply:--
Dear San, Your ptayet's are ans-
werad. 'roe !eller did not reach 'me—
,
Father:"
1mo.
ISSUE No, 45--'23.
Though I have no •armor that is.
trusty,
And nothing but a wooden sword to
wield,
I shall go down fighting and not
craven
If Thou, Lord, give laughter for a
shield.
—Edea Valentine Trapwell.
-..
W"P
HIS REST TOO.
seashore): DaughterC at
Wh
y
h
11Iot er, whatonearth's the matter?
.
Mother: arth or: Justof a letter from home
oma
from your father, saying he was en-
joying his vacation very much.
Paid in Cabbages.
With the present fluctuating ex-
change in Germany many tradesmen
and professional men refuse to take
money, and are asking for accounts
to be settled in kind.
'Oven the doctors, most conserva-
tive of 'professional men, )have now
adopted this system, Here Is the
tariff of a physician in one German
town:
For a consultation during the day:
One large loaf. For a consultation at
night: Two large loaves. For an X-
ray examination: Thirty loaves.
A farmer who had broken his leg
and called In this doctor 'was charged
two pounds of butter, twenty eggs,
and a cabbage. For a case of rheu-
matism, however, a sack of potatoes
was considered' sufficient remunera-
tion.
The nature of the goods demanded
varies according to the trade of the
patient. Thus, a butcher is asked for
neat, while a dralier pays his bill in
cloth, But what happens when the
medico visits the ice -man in the mid-
dle of winter we are not told!
Painting the Lily.
The color of cut flowers may be
altered to .almost any desired hue in
a remarkably short time by placing
then' in colored water.
For instance, if a drop or two of
red ink Ys dropped into the water in
a vase where white lilies ar:e.stand-
ing, they will turn red. But, although
a white lily, .colored pink, blue, or
purple, may be an interesting novelty,
to the artistic mind it is probably not
a particularly attractive one.
Even when grown in soil, some
flowers can have their colors changed
or modified by the addition of some-
thing or other to the plant's diet. A
good example of this is the popular
hydrangea, the color' of which can he
changed from pini' to blue by adding
alum to the soil,
Minard's Liniment for Dandruff,
Many Kinds of Fur.
At a fur auction held in St, Louis,
the list of the different kinds of furs
numbered sixty-two, It Is remarkable
that go many different fut
s are on
the market. Among the offers were
skins of monkeys anis gazelles from
Africa, ponies trim tete steppes of
Russia, giant wolves from Siberia,
polar bear from the Aretie, dog skins
from China, kid skins and goat skins
from Greece, Turkey and Near East
countries, kangaroo and fox from
Australia, and strange but useful pelts
of furbearers from many other dis-
tant lands. , •
A universal custom
�r that benefits every-
Every body.
Aids digestion,
,l cleanses the teeth,
..6p, soothes the throat.
1
a, good thin'
to remember
Sealed in
its Purity
Package
THE)
FLAVOR L
VOW
Milk in Sponges.
So important has the sponge be-
come in everyday life that 0 is now
grown from"seed" like ordinary land
Waldo.
The sponges are brought up by
divers, some of whom work naked,
while others wear diving costume.
The sponges present a flesh -like ap-
pearance, and are covered with a firm
skin in which tiny holes appear and
disappear apparently at the animal's
will.
The inside of the sponge, not un-
like raw meat, is intersected by nu-
merous canals and cavities. 'These
are filled with a sticky, greyish -brown
fluid known as "milk." This "`-milk"
Must be taken out at once, for it is
the only part of the animal that 1s
actually alive. Should it be left, the
sponge begins to decay and lose its
elastic qualities,
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"He said lie was laying up money
for a rainy day."
"And got fooled by the feet little
shower that came along."
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"GOOD AND ATH
FUL SERVANT,"
One day, In a shabby little house
in a quiet little street, a=woman died
Cheap, clean curtains: hung at the
windows. There was nothing about
the house to distinguish it from Its
neighbors except the 'lowing black
symbol that hung crookedly on the
door. In the tiny parlor, which, : in
spite of furniture removed, was stuffy
and crowded, the woman lay, The'
box that encased her was 'cheap,, and
the shabby silk dress that enwrap-
ped her was old-tasltionod. The .Door-
keeper, who had conte to help, won-
dered if the whimsical curve around
her mouth, was caused by the revela-
tion of her passing on, or if she had
always w01'n 11
In the' early- morning hours, when
all but the Sleeper had begun to stir,
a big iiolieelnan rang the )Sell.
"1 wonder it I could be seein' her
Crow," he said to the Doorkeeper, "I
Wouldn't like to intrude, but---" I30
stepped lightly into the little room, ,
and looked down on the quiet face.
•'It's"many a hot cup et coffee she
gave me on bitter winter nights," he
said, "An' Its many a cold drink of
lemonade on Man' summer days., I
was on this beat a long time. I saved
her kitten from a dog once, and sit•
never forgot'. Ali, well—she's res
now, anyway." He went out, his fa
grim with• pent-up emotion, in th
cold, early halt.
Later came children in a little group
and cried openly.
"She came in when my mother
died," said one, "and hugged and hug-
ged nte."
"She sat up nights when my daddy
was sick," sobbed a small, towsy boy,
"and the doctor said he wouldn't have
got better if it hadn't a'bin for her."
I One small girl carried two faded
roses,
"The man in the flower store gave
then, to me," she said; "do you think
she would like them?" The Door-
keeper assured her that she would.
"An' do you think she knows I
brought 'em?The " Doorkeeper ex-
h
plained, that, while it was 0 disputed
point in
theology,she, personally,
thought she did. So the flowers were
laid beside her, and they stumbled
out, a sorrowful little group.
At niht came two girls, one fright-
ened
t-
ened and shivering, a brainless Iittle
sheep, born to be led; the other de-
fiant of eye, and hard of month,
"I'd like to sec her," she said
abruptly. They went into the dim -
lighted room. Their complexions were
works of art, and their finery, sub-
dued though it was, to fit the occa-
sion, flared like a red light in that
quiet place. .A breeze from the win-
dow blew a strand of hair across the
face of the Sleeper. Thu defiant -
eyed one bent and put it back.
"It always did that," she said,
"blew across herfacelike thrt,"
"Was she a friend of yours?" the
Doorkeeper asked quietly.
"Oh Lord no! That is ---she
wouldn't have minded --she was a
regular tliorouglsbled. She was aw-
ful decent to me once -•'boat the only
person who was!" she added bitter-
ly, "Conte on, Kit; I'm glad I seen
her.'`
"I'm glad you did, too, my dear,"
said the Doorkeeper gently. The de-
flant eyes flashed her a reekouing
glance—the glance of an alley cat, at
I a bit of unexpected kindness. Then
the tears came, making sad havoc
with the wonders of her complexion,
They went out into the darkness --into
the streets—h
And neighbors name, and stood in
groups, and talked. The Sleeper wore.
no decorations, but, when the Door-
keeper listened to the little stories,
it seemed as If a Distinguished Ser-
vice Order should have been pinned
on her breast. A little woman In.
black crept in. She shed no tears;
.her eyes seemed drained of tears.
"She stayed with me when my hus-
band was killed," she said, "and she
helped me get work, And she got a
girls' club to look after Jean and a
boys' club to look after my boy. Seems
queer she should go, when so many
selfish people are left. Her kind
ought to stay till Uie very last,'
And after it was all over, and every-
one, including the Sleeper, had gone,
the Doorkeeper found herself repeat-
ing a verse that bogaii: "It is better
to be a doorkeeper iu tite to .se of
the Lord"—no, it was not sacrilege,
for what could be nearer the house
of the Lord than the place where the
Sleeper had dwelt?
Orign of Atolls.
According to the n
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g aLiotts f'
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Seurat among the Pacific 'elands there
is a slow elevation going on there,
which., by lifting the reefs gradually
above the waves, preserves them from.
erosion at the top and enables vege•
lotion and certain eninnial forms of
a terrestrial character to exist there.
This is quite in apposition to Darwin's
idea that the atone were formed by
the gradual submergence of small is-
lands, that the coral insects built up
i encircling' reefs as the, islands sank.
Seurat shows that the elevation of the
Islands is a.general phenomenon, but
variable in anount, some islands, like
Aukena, in the Gambier archipelago,
Irising rapidly, and others very slowly.
Both the flora and fauna of these is-
lands are confined to very few species,
although seen from a dietauce' some of
them appear to be richinvegetation.
Some men have to be handled with
care. Some men you can't handle at
all. It takes a smart man to know
the difference,