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AND LUES STANL L a OS ELLUSTRATIONS BY I�Y" Y LEE micarr � r CISARLES SCRIBNEER''S SONS OST ., J,rer"Je`.'I ..•hit t,.. .n7"� HAT HAPPENED BEFORE Palmyra Tree, aboard the yacht inbow, is startled by seeing a hand rust through the port of her cabin. e makes a secret investigation and covers a stowaway. She is disap inted in his mild appearance and is .him so. Obeying his command glance at the door—she .sees a ge, fierce, copper -hued man—with a n inch' knife held between grinning s! Burke, the stowaway, explains: at it is a joke. But Palmyra is aken. Next day, Burke and the our man go up on deck. The owaway entertains them with. wild es of an adventuresome life—which s listeners refuse to believe! Palmyra spends more and more me with the stowaways to avoid lin and Van, but when the stow - ways are put ashore at Honolulu e decides she loves Van. The ght the engagement is announced e Rainbow hits a reef. In the ex cit • which -follows John rescues oth Van and Palmyra—but Palmyra inks it is Van who saved her. Now ad on:— CHAPTER IV that three men got into this boat. Two of Them were .undoubtedly nat- ive seamen. The third, who had been. reconnoitering from the crosstrees, appeared to be a white man. She :watched them as they pulled rapidly through the passage ' and across the lagoon. Then in aston- ishment, she lowered the binoculars Rutger. to stare at Van BurenR g He was now dancing over the cor- al clinkers like a musical comedy buf- foon. "By the Great God Cash!" he cried. "If it isn't li'l old Pirate Burke. Almost from the moment Ponape Burke came running up the sands Palmyra perceived a' difference. Was it that the ridiculous habili- ments of the' Rainbow had given way to the starched white of the tropical ship's master. Or was it that she missed the ob- trusive humility? No longer a stow- away, he spoke to Mrs. Crawford as one master of craft to'another; a full note of equality. Perhaps, after all, the fact might be no more than a juvenile sort of vanity in himself as master of that swift sail; a vanity bubbling over at unexpectedly finding its audience. And he must have had some vague Daylight made clear two facts: the ainbow had struck in such a way hat it would be impossible to get her ff; the island was uninhabited. As the exploratory boat rounded a pur of reef that; covered the pas - age into the lagoon, opened out the argest island from the sea, Palmyra urst into an exclamation of delight. She turned to John and Van. "It s pretty," she said, "but cruel." She est a first little shiver of realization. There is nothing upon it. No_.she1- er, no food." Van gave her a haggard look. And," he said, "there's not one drop of water. When we've used what tive bring ashore. . . ." Thurston whirled upon him. Don't!" he cried. "Don't dare tell them that. We'll filter salt water through this sand or rig a condenser with junk from the wreck." Palmyra had not been consciously ware of Thurston's leadership until I • after the catastrophe, her atti- tude was typical of them all, perhaps even of Thurston himself. There had been something to do; the stronger nature had asserted itself. And the'ship's company, acquiescing his automatically, with scarcely any egistered sense of change, paid him is highest compliment. She had not thought to wonder why Thurston, rather than her fiance had been chosen. He had a reputa- ion for efficiency in handling inen. Van had had neither occasion nor opportunity. Here spoke her good common Sense. And, being unaware of Mrs. Craw- ord's original plot, she could hardly be expected to note that the wreck tad reversed the situation; that where, before, John had been put to disadvantage, now Van had been given the role he could not play. The inevitable had occurred be - ween these men. As Thurston had risen to leadership, so Van — had sunk to his place as a private in the anks, Palmyra did not see, suspect. They were easily cheered that first day. True, the island bore no sign of 'native visitation. But with their I • they :could easily reach the ncarest inhabited lagoon, or they could even build a sea -worthy craft from material of the wreck, were, they not certain some passing sail wouldsoon take them off. Thus the first day. 'Bet when the second carne and went and the third dawned upon fan empty ocean, they began to despond, At night a bea- con fire had blazed forth its 'appeal- they must soon turn; to the Rainbow for fuel—and by day the launch wait- ed to overhaul any passerby. But of what avail these upon a sea where no one seemed to venture: And then, at midday, from the wreck across the lagoon, there boom- ed out the signal gun. A saill-a sail l !--a sail! I ! Rapidly the deliverer rose from the sea. A vessel of no great tonnage she sailed with noticeable 'speed, As the schooner bore down upon them she broke out the American colors. When she was abreast: of their 'position site carne about and then hove to in lee of the reef. A boat was lowered: Palmyra, through her glasses, sa The man was pleased, flattered. "But-" he 'hesitated awkwardly.— "the boat's heavy loaded and there won't be room aboard while we're taking cargo. So I better invite only one this trip." He winked at Thurs- ton. "And Miss Tree she asked first, and seeing as' how she was my best student I had for my South Sea lec- tures,ifshe had ought t'be seems as � first t'lay aboard a ,genuine South. Sea trader." Thurston acquiesced. But as Burke was being carried down to the .boats, John turned to Johannsen, acting mate, and said: "You yourself be one of our three men to go aboard and— stay," • The big sailor gave him a look to see if the order had more than rou- tine significance, then lumbered af- ter Burke. In the boat the girl's mind was gradually brought back to the some- thing in Burke's manner which she had not been able to analyze. For now it was noticeably upon him that he was either constrained, absent or too painstakingly voluble. "And how is Olive?" she asked in an' awkward interval. "He's with you of course?" Ponape Burke assented. "Sort of in charge aboard," he 'epiained. "I leaped forward and lunged at the un- suspecting Johanusen's back, The next second the sailor was in the water, Burke whirled, whipped out an or- der, sprang to the Wheel. The kan- akas worked like mad. Another or- der and the sails filled, the deck list- ed down and. the' Pigeon of Noah was under way. The :man at the wheel burst into that tittering; laugh of his, now strained, false, sharp edged with ex- citement, exultation. "Remember, girl?'," he cried. "Be- low on the; Rainbow—night black? Wanted t'scare 'ern a bit, says you? Pirates, buckets o' blood?" his laugh rose into a crow of triumph. "Well, kid, what' about this here? Give 'em a' hell of a startle, eh Palmie?" As the Lupe-a-Noa filled away, the girl ran to the rail and :sent over the water a frantic cry. In the boat the two sailors sat, face ,of Johannsen emerged from the sea, dripping, blank with incredulity, convulsed with anger. Ponape Burke's strategy had deprived them, of the launch in which they could have overhauled the schooner. , Ashore, the castaways stood per- plexed, alarmed. Palmyra's action, rather than her voice, threw them in- to panic. They pointed, shouted, ran here and there, futile, absurd. To Van Buren Rutger rushed the girl's mother with something in her hands. It was a rifle.' As one of his accomplishments, Van had won trophies on the range. . But now, con- fronted by that violence his training had taught him never touched the life of a gentleman, he faltered, pal- sied in a fear of wounding the girl herself. ' Then John Thurston snatched the rifle. There was a flash and a bullet struck the Lupe-a-Noa, shattering the glass on the binnacle. A second' flash and Burke himself staggered back. But before the schooner could fall off, he clutched the wheel again with one hand. As his left arm hung, the spot of blood, spreadiny slowly on the white cotton, was like some brilliant ;blossom. Burke bellowed his rage. He had swung the vessel over so that Palmyra, all unaware, stood in the line of fire. Thurston could not shoot again. At this triumph, Burke regained his good humor. The wound had prov- ed unimportant. "John's the only man in that bunch," he conceded am- iably. "If he was stealing my: girl I'd give him more than a sore arm." Palmyra was desperate. Behind her, her hand closed on an iron be- laying pin. "You you brutes" she cried. "Turn—this—vessel — back. Turn it back instantly!" She jerked the pin from its socket; took a step toward him, her eyes a- flame. "You go back to that island." From behind, a hand closed on her "You—you brute!" she cried. "Turn—this — vessel back. Turn it back instantly 1" hope of such a reunion as this. For ain't got a mate, Still talking about you; yer name and yer—red Bair." The boat rounded the stern and then the girl looked up to find—as if his eyes had never ceased to follow— the grinning stare of the Man Olive fixed upon her just as it had faded out at Honolulu. His great naked body rose above the rail and a thick bare arm came extending itself down toward her, in- exorably. The square fingers closed and her own hand was swallowed, disappear- ed in that grip clear to the : wrist. There came a pull, as if the arm were to follow the hand in, and then Pal- myra found herself on deck and standing free. Johannsen had already clambered to the deck. "We got to keep four boats mov- ing," Burke explained, "One pulling ashore_ empty, one loading there, one coming out with cargo, one discharg- ing here. Each oyer boats' crews'll bring me a load and take back an he was saying now that, on'the Rain- bow, he'd withheld the fact he had a vessel of his own lying -up at Hon- olulu; withheld it on the chance of "surprising `em somewhere out here." There could be no question of his fond pride in that fast craft. And had they seen . . . He interrupted himself with that oddly un -adult mirth of his. Had they seen, her name? Olt, they'd laugh when they did see it. They'd never guess in a thousand years. Pigeon of Noah, Van seized his hand with impul- sive warmth, "Why then this must be . . . Why, Mr, Noah, I didn't recognize you now you're shaved. Burke guffawed delightedly. "I sure will feel like Noah," he said, "a -taking yoax all on to the Ark, two by two." He turned, Presently, to the' pile of salvaged stores and gear. The pigeon, as was evident, could stow only the more valuable part. The rest must be left under canvas and empty at once. I'll clear the boat sent for. y'leave. So now, you' Rainbow boys, t etails were arranged. Burke would, get back aboard at once to take charge of the schooner. The yacht's launch, with three of her own men, would `tow 'Burke's boat out, both loaded with stores. While these were unloading at the Lupe.-a- Noe, Thurston would get' his other boats into'the water, sort over the supplies. "We'll stow the very best' first," asid Burke in conclusion, "arid then see what space we got left for.sec- ond rate cargo." The launch hove a line to the Pigeon's boat and one of the native boys stood ready to carry his master out. Now, however, Palmyra, unable to satisfy a youthful poignant curiosity at long distance through her binocu'- Burke. "She's getting old." The boat was not clear by perhaps ten fathoms,. Soddenly Ponape Burke, with an agility uiioxpected in that plump body wrist. Olive, grinning,' took the be- laying pin from her fingers, as if they had been a baby's, and returned it to the rack, Palmyra sank against the cabin, helpless:' Not by accident had the Pigeon of Noah risen from the sea upon the scene of their. disaster, Back in the days before Honolulu. this spider of a Burke. had spun.his web. He had talked, of the' atolls in the terms of a paradise until the voyagers were eag- er to behold, He had convinced Ped- ersen that, to take advantage of pre- vailing' winds and current, he must lay his course from Honolulu first to the northern Bilbets—Butaritari or Apaiang—and' thence make north and west into the Marshalls and the Caro - lines. Burke had followed, then, holding back the fast sailing Lupe-a-Noa to match the yacht's pace, Fortune had favored. Informed as to the lagoon they would make, their order, he had meant to outsail• them to an anchor- age and, lying there unsuspected, to, seize the girl at some favorable mo- ment ashore. And then, the fleet Pig- eon away with none in, all those, wild seas save the fat old Rainbow to pur- sue, what could have been more easy? A sob of self-pity shook the 'girl, though even now she; did not, in her' innocence, comprehend the depth of his infamy. The man himself,. leaning over the wheel,` sought, with an honest con- cern, to soothe her; Even she :real- ized that he was moved by a. real earnestness of emotion, conviction:. "Cry yet eyes out for yer mother. That .can't be helped. But the rest o' them dickey birds?"He snorted in derision. "Why, they . Y'think now you'll miss 'em. But wait. To- morrow, next day. You'll be laugh- ing, too; laughing at all of 'em—at Van. An then. . ." He spoke with the impressiveness of certitude. "Then you'll be thanking me." He leered at her humorously. Her hands clenched until the sharp nails brought the blood. "Don't blame me!" he cried, in a sudden flare of emotion. "Don't blame me. Blame yourself. I fought agin it—right along. Didn't I warn you? Warn y'how you'd set a poor starved devil like me a -fire? But you? Y'just had : t'keep hanging' around: you who was like, like God's daughter. Hanging around and hang- ing around 'till you had me fair wild." The flame of that fire leaped into his eyes. "I swore then I'd have you. Lucky for yer folks I saw how t'trap y'on here. For,'if need was, I'd of killed every soul of 'em in cold blood." She shrank in loathing. Burke was silent, conquering that evil. flame of passion. Then shortly: "Original Noah;' the reran jeered; "he went it blind. , But :'start her off, pass tip the stuff in my own boat and take her ashore, while. my kanakas tackle the latuiell." The girl's voice rose in surprise: "Olt, but they're not going already?" Burke looked, grinning, from her to ;the naked savages of his crew. "Sort o' wild like, eh?" he asked. But Johannsen reassured' hers "I'm. ordered to stay, miss," Burke shot him a glance, "Shure." Then to the other two: "Yohannsen will tinker up the motor so, next trip, the launch won't have t'be pull- ed in," A minute later the boat had cast off and the sailors were settlniig to their work. Johannsen, watching them, stood -negligently at the rail. "13aiidle her gently, boys," called lars, spoke up eagerly. "Oh, ±aptain Burke, do please take me with you) I'd just love to be first aboard," "Me,' too," tried Coiistaece, Thursday, October 3'1'st,• 19$'9' eeeeeiiiie Tele ,",.l , vie', Ac We have now, completed) the introduction of our new plan of rendering telephone: accounts. Notices accompany the. special accounts now being; mailed to local subscribers.,. They explain the changes. made and give full details, of all charges. Our Business Office people: will be pleased to explain snore fully the features ,of the plan. • THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY' • OF CANADA me—I know our mountain top, every inch o'it. And, girl," he warned, "when the Ark doeshit dry land,. make no mistake.. You'll never see arey one o'yer folks again. For you,.: they've perished off the face o'the earth. In all creation there's : only you—and me." Exaltation was in his gaze; ob- scure, intimidating. "Come, girl, y'shall be a queen." (Continued Next Week) BELGRAV.E The October meeting of the Bel - grave branch of the Women's Insti-• tute was held at the home of Mrs. Carl Procter and was well attended. The President, Mrs. Carl Procter, was in . the chair. Several business. items were discussed after which Miss Cela Coultesgave a splendid' paper dealing with the subject "Mak- ing the most of Life," which was much appreciated. At the close of the meeting lunch was served by the hostess assisted by Mrs. Jesse Wheel- er and Mrs. R. Coultes. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. G. W. Procter in November.' "White Empresses" to Call at Honolulu. . iii in • ••` ' ig• that flings its crest high in proud greeting or ; digni- fied farewell, is now to be added to the westward route of the famous Canadian Pacific liners—the White Empresses that longago gained for Canada the Blue Ribbon for speed on the Pacific. Starting December 7th Irene Victoria: and Van- couver the Empress of Canada, which has just re- turned to service after being equipped with the fastest and most powerful engines on the Pacific, will inaugurate the new service and will call at Honolulu six days later. Glimpses of some of the features` of the "Island Paradise,of the Pacific" are shown above, with (left), the giant prow of the 21,500 ton Empress of Canada. Behind the flower -decked maidens may be discerned. the stately outlines of Diamond head, famous in song and story. At the right is the Aloha, Tower o:C the docks, that spells a Hawaiian welcome to the traveller. Passengers to the Orient by the new Canadian Pacific service 'will be given the opportunity of stay- ing over for the next ship or of pay g, a visit during the twelve hours the Empresses retrain in Honolulu. Visitors to the Islands who, plan to leave Jack Frost behind have many options• for their return voyage. Several lines have co-operated with the Canadian comtiany. and,after a long lazy winter` on the settle of Waikiki each, travellers may return to Van_ ., touver by 'the Canadian Australasian Royal Mall Vous for Sts lovely Ilawartan dianeers• Line enreet or may eome back by a Matson Tune onolu`Iu, famous or to . Seattle or San Francisco , JC'1 .. s of Portland. swimmers, wreath steamer to e , 1 8 mud d 1 , lentlt q $ `yCompany.. is Psh zi . ti Steamship pel taa S Los A n s p the�, by� .Angeles Los: Dred Read flowers, 'Waikiki lh anal. lordly Diamond