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STANLEY R. OSBORN ILLUSTRATIONS BY HENRY JAY LEE coftiuoht by chaaus souBrJEirs tons

WHAT HAPPESED BEFORE

his Ttx-y Uk«S- r«ipe<-tp<5 Tburtioo tig-1 Jie knrvr Jlltl* o! skip* but they

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•Not urxtfmtan<lln» Mr*. Crtw-j *'!

. lord ? dotive*. bf cbo*» to r*card I During tb*’ hourr. ahSch follow^ ! ih» arrs-Bf-nieal an «n ImpotaLoo! it might well lute iwswd to P»lupon hi* Mumambip. bis fitness—; tnrrs unit tbe wr*ok ksd been »hich he blmseli iSouMed—lon*»r{ nrranetd for the sole purpose of I to command. i bringing out the difference bei V»n wion discovered then Out' I*«» ■ Jt > hn Thurston snd Vsn

tbir sick and sulkly oid man ua»! Boren Ruuer

•only making an outward abow; wi '^s sunk In selfreality having nothing whatever' accusing miser} . Thurston s spirits do with tbe nartgatioa. leaving * rr * buoyant. Tbe man was ner-

----- ene. methodical, busy. And be

bad action at Utt; Intense, vital In fighting to save tbe woman or tpved. he could forget, for the moment. that be bad lost her for-

tbe fate of the yacht absolutely in

■ Van'

i fresher

A certain Inability to take a stand in anything unpleasant, dif-

i tended 'or their l!itl» »!' birdn-r. uu-kt raised his hat Jauntily.i ficult. to make up his mind and 'kind of life Nature meant - tor But it was rather at the savage set in an emergency, kept Van at

Palmyra Tree and her parectt.i^ethmg llvell-iic. -omethin* up the girl looked Over the white first from telling the hostess. vrifib Palmyras two suitors. Van! an d doing/ man's shoulder he usmed to be- Later he continued with an obBuren Rutg'r and John Thurston] The girl laughed. “Mature." she - watching her to tbe end with that }ect- He knew she did not truly ■Bd some other friends, are cruls-, “meant me lor a pi rat It's strangely cipressioolesa but In- rely on him In thia abosy fraud IBB on tbe Yacht Rainbow I , n blood." she affirmed “First, lent stare. ; of navigation; he suspected Pal1 Palmyra's startled by seeing a Norseman ravaging the of Palmyra facd abruptly away, myra was not deceived. Knowing hand thrust in through the port of Lnglard Then, a British admiral snd snatched th- ring from be r j,| 5 omB weakness, be bad tbe

her cabin, makes a secret invest!- ravaging everything else And finger "Yes." she m-hispered, “l.. weak man's feai

nd discovers a atowawav i„ s tly. old raptahi Ebenerer. with, I'm certainly gh*d so mild in appearance John 'j au ] j 0 ne*. descendint <r," the la.-t of him 0-«d .-«■ w „, „„„ ,t. emmi^ „ a 0»-

i have i

so. He

‘ weak mans tear of seeing that ~' '7 n knowledge reflected In the faces! ' i of others Therefore, he would. 1 ’

Where Van wa with fatigue. John with every hour.

It bad been decided to leave tbe women in tbe cabin where they bad been penned, rather than risk tbe ugly surf that brrke about the‘

after coropsnioa.

~ Van. In hi* self-accustng

only that

he had placed hi* betrothed

nmnands 1m r -

! at the door Sbe obeys and sees a huge, fierce, copperbond man—with .1 ten Incli knife held between grianing lips! Burke tbe stowaway, explains that it is a Joke. But Palmyra 1* shaken. Nest da}. Burke snd the brown man go up on' dock. The stowiwsjr on terrains them with wild tale* of an adventuresome life— which his listeners refuse to believe! Nos read on!

f H AFTER III —sad Friends

sr." Pai-! roiesting. I

__ n vou say everything's go-1 Ing right, when Palm ends most •f her time listening . that tbat miserable stowaway; tbal—human ' ted. Her father Is beside him-! f with anslety." 1 deprecatory] ' said tbe hostess imvely. “have only too well > tbat 1. tbat we intenreaed Jn«t In time. Yo- daughter was on tbe verge of falling In lore with John Thurston ' Tbe father uttered a protest *1 don't ace we've gained any-

. ror i b.

tbe girl, sbe could I

Bvrke grinned in admiratk-r..

Tbe girl turn'd

r ‘ m ‘ n lu - !”

y,*, a. ug. - -.s w bi. r-ii

the face

iowd Uter be was swept down Ita, ; steps by tbe fioodtag water.

sailing, it was evident tbe yacht 1 tbe hostess, would, take them In ■•J™ "I'" 1 . 'latching up Palmyra be must soon make a lanrf';,!l In- 1 among the Gilberts, tbe Marshalls.. , glruggled back and out again on deed, already eyes wer.- ,-.nng ih. farolfne*. that Milky Way of the deck. Osly then, at a wamtnrough powerful glasses me-kingjatolls along th. Una. of which SSStetor « —Ing cry did be seem tw * *- for the first shadow. silhouctU- of Ponspe Burke bad talked so «Hur-j Ito perceive what force « Uu peeks ol Oahu. inglj- T Jig •‘•'iVera'! .fc-e blow.. — 1 ““ rebeU ^ b* looked tack. A cram;

reared above U» wreck, gathering Itself like some Inanimate beast, for tbe spring Van. horror strickI«rn. started one way. another; |

As tbe Rainbow raised tbe- pano-

; Mrs. ' rawfori) did not e

! thought timid

watch be paused to make sura the j ) clouds meant wind. As be studied; j the sky be grad-tally became — _ . . _ ^ aa

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stood from in his tracks.

j espr«-*$ train far

! ,•'JSSmSpT'itonM'SS'‘r* w “„;r" if!! | >»tcl> in dreams or waking be tad' ’ , u^hanra 'sprung up at that fancied sound 1L r^„< o».rh^rd^ of surf. Tbe yacht should not, b » < * rartmd orerbourd to

have landed aboard until Ule tbej nail day. To call out there was]

to

In tbe blinding road, all sbe

i^ n e"‘^ U u.d“ta to ,, *. , r'bl^Sfi^ *£• b*Veld‘X’r ITTe

absurd Never drf she s ! Staring now up at tbe blacken-! >»‘ r of

' ing sky. again off into the gloom 1 of sea, be stood, balanced in sua-J 1 pense lirtween his fear of sir— and leesbore, and hi> dread

' ridicule. For this first t

— held life and doatb in bis hand* -

yacht's ct fe'JS' 1

in the blinding road, all she know was tbat Van's arms round her. that be held her safe. Never did she suspect It 1

another pair of arms sbe owed life.

! The sound of surf being at it* minimum after two clays' calm, tbs first breath of tbe squall was

rami of dead craters that stands.[plain was that the real duty, as upon the yach. before Van was rather barren, above the verdant -' she saw it. lay in depriving; galvanized Into action by distosn on Honolulu, none upon her j Thurston'* long legs of a chance covering, broad on the poti bow. decks was sp expectant as Pal-1 In this less cramped setting of a dim low-lying something against myra Tree. For from tbe chaff | Honolulu, the snap tack to per- the sky—Abe stlbonette of palms, of Ponape Burke's narration abe | spectivr. But even as the doomed ft.in.

By rejecting both her lovers— bow thus lay between I an shortly after John—Palmyra I » nr!l - could have been extri-

“But where are your eyes*" de-

manded Ute hostess. "As 1 said JB California. Van, with his re-

personality. fits into the _.•* cabin like The Young l Charles' Into a gilded frame.

the contrary, is a

, i ,,, I,.,, ; <>‘ i-oaispc ivurac a narrsuon sue SEt? 1 ramrif*.nwS 8 ' h„t H h f rr lr ■ hil<1 winnowed the cb-an grate of well enough ashore, but here. In , . . ..

these little compartmens. on this' I ]” ’/. tn tb^i "T “~ ,w ' “•‘ e ‘

narrow deck, his hands and feet ! , of * bU ™ Ti °. ,0 ,he had gained a reprieve from that <■» ted had not Captain reo« seem in the way." ‘“‘f tr **' H, ' t ,ma * lnaUon *“ qBaffdOB as to whether she were j b!m»elf gone to pieces. Sbe paused to smile at them re-' a '* low 1 luw with one man or Juri, «*> the precious remaining Bsaurlngi} Through tbe galeway of Hono- dandy good pals with two. | raents a Ix-wildered crew tried to -Surely, with John at Ms worst. | lulu sbe was to sail on into this Th , ^ 0lha Mok ; execute Incoherent orders, white Van at his best—Deed we tear*" ;«'.rld where I'-ppmcss is queen. [ lDto ai „ nKeana. the J eep. deepi *——

Meanwhile. Constance Crawford Sh * *“ 10 •“*1 aero-.- the ocean, shence they tad riaen. One was forward at the Rainbows trackless wa as those brown ,1,,, tmo a,,.* four ^ upon „ bow. sailing through the tropic thrillers of old. 1 temperamental sea; a whole week night upon enchanted waters A* tbe girl, thus deep in reverie., of heavy skies and rain and storm When John Thoreton presently stood watching the distant peaks, j feenied to have carried the girl

Joined Constance, sbe looked up! she became aware of a presence - no further. With a frown. "1 was Just think-! at her side Turning, she start* I' teg." ahe explained, "that Palm! upon ecoounering the brown man

‘ T at all realize what ] Olive.

ithe yacht was beaten down pod ‘ ocean. * hence they bad risen. One , Following the crash upon tbe . reef. Thurston picked himself up ! and scrambled to the deck Just ; as the .'•« came roaring aboard. Saved by . spring Into the rigging

he walled

**, u

Burke may be getting into his j| e gliYt . lnngne to a few sylIBted I believe the little fraud. 1 utp.,, ,.,0.^ p, r p WsM) . «Uite puffed up over the Idea he s , tH | hack upon lantnmtoe. The tnnde something of a conquest hour of departure had come. Soon Thurston answered rather Jb-| l!!irke an<i bt wouM go ov( , r the

“ M -"* ,urkr '* side and. forever. Into oblivion.

O-er the side at Honolulu and; p^myra smiled. She tried to

jgdBe^lorever ^ overcome her aversion, to respond S ' 10 l*** attompted farewell. As be

John was silent for some time I |, a( ] done. »be moved ****, trytog to tril mund tarsrtf helpless, returned

]NM Ere token your advice; asked | , hc , mll .

The brown man. thus coume-

the square finger!

i <‘.f>on her own breast. Having thi ] idi-niified the girl as tbe beir

sbe answered without i.

r to become my wlf<

te-Ye*

Spilru. "I know

“Sh* toW you"" he exclaimed.

■ “No. Vou did.''

A second w«ck came 1 * week of -ummer sea and lusty trad.* and flying yacht. But still

Belzing the sailing master

whirled him round.

“You're drunk." he cried. "Or

o’ crazy."

he other quailed under tbe b~,,; for 5J5SS1 '5 «M. torlal zone of light and variable sin ,. k ,. ~ hl>r „ - t»,«—»«« airs. A Whole dav threnrh oer-1 ctiar * e - 1 norwlon

n obeyed unq uesliontngly.

SS"” , to »« th.

dltions created by the wily Mrs.' — * ‘ •pf-

Crgwford. As the breeze, with; each knot o' wesUng. had been sinking more dangerously Into the doldrums, the breath of her on I

ert - ... , —- -— .leeilng had atlrred. risen fre»h. ,:

Of all these revelation*, these manifestations of tbe weakness of Van fi-irvn Rutger, the strength of John Thurston, the girl noted nor On the night of her be-; Arriba! the mould scarcely hare; been like, under any rlrcumstanres. to draw comparisons. And. tare darkness and groping coo-' fusin' and the- voice of waters conspired with Thurston himself to

hide the truth.

* Palmyra's love weathered the' storm. unqutUoning. serene. (Continued Next Week)

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t She originally liked you I'm sure of it. Don still.] e on!} knew. Or" ('ous'ancej I ruefully, "would if they'd i

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She thought be invoked ! i One above. But she guv* this > v. hm sbe saw that be waggled, r .'iered the fingers. Vthtu she shook tar bead, retrrtlully. be atcmSoned the upraiM'l hand us futile. He brought »ut u ring, ,‘almyru Tree tad

rknowiedged love.

Gladly abe was confessing It

now. this belated recognition of love for the man of her parents'

*. Ice. Van Bure-n Rutger. And she must hare ireaud John

Thurston abominably. With each I herself

mtegly

mled and se

word “N-i.

The brown m

ncii a ring: tortoise j more convinced!} up to love her

with silver. There j plly for Thurston grew. 'v one But when, on the twenty-second epar-j evening out from Honolulu- to-' ” ! mon-row they were to sight their then (first atoll—the hour came tor the held; forma! announcement of her W orifigj trothal. the girl was radiantly

t her | happy

' True, at the moment when Mrs.

iffled. Crawford spoke, it was upon the ,tried j face of John Thurston that Pal-

myra's eye* rested, ant) she could

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