WBAT BArrr.IfF.il befork • Fcliarra Tt»« and her r-:;ent», aetth PaUryra'a two aultor*. Van Buren Rutger and John Thnraton dad aoine other friend*, are crul*mj on U.* YaU.1 lUlnbow. . ralmjr*'* startled b> aeeln* a ■and throat in through ih*- port of her cabin, makes a secret inrentlgatioa and discover* a «tow**a» . m m mud in appearance that aha ia disappointed and tell* |Bai • so Sr command* her to 0MMtm at the door. She obey* aaad aeea a huge, fierce, coppern—with a ten inch knife ween grinning lips! Burke {away, explain* that it ia _ ,, . But Palmyra la shaken Bext day. Burke and the brown go up on deck. The slowaIrhy entertain* them with wild Me* of an adventuresome life— Which hla listener* eefuac to bePaiterra spend* nwre and more time with the atowawape to avoid Bu and John, but When the atow«w»ya are put aahort at Honofulu *be decidea *be ’ovh* A an. The night the eagigemete la atihpusced the Rainbow hftg a reef. M the excitement which follow* lahn rsacues both V^n and Palmyra—but Palmyra Think* it li Fata who aaved her. 1 'After three day* bpent on tin f lbablted Island, a aatl la sight It prove* to be Ponape Burke! ke contrires to get Palmyra board bia boat alone -aad the hast hi under way before anything Mg be done! Meanwhile Ponape Mis Palmyra be 1* going to the Mt of Tanna with her. Now head on—

a lth It* brief but '

the alert watch, real excitement.

The man e suggestion of parting with her. the pMuMity of Japanese intervention, had brought the

coiu; of tope to b«r rheeka.

But he. returning uo»- struck at that hope with malicious perception. "Oh. aale enoegh In three or four day*." he reassured

•TbeyH ha gone then f<

The savage best to hi* ms they were away, under the stare of the crew.

All too soon the girl saw why she had thought the Island distant Aa with each stroke of the oar* It rose ia it* stark meagernes*. Iter heart sank. Bo sanali. so Ssl.

illrlou* per- four cocoa-palms ao stunted.

well ntgb invisible to

of a toy. a at each step, yet rt*-» the clinkers te an a and rapidity the girl laaghed Thl* nursery t, ably be na more than a bad crab Somewhat intimidated, however, she hacked a step further up the « palm. The Intruder > ' ‘ ' land —or was she not fptrwAerV , baateaed t* daws tlrtit half hostess with hands out to greet i belated guest

good The moment

six months. It’s only In the mean-jthe sand she buried herself at the

Hay k>w. But in the i white man. everything -o-i.. .

la. Then

: Palmyra

meantime—rum fbe caught aboard.

She tried to fathom hi* purpose, -rm going t’jettison you. Vahall

top ashore "

Bh* stared at him.

CHAPTER Vt

Belay there. *w«

laughed, retreating. "Staady does 1 it. Didn't I tell jf J '

plenty o'time fait am

roused again, oaly to tali' week*

Bui Olive _ tge last tor* of the struggling Rah. be strode away to the shade of the palms, and. ,T~' lm , .w, -ip,,, throwing bhnMf down on hi* ** th ' Ura ' W p ‘ p ^ r back, was alrooe InaUnUy asleep. i» ««- Palmyra cr'uchia* in ttie •m. {}rlr RogeT q : _ stared at that Rgure «te »aa Toc gMo't slate your astonished- How wa* It physically, Craving therefore, possible to him thus to fail into for (b , contest. slumber T | — Whence had hut mss •^m«. l ih>ar i-uvieUs S:— and—why* Could Ponaoe have' Hope to receive more drawing* sent him to terrorise bar? Or bad j and letters from you. jo.. .recovered from the and i I that both of you are inte: toted

Dear Cbarteo R — I imagine you've r era you* by now. “

- view, the like a tiger

The The t ally. I

creep upon a sleeping man

before hla expression. He liadi not the a lightest thought of re-

linquishing her.

Burke a as amused. “ Tis a bonny isle.” be said, “and you'll have naught fdo but ait and think o’

be easy-like," grinned her despot. -Y’Just set In the shade and munch yer biscuit and think o’

Fpr two day* ahe had had a knife- No*, in Abe mid-boar* of 1|clr . third night, she was again

lying In the cabin «•*»<

I-She ants thinking W a remark Of Bcrkr’a aeveral time* repeated. Which had assumed the eignlflcasec of a threat. "Better voluntydr that kl*s while the vohintcer-

^ humor^n the* laaf famir | thought It wise to a^m IndtBerenL

The girl's spirits rose. Bbe did not question that this would be some depot of hi*, a place of servile natives. But. even ao. her position would be bettered. Surely. among them all. must b* those to understand, to respond to her

plea for protection

She wa* eager to go. But ahe

dhoHe 1 ftforkln

Jr ‘two. as *be felt, growing Htiie thin. T6r I can tell y lhu: tp?r« won't be ao ejadlng the Craft—once she clamp* down "

.Wbst had be istwnt*

* When Palmyra came on deck on ttla. the fourth day of her capttvlty, *be saw that Ponape Burkt

wa* In an ugly mood.

aTbe man greeted her with alcoleer. bU Infantile feature*

i their age-old deprav-

v When ahe ahrank hack Into the , cpir panton* a> he wa* amused. "Come. come. Qneenle." he roared •*^ire'y’ready with thvt klaaT" He del lowed with laughter Then. When ahe did not advance, be Ckangad to the quick anger of Intoxication. "Rave It yer way. Ml** •■‘h-ye—Ml** Palm Tree." he aald .thickly. "But 'twon'' be long before you're down o ver ahlns apraytng the Ixrd lor Juat one chance fbeg me ftake the dam' hlaa—and you sick with fear I

won’t want it ”

/, Ponape rolled aft to the girl. "Sweetheart." be said. "I'm going

t'parl with you.''

J She did not understand. , "Dam 1 them Japa!" be exploded, hla temper taking a ne . “ Twas their man-o-

I last midwatch.'

She waited until Burke turned away, then scanned the sea. A* the day wore on toward iU close she worked herself into a paar'on of suspense, apprehension Burke was still drinking: what if night should find her aboard? And then, when it seemed she could stand no more, she fliacovwred that the msn Oltve, grinning enthttslasUeallr, was putting water, ship# biscuit and some other

store* into a boat.

In surprise, she s*ept the again—and found ft blank. "Why. when do we get there?" ahe asked o! Burke. . He smiled sardonically. "Mere there now.’’ he answered. She was completely at a lo»*. He handed her hi* binocular* "Hard a-starboard.” he directed. Presently she made out through the glasses, that which might be the crest of palm*. The island seemed far distant. . ^ t ^ But the Pigeon oi Noah had held to her course for no great time when her master gave the order, to heave to. and lower away the ’’But it’a so far." she hesitated. Burke winked at Olive, already at the oars, then dropped over the side without reply. Palmyra, dh i.intng hi* proffered hand, fol

she sprang up. stared around. The ( very fact ahe bad Man the one. ' apposed presence of the ther. ... realise that bar polka-dotted | absurdity might now be btuadertag < near In search of prey waa suff eiently disquieting: proximity Its fierce coto.n legitimate alarming. For. with claws more i »h* P a foot long, it could eaap i the strongest bontto line like a i thread, crush the bones of a man* i fingers, cripple for life tha wrist ,

of a well grown youth. Horror relumed upon her.

struggled back to her observation | post. She must sight a ship In-

stantly—now. now! now!!

By day the townee* of the land . had brought the skyline doner «

•And then,

you'll sight the old by. And If you're tired o'yer own company, y'can hist yer hanky for a signal. And perhaps HI be such good kind gent a* flay y-aboard sain, me understanding what >u’re after la t’rush HP a

e that ktaa."

She clenched her teeth behind

the closed lips.

He turned as If to go. Then, casually tn a well-considered effect. be called Olive to fetch that of which the girl bad not thought tn days.—a pink ailk parasol. With a flourish Ponape Burke presented thl* gay trtfie alone of all t. vorld that she had known, had e*.*p* the deluge "For my queen." he said with mock ceremony. "Fresh complected folk* ha* a tender akin, ll queenie should show up offering a kis* all blistered like a boiled lobster—why maybe that klas wouldn't so much be wanted. And. remember: 'Us a kiaa. free given and free taken, pay*

from thl* reef."

He sprang upon the stooping back of hi* fellow to be carried to the boat. He rode high, hi*

leg*, on either aide of the browr. _ .

torso, doubled, and supported by night, so now. with Urn eastern Olive's hand, under each shtn. a* -kies aglow wtl* the coming day. a stirrup. i-ue was again unaware*, lying

When the host bad cleared the'deep tn slumber. >

reef. Ponape Buri to wave | The sun. at hla setting.

her a Jaunty adieu.

red cm the

She bad thought of beraeif the oaly living being In the whole world. Now the seemed the only living being In all the universe— with live eyes of that iraWsrse centered upon her. — Bui suddenly, from out of the darkness, there came a hoarse cry. The girl doubled Into a ball, automatically, as sometimes, one awakened by a crash of thunder. An interval: then she sat up and laughed-Jang.tngiy brt with a good courage. I’ bad ncn only

a bird.

As Palmyra had been caught

the approar

Fin tha i hla k inch

pole.

led tw

ut*. With h the twole and ex- [ the shell,

e Ups ! a roi

raft of the gbtly acid.

> of pandashort altm with cord

Dear Martha R:—

, , You are very fortunate to have a grandmother to road stories f kave fought • rOU ~

creep. Dear Mary T:—

I Glad yon are fine. Too wl

ume there seemed no receive your crayon. «U right.

iw “

— I that. If she could, , certain) ' not murder a alaaping man. »he- hav , reco , 1

• could at least dlaprm him With: d „ at)l , to go to

i Olive deprived of fb»t knife, and

her own retained, who could teil’j*” She might hare Some shred of Dear Margaret H’-—

chance. I Thank you for your good

She put tha Wade Into her dress wtahe*. Your brother and - - - o crawl forward. | will receive their crayon* before

_dly. easily, sl-

...„. J ac’.omaUcally he opened hla eye-, and vat up I a* if be t-ad not been t all: had. from the be been watting for her to. do Just this thing. The girl shrank back. Olive fixed her with Me atraagv eye* he smiled expansively, as were a Joke He settled; down once more. Instant!? return- ,

ed to slumber.

Sudden, startling tn that place! of solitude, there came a sound. |

Olive. She sprang

up.' circled land and water tn a j

quick scrutiny

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