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{a Bumper Wheat (‘r0p.-â€"T of 'Men Requiredâ€"This Ye Harvest Promises to he t Largest in the History of Canada. According 'to present indie: the wheat crop at 1913 will 1: £2th ever harvested in L toba. Bukatchcwan or Al thus requirhm the (mun lat Offlhfi h. h m-. 2.. L- luskoka Lukas Lake at Bays Georgian Bay Algonquin Park Full Summm tn all Hf .1th? Ink Til SUMMER RESORTS IN HIGHLANDS OF ONTARIO n l HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS h'l'm-aduy until 01.23" inrhl _ V fis§sss ssss“s§ss‘s‘s3 P‘ ‘ s sssusmms“s ‘0 Calder’ 5 Block He Sells Cheap 5 u't ONLV' LINE REACHING ALL Ne“ Spring Prints are now In Call and see them Wish whil yds. long 27' ms. wide O O M) 30 .38 m m 6 t 6 O O . O O pomp e arr Drlng Instruct“ heir homes by uur Home St Dept. You may finish at ( Pge i! yuu desire, Pay wt E'Vt‘l' you wish. Thirty Ye. HOME STUDY I) \Valkertnn Business Collegc “on Donnie. Toronto. Ont. Thmw . H. BEAN TheBig4 per square yard. Table oil cloth 45 ino-hs wide 2.50 yd nwr Service now in 91 UV? I'PSIH‘LS. \Vl‘it? hrs and illustrated f h-nnd Trunk Agent. from 31.25 tn $5 each. Flour nil Cloth 3k? Twilled sheeting 2 yds. wide 25c yd. Heavy bleached meeting 2 yards wide We yard Bed onlnfnrters Lace Curtains s Pt rm 0:. Including m S. BIG 4 s guaranteed. if ytiu save board and learn u earn, write for partic- .\’u \'.\('.\1‘lu.\' Maganetawan River French River Timagami Kawartha Lakes In Sarah and u (‘nmpnnv. I’m-iflc Railway Il'livkest route Saskatmm and ntI I) l" Topsâ€"Thous- lt‘ all (H ll B YPar be the S mhitinus young { instructed in ur Home Study int 3%! PI '9 side nt y When- ' Yt-ul's’ trainers y day. If you By stooplng clone, can on man-back. ‘ lo manned to put thmnlh the '0' bonny. Ho took a mall bottle from It follower 1nd united Itronfl un- monh to clear In. Ion-ea for tho ordeal. Then ho shouted “Shut up!“ and the clam lulled. A raised 9119 form of forest Illbl. II: feat MM the noise proceeded There were shrieks and screams. some unmistak- ably of grief. others unmistakably of unendurable pain. As the white man drew closer he could hear a low and continuous moaning and groaning. He ahuddered at the thought of entering, and for a moment waa quite certain that he was going to taint. For that moat dreaded of Solomon island acourgee. dysentery, had struck Berâ€" Inde plantation. and» waa all alone to cope with it. Alan. he 'aa amicted Inuit. (:li and went on under the blazing sun, winding about among new planted co- coanuts that threw no shade. There was not a breath or wind. and the superheated. stagnant alr was heavy wlth pestilence. From the direction they were going arose a wild clamor. u of lost souls walllng and or men in torment A long. low shed Ihowed ahead, grass walled and grass thatched. and lt was from here that g ’; somnmo To as post. . [ i E was a very sick white man. H He rode pickaback on s . woolly headed, black skinned l ; savage the lobes of whose 5’ fists had been pierced and stretched ftintil one had torn out, while the other carried a circular block of carved wood 'three inches in diameter. The torn ear had been pierced again, but this e not so ambitiously, tor the whole iidccommodated no more than a short .Olsy pipe. The man-horse was greasy find dirty and naked save for an ex- ;teedingly narrow and dirty loin cloth, 1 . ut the white man clung to him close- ly and desperately. At times from , weakness his head drooped and rested ! 6n the woolly pate. At other times he { lifted his head and stared with swim- ' mine eyes at the cocoanut palms that reeled and swung in the shimmering '50“. He was clad in a thin under- Ihirt and a strip of cotton cloth that ‘E'spped about his waist and descend- " ‘ to his knees. On his head was a ttered Stetson, known to the trade ? a “Baden-Powell." About his mid- e was strapped a belt, which carried large calibered automatic pistol and heveral spare clips, loaded and ready for quick work. The rear was brought up by a black boy of fourteen or fifteen, who carried I medicine bottles. a pail of hot water, f and various other hospital appurte- i hences. They passed out of the com- .-' pound through a small wicker gate, 3 13-25 PROLOGUE. In this remarkable romance of .the south seas Jack London has rivaled the best efforts of Robert { becomes cumulative as Sheldon, the plucky owner of Berande plantation, though sick and weak, 3 dominates 200 head hunting Solomon islanders by sheer grit and fear inspiring weapons, as Joan Lackland takes and holds her place beside him while he ”sears upon dark souls ”the { flaming mastery of the white "mam" as this man and woman, ithrown together under most an- I conventional circumstances, work and fight side by side in their strange partnership. Their thrill- ing adventures among savage its wind. The world where wise men live at ease? e ,' Fades from our unregretful 1 1 And drank strange frenzy from I l CHAPTER I. E turtle shell. and'from the ends of then noses, which were also pierced. pro- romance of Jected horns of beads strung on stifl' London has wire. 'I‘heir ears were pierced and .8 ofRobert distended to accommodate wooden field plugs and sticks, pipes. and all manner same . of barbaric ornaments. ’i‘heir faces 1 07109 and and bodies were tattooed or scarred in rs Sheldon, hideous designs. in their sickness f Berande they were no clothing. not even loin sheer grit skin were thrust naked knives. The aapons; as bodies of many were covered with hor- and holds rible sores. Swarms of tiles rose and settled. or flew back and forth in 1 while! he clouds. 1d woman. some he gave chlorodyne. most am forced to concentrate with all his will in order to remember which of them nées'tffik could stand ipecacuanha and which of 3 m t 9" them were constitutionally unable to retain that powerful drug. One who :3 savage lay dead he ordered to be carried out. He spoke in the sharp. peremptory manner of a man who would take no nonsense. and the well men who obey- ed his orders scowied malignantly. - One muttered deep in his chest as he fl being? took the corpse by the feet. The n for a white man exploded in speech and ac- tion. it cost him a painful effort, but mzyfrom his arm shot out, landing a back hand blow on the black's mouth. men live “What name you. Angara 7" he shout- ed. “What for talk 'long you. eh? I 1 knock seven bells out of you. too I. r 987' “f", lmuch. quick!” 'zez’r thrill- who could I UH 9: an corp-o. Also he undated t non wake-t. telling him to wait :2: a place until tho next nun died. Thu, Marina All- .1 ‘L‘ ‘ Morin; on ottho wen men he would be able to complete the .round. But he did know, tn large "degree of certainty, that it be ever fainted there in the midst of the blacke 'thoee who were able would be at hla Q throat like ravenlng wolvea. f Part way down the line a man waa dying. He gave order- tor hie removal ‘aa aoon ae he had breathed hla laet. A black atuck hle head Inside the ehed door. laying: “Four fella etch too much.” Freah caaea. etfll able to walk. they clutered about the evoke-Inn The white man tinned out the weaken andpnt htmtn theplaceJIat vacated l by the cornea. Aleo he lndimtml m- l Copyright. IOIO. by Stud (9 Smith Copyright. l9" by the Macmillan’Compm JACK LONDON “Swine!" the white man gritted out through his teeth at the whole breed of Solomon islanders. He was very sick. this white man. as sick as the black men who lay help- With the automatic swiftness of a wild animal the black gathered him- self to spring. The anger of a wild animal was in his eyes; but he saw the white man’s hand dropping to the pistol in his belt. The spring was never made. The tensed body relaxed. and the black. stooping over the corpse. helped carry it out. This time there was no muttering. A Romance of The South Seas DY THE DU)“. totlh the evening meant Va Iouot twenty black. by morning. 8!an the bitch Mum-tum: plecoorlagnecou- 1131 to hqw much or their time had gingpected the copra drying that had been going on. and went through the barracks to see it there were any lick ’iying hidden and defying his rule of .Iegregetion. Returned to the house. he received the reports or the bone _ , l a number of lofty cocoanut palms. On leither side the path that led to the lgate stood two tall flagstan‘s. like ships’ masts. with topmasts spliced on : in true nautical fashion, with shrouds. lratlines. gaffe and flag halyards. IFrom the gafl‘ of one two gay flags ‘hung limply. one a checker board of :blue and white squares. the other a l white pennant centred with a red disk. ‘ It was the international code signal j of distress. In the hospital were two new cases. To these he gave cantor on. He con. mmlated himself. It bud been an easy day. Only three had died. He l___ -A The man ordered the great bell to be rung as a signal for the plantation hands to cease work and go to their barracks. Then he mounted his man- horoe and made the last round or the day. 1!! mm. 1 He changed his seat for a steamer irecllning chair. Three hundred feet away the sea broke in a small surf upon the beach. To the left he could see ihe white line of breakers that 'marked the bar of the Balesuna river and. beyond. the rugged outline of Sara island. Directly before him. make out portions of Malalta. the sav- age island. the abode of murder and ‘ ! robbery. and man eating. the place I l from which his own two hundred plan- g'tation hands had been recruited. Be- 1 i tween him and the beach was the cane ,grass fence of the compound. The ’gate was ajar. and he sent the house boy to close it. Within the fence grew and out upon the veranda. The sweat from the exertion streamed down his face and showed through the under- shirt across his shoulders. He man- aged to get into the chair. where he panted in a state or collapse. In a few minutes he roused himself. The boy the schooner and studied them. “No Jessie." he said very quietly. “That’s the Malakula." “Maybe J essle. maybe schooner." came the {an 3100. “One fella schooner long way little blt." he announced. “One fella Jessie.” The white man gave a llttle gasp of delight. “Take um big rel Jessie." he commanded Agaln he rode out lnto the reeklng heat. He clutched the black’s neck tightly and drew a long breath; but the dead alr seemed to shrlvel his lungs. and he dropped hls head and dozed till the house was reached. Every eflort of will was torture. yet he was called upon continually to make efforts of will. He gave the black he had ridden a nip of trade gln. third round that day. He called the house boy. of brushing the loathsome swarms of flies away. -v v-'I “Sing out no good little bit." the white man went on. more gently. “You no slng out. You chase um fella fly. Too much strong fella fly. You catch water. washee brother belong you, wasnee plenty too much. nlme bye brother belong you all right. He threatofiea the wane fist. and the black vowered tug at him with suHen eyes. "xou sing out. him fella brother be- long you die too much." the white man went on In threatening tones. "I cross too much along you. What name you sing out. eh? You ratheaa make um brother belong you dle close up too much. You fella nnlsh slug out. sav- vee? You fella no n'nlsl) slug out I make finish quick." “You sing out. aI-o. the «in. Bound. plantation maybe other fella the faltering admis- oowered down. glar. long telescope wniler with his ouweunng W1” have to he done." The full moon rose over Malnita and shone down on Berande. Nothing stirred in the windiess air. From the hospital still proceeded the moaning of the sick. In the grass thatched sigh of relief. The day's work was done. A rifle lay on the couch beside him. His revolver was within reach or his hand. An hour passed during which he did not move. He lay in a state of half slumber. halt coma. He became suddenly alert. A creak on the back veranda was the cause. The room was L shaped; the corner in which stood his couch was dim. but the hanging lamp in the main part of the room. over the billiard table and Just around the corner so that it did I ly. Likewise the verandas were well ' lighted. He waited without move- ment. The creeks were repeated. and he knew several men lurked outside. “What name?" he cried sharply. “"1 hey' re getting bold. " “Something will have to ‘been kllled and m kal’d (aka, by the hospitable bushmen. The seventh man was still at large and was said to be working along the coast on the lookout to steal a canoe and get away [broad flames. and nodded hls head. ; One was hoisted up to the gal! of the ’ flagstafl. and the other was placed on the wlde veranda. They were the leading llghts to the Berande anchor- age. and every night In the year they were so inspected and hung out. n- N the Continued 24-044 96609909900690 .9944'99 CHAPTER 11, 001117an I. no“ QQOOOOQOQOOQQQQ§§OOOO¢¢O 4. ) mornlng Dnfld Sheldon do- SH UV'S S ‘Huul w J U N‘i‘u. I‘OH- the EDUCATION E. A. ROWE OYSTERS AND FRUIT m Our Groceries and report that two more had Readv Made Clothinfr . b Prints. (jinQ'h; MAI!) qumutity n: u on! Price Ha eithr! (”ah (n ”-1“ -SCOTT, “’9 have in Suwk “wells, and 'I‘erds ° u snnuld KI)“ rvne nf uur ~rh~ guud salary. 1n the year they 3 hung out. his couch with a day's work was “9:01P; (angu H be muttered. Hint”. ’t'ilH'ipnl Md Hf ( ‘0 Jil' ‘8 ix Busi- d Ger- h M Trude. Garaf‘raxa Street s. Uinghams, Flannelettes and all other Dry (inn 5 and Teas are always ire (H UH \_\‘.-mted for Which I gum! assortment 0f Durham Dress “OMS 8; Silk new and Stvlish Goods nsurance GRANT’S AD. “79, will be pleased m show you our goods. don't be afraid to ask to see them. A huge stock of indies \V uists. Children’ 3 Mid- dies. Vests etc. In “Hush Guuds “1‘ have Prints. Ginghams, Mus- lins. Linens. Pir‘que. Bad- ford Cord. Dainty Raps. Shirlings, Bungalow Net. for Curtains. Ladies’ Misses’ and Children’s Dresses. . 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