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If you W'ish [u sitVt’ hum-d and learn while you earn. writt- fur partic- He Sells Cheap SWIXDLI \V {I Calder’s Block New Sprln W. H.BEAN 5P1 b'r'l‘c JN, Lace Curtains Boring Prints are n Call and see them BIG 4 The Big 4 of thi W \( ‘.\'l'l¢ DN ins. w \V usinc‘ws College are "0“ ill D Pl '9 side nt ANTFO I] (I) .00 M countr)‘ lit )I‘ of I) long mate. Sparrovmawk. his 1363 shining with admiration. “It was hard work. that's what It was. We earned our pay. She worked as till we drop M. and we were down with fever half the time. So was she, for that matter. only she wouldn’t stay down. and she wouldn’t let us stay down. My word. she's a slave driver. An’ the Lord Iumme. the way she made love to old Kina-Kina!" “And Burnett said. ‘Well. ['11 b0 dâ€"d! I beg your pardon. Miss Lack- land, but you have wantonly broken the recruiting laws and you know it,’ " Captain Munster narrated as they sat over their whisky, waiting for Joan to come back. “And says she to him, “Mr. Burnett. can you show me any law against taking the passengers of! a vessel that’s on a reef?’ What could Burnett do? He passed the whole hundred and fifty, though the Emily was only licensed for forty and tho Fllbberty Gibbet for thirty-five." “He was older than Telepasse and dimer." she assured Sheldon. “and I am sure much wickeder. Now 1 mm! run and wash up. Did the Sydney or ders arrive?" "My. I can't tell you how good It II to be home again!" “This is the way she worked it. When the Martha was floated we had to beach her right away at the head of the bay, and whilst repairs were going on. a new rudder being made, sails bent, gear recovered from the niggers, and so forth. Miss Lackland borrows Sparrowhawk to run the Filb- berty along with Curtis. lends mo Brahms to take Sparrowhawk’s place and starts both craft off recruiting. My word. the nlggers came easy. It was virgin ground Since the Scot- tish Chiefs no recruiter had ever even tried to work the coast. When we filled up we came back to see how the Martha was progressing." “Yours are In your quarters." Shel- don said. "Burry. for breakfast ll waiting. Let me have your hat and belt. 00. please. allow mel There'- only one hook for them, and I know where lt ls." She gave him a qulck somtlny that was alnmst WOITlIlflIikE. then sighed with relief as she unbuckled the heavy “l duubt if I ever want to see an- other revolver." she complained. “That one has worn a hole in me, I’m sure. I never dreamed” I could get so weary of one." Sheldon watrhed her to the foot of the steps, where she turned and called back: “And thinking we was going home with our recruits." Sparrowbawk slip- pod in. “Lord lumme. that Miss Lack- land ain’t never satisfied. ‘1’” take 'em on the Martha.’ says she. ‘and you can go back and fill Up again: " “And I’d seen her think before," cried Sparrowhawk. “and I knew at wunst that the thing was as good as done." belt and passed it to him. “But I told her it couldn’t be done,” Munster went on. "I told her the Martha hadn’t a license for recruiting. ‘0h,’ she said. ‘it can’t he done, eh? and she stood and thought a few mine utes." Munster lighted his cigarette and 1'.- named: “ ‘You see that spit.’ she says to me. ‘wltb the little ripple breaking around it? There's a current sets right across it and on it, and it will set you nicely aground. Then I'll rescue your re- cruits and sail awayâ€"simple. ain't it?’ says she." Munster (-onrmued. " 'Yon bang Up one tide. says she; 'the next Is the big high water. Then you hedge on‘ and go :mm more rewruits l‘here‘s no law against recruiting when you're empty. 'Hut there :3 against starving ’em.’ I said. ‘You know there ain't any kal-kzu to speak of aboard or us and there ain't a crumb on the Martha.’ "'Uon't let the Kat-km worry you. Captain Munster. says she. '11’ I can find grub for eighty-four months on the Martha. the two of you can do as much by your two vessels. Now go ahead and get aground before anteady breeze comes up and spoils thé ma- neuver. I’ll send my boat: the mo meat you strike. " “And we went and did It." Sparrow- hawk said solemnly and then emit- ted a series of cmwkltnx: 00mm. "Miss Lackland transferred the rectum-L. and the trick was done.“ m cm or man. at UT where was she during the nor’welter ‘3” Sheldon Inked. B “At Lana-Lungs. Bu: up M laid that. the whole week and ma. 1 till you. lit. Sheldon. Ibo’l ”womttowthmjho In; “But I don’t understand," Sheldon _ 5 “That’s what she said to me.” Mun- Ifater proclaimed. “And of course it : made me mad. so that I didn’t care . what happened. We tried to send a boat ashore for a powwow. but it was fired upon. ‘What we want.’ says Miss Lackland. is a hostage. I’m go- lng ashore tonight to fetch Kina- Kina himself on board, and I’m not asking who’s game to go with me. for I’ve .\got every man’s work arranged for t him. I’m taking my sailors with me and one white man.’ ‘0! course I’m , that white man.’ 1 said, for by that time i was mad. 'or course you're ‘ not,’ says she. ‘You’ll have charge 01 r the covering boat. Curtis stands by the landing boat. Fowler goes with me. Brahms takes charge of the Flib- ' bert'y and Sparrowhawk of the Emily. And We start at 1 o’clock.’ r l r Copyri‘ht. l9”. by Stud 0 Smith ma». ml. by the Hamill“ Como." Munster refilled his glass. and while Sheldon glanced across at Joan’s ; house. anxious for her coming, Spar- , rowhawk took up the tale. “My word, it was a tough job lying there in the covering boat. I never thought doing nothing could be such hard work. We stopped about fifty tathoms of! and watched the other boat go in. “Of course there was a row. It had to come, and I knew it, but it startled me just the same. Inever heard such screeching and yelling in my life. The niggers must have just dived for the bush without looking to see what was up, while her Tahitians let loose. shoot- ing in the air and yelling to hurry ’em on. And then I heard them coming through the mangroves and an oar strike on a gunwale and Miss Lack- land laugh, and I knew everything “Gritty! She’s the grittiest thing, man or woman, that ever blew into the Solomons. You should have seen Poonga-Poonga the morning we arrivo ed-Sniders popping on the beach and In the mangroves. war drums booming in the bush and signal smokes raising everywhere. ‘lt’s all up,’ says Cap- tain Munster. ‘Up your granny,’ she says to him,” Sparrowhawk went on. “‘Why. we haven’t arrived yet. much less got Istarted. Wait till the an- chor’s down before you get afraid.’ " was all right. We pulled on board without a shot being fired. And there was old Kina-Kina himself, being hoisted over the rail, shivering and chattering like an ape. The rest was easy. Kina-Kina’s word was law, and he was scared to death. And we kept him on board issuing proclama- tions all the time we were in Poonga- Poonga. “It was a good move, too, in other ways. She made Kina-Klna order his peonle to return all the gear they’d. stripped from the Martha. Sheâ€"here Ihe comes now.” It was with a shock of surprise that Sheldon greeted her appearance. The ready made clothes from Sydney had transformed her. A simple skirt and shirt waist of some sort of wash goods set off her trim figure with a hint of elegant womanhood that was new to him. Brown slippers peeped out as she crossed the compound. and he once caught a glimpse to the ankle of brown openwork stockings. Some- how she had been made many times the woman by these mere extraneous trappings. “I’ve opened up a new field." she said as she began pouring the coffee. "Old Kina-Kina will never forget me, I’m sure. and 1 can recruit there when- ever I want. I saw Morgan at Guvutu. He’s willing to contract for a thousand boys at 40 shillings per head. Did I tell you that l’d taken out a recruiting license for the Martha? 1 did, and the Martha can sign eighty boys every trip.” \ Sheldon smiled a trifle bitterly to himself. The wonderful woman who had tripped across the compound in her Sydney clothes was gone. and be was listening to the boy come back again. “Well,” Joan said. with a sigh. “I’ve shown you hustling American meth- ods that succeed and get somewhere. all! here you are beginning your mud- dllng again.” .1an istood beside Sheldon and sigh- ed as she watched the Martha beating out to sea, old Kmross. brought over from Savo, 1n command. “My. but she is a witch! Look at her eating up the water. and there’ a no wind to speak or. Honestly. if Pd dreamed of the chance waiting for me at Guvutn when i bought her for less than $300 [’0 never have gone partner: with you. And in that case I'd be sail- lng her right now. " i‘he Justice of her contention came abruptly home to Sheldgn. “You make me feel like a his man who has robbed a small child of a lo]- Iy,” he said. with sudden contritioh. “And the small child is crying for it." She looked at him. and he noted that hsr lip was slightly trembling and that her eyes were moist. “But the small child won't cry any nor. for it.” she was W “This bthslastsoh. Bntsomadurmso- m BUR-AI CHRONICLE In reply, and quite without premedi- tatlon. his hand went out to hers. covering it as it lay on the railing. But he knew beyond the shadow of a doubt that it was the boy that return. ed the pressure he gave. the boy sor- rowing over the lost toy. The thought chilled him. “Never mind.” he said. “You can go sanmg on the Martha any time you pleaseâ€"recruiting on Malaita it you want to." “With old Kinross in command?" she queried. “No. thank you. He’d drive me to suicide. I couldn’t stand his handling of her. I’ll never step on the Martha again unless It is to take charge of her. I'm a sailor, like my father. and he could never hear to see a vessel mishandled." An hour later. just as they were riding out of the compound. Sheldon glanced at her sharply and noted her face mottling, even as he looked. and turning orange and green. It was a great concession be was making. and be felt that he did it against his better judgment. Ber re- ception of it was a surprise to him. ”Funny, lsn’t It?“ she said. with chattering teeth. “Like seasickness- not serious. but horribly miserable while it lasts. I’m going to bed. Send Noa Noah and Vinburl to me. Tell Ornflrl to make hot water. I’ll be out of my head In fifteen minutes. But I’ll be all right by evening. Short and sharp ls the way it takes me." “It's the fever." she said. “I'll have to turn back.” By the time they were in the com- pound she Was shivering and shaking. and he had to help her from her horse. Sheldon obeyed her instructions, rushed hot water bottles along to her and then sat on the veranda glancing across the compound to the grass house. Yes. he decided. the contention of every white man in the islands was rightâ€"the Solomons was no place for a woman. _ A few mlnutes later the dozen black women of Berande were ranged before him. He looked them over critically, comely as such creatures went. and “hose body bore no signs or skin dis- ease He clapped his hands and Lalaperu came running. “Here. you." he ordered; "go along barracks. bring ’m black fella Mary. plenty too much. altogether." “What name, you.” he demanded. "Bangui?" “Me Manna," was the answer. “All right, you fella Mahua. You finish cook along boys. You stop along white Mary. All the time you stop along. You savvee?” “Me savee," she grunted and obeyed his gesture to go to the grass house immediately. “Big fella sick ” was the answer. “White fella Mary talk '11: too much’ allee time. Allee time talk 'm big tel- la schooner." Sheldon nodded. He understood. It was the loss of the Martha that had brought on the fever. He lighted a cigarette. and in the curling smoke of it caught visions of his English moth- er and wondered if she would under- stand how her son could love a wo- man who cried because she could not be skipper of a schooner in the can- nibal isles. The most patient man in the world is “Wpat dame?" he asked Viabufl. who had just come out of the grass house. But how to approach her? Be (11- vlned the fanatical love of freedom In her. the deep seated antlpachy for re- straint or any sort. No man could ever put his arm around her and win her. She would flutter away like a trlxhtened bird Approach by contact -that. he realized. was the one thing he must never do. His hand clap must be what it had always beenâ€"tho hand clap or hearty friendship, nnd nothing more. ‘ And then. one morning. quite tortultously the opportunity came. “My dearest vmh in tho success of Benndo.” Joan had 1m um apropo- ot a Won about the chum othdghfioncopntomrket. “Doyoummduluuv‘onmu‘s .oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo909909990o o 9 Ca" at t oooooooooooooooooooéofiwo H OOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOO06 6' est' wish of my heart?" be promptly returned. “I long for it. I dream about it. It is my dearest desire. It is for you some day when you are ready to be my wife." She started back from him as it she had been stung. Her face went white on the instant. not from maidenly em. barrassment. but from the anger which he could see flaming in her eyes. “This taking for granted! This when I am ready!" she cried passion- ately. “Listen to me. Mr. Sheldon. 1 like you very well. though you are slow and a muddler, but 1 want you to understand once and for all that 1 did not come to the Solomons to get mar. ried. Getting married is not making my way in the world. It may do for some women, but not for me. thank you. When I sit down to talk over the freight on copra I don't care to have proposals or marriage sandwiched in. Besidesâ€"besides"â€" It was a blow in the face to Sheldon. He smarted with the truth of it. and at the same time he amarted with what he was convinced was the injus- tice of it. A clean) at triumnh that flickered in her eye because of the hit she had made decided him. "it is not so one sided as you seem to think it is.” he began. “I was do ing‘ very nicely on Berande before you came. 1 did not want you to stay. I wasn‘t in love with you then. i want- ed you to go to Sydney. to go back to Hawaii. But you insisted on staying. You virtually"â€" “Don’t you see? It spoils everything. It makes the whole situation impos- sibleâ€"andâ€"and I so loved our partner- ship and was proud of it. Don't you see? I can’t go on being your partner if you make love to me. And I was so happy!" Her voice broke for the moment. and when she went on there was a note of appeal in it that well nigh convicted him to himself of being a brute. Tears of disappointment were in her eyes. and she caught a swift sob in her throat. “I warned you." he said gravely. “Such unusual situations between men and women cannot endure. I told you so at the beginning." “Oh. yes; it is quite clear to me what you did. You took good care to warn me against every other man In the Solomons except yourself." “Forced myself on youâ€"that's what you meant to say." she cried. the flags of battle painting her cheeks. “00 ahead. Don’t mind my feelings." “All right. 1 won’t." he said deci- sively, realizing that the discussion was in danger of becoming a vituperative, schoolboy argument. “You have in- sisted on being considered as a man. Consistency would demand that you talk like a man and like a man listen to man talk. And listen you shall. It is not your talt that this unpleas. antness has arisen. i do not blame you for anythingâ€"remember thatâ€"and for the same reason you should not blame me for anything. He paused for a softer word than the one that had risen to his lips. and she took it away from him. “You can't help being yourself. You can’t help being a very desirable crea~ ture so far as I am concerned. You have made me want you. You didn't intend to; you didn't try to. You were so made. that is all. And i was so made that I was ripe to want you. 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