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RED HAIR _ and“ . BLUE SE PAGE 6. night. the engagement is announced the Rainbow hits a reef. John Thurs- ton rescues both Van and Palmyra- but Palmyra thinks Van saved her. A sail is sighted after three days on A A- A “-m‘-A fkn mfl‘h‘t by an... Scribner: Con: mg fire on them. Olive proves a friend. He brings Palmyra back among her peOple on an island. But there she soon falls into the hands of Burke's accomplices. and. Thurston and Van are seeking her. Now read on:â€" sends ' a note for aid. Burke's snip approaches the island. Palmyra and Olive sail in a canoe, evading both Ponape’s ship and the Japanese gunboat. Okyama, which has her friends on it. Olive risks his life tn get water for Palmyra. CHAPTER XII Thurston thrust Van aside impa- tiently. “The Pucliko. you say?" he demanded of the man Martin. Across the road a. norse stood sad- dled. Thurston ran to it. jerked the reins free. jumped into the saddle. The girl’s father, returning at this moment. came sunning up. III-III- __“_‘___. “You. “Wait. Wait. Thurston.” implored the father. “Here. take my revolver." “Rouse the beach and fonow," came the answer above the ring of hoofs. For a moment the three stood, pet- rified, staring after him. Then they ran, in different directions, to carry out his orders. Lâ€"n- “A V“. o--.- vâ€" .. Scarcely had they gone than two na- tive men burst from me narrow foot- way and crossed to the thatch. A few seconds later. with the old women. they had rushed Palmyra over the road and. into the lane oetween the high bum. wall and the salt-water road and. into the lane between me high bllnd wall and the salt-water marsh where there were no eyes to see save those of the crabs that ran back and. forth across the slime. Van Buren Rutger ran down the wharf. jumped into Thurston’s boat. and was pulled to the Okayama. Commander Sakamoso turned to Van. “But my dear Mister,” he said. “somesing isâ€"wrong. How can O-lee- vay have taken the young lady when O-lee-vay is locked up here safe aboard? But heâ€"satisfy me he is only afraid for young lady. He means ’9‘ l good. So I let him go. unless youâ€" ‘ Van was aghast. “Absolutely no!"i he cried. Sakamoto shrugged. “As you say." he conceded. He gave an order and shortly the brown man appeared on deck. , Olive must have divined on whose demand he was held. At sight of him Van's animosity flamed up. The white man sprang forward. "What have you done with her?” he demanded. Then, turning to the interpreter: -"What has he done with her?" He shot forth a question. received his answer. burst into a xood of en- ately. “No!" The officer shrugged again. If Palmyra had been there, she would have marvelled that Van could remain blind to the sincerity of Olive’s the others. and sprang over the star- board rail. foot first into the sea. jab with aolong oar. Olive made a. judicious feint. dived back under the vicious thrust of the port oars. and splashed ashore. The sailors floundered close in wake. 14-..; a... main road from the jreaty. . _ “He say." repeated the interpreter, much. Go 100k see. Fina girl dam‘ too much quick." The Japanese turned questioningly to Van. “No!” cried the white man passion- v-wâ€"â€"_ zge the whee-ch." vcrieâ€"d Thurston. Vanâ€"the gunboat. Martinâ€"the Tree you to the mission. I’m past his unready clutching fingers or ,rang over the star- rst into the sea. the brine Sakamoto ngway and into his Inened to be along‘ lobed. back: to the road, with this turning movement in View, when he encountered the girl’s rather and. seven other men. Those were an advance guard. Sailors from the gunboat were following in to scour the bush. “The lava caves,” the father cried, excitedly. “High . in the mountains, Thurston, inland of here. Unexplored, inaccessible; a terrible hiding place. My God, John, we’ve got to' head them of! from the caves.” Thurston told of the shooting. Thurston found what he sought-â€" footprints. - Native men almost never wore shoes; then only shoes of cloth and rubber. But here, in the damp mould, some- one had ascended toward the aio tree, descendedâ€"wearing leathe:. Thurston examined the prints at length. Then “If I’m y sort of an Indian at all,” he co ented, “this wasâ€"Ponapc Burke. ‘ , _. Forâ€"aâ€" distance Thurston was able to ride. Then lava, clean washed, a stream, and three paths intersecting a“. the water. The bed of this stream, cast solid in one piece from nature’s furnace, would have provided a test for the north woods skill of any man. And in addition, Ponape Burkeâ€"if it were heâ€"had taken pains to leave no mark. Later. he found footprints againâ€"l shod. and. bare. Ahead large trees told 01’ dry land. . Thurston advanced stealthily, rifle ready. The elevation took on an un- usual form. He recognized it, to his surprise, as an artificial island; one of those ruined fortresses or tombs built by prehistoric conquerors on such is- lands as Kusaie and Ponape. Could the girl be imprisoned here? Opposite, there rose a twenty-foot wall of basaltic columnar blocks. "antiâ€"t Was not at this wall that John Thurston looked. Lying under it, in what had been either the canal by which these long stones were floated in, or a dock for the praus or junks of the conquerors, was the schooner Lup-a-Noa. When Palmyra’s captors hurried her into the footway they did not long continue in the dangerous direction of the Pueliko. Shortly they turned into a path that branched out among the mangroves. This path would bring them circuitously back to the sea at a point just outside the harbor entrance. As the two men urged her along she knew she must soon confront Ponape Burke. Yet it was with a gasp that, at a turning, she saw the leafy wall move and the man’s face come leering out. “Well, Palmie,” he tittered, “I come back t'get my kiss.” Her guards now for the first time releasing her hands, the girl snatched; forth her pistol and levelled it at him.( He was dressed, absurdly, in the gala» attire of the Rainbow, even to the cane. She had not ordered, “Hands up!” but he had obeyed that formula. stood thus grinning at her. Now, how- ever, so suddenly .she could not pull the trigger, he brought the flexible stick down with whiplike cut across the back of her hand. The fingers, paralyzed. dropped the weapon. An ugly light flashed into his eyes. ."I. ain't a-taking no chances this :time_.’_’ he explained. i As they moved forward again Pon- {ape Burke became informative. Had 'been lying low here waiting an oppor- tunity. This village was a good sort; not like the rest of the islandâ€"so dam’ pious a kanaka wasn’t supposed even to smoke. And from the point, a man ‘could watch the Okayama at anchor or get away. quickly and unseen, to lthe hidden Lupe-a-Noa. - - A- “vâ€"r - At the end of the islet furthest from shore, Ponape Burke ordered his prisoner into the last thatch. She hesi- tated. gave the natives one disparing glance. She hated them for their curiosity. their complaisance. She stooped. enfired the house, sat upon a mat on t . back against one of the posts in the circle that upheld the eaves. Burke hurried away. The brown men were crowding into the opposite side of the hut. They drapped .to stare. cross- vâ€"-v â€"-_““'â€" The one obstacle had been Olive. But they had discovered Van's anti- pathy; planned to,get the islander out of the way through him. Gratuitously Van had. acted of his own accord. For this work the man Martin had been useful, being new to the beach, unknown . At the sea front the native men lifted Palmyra and Ponape Burke and waded with them through the thigh- deep water to the islet. D A. A £____‘_ “It’s hard to tell, because they're pointed in one direction and headed in go hnother.” gged knee to knee. silent or whis Martin came to take up the watch. . (Continued next week.) “Where in the world do all the pins of pumpjacks, pumps, cylinders and pump supplies. Satisfaction omnnc Phone 98-12 Water-Well Driller Agent for Baker-rnn-in-oil 'Wlndmills, Gas Engines. Etc. E. J. PRATT his horse he had gal- Terms on applica- With a view of curbing the whole- sale chicken thieving now prevalent Committee on Agriculture of the Leg- tion urging the introduction or legis- lation designed to cope with the sit- uation. The proposed legislation would embody" provisions that would make it necessary for all persons transporting fowl to have a license. ' In addition it is proposed that the ‘ carry records showing where the to l was purchased and to whom it was sold. portions in Ontario am . that some adequate check must be designed. The Department of Agriculture, Which has been studying the, question ' for some time, suggests that" authority be given police officers to make a search of all trucks carrying poultry and, in addi- tion, that they be given the right to examine the records of the transport company to ascertain where the {owl originated and their destination. During the sessions of the Commit- tee they were inIormed that the theft of chickens was reaching serious pro- Addressing a deputation of women who recently visited the Parliament Buildings, Hon. George S. Henry, Mm- ister of Highways, assured them that there would be some form of Old Age Pensions operating in Ontario before the end of the year. For some time the Government has been making a survey prior to the introduction of the necessary legislation. This survey, it is stated, is practically complete and a draft form of the law has been drawn up by the law clerks. Total benefits awarded in February by the Workmen’s- Compensation Board were $626,148 which included $102,002 for medical aid. These figures are lower than in January when the total benefits were $673,776 including $106,399 for medical aid. \The Ontario Legislature During February there were 6,640 accidents reported to the Board which included 49 fatal cases. Both of these figures are higher than those of Jan- __° .â€" uarynwfieh 6588 accidents with 37 fatalities were reported. Following the representations of a deputation which waited. on the gov- ernment this week consideration is being given the suggestion that a '75- foot beacon tower be erected in the Baden hills as a memorial to the late Sir Adam Beck the founder of Hydro. Several of the original hydro munici- palities, through their representatives, waited on the Cabinet urging that the location was extremely fitting as it overlooked Sir Adam’s birthplace. Hon. George 8. 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