The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-09-27
FOULPLAY.
A Novel.
ny CHARLES READE AND DION sorc,cAuLr.
CHAPTER xxv-coNTINUED.

girl and The sick man, whom circumstance
had placed under his care. He told Mia
Rolleston Welch and he we're going to eros
tile bay again, and would she be goo,
enough to meet them at the bend Of tn
river where slle would find four trees? Sh
nodded her heud and took that road accord
ingly. Hazel rowed eastward across the bay
and. it being now high water. he got tn
boat into the river itself near the edge OF tn,
shore, and, as this river had worn channel
he contrived with the boat.hook to prope
the boat up the stream, to an angle in tn
bank within forty yards Of the four trees
He could get no further, the stream bcin,
now not only shallow, but blocked here an,
there with great nnd rough Fragments o
stone. Hazel pushed the bout into the angl,
out of til, current, and moored her fast. II,
and WEIGH then got ashor, and Miss Rol
lesion was standing at the four trees. II,
went to her and said enthusiastically, "Thil
Is to be your house. Is it not n beautiiu
site?"
"ies. it is Il beautiful Site but-forgive mt
II really don't sce the house" was her rcply
But you nee the frame work"
Helen looked all about, and then snid, rue
fully, II suppose am blind, sir, Gr else you
nre dreaming, for see nothing ut all."
why, here's u roof ready made. and the
frame ofa wall. We have only to waffle q
screen between these four uprights."
"Only to wnttle IL screen! hut don't
know what waiting a screen IL. Who does?"
"Why, you get some of the canes that
grow IL little further up the river, and Ger.
tnin long wry grass have marked down,
and then You fix and weave till you mako q
screen from treeto tree; thiscould BE- patched
with wet clay; know where there is plenty
of that. Meantime nee what il done to our
hands. The crown Of this greut pnlm tree
lies ut the southern aperture of your house,
nnd blorks it entirely up; that will keep otI
the only cold wind, the south wind, from you
tonight. Then look ut these long, spiky
leaves intrracrd over your head. (These
trees are screw pincs.) There is root ready
made. fOu must have another roof under.
meath that, but it will do for day OF, TIVE ;!
said ffel"n. "Brgin- at o once, please. i um
| anxious to ata II screen wuttletl." e"
We'll, said Welch. who had Joined them,
| "landsmcn IRE queer folk. the best Of EN-.
Why, miss, II would take him u week to screen
you with rnsllrs and reeds, and them sort OF
weeds; aud I'D do it in half an hour. i'll wns
TIL" Tom Wecll used to he. Why. there's
| spare rnnvnss enough in the boat to go be-
tween these four trees breast high. and then
there's the forcsr besides; the lnainsel is all
you and ine shall want, sir"
30. excuse me-" said Miss Rollcst on, ~ will
not 10 sheltered Mt the expense of my
\ friends.
"Wclrh, Won nrc trump" snil Hazel, and
and the cnrpenter's buskct Of tools. They
went tn work, and Miss ltollestan INSISTED on
taking part in it, Finding her 80 disposed,
| Hazel said that they had better divide their
lhh"rs, since the time was short. According
ly llo took the ax anti cl0pped off " grent
many scales Of pnlm-trce. aud lighted u great
| fire between tho trees, while the other two
worked on the cunvas.
| This u to dSy tho soil rs well rs cook our
provisions" sni.l he; "and now must go
md find food. lat here amy hing y ou tancy2"
He turned his head from the fire l,o was
lighting and addressed this luestiUn both to
| Wrrll and Miss Rollrstoi.
| Miss Kolleston stared ut this question,
then smiled, an,i. in the true spirit Of n ludy,
said, II think ! should like good lnrge co.
rOl-nut, ii you can find one" She felt sure
| there was no other eatable thingin the whole
island.
II wants n cabbage" snid welch, in loud
voice
80 Mr.. Wclcl, we are not Mt home" snid
Miss ltnlleston, blusling at the preposterous
| demand.
No, miss. in Cnpericorn. Whereby we
sha'n't have to pay nothing for this here
r,bbage. Ill tell We. miss; when a snilor
/. comes ashore he always goes in for green
! vegetables. lor why, he has eaten No much
i Junk and biscuit, nature sings out for green's
Me and my shpmntrs wns paid oil ut Ports
| mouth last year. and six Of us agreed to dine
| together and each order his dish. Blest il
six boiled legs of mutton did not come up
smoking hot; three was with cabbage, and
| three with turmuts. Mine was witt, turt,ots
ye 20 To think lecause l'm sick and the lady
and yuu is 80 kind to me. aud to him that IL
Il Whiting outside them there shoals for Me,
as IN unreasonable; turmotsl wish yOuboth,
! and plenty Of EN-, when some whaler gets
driven out Of her course and picks you up,
wher. turmot grow; butrnbbnge il my right,
cabn,g" is my'lie, leing lmid oil in II manner;
for TIL" slip is f0un,lered aud I'm ashore;
cnhbnSr ask for, as IL seamnn thnt has
done his duty, and II mnn tliat won't live to
rnt many more Of 'em; md" dosing his tenn
you'll run and fetch me cabbage from the
tree trerovcring His temper). 81 know
didn't ought toax IL person to shin up IL tree
for me: hut Lord bless you, there nip't no
saucy little boys ~ looking on. and leycsa 4
poor f.Ilaw mostly dying for it."
Miss ltollcston looked ut MI. Huzel with
alarm in, every feature md whispered.
llnzo smiloi No snid he. "iie has
picked up II iahle of these seas. that there is
IL tree which grows cnblages.
Welrh hcnrl him. and suid, with due
warmth, "OfcInrse there is IL tree OH all
these islands that grows cabl,ugrs: that was
known II hundred years before y0u was born
aud shipnlutes of mine have eutrn them. I" -
Excuse mo. what those OLD Admirnls
aud Buccaneers. that set the legend afoat.
wcrs SO absurd as to call icabl,n.e, nnd your
shipmaies may have eaten for one, is moth
ing on earth but the l,.st years growth Of
the palm tree.
Palm tree l." -" snil Wccll; and there.
UPON snsncl IL hot argument, which fIelep's
good seIlse cut short.
Mr. Hazel, ~ said she, "can you by any
possibility get nur poor friend the thing he
wuuts!''
40, TINT is quite within the bounds OF
possibility" said Hazel dryly.
well, then, suppose you begin by getting
him the thing. Then ! will boil the thing,
and he will eat the thing, and after ri! sht,t
Il will br time to argue about the ntime we
shall give to the thing"
Thegoo,l sense of this struck Mr.. Hazel
forcibly. lie sturtei off at once armed with
the nx: and II net bag Welch had n,ado sine,
he became unfit for heavy I.bor; hs called
Wclcl. and Miss Ilollestnn compiled; and
thea The sailor showed the lady how to sew
snilor.wist. driving the largo neddle with the
palm of tho hand. guarded by Il piece of
i,mthcr They had nailed two breutths OF
canvas to the trees on the north and west
sides. and run the breudtha rapidly to.
gcther: un,l the water was boiling and bulp.
bling in the bailers, when Miss R0lleston ut
tered II scream, for liazel came running o,eS
the PROSTATE palm tree as il il T4sG ptGrur
bridge, and l;sl tsdin the nitiat al them
Lat al!G..'' Suid 4e cherrfully. and produoed
franz his h't sulae lines. two cocu-nuts. nnl
n land turtle: from this last ssculrnt Miss
ltolleston withdrew with untisguised horror,
and il was in vain he assured her it was u
great lelIcary.
it away l.
The Queen Of tue Island reprieves you"
said he, and put down the terrnpn, which
went OF very leisnrely for IL repricved reptile
Then Hazel pruduceI IL fine Dream. which he
found struggling in a rock-pOul. the tide
having turned. and three seu craw-tsh tis.
grr than any lobster. He chopped their
heads Of outside. and threw their taiis into
the pots: he stuck u piece of pointed wcod
through The Dream. and gave it to Well to
toast hut Wclch waved it aside >
IL see norabbnge. said he, grlmly.
so. | forget: but that is sCon found" sail
llnA"l. tlero. .ive The The fish, and you
take the saw; hhd examine the head OF this
ln.r:-tr", which lies at Miss Ro,les,on a
door: Saw AWAY the succu!eut part oflast