The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-08-26

| asks and no one cares. But about his
fare; who's to pay his passage and his
grub. il we take him?'
| You will return some time to Queens
land. Take or send this note" He took
his note book. tore of half leaf. and
wrote a few words upon 1t. "Send this
note to Messrs. Hengstenburg & Com
pany. Sydney. Tell them where you got
it, and they will give you EGO for 1t. and
| will thank you into the bargain for let
ting them know that, so far. the Baron
| Sergius Won Holstein Is safe. If there
Is any money left after paying for your
passenger, give it to this poor fellow.
| He is not such a bad fellow, though he
| looks SO miserable. unless he begins to
confde in you. When he does that, lock
him up In cabin. Perhaps he has done
something, as you say; what do we
know? As for doing things" he said.
| regarding his humble companion with the
utmost severity, ga man who is tempted
to commit a crime ought always to re-
member that he will some day, In all
probability, be wrecked on a desert ISL
and, an island Of cannibals, in the COM
pany of one, and only one, other Euro
pean, and that man greatly his superior;
and he ought truly to resolve that under
no temptations will he do anything which
may make him a nuisance and a bore to,
| that companion through the vehemence
of his repentance" David Leighan
groaned. man." added the baron, SEN
| tentiously. docs not live for himself
alone; and he who rashly commits a
crime may hereafter seriously interfere
with the comfort of his brother man."
David hung his head. Il forgive you.
David. I have protected you from the
natives spears and their pots and cary
| ing knives for six months, though it has
cost me many foolish threats and vain
curses. l have fed you and sheltered
you. 1 have been rewarded by peniten-
| tial groans and by outward tokens of
| fervent contrition. These have saddened
my days land have disturbed my slum-
bers. Groan, henceforth into other ears.
| I forgive you, however, only on one con-
dition, that you return no more. If you
do. you shall be speared and potted with
out remorse. As for the document In my
notebook"
Il shall get to England before you"
said David; 'and when 1 get there /
| shall 60 at once to Challacombe and
make a statement just like the one you
| have in your notebook. By the time you
come to England 1 shall be
Exactly" said the baron. smiling
sweetly. You will have been a public
| character. Well. to each man comes
somehow his chance of greatness. l hope
you may enjoy your reputation, David.
| though it may be short-lived."
CHAPTER ".
| The mate meantime was considering
the note put into his hands. 1t was
very short, and was a simple draft upon
! a merchants house in Sydney-the short
| est draft. | suppose ever written, and on
the smallest piece of paper.
''Messrs. Hengstenberg & Co.. Sydney.
Pay bearer EGO. New Ireland, 1884.
Baron Sergius Won Holstein."
Il will take him." said the mate. 81
expect to be out another three or four
months. He can come aboard with me.
But. stranger" he said. persuasivey,
'.can no business be done? Are they
| open to reasoni' He looked round at
the forest and deserted huts. Can we
trade for a few natives. you and me.
between us? If could only see my way
| to persuade 'em to worship me, I'd
l
| whole island. There would be a fortune
in it,
| They are open to no reason at all
| In fact, if they were at this moment to
come down upon us Unexpectedly, it
| would be painful necessity for me-if
| valued my reputation as a prophet
order them to attack and spear both you
and your crew; otherwise l should be
considered a false prophet They are
wonderfully handy with their lances, and
they move in large bodies Those pop
guns of yours would knock over two or
three, but would be of no avail to save
your own lives. Therefore, l would ad-
wise that you get into your boat and
aboard your ship with as little delay as
possible
The mate took his advice and departed
with his passenger.
| "And now" said the Baron Sereius.
Il am alone at last, and can enjoy my
self without any of that fellows groans.
l never knew before how extremely dis
agreeable one single murder may make
a man."
That evening the rescued man, David
Leighan. sat on the deck with his friend
the mate. The island Of New Ireland
was now black patch low down on
the horizon, the night was clear, and the
sky full of stars. David was OF the isl
and at last, and once more free to re-
turn to England: yet he did not look
happier: on the contrary. tho gloom upon
his face was blacker than ever.
It proved q most unlucky voyage. They
lost two men in an encounter with the ma
lives: they had no success in trailing;
the captain continued to drink. The end
came Unexpectedly.
One night the watch on deck were
startled BY 4 bright light in the cap
tain's cabin. The light shot into fame,
and the fame leaped and ran along the
sides of the cabin and caught In the deck
and licked the timbers Of the ship. The
old schooner was AZ dry AZ finder, and
caught fire like a piece Of paper. In
i've minutes it became apparent that they.
must take to their boats. As to the
drunken man who had done the mischief.
he came out of the burning cabin and
danced and sung until the flames drag
4 god him 6oun