The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-02-16

"And Robinetta?"
within ten minutes had become
the despotic ruler of the whole COM
pany. There were three other women,
but Robinetta didn't give them time
to think. She saw that Wharf was
going to be boss, and so annexed him.
They moved their belongings to the
shore, and started to build a camp"
'But how could they build a camp
when there was only vegetation?"
"They broke up the Kaiser-i-hind,
and used her timbers for the frame
work of their several huts. The CO.
coanut trees
palms, Reggie"
Thank you. The palms did the
rest. By nightfall very presentable
| native village had been created The
best hut was Robinetta's. 1t had a
toilette table and a looking-glass; a
brush, comb-and curling tongs. vi
bart had Owed into her cabin, which
was partly submerged, to rescue these
feminine essentials-little dreaming
that they were going to be PREACHER
| ously used against him."
''But didn't Robinetta love Mr.
Williams, then?'
Il don't think she loved anybody
for the first day or two on that island.
When ones hair is all in tails, and
ones clothes are mass of creases
| and mud-ones attention is largely
| occupied with home affairs. But we
must proceed. After week of it.
the island became too small to hold
the whites and the Lascars. So vi
| bart decided that one or the other
must go. He took a reading of the
sun, and loudly consulted the ships
| chart. Then he called the company
together, and announced that they
were on one of the least frequented
atolls in the Maldive archipelago"
''Atolls, Reggie?'
| "Atolls-islands. It's the correct
word. The Maldives are sometimes
styled the Thousand Isles They are
ruled by sultan. This sulta1
I journeys to Colombo every veal
to pay tribute, He is a Moham
medan, and wears fez, and reside:
at Male, the chief village in the chic
island. The exports of the Maldive:
are breadfruit, cocoanuts--"
! "Thank you, Reggie. May l ask
"Yotl may not. I shall never &c
along at this rate-and I had much II
say concerning the iniquities Of Rob
meta. Wharf suggested that the Las
cars should take two of the boats, an
attempt to reach Male. Then the.
were to tell the sultan of the pligh
of the rest.'
'Why didn't the whites go, and leav
the Lascars?"
'tAh, why didn't they? Can't yo7
guess that Robinetta had decided al
that? She wouldn't go in the boat
any more. One night of it had beel
ample. She said she had rather die
She made Wharf export the Lascar
for sundry reasons. For one thing
there wasn't much food left in tn
derelict Kaiser-i-hind, and the waite
barrels were low. The Lascars went
Another week passed, and still n
sign came from the great world with
out. Provisions began to run short
Wharf held second council
"Since the Lascars hadn't com
back" remarked Kitty sagely, "surel
it was evident that they had reache
Male?" y
"You forget the sharks" said wit
meaning.
"How dreadful!"
Eventually it was agreed thai
sharks or no sharks, the third boa
should put to sea. There was onl
issentient-Robinetta When the f.
tai moment iof embarkation arrived
she disappeared"
Like snow on the deserts face,
said I. ut was extremely awkward
I'm going to stay said Wharf dete1
minedly. 1T will be one month tn
less. Go on, all of you, and get help
The sad-faced men and women raise
a cheer
"But they didn't go?"
J., 4 don't quite know how it happene
that Wharf and Robinetta came to b
left alone on the coral reef" said
hurriedly. *But it certainly was tn
fact. OF course, he found her hidin
behind a palm, or something's 500
as the boat had passed from view
She told him that she had made a
important discovery-and SO she hat
Hidden equally behind the palm ire
were three kegs of fresh water and
quantity of provisions. The Lascar
had concealed these
Against rainy day."
Against too long series of dr.
days." I corrected Kitty. Zone ca
never trust Lascars.j This little fin
came in very handy for Wharf an
Robinetta.'
II WONDER" murmured her ladyshil
where, in this story, truth left Off an
fiction began? Really, Reggie, I d