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explained, and viii take care to see
that no one gets chance TO pipe Off
your supposed deyotions. So you will
h2ve plenty OF opportunity. while they
think you are performing mumbo- jumbo
10 pick out the most valuable Of the
loot and conceal it about your clothing
Thus we can smuggle out a fortune
when We go, and that, too, without the
slightest risk Of discovery; for have
learned, luckily for US, that the high
priest has made his annual visit to the
shrine only about a week ago, and there
is consequently no possibility II his go
ing there again for anotf er twelve
month"
Nor was Helene much less enthusi-
astc Over the enterprise than he. The
thought that by one stroke OF daring
they could thus lift themselves forever
above fear OF want, or the necessity
70 labor, fired her imagination, and shs
unhesitatingly assented to the part ar
ranged for her in the program
Her dutifuI computations with regard
to the distress which aUntie must be
experiencing grew less and less. and
she became almost as ardent as Jim In
the desire that their speedy rescue
might some way be delayed
Some slight scruples did trouble her.
it is true. as 70 the strict honesty OF
their proposed raid, but Jim disposed
OF these with wave Of his hand
"Boshg' he scoffed- isn't The stu:f
all stolen property in the first place,
principally from the old ms1araJah,
who no doubt acquired it by loot and
rapine, and. secondly. by these islanders
from the shipwrecked crew OF the mer-
chantman2
.'StoIen2 OF course il is: and that,
TOO. with horrid butchery- And, since
il is manifestly impossible 70 return
the swag 10 its original owners. we
have as good a right to It as anyone
Besides" he argued. what idea
have these savages OF It's value. or
what good are they doing with #. hid
den away in this cave2 1t is really ouH
bounden duty to restore this WONDERED
treasure TO the world. where It belongs
II you feel a bit sQueamish over H.
though. we will use some OF our money
to send out missionaries and doctors 70
them. and pay them back by giviny
them civilization"
So they talked. hasking through thu
day on the white beach as they watch
cd the natives restore 10 the harbor a
feet OF canoes which had been hur-
rtedlv carried into the woods the cay
before upon the appearance OF the
Branksmere Towers
Protected from the sun by shelter
% nalno leaves erected for their COM
fort and having their meals fetched u
tbarn they reused only TO cast an &C
caeional glance out 10 sea, at first
scsrcalv dreaming but that the steamer
would come, later as tle SHADOWS
Ie,1+bened. with growing excitement,
until at last when the ocean tuIl-'0I
orelescent at sunset, and he horizon
vas still empty. they Joined hands ana
hurried back 20 tEe village with the el@-
ton Of children
The council was just breaking up
when they arrived, and Malanga caIuo
forward TO announce its decision.
I'm really had entertained little fear
of an adverse result Not only dId ne
think his prudent hints concerning In@
benefits Helene might shower on t'a
island would bear due fruit; but ne
also had a sort CT supe-s;itious feeling
IN regard 20 himself that nj was beng
led bv a favorable destiny
Nevertheless. his heart leaped into
his throat. as he waited nov for his
answer Did they consent OF would he
have t.. scheme out some other and
more hazardous way OF gaining the
treasurer
Eagerly he scanned Malanaga's face
to determine, but the ehieftSin's stolid
visage gave no s-Gn-
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Issue Of This Paper.