New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-10

,c.n, Glance at the big form towering over
hws I'm not strictly on business nus now Ihorsen
said SOW Fact is I'm crossing to Joo to catch the
tsbano- s.ean,er. Sending my daughter back to
Rorneo s'e''
Manila z.,obter?''
Your Tborsens gaze was fixed on the channel
II M i:.oc.;on where his boat lay out of sight in
the S,ers could almost see the gray eyes soften
shore i;eTtenant' he said, i If you come aboard.
And. I'm Iohn Williams. in the copra trade
I'm taI..s+ni know what blackguards we area
MAZDA AZ AZ and a disgraced navy policemanl'
free :faa; Mazda Williams your daughter
rss insult passed UNDECIDED Inc monsoon of fate
Ihea a@S the cycle and struck Somers again
had conn CONN sa;rly between the eyes. Thorsens big
IND n,s fell on has snoH,oei, .
10" Wa;da knows all about YOU. now
mattel ond deliberate insult was harder to bear;
ihs - had no mind for resentment. In the
but :, ~ unexpected events he struggled to grasp
taniuin .-aoedy of his position. He not now in
the M. u, - make terms with Thorsen to make
pos1s'coe with Thorsens daughter, whose former
his - s-.oes concerning her father merchant in
oonn Na,,ra trade. were now so fully explained
Soha-Se shout from his companion
n N.r,e Of Heaveni Look yonderi'' Thorsen's
N ..oce trernbled. He was glaring down shore
ceSt face gone suddenly gray.
tnyC1nD
Foholeaoat pulling away from the shore, making
tn .he schooner. In her wake, cables length
i@ - followed Malay proa crowded with red
&Na Ma men also making for the anchored craft in
a ,laleboat reached the schooner and hung for
i on her bows while the Fiji sailors on deck
~s1sd over the rail III panic. Then, Steered by
1a-i I:e coxswan in white the boat shot up stream
ea- thrown from the proa after the retreating
a.aIhoat flashed into the water at the coXswain's
@ ';9s The proa ranged alongside the deserted
al ln,,e- and the Malays swarrned upon her with
va - +r;;,11rh which sounded IN Somers ears like
IN ~ doom. for with the schooner lost, he knew
az W. had already started down the beach to meet
ia whaletoat- hut Thorsen passed him with the
-.sb and prowl OF an Infatuated grizzly When the
M, ,11- smear flashed in the sunlight the big man. in
Noe flung W his rife and poured shot after shot
4 The TT fients have got my ship Thorsen shouted
,t the wlaeboat's got clear thank Heaveni The
= can. follow her into shallow water and if those
Hack scoundrels come ashore again" He broke
= WITH CIV Of anger. - Oh what fools we've beenl
~ yo, see That attack back there from the
tb was only blind lure to get from my ship
and give the roa time to get round the end of the
land and lump the schooner They knew my Fiji
foZs wouldn't fight, even if they had arms"
The w-halel,oat spinning up the channel with the
soeed of fear turned into the lagoon. Thorsen
ING out into the shadows and swept up the
the little figure from the stern Ike feather IN his
--aa- arm The next moment Lieutenant George
Sners was looking into Maida's startled blue eyes
The oirl's glance fell upon the nutilated
navy Jacket and she checked sharp
1T is true then she said breath
leslr "abo1t- what they told nee'
Son,ers stood like a doomed
waiting sentence. Without q word
s1e turned away to her father.
Il brought Your pistol along, Dad.
She said, a little quaver in her voice
i made one Of the boys fetch it from