El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-24

/ and they quarrel. She makes it plail
/ that she is not matrimonially inclined
{ She and Sheldon save two black women
I from death.
The savage laborers demand the
4 women. Sheldon attempts to discipline
I them, and Joan shoots a native ano
I saves his life. She scOlds him for max
/ ing her shoot.
/ Satan. a savage dog, arrives. Despite
I SheldOn's warnings Joan goes to explore
an island she cOntemplateS buying
1 Financial difficulties threaten Sheldon
! He falls in love with Joan. Left alone
/ by Sheldon. Joan has trouble with GO
! goomy and other natives. Armed saw
/ ages arrive, and danger threatens Shell
! don and Joan.
Joan routs them with a fake dyna-
mite cartridge, and Satan drives then
into trees. Their chief is punished
Morgan and Raft have Sheldon in theil
power
In the pause that followed he
seemed to debate. not so much
whether he would tell her. as how to
begin to tell her
Pm American, you see" she per-
sisted. "and our American heritage is
a large parcel Of business sense.
don't Ike it myself. but l know I've
got it-at least more than you have.
Let Us talk it over and find a way
out How much do you oweT'
"a thousand pounds and a few
TRIES over-sman bills, you know.
Then. too, thirty Of the boys finish
their time next week and their bal
ances viii average FLO each. But
what is the need Of bothering your
head with it? Really, you know
What is Berande worth-right
nowg"
Whatever Morgan and Ran are
willing to pay for it." A glance at
her hurt expression decided him.
"Hughie and have sunk $4,000 in
it and our time. It is a good prop
erty and worth more than that. But
it has three years to run before its
returns begin to come in. That is why
Hughie and 1 engaged in trading and
recruiting. The Jessie and our sta
tons came very near to paying the
running expenses Of Berande."
"And Morgan and Raff offered you
what?"
"a thousand pounds clear after pay
ing all bills"
'sThe thievesp she cried. How
much do you need to carry on Be
rande for three yearsg" Joan hurried
on
''Two hundred boys at f6 a year
means f3.6OO-that's the main item"
'My. how cheap labor does mount
1p! Thfrty-six hundred pounds, s1s.-
900, just for a lot Of cannibalsl Yet
the place is good security. You corId
go down to Sydney and raise the mon
ey."
he shook bis head.
You can't get them to look at plan
tations down there. They've been
taken in too often. But I do hate to
give the place up-more for Hughes
sake, I swear, than my own. He was
bound up in it. We were running
slowly behind, but with the Jessie we
hoped TO middle through in some
fashion"
you were muddlers, the pair Of you,
without doubt But you needn't sell
to Morgan and Raf. I shall 20 down
to Sydney on the next steamer, and
III come back in a secondhand schoon-
er. I should be able to buy one for
$1,000 OF $4,000
he held up his hand in protest, but
she waived it aside.
Il may manage to freight a cargo
back as well. At any rate, the schooner
VIII take over the Jessie's business.
I'm going to become a partner in
Berande to the extent Of my bag Of
sovereigns-PYe got over fifteen hun
dred Of them, you know. Wen draw
up an agreement right now-that is,
with your permission, and I know you
won't refuse it"
He looked at her with good natured
amusement.
you know sailed here all the way
from Tahiti in order to become a plant
err" she insisted ''You know what
my plans were Now I've changed
them. that's all I'd rather be a part
owner Of Berande and get my returns
in three years, than break ground on
Pari-Sulay and wait seven years"
And this-er-this schooner Shell
don changed his mind and stopped.
Yes. 60 on"
You won't be angry?" he queried.
"No, no; this is business. Go on"
''You-er-yOu would run her your
self? Be the captain, in short, and 60
recruiting on Malaita p
Certainly We would save the cost
Of a skipper. Under an agreement you
would be credited with a managers
salary and with a captains. It's quite
simple. Besides, If you won't let me be
your partner shall buy Pari-Sulay.
get a much smaller vessel and run her
myself. So what is the differenceT'
The difference? Why, all the diff
ference in the world In the case Of
Pari-Sulay you would be on an indie
pendent venture. You could turn can
nibal for al / could interfere in the
matter. But on Berande you would be
my partner. and then l would be re.
sponsible. And Of course l couldn't