El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-04
SYNOPSIS.

men.
He returns Arunga, a runaway a.
borer Sheldon has Arunga ane ~
whipped to queu mutlny- El1 iS5,,SSia
ness increases His partner. HusANS'
and many iabOrers die
Joan Lakeland, a pretty girl, arrives
with her crew Of Tahluanss ous-G I
becomes unconscious, and she taASS
charge Of things.
She is a self reliant American girl a
lover of adventure native OF faa " 81
wrecked She proves to Sheldon that she
can shoot
She resents his friendly suggestions
and they quarrel. She makes IL p4a-a
that she is not matrimonlally incllneu'
She and Sheldon save two black women
from death
The savage Iaborers demand the
women. Sheldon attempts to dlsclpune
them, and Joan shoots a native ana
saves his life. She scOlds him for max
Ing her shoot
Satan, a savage dog, arrives. Despite
Sheldon's warnings j oan goes to explore
an island she cOntemplates buying.
Financial difficulties threaten sheldon
He falls in love with Joan. Left alone
by Sheldon. Joan has trouble with Co
gOomy and other natives armed saw
ages arrive, and danger threatens smell
don and Joan
Joan routs them with fake dyna-
mite cartridge, and Satan drives them
into trees. Their chief is punished.
Morgan and Raft have Sheldon in their
power
Joan offers to become his partner.
His mention Of conventionalities angers
her. She needs no chaperOn she says.
Sheldon finally accepts her as his part
ner.
Tudor and Won Blk. gold seekers, ar
rive on the Martha Joan and Tudor
seem to interest each other. Sheldon
becomes Jealous.
Joan starts for Australia with her
GuTutu and buys the Martha, which has
been wrecked for mere trlfle.
Capt. Auckland tells how she did it
ana applauds her cleTerness. capt Ole
Gibbet away from him 10 save the
Martha.
Joan returns with the Martha in good
condition Her white assistants describe
her business shreWdness Sheldon re-
fuses to let her run the Martha
Sheldon proposes marriage. but Joan
rebuffs him They agree to continue as
friends and partners
A few minutes later the dozen black
women Of Berande were ranged before
him. He looked them over critically
finally selecting one that was young.
comely as such creatures went, and
whose body bore no signs OF skin dis
ease.
what name. you" he demanded
'Sangui?"
me Mahua," was the answer.
"AlI right, you fella Mahua. You
finish cook along boys. You stop along
white Mary. All the time you stop
along. You savveeg
NE savee," she grunted and obeyed /
his gesture to 90 to the grass house
Immediately.
What nameT' he asked Yiaburi
who had just come out Of the grass
house.
Big feIla sick" was the answer
''White fella Mary talk IA too much
alice time Alice time talk m big fel-
la schooner"
Sheldon nodded he understood It
was the loss Of the Martha that had
brought on the fever. He lighted q
cigarette, and in the curling smoke OF |
It caught visions Of his English moth
er and wondered If she would under I
stand how her. son could love a wo- (
man who cried because she could not
be skipper Of schooner In the can
ntbal isles.
The most patient man In the world is
prone to impotence in love. and Shell
ion was In love.
But how to approach her? He di- /
vlned the fanatcal love OF freedom in
her, the deep seated antipathy for re
straint Of any sort No man could /
ever put his arm around her and win /
her. She would futter away Ike g
frightened bird. Approach by contact /
that, be realized. was the one thing
he must never do. His hand clasp
must be what it had always been-the
hand clasp Of hearty friendship. and
nothing more. And then, one morning.
quite fortuitously the opportunity
came
my dearest wish is the success Of
Berande," Joan had just said apropos
OF a discussion about the cheapening
Of heights on copra to market.
DO you mind If tell you the dear
est wish Of my hearth" he promptly
returned. Il long for it / dream
about it It is my dearest desire. 1t
is for you some day when you are
ready to be my wife"
She started back from him as if she
had been stung. Her face went white
On the instant, not from maidenly en-
barrassment but from the anger which
he could see flaming in her eyes.
This taking for granted. This
when am readyr' she cried passion
ately. Listen to me, Mr.. Sheldon. 1
ike you very well, though you are
slow and a muddier, but / want you to
understand once and for all that l did
not come to the SolomOns to get mar
ried Getting married is not making
my way in the world It may do for
some women, but not for me. thank
you. When I sit down to talk over the
freight on copra I don't care to have
Of marriage sandwiched in.
Besides-besides"-
Her voice broke for the moment, and
when she went on there was a note Of
appeal in It that we'll nigh convicted