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Sheldon has Arunga and Billy whipped t.
quell mutiny. His sickness increases
His partner. Hughie. and many iaborer.
die.
Joan Lakeland. pretty girl arrives
with her crew OF Tahitians. Sheldon be
comes unconscious. and she takes charg,
Of things.
She u self reliant American girI. {
lover OF adventure, native OF Hawai-
| and an orphan. Her ship has beer
wrecked. She proves to Sheldon that she
can shoot
CHAPTER vi.
TEMPEST
TT was the first time Sheldon had
been at close quarters with an
American girl. and he would have
wondered If all American girls
were like Joan Lakeland had he not
had wit enough to realize that she was
not at all typical. Her quick mind
and changing moods bewildered him.
while her outlook on life was SO diff
ferent from what he conceived wo-
mans outlook should be that he was
more often than not at SKIES and sew
ems with her. He could never antici-
pate what she would say or do next.
Her temper was quick aud stormy.
and she relied too much on herself aud
too little on him, which did not APP
prOximate at all 10 his ideal Of wO-
mans conduct when man was
around. Her assumption Of equality
with him was disconcerting. and at
times he half consciously resented the
impudence and bizarreness of her In
trusion upon him. rising out OF the
sea in bowling nor'wester. fresh
from poking her revolver under Eric
sons nose. protected by her gang Of
huge Polynesian sailors and settling
down in Berande like any shipwrecked
sailor. 1t was all on par with her
Baden-Powell and the long SO Colts,
AT any rate. she did not look the
part. And that was what he could
not forgive. Had she been short hair
ed. heavy jawed. large muscled. hard
bitten and utterly unlovely in every
way all would have been well. in
stead Of which she was hopelessly and
deliciously feminine. Her hair wor-
ried him. 1t was so generously beau.
tiful. And she was SO sIenderly and
prettily the woman-the girl. rather
that 1t cut him like a knife to see her
with quick. comprehensive eyes and
sharply imperative voice superintend
the launching of the whaleboat
through the surf. In imagination he
could see her roping u horse. and 1t
always made him shudder Then. too,
she was SO many sided.
Sheldon certainly was not happy.
The unconventional state OF affairs
was too much for his conserva alive dis
position and training. Berande. in
habited by one lone white man. was
no place for Joan Lakeland. Yet he
racked his brain for Il way out. and
even talked it over with her. In the
first place. the steamer from Australia
was not due for three weeks.
Zone thing Is evident; you don't
want me here" she said. IN man
the whale boat tomorrow and go over
to Tulagi"
"Rut as told you before. that is
impossible be cried. There Is no
one there. The resident commissioner
is away in Australia. There Is only
one white man. third assistant
understrapper and ex-sailor-a COM
mon sailor. He is in charge Of the
government Of the Solomons. to say
nothing of hundred or so niggers-
prisoners Besides, he is such fool
that he would fine you Is for not hav
ing entered at Tulagi. which is the port
Of entry. you know. He is not nice
man. and. ! repeat. 1t is impossible"
There is Guvutu." she suggested.
There's nothing there hut fever
and FIVE white men who are drinking
themselves to death. couldn't per-
nit it."
"Oh. thank you" she said quietly.
~ guess III start today-Viaburi.
You go along Noah. speak IN come
along me-"
Noa Noah was her head sailor, who
had been boatswain Of the Miele.
Where are you goingy Sheldon
nsked in surprise. "Viaburi! You
stop"
ITO Guvutu-immediateIy was her
reply.
But I won't permit IT,
"That is why am going. You said
It once before. and 1t Is sonnet hing
rannOt brook"
"What?" He was bewiIdered by her
sudden anger. "lf have offended in
any way
"Viaburi. you fetch m one fella Noa
Noah along the" she commanded.
The black boy started TO obey.
"Viaburi. You no stop | break m
head belong you And now. Miss Lack
and; I insist; you must explain. What
have said or done TO merit this?"
You have presumed. you have
She choked and swallowed and could
hot go on.
Sheldon looked the picture Of de-
'pair.
II confess my head Is going around
With 1t ALL" he said. 'If you could
only be explicit"
"But you have no right-no man has |
he right-to tell me what he will per-
nit or not permit. I'm too old to
nave guardian. nor did sail all the
vav IN tho SOlomOns To find one"