New-York tribune., 1911-03-19

think o. ,winrnin ashore with cat' he said, in
awe. a big he cat Buttoned 10 YOU,
"Through salt water. BrcSln Stolidy agreed an
surf! The nervy little cuSs,
"IIe made it too There no excitement in Car
nahans tone but Brcslin his Jacket off and his sleeves
rolled from hairy arms was on his knees BESIDE nm III
second 81 knowed the life must be strong IN him. Car
naan painted as they laborcd like madmcn at the work
of r.Stis,itaon. Him maxim inshorc-aiter that
cawing, an m auwin'!' He paused only to wave his
service cap giving it mysterious twist IN the ar ana
patrol far upshore came running When they tnlShed'
the brown cSaWay lay naked on the sand, resting on
pile Of his own clothing, his atocd chest painting ms
little black beads OF eyes open and blinking l'ing
image OF copper
The beach patrols flask put on the finishing touch.
Captain Carrahan glistenng with sweat, and broadly
smiling staggered TO his feet nod'ling TO Bresin
Il South Sea Islander, els Looks to me like real
KanakaT he said. staring down at the saved sailor
Looks 70 me like real man. BrcSlin said glancing
at the drowned Maltese that lay alongside.
THAT wa. The genesis Of Raia's history at the Reef
L Rock Life Saving Station. To the Maltese they
gave burial sake Of what the man had done or rlcd
10 do The life savers christcncd the Naf-pul little
dcrcct of The sea- who owned only what he stood IN,
and spoke ONLY in the strange tongue Of his aro tropi-
oal i,lands-,u' of their kindly humor; ana 'hey
adopted him feat they were afterWard glad Of
King cook of the whole coast, he Is Carnahan
gnncd wcck o later. "Lucky we found out in time
The nerve of that Revnoo Inspector ofcrn TO 'ake
i'm on the cu,,cr." Mate Brcsn remarked rcsentully.
The nerve % him,
Il olc him myself Rect Rock found him, an Reef
Rook's e., the srappin On RaIa boy, an the hobimS
fine" Captain Canadian was in high good huinor that
ty and the secret came out amid the grins Of the as
-,rbcd life saving crew in the little white station on
the inlet, Hin you noticed what he's dom with my
Kill, To,her day when the missus was over kctohed
that Ria boy carnn him fight shy - the -urf Fac,
fcl,r' .- o t,,r an no further YOU mu 60, he tells
the xiii. maxim his ' - 'lc wash. plain ~ English
An YOU know the - iv seems 20 understand that out
land.h gibbcri-h If h- H. even talked back One
words Jy gtu.~ Captain Clrulhau brought down his
immense lis, On th" table. -arng dcian'ly at the sol
XIV. ,ha,s no.tu'.~ bnrly boa:man con'cmp.u-
ou~lv commented. Nc an Johnson heard en- Wy.
Say. iiin', .cll ,u". Caruy> Wh,n Wc Wa white
loplin' Number Ou, . was. You remember. johnny:
W both ri IT, hear. -u -rc-. -iri Rly IN the kid
,..c th, Xii has h.- hooks on big iaritack round As
his head. S,tn or there. they wa- hkc-likc pair
o. friendly er'norar'- l.oLiu out - SEA. an -ngin
duets, Y,- 80. ngin luc-' the speaker firmly r,cr
atcl Kind crponn like. Ike Lloomin pair o
Kanaky fu,,-. Talk tbou' 'lkin'r The implied COM
pari,on being beneath contempt the III, saver resumed
his pipc.
III, "uc boa.uan ..a. hgn' q kauaky," Brc,lin
remarked .frer half i.ur -o II thoughtful -iencc
But Caruahln with :t'Lcr' pre~,icncc, had put his
finger ou 'te moving element in Raia's own personal
adoption ,: .., tu, e,e, .oillcr who came with his