Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29


wealth, and here longing as guess Barstowe has
told YOU since everyone on the Pacific islands knows it
longing to get my feet again. And what chance
with ship of my own But it didn't come into my
head sudden all that to take their ship. No,
thing else happened.
"The old man died. Now, these natives worshipcd
him. He than their chief he was almost
their Col Such bowling you never heard OF course
had to stay and bury him. Now had found out
fact tat guess the young men must have known IN a
hay of these natives had very little to do
with any other island The nearest inhabited island is
about four huned miles away They did have couple
of big boats got from the wrecked ship OF which Uncle
Nathan had been the only survivor, and think that
once in long time they made journey: But Uncle
Nathan had never tried to. They wouldn't have let
him: they too much afraid of losing him.
suppose you have already guessed that they meant
to keep the young in Uncle Nathan's place.
That's what the only of them that could speak any
English told me. He advised me- pleasantly but point
cdv, get They didn't have any use for too many
white Well, you see how the temptation hit me-
| couldn't have got the young chaps away without
fight: the whole lot of might have been killed My
skin naturally precious to me than theirs
OF course made few excuses myself. | said that
ship would come along and pick them up. We'll
at the bottom of my mind guess knew that if ship
appeared the natives would hide those young men,
at least till they got enervated enough to wish to stay
of their accord. Another excuse L made was that
maybe they would find the boats and get away; again
| might have told myself that they'd be constantly
watched. You see, conceal nothing, Mr. Henderson
IL see you don't" returned Henderson.
q" took the ship And, if you happen to be interested
movements, tllaC went 10 Dan
cisco and got boaoad of arms, and disposed of them
to of the South American countries, which is on the
point of revolution Now, am back to see my daugh-
ter. Also, believe not you like, Mr. Hendcr-
son, have intended to go back to Arapi Island and see
what has become of those two young men.
DO believe you Captain Bates said Henderson and,
1 somewhat the surprise of Bates, he shook hands
with him. His feeling that his own skirts were none
too clean. He had been breaking the law as much as
Bates,-for unselfish reason certainly; but he
n, 11u rnf1tn m
fellow men.
Again Captain Barstowe spat contemptuously. "If
you are through he said I'D like to be getting back
to my ship.
Bates rose nonchalantly. what about the Enid:'
he asked.
Captain Barstowe answered with his eyes fixed on
the horizon a suggest that you leave half sailors
here as a guard over the Urana- Enid. She'll need
some looking before she fit to be towed and take
it Mr.. Henderson doesn't want to waste time tor that
just now.
Il certainly do to get to Arap Island as
steam will take me- replied Henderson. will you
guide U.S. Captain Bates?
Il give the direction to Captain BarstOwe just
WE'LL replied Bates a am not the man to be in any
ones way
@The Simeon Bailey is not my ship at present Bar
stowe said, "and take it Mr. Henderson thinks yol.
would be useful him. The natives have already
you.
Right" said Bates
He walked back to his group of sailors, and divided
them into watches-one to stay behind, and to
60 with him to the Simeon Bailey This arrange
ment he had to make since his stores running out
Then he reoined Henderson and Barstowe, remarking
as he went down to the ships boat:
you'll be astonished, Captain Barstowe, to know
that the island is scarcely days sail from here North
west it is, latitude $50"
"That would be the Lonesome Reefs" calculated Bar
stowe ats a Godforsaken place enough, Mr.. Hen
derson."
THEY were rowed to the Simeon Bailey. Damon
was leaning over the rail filled with some curiosity
because the boat had been gone long He could not