Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-13

ever untiriDg pursuit Of gold and they
came to the Solomons TO get It. Part
of them. under the leadership OF Tudor.
were to go up the Balesuna and pene.
trate the mountainous heart of Guadai-
canar. while the Martha. under Won
Blk. sailed away for Malaita to put
through similar exploration.
"And So" said Won Xix. for Mr.
Tudor's expedition we must have some
black boys. Can we get them from
your
an the first place we can't spare
them" Sheldon answered I'VE are
short of them on the plantation as 1t
is" ..
"we7" Tudor asked quickly. Then
you are firm or n partnership
understood ut Guvutu that you were
alone that you had lost your partner"
Sheldon inclined his head toward
Joan. and as he spoke she felt that he
had become q trifle stiff.
Miss Lakeland has become inter.
ested In the plantation since then But
to return to the boys. We can't spare
them. and. besides, they would be OF
little use. You couldn't get them to
accompany you beyond Binu. which Is
n shoXt days work with the boats from
here. They are Malaita men. and they
are afraid Of being eaten. They would
desert you ut the first opportunity.
You could get the Binu men to &C
company you another days Journey
through the grass lands. but at the first
roll OF the foothills look for them to
turn back. They likewise are dlsin.
clined to being eaten"
'ls 1t as bad as that?" asked Won
Blk.
"The interior OF Guadalcanar has
never been explored" Sheldon explain.
ed. "The bushmen are as wild men
as are to be found anywhere In the
world today. ! have never seen one.
I have never seen II man who has seen
one. The Austrian expedltion-scient.
lists. you know-got part way In before
| II was cut to pieces. The monument
| Is up the beach there several miles.
Only one man got back to the coast to
tell the tale. And now you have all
! ! or any other man knows of the inside
/ Of Guadalcanar."
But gold-have you heard OF GoldT
tudor asked impatiently. DO you
know anything about goldF
Sheldon smiled, whiie the TWO visitors
hung eagerly upon his words.
You can go two miles up the Bale
suna and wash colors from the gravel.
I've done it often. There is gold un.
doubtedly back in the mountains"
tudor and Won Blk looked trium'
! phnntiy ut each other.
odd Wheatsheafs yarn was true.
Then. Tudor SAID. ana Won nix NOD
ded. And II Mniaita turns out as
we'll
Tudor broke or and looked Mt Joan.
st was the tale OF this old beach
comber that brought us here" he ex.
ana was told the secret He turned
and addressed Sheldon. ~ chink we
shall prove that white men have been
through the heart OF Guadalcnnar
long before the time OF the Austrian
expedition"
Sheldon shrugged his shoulders.
we nave never heard OF II down
here" h. said simply. Then he nd
dressed \Um BIN LAS to the boys,
yuu couldn't use them farther than
Rinu. aud III lend you ns many as
you want ms far ms that How many
OF your pnrIy ARE going and how soon
VIII you start
Ten" said Tudor; mine men and
myse'L ....
And you should be able to start
day after tomorrow Won Blk sald
TO MIN. The boats shouId practlcaHy
De knocked together TINS AFTERNOON
lonorrow shouid see lhe outnt por'
uoheu ana packed AZ TOT tue Mnr'na'
Mr' oneiuoh' we " 'usu Tue STU" asuo'u
'nis hiterhoo" a"u san ny sunuo"n'
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