The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-02-01
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CHAPTER XIV.

pitality OF Berande. Every
thing was ready for the start
but be fingered on, spending much
time In Joan's company and thereby
increasing the dislike Sheldon had
with her, In point of rashness exceed
ing her. and dynamited fish with her,
diving among the hungry ground
sharks and contesting with them for
possession of the stunned prey. until
he earned the approval of the whole
Tahitian crew. Arahu challenged him
TO tear a fish from sharks Jaws. leav-
ing half to the shark and bringing the
other half himself to the surface, and
Tudor performed the feat, dip from
the sandpaper hide of the astonished
shark scraping several inches of skin
lighted. while sheldon. looking on. re-
allied that here was the hero of her
adventure dreams coming true. She
did not care for love. but he felt that
If ever she did love. 1t would be that
sort of a mana man who exhibited.
was his way of putting It.
he felt himself handicapped In the
presence Of Tudor. who bad the gift of
making a show OF all his qualities.
Sheldon knew himself for a brave man.
wherefore be made no advertisement
Of the fact life pulsed steadily and
deep in him. and 1t was not his nature
Deedlessiy 10 agitate the surface so
that the world could see the splash tie
was making And the effect of the
others amazing exhibitions was to
make him retreat more deeply within
himself and wrap himself more thick
ly than ever In the nerveless. stoical
calm of his race.
"You are so stupid the last few days"
Joan complained TO him. you don't
seem TO have an idea In your head
above black labor and cocoanuts. What
IL the mattery"
Sheldon smiled and beat a further
retreat within himself. listening the
while to Joan and Tudor propounding
the theory of the strong arm by which
the white man ordered life among the
lesser breeds. AS he listened sheldon
realized. as by revelation. that that
was precisely what he was doing
While they philosophical about il he
was living IT. But why talk about IT?
IL was sufficient 10 DO II and be done
with It.
he said as much. dryly and quietly,
and found himself involved in a dis.
cnssion. with Joan and Tudor siding
against him.
1.-The Yankees talk lot about what
they do and have DONE" Tudor said.
and are looked down upon by the
English as braggarts. But the Yankee
Is only child. He does not know ef-
fectually how TO Drag lie talks about
II. you see But the EngIishman goes
him one better by not talking about il.
The EngIishmans proverbial lack OF
Dragging Is subtler form of brag.
after all"
i never thought OF II before Joan
sred. "Of course An Englshman
performs some terrtncaily heroic ex-
ploit and is very modest and reserved,
refuses to talk about 1t at all. and
the effect is that by bis silence be as
mueh as says: 1 do things like this
every day. II Is as easy as rolling OF
log You ought to see the really
heroic things could do IL they ever
came my way Confess. MIR Sheldon,
dont you feel proud down inside when
you We done something daring or coura-
Sheldon nodded.
:. Inen," she pressed home the point.
isn't Disgusting that pride under
mask or careless Indifference anniva-
lent to telling a lieY'
les, 1t is." be admitted. but we
tell Similar lies every day. 1t is mat
Ter OF training. and the English are
Detter trained, that is all. Your coun-
lrymen will be trained as well In time.
As mr. Tudor said. the Yankees are
young Certainly we are proud inside
VI Tue things we do and have done
proud as Lucifer, yes. and prouder.
ou' we have grown up and no longer
'aik about such things.
surrender" Joan cried. "You are
not SO stupid after ALL"
les you have us there Tudor adj
nitted- But you wouldn't have had
Us II you hadn't broken your training
rules"
now do you meanY"
BY talking about IT."
Joan clapped her hands in approval
tudor lighted fresh cigarette. while
'neiuoh sat on. imperturbably silent.
'oah was looking intentIy across the
.ompound and out to sea. They fol-
''~eu her gaze and saw a green light
anu the loom Of vessels sails
wonder II it's the Martha come
0ack' Tudor hazarded.
NO. the sidelight is too low, Joan
answered. Besides, they've got the
a"eeps out Don't you hear them?
lucy wouldn't be sweeping big yes
'el IKE the Martha"
besides. the Martha has a gasoline
elsine-twenty-hve horsepower" Tu-
"ust the sort OF a craft for u.s."
s s said wistfuily TO Sheldon. Il
.a1y must see II can't get sshoon.
"Hh an engine. might get a see
~, 80 uaoa engine put In. lf you we're
~ 80 medieval could be skipper ana
~ more than the engineers wages
"a. 20 Dot reply 10 her thrust aud
-. s'aneed At him re was looking
-, We TIE wafer. and 10 The lansers