The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-16
II show you q possible chance to
save Myra. what would you say"
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II l show you a possible chance to
save Myra. what would you say?'
You know without asking" re.
spOnded Melvin, with deep emotion.
Il would give my lie for her, for any
member OF her family.
Then listen, my friend. ! am sat.
isfled that the Lovely Lass is still
afioat," declared Lisle. Il feel GER
tain that somewhere ON the bosom q
the broad Pacific she is knocking
about, with that treasure, which means
the salvation of our family. aboard
Lloyd's Register has printed her
'foundered,' but this marine oblit was
later changed to Abandoned at Sea.
January II a tramp schooner sighted
her COO miles west Of Chill. and at
! tempted to take her in tow. During
February she was passed by Six dif'
ferent ships. In March the French
! liner, Dubois. nearly ran into her
during a night storm. She has be.
come such menace to navigation
that the American Lloyds have post
ed notices for her destruction wher.
ever found, else some fine night some
big liner will smash into her. car.
rying down every soul on board"
"And since March," inquired Mel.
vim.
Not q word regarding her until last
month. when she was sighted 400
miles west of the Bolivian coast near
the Djalmi islands, at which no ships
stop on account Of the unfriendliness
Of its savage population"
For two days Melvin Warrington re.
flected over this interview. He stud.
led maps, he consulted old sailors,
then he made up his mind to devote
all his money and time to securing
leagues of trackless ocean. to traverse
thousands of weary miles to seek for
the missing Lovely Lass and win back
q fortune from the deep-and Myra
Evans.
This is why, two months later; the
devoted lover found himself the In.
mate Of a hotel at Valparaiso. His lit
tie store Of money was all but ex.
hausted when he had chartered .
small yacht. From close investiga.
ton Melvin had decided that the Love.
ly Lass, IL afloat, was grounded in
some of the numerous inlets OF the
Djalmi islands.
The day before the yacht sailed. a
brisk. business appearing young man
sought out Melvin.
Il learn you are going on a cruise
TO the Djal,ni islands," he observed.
Il will pay you $500 to take me there
and return"
OF course Melvin accepted the of.
fer. He found his passenger. who
called himself Hudson, decidedly re.
served as to the motive Of his strange
voyage, however. He constantly car
ricd small satchel. and Melvin often
wondered what it might contain.
When the yacht reached the Djalmi
islands, Melvin ordered that 1t land
him on the barren eastern coast of
the largest Of the group. This was
done to evade the natives, who lived
at the more fertile southern end. The
Lovely Lass had been sighted about
the center of the group Of islands, to
the west. To his surprise. when he
left the yacht. Hudson accompanied
him.
Neither disclosed his purpose In the
curious jaunt. That day shortly after
noon. while lining IN impossible
ravine, they came to . rude bamboo
bridge. They had Just traversed II.
when q shower OF darts rained about
them. and half a hundred savages ~.
peared in the distance.
I'VE are safe, 30 long % they can
not cross" observed Hudson. I'll AZ
that"
He opened the satchel he carried 20
constantly, selected an oblong pack.
age, opened one end and gave 1t q
fling. In an instant the bridge was
shattered to atoms.
dynamite" explained Hudson, and
Melvin marveled more than ever ut
the eccentric comrade who went about
loaded with the deadly explosive.
They camped that night near the
west shore. At daybrcak Melvin was
OH tho move. He went along the
shore, came to an inlet, and there, dis.
mantlcd and lying on her beam ends,