The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-18

~ YOU ppen to have been at revuka Fills,
y No! OF going to tell about an
odd thing that happened there.
You'll have TO fancy = little high green island
with bay traders along the beach
road, ana climbing UP the hillside above rou'n
have to fancy wooden wharf with copra piled on In
sacks johnnies sitting about in the with
time plastered their hair to dye II yellow, and bit
print twisted about their waists
b. Of clothes, Yout have to fancy blue sky and
sea- palm big red flowers. and yellow
little cheerful iapiappns on 1t all day
long you'll fancy hot sunshine and the east
eriy winds warming and cooling you together;
the smell shore and the smell Of the heated
tunsfe behind.
The Rede- Barneses-Mr. Lady Evelyn Rede-
.tourhed there a cruise they making among the
islands tn Esde- yacht Piaue Dame with com
pAny friends who cheap and nasty
And played mos; peculiar bridge.
odd thing that happened has for the most part TO
10 with Lady Evelyn She'd fallen into habit when
the yacht in of slipping away from the others
and going OF long solitary walks She wasn't afraid
peaceabe lot and. besides. she car
Eied those little automatic pistols that FIRE nvs
shots very hard and fast She lived on those walks
thnk-looked forward theri-back them. They
mus have seemed to her like hcurs out OF prison You
she been married to that snATiinS little cur
Ii OF early the morning they reached
Lev She walked down the beach read past the stores
the traders and, beyond them. past little bungalows
half hidden behind cumps OF hibiscus and ponseta and
bouGanves and other big flowers that she didn't know
names rounded point OF the island. and all
the and the and houses the canoes on
the yacht at anchor, lost to sight and
hearing The ended, and there just long
winding ribbon Of yellow beach and the sea and the palm
trees.
fancy her, you know. drawing a long sigh Of relief
Site walked slowly along that golden beach. prod
ling with sunshade at the little bright shells
underfoot. ridescent, blusy cast-on
clothes of giant crayfsh. Once brown Ffjian boy
passed drasging pair OF eoeoanuts and he hnsked
them. and Clipped of its Top, and she drank. for
she thirsty. and the boy went his pleased
Punch. with shilling In his mouth. After that she
sat for while fallen tree comfortable and idle
thought. and finally her walk again
She came upon white man sitting against rock In
spot OF shade and reading a He seemed TO
be rsthsr mannot over thirty she thought-and
10 had yailow hair and little uptnrned yellow
He white drill trousers and soft shirt
bows. He seemed much interested In the newspaper
didn't up at all until Lady Evelyn spoke to
him. Then he gave violent and TO his feet
swiftly IT seemed possible fer
I'm sorry to trouble you' she said to the man, 'but
/ wanted ark how much farther walk along this
shore A native boy told something didn't quite
undsrsand about the beach coming to end"
.oh. yes" the yellow haired man said 1T ends just
round point, hard by There's half mile OF sheer
clY beyond" that his momentary alarm over
he was quite eyed frankly but with
the rudensss seemed to Lady Evelyn that he
made extremely informal attire about tho finest
figure q that had though that was
a deal for woman who had been born and
brought up IN England. She tall herself. but he
topped her by much that she knew he must be we'll
feet and he looked strong and hard and 1T
His his and his thick round throat
sunbGrnt brown leather but she saw that when
stirred ana the soft shirt little aside At
his neck his skin whittier than her She had
nstants vision Of tie Barnes friends
yacht-not bad ply scal specimens two OF
thens- wondered how they would last. sngy
altogether. In combat with this young yellow haired
giant read newspapers lonely beach.
Lady Evelyn said something apologize about having
interrupted h!s reading and the laughed at
asked If she thought the Angel Gabriel would
apologize for rumpetng the dead people out OF their
heaven That seemed 10 ner eucn an I'M
mol, good little happen In the FIJI
ISLANDS pleased and interested Shs
the edge OF the shaded rock and the two fell
into talk.
Che senow-haired young by means shy or
secretiYe. He explained he read newspapers when
and wherever no could beg borrow find or steal
them. beeause spapers seldom came his
II don't 9elcns the civilized world longer" no
sas. 'aAd shai probably never see London again l
slfr~gette but / like TO read about them
think ,Asyfe tunny Fancy padlocking yourself to
railing to Annoy pol.cei That's Jolly clever
idea"
Lady Evelyn caught phrase about seeing
London again. and asked Il he had meant it
Something Of the sort" said the yelow-hared young
-oh. snivelnxP' he exclaimed. when
she looked Up at him
ITS all right. know. + don't want to back
I'm eontented here I had years of
bnsyeolninoa duh, dismal respectaoliity. wouldn't
sack 10 for the crown jewels wasn't born to be re-
rccabie. hated II i hate thought OF row"
is pointed out 70 and she became OF small
s s .a aes' % scs sm as pGa ea
That Htse tub out yonder" said he, lis mine On
snsrc .nas ssheoaef N sovereign In, prime minister
.oys p;:y 70 .as Ant I've an island 100 miles from
sertnx about the Paclhc in the Nabuna to Tuvsns
X 4td yNwfs Tnsy pray 10 there, too
ss e "a &
i ssis.s Ana TANK as'1 lia. it rouv.
we'll. LIN free, anyhow" said air And
4 AArA something, isn't ity'
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hA dn5y thing In this dreadful world that
-. III Cns e ~ Never lei II Fight with