The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-13


blue water. with the Gertrude NO,
very far away. She was anchored
also. and I saw by the ladder and
the trailing air-tube that her diver
was down. Looking closer. . second
air-tube appeared.
why. she has two down." I said
"She got q new diver this morn
ins." remarked the captain Of the
Dawn. George the Greek. He's
broke. and has to work. I wish Id
got him myself; he's Q rare in>
diver"
The Marquis and I looked at each
other. and there was uneasiness In
our faces. Tho Dawn rolled steadily
on long. MINDLESS swell like watsrsd
silk; the sappy. luscious green Of the
island forests rose W beyond the ssa:
in the near foreground the Gertrude,
with stern pointed toward W. showed
two gray spidsr-thrsads droppins
down into the water. At the ends OF
those two threads. far down among
the coral and tho sponges and the
beds Of weed and she'll. crept all along
at the bottom OF the sea two mon,
ono with the ransom Of king hung
round his neck. the other.
What was>the other doing3
did not mean to be very long
finding out.
Run US W a. close to the Gertrude
a. you can, without interfering"
said.
Tho captain worked . little nearer.
That's about a. far - I can co."
he said. And now I'm going TO send
my diver down. You and his iordship
can SEQ everything beautiful. It's
not too deep hero: since that Mo got
finished of with divers paralysis the
other day we've shifted to shailower
water: this isn't moro than twelve
fathom."
Your diver Isn't going down Just
yet" said. bending down to un-
lace my boots. I'm going. I want
to have . look at things"
ITS a loss to me-" said the GAP.
tain sourly. "Ars you prepared to
make II goodf"
Certainly" said the Marquis. who
seemed to understand the state of
AFFAIRS. I'VE will pay you what 10
tho value Of the shell that your diver
should bring up"
And what about the pearlsf" de-
manded the captain.
"Oh, come OF III" said. How
many pearls has tho whole fleet got
since II went to work here?"
"Uncommon few. and bad at that"
admitted the captain sloomily. And
what there 10. no doubt the Maiays
and Japs poach for tho most part"
Had any steaiins?" asked. I
was getting myself into the divers
heavy suit Of woollen underwear
now a. quickly a. I could.
you've been down before. haven't
your .....
YES" Il did not think II nscss.
sary to say that my experiences had
been confined to . single trip. made
In shallow water. for two or three
over at Thursday. and that
had not liked It little bit) About
that stealing. now"
We'll. reckon tho Greek has some
idea Of tho kind. by the way he was
Seepin' round after that Papuan diver,
him along the, street and
him like a cat watches a
And do you think the Papuan has
been stealing?" had got into tho
woollens now. and the tender. Q
Malay. camc forward to help me into
the dress itself.
Nav! Papuans aren't no pearl
stealers. They'll steal food, or clothes.
Or tools, but pearls--they haven't no
use for them. and they're not sharp
enough to smuggie and sell them"
] had learned almost as much az
wanted now. The rest. though l
lid not hear It from Joe Gilbert till
I will tell here. Tho Greek
had Swallowed" the Papuan down to
he boat on which both were engaged.
ds had got close gtn HIM during tho
'un out, and tried to examine tho
uric bag that the Papuan carried
ound his neck. Most OF the natives
isliked and distrusted the Greek. and
Nos brother was not likely to feel
ny Kindness toward tho white man
Who had dug up and maltreated tho
'ody Of his only relative. He drcw
way and refused to let the Crock
ut finger on his bag.
The Greek pretended that he had
'een only Jesting and let him alone
Ill they arrived over the pearling