Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-11

~ ba an NNt1NN0oncd Stonu- FWUtVos
Nsods an ssplorotto~ Psyfy avg Wsy
5.iard before retvrri~a 70 ths sAsp:
Im r.sn 6ss prssssd tHfo ths pork Of
srsotiwo kSts oAd preportng for q
Una stay. 4 real difficulty " you~d IN
E0xdovsr. Nsv York ocrSer, toho
sossA o~s o. ssoo =. os"ss Ss E,,oda Esa,rsd arfD ga a
SDorsr and take orders from psro!:
~ RIA ooptoyw y consIited "Ys N
~. fhaf pov hovs threatened to throp
Inrdovsr ovsrboord~ he quesftoW
Psrosvol ~Yss. str!ss Sx1 e ;1ay yn.inss, Inss-
y no bstter tHan any Of tAs rest Of W.
You ,oiM procecd to throsc hsus over
board, Peroipal, " he. refuses 70 DO
III share Of the toork."
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
DERCIvAL gulped. and then saluted
"orders, sirT'
{. 'ordersi"
The young man started away. but tho
captain, called him back.
what are you going to do after you
have had him thrown into the waterT
q ssWhy, dammit ALL" exclaimed Perci-
val. what can do but jump In and
save his life7 You don't suppose I'd let
him drown, DO your And. God knows,
nobody else would have It. They want to
tar and feather him. as IL 10. or lynch
him. or make him walk the plank"
CHAPTER XII
The frst Of the two boats came along
side. and men began to 80 clumsily. even
fsarfuily down the ladders. Throughout
the early stages Of activity on shore. the
passengers and crew went out In shifts.
40 to speas, Percival and others expert
enced in construction work had learned
that efficiency and accomplishment de-
force, and 80. instead Of pilins hundreds
Of futile men on shore to create con.
fusion, they adopted the plan OF send.
Ing out daily detachments OF ffty or
sixty. TO- work In regular rotation until
M blo.:1 :Da.sS II a eassss sseoSr SS to e1sn
ness and strength. For example. certain
men developed into capable wood-chop-
psrs, while others were useless In that
capacity. Each successive draft. there.
fore, had its choppers. it, strippers. is
tsrboyS Moreover. this systsms.ic re-
placement Of toilers made It possible for
those who were not accustomed to hard,
manual labor to recover from the unu-
sual tax on strength and endurance.
II should be explained, however. that
this system was not applied 70 individuals
and research. Four parties. well armed
and equipped. were sent out to explore
both sections OF the island. These expe-
ditions had numerous objects In view :
70 determine; Il possible. whether ,, The Z;
By man; to Determine the character OF
the fruits and vegetables: extent and
variety Of animal nfs: tha natural food
resources. eto.
Tho groups were made up Of men ia
as ens T pa nssss: ssGd 10 the .rou 5SSsh MS
sor Flattner another, ., Bolivian ranch.
man and an English horse buyer tho
Abel Landover was 70 have gone out
the road through the wood. He refused
pointblank to leave the ship: This. state
Of affairs lasted through. the next two
day.. the banker stubbornly ignoring the
ssin Trisssr. % IN The % mesnsims h he % nsa
been Joined In his rebellion1-a word used
here Tor want OF a. milder one-by half .
dozen getlemen who did great deal Of
esasx tiSH ess hSw ths TSr' Sr tor %eTs ar
being suspected Of o-Germanism, stu
dtously avoided pre-war dissertations on
the conduct Of the Russians.
The frst shifts turn had come around
snd. practically. ali Of the men had been
out with either Of the. other shifts 40
had stood his ground obetinatsly. Perci-
throushoat the ships Company. brought
nearly every one on board to the rails
70 see whsthsr he would carry. out his
threat Would he dare throw the great
soS1se ;Sts sais L. 1nssiy this au
Ths frst boat carried OF, Nicklsstic,r.
Block. Shine and the otheR objeetors.
Landover was In his stateroom.
4. lust . minute called out Perciyal
70 take his place In the last boat. I'VE
ths deck. His face was q sicEiy yellow.
y ~ would su have bean white save for the
msGd. In; Where 10 .Landover" no de-
Sons one m an snswessd: s He went to his
Ss,ssr az yslsatsersa: IFS Number On On
Half a minute later perc,val raped
persmptorily on the door Of Number o.
ov.r %s,ss re- S.mss waiting for you. Mr.. Land
FROM Il. and be damnea~ came stTonsly
locked, II you put Q foot inside this
You will have the satisfaction Of kill
iSs sns 2 ,ns mighty good dos," said Pereiyal,
NOT sntsr TN r 1Oor wao open. ne ald
Just outside tho door. he faced the
canker. Landover stood in the center Of
me luxurious cabin. a revolver In his
y moan exactly what I say. Perciyai.
.T don't believe you would" said Per-
~ f%Vsi, al. but Just tho same. I'm not going
Hit suicide, I'll 70 on somewhere ana
piow my brains out with my own gun.
~ present,I have no thought OF commit-
am. @ Sa,H,Ss' siss', 90 ,, III stay right where
Landovsr have ns'I NO sun s1 vii Win yGn M: nr
Imply came TO tell you that tho last
Sou Sout 10 leaving. and We are waiting for
For many seconds the two men looked
'ttstght into each others eyes.
xo,iAIe you cominE7" demanded the
''@es es,ts,n,vl msn leyslly;
we eFV,vaIs shouldsrs sassed- His faos
SnSsr rT,s an expression of complete sur.
von'ta W's!'.if +. r,ys. ysa Won't suDpos. you
,.ct triumphant sneer greeted this ab.
s. dictatSsS'~ dristsaSs~n on the part of the would
W., VI thausht so." exclaimed Landover
,rNor.ne, ,re ysllow. You can bully these poor
a!.s as never never finished the sent.ncs. Per.
htsrvsniinasre iased na the eisht or nine feet. Of
nar: S,hsr: HI. solid, compact body stsuei
taaoSer tann w with the force Of a bstterlns
ns sefors the larger and heavier mar
SnS. g,g Of stseL As no staggered Ssci
srrp sSer tns impact. Percivars right fore,
~ vas jammed up under his chin. In
IN. ."actlon of a second. LaHdover, un,
onsIanUow 70 w'thstsnd this sudden. savage
tn , sls assailant clinsing TO him like
w'oeat' found himself pinned dowr
,,nps inset washstard.
III ssvolver was discharged, the bui