Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-12-30
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the water-worn pavement between the
could walk dry-shod along the rocks
under the high land of the point from
the beach to the cave. But this was
at the very bottom Of the ebb. Most
ly the lower end of the cave was
flooded, and the explorers went back
and forth III the boat.
A certain drawback to boating in
our island waters was the presence
of hungry hordes of sharks. Yop
might forget them for moment and
sit happily trailing your fingers over
board, and then huge moving shadow
would darken the water, and you saw
the ripple cut by darling fin and
the flash of livid belly as the mon
ster rolled over, ready for his mouth
full.
What with the genius Of Cookie and
the fruitfulness of our island, not to
speak of supplies from the Army and
Navy stores, we lived like sybariteS
There were fish from stream and sea,
coconuts and bananas and oranges
from the trees in the clearing. | had
hopes of yams and breadfruit also, but
if they grew on LeeWard none Of
us had speaking acquaintance with
them Cookie did wonders with the
pigs that were shot and brought in
to him, though never could sit down
with appetite to a massacred infant
served up on a platter, which is just
what little pigs look like.
"Jes' yo' cas- yo' eye on dis yere In
nahcent," Cookie would request, as he
placed the sucking before Mr.. Tubbs.
'Tendah as a newton babe, he am.
Jes' lax he been tucked up to sleep by
his nanny. ShO' now, how yo' got
de heart to stick de knife in him, Mis-
tab Tubbs?''
1t was significant that Mr.. Tubbs,
after occupying for day or two an
undistinguished middle place at the
board, had somehow slid into the
carver's post at the head of the table.
Flanking him were the two ladies.
Everybody else had a sense of sit
ting in outer darkness, particularly |,
whom fate had placed opposite Cap
tain MagnuS. Since landing on the
island, Captain Magnus had for
sworn the effeminacy of forks. Load
ed to the hilt, his knife would APP
proaeh his cavernous mouth and dis
appear in it. Yet when it emerged
Captain Magnus was alive. Where
did it go? This was question that
agitated me daily
The history of Captain Magnus was
obscure. 1t was certain that he had
his captains papers, though how he
had mastered the science of navigation
sufficiently to obtain them was prob
lem. Though he held a British navi-
gators license, he did not appear to
be an Englishman.
The captain, as Mr.. Vane had re-
marked, was Miss Brownies own find.
Before the objections of Mr.. Shaw
evidently Negative Influence from
the beginning-had caused her to
abandon the scheme, Miss Browne had
planned to charter a vessel in New
York and sail around The Horn to
the island. While nursing this prof.
ect. she had formed an extensive &C
quaintance with persons frequenting
the New York waterfront. among
whom was Captain Magnus. AS l
heard her remark, he was the one
nautical character whom she found
sympathetic, by which | judge that
the others were skeptical and rude.
Being sympathetic, Captain Magnus
found it an easy matter to attach him.
self to the exp edition-or perhaps It
was Violet who annexed him, 1 don't
know which.