New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-27
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the Trobriands; there are a handful O.
summonses for debts against him, too
serve them. Find German Harry anc
mold an inquest into the death of one
OF his crew. There are a lot of letters
about missing friends; find out about
the people for whom inquiries are
made and answer them; also send
duplicates of your letters to the gov
eminent secretary. The chief judicial
officer is raising Cain about a lot of
Mambare murderers in the gaol on
warrants of remand; he wants to know
ii | intend to keep them without trial
for the term of their natural lives:
just work through them in your spare
time; they are the men that killed
Green and his detachment. There are
few other things that want attention,
but Symons will give you list"
To all these details and many more
Captain Monckton seems to have de-
voted his time, his spare time, too.
In the pursuance of his duties we find
him following war canoes through
typhoons in his small sailing vessels,
and fighting his way through unex-
plored jungles. Nor does this COM
plete the list of the captains activi-
ties, for before amassing Office he had
fling at pearl diving and relates some
thrilling experiences. In this portion
of the book he imparts the informa-
ton, to us surprising, that divers have
no fear Of sharks, but are in deadly
terror of the Goldfish, which has trick
of biting off the divers hands if left
to its own devices.
Alligators are mentioned in the book.
but receive only casual attention. 81
left in the afternoon" the author re-
cords of one of his jungle jaunts, "for
the nearest village, swimming on the
way river in which alligators seemed
to be disagreeably plentiful"
There is also a story which did not
altogether convince us concerning
man who attempted to kill a giant al
ligator by dropping stick Of dynamite
down its throat while the monster slept.
During the maneuver the hunter
stepped into a quicksand and shouted
loudly enough to wake the alligator.
Fortunately he had used q short fuse.
Curious, perhaps" writes W. Fl. P.
but for me the ending of Coouette
carries no hint of defect; quite the
contrary! Sally had completely out
grown Toby, had, indeed, in everything
save sexual experience, started far
ahead of him. In her marriage it was
admittedly the glamorous possibilities
of the dressmaking establishment which,
attracted her. never the attributes of
the poor, spineless male creature she
had to take on with it. With either of
the two superfuous males left on the
scene, Sally would be seriously handi
capped, but with both miraculously
swept from her path-freedom-oppor-
tunityt
Surely / am not wrong in supposing
that she does inherit the business and
the money?
"A baby, whether Toby's or another's.
affords mere rounding out of human
experience to woman with money and
married, therefore respectable.
Il am convinced that Saliy's estab-
iishment is already the most beautiful.
the best managed, the most frequented
by the richest women in London. Sally
was born to success. Swinnerton has
not cheated her. He leaves her on the
upward march and going magnifcently.
At any rate, so It seems to me-.