Sioux County pioneer., 1921-11-10
CHAPTER KIN.
Nj. Tubbs interrupt,

IT,
Mr.. Tuhbs Interrupts.
had determined % an Offset to my
pusillanimous behavior about the cave
to show a dogged industry In the mat
ter Of the Island Queen. It would take
mefa long while to get down through
the sand to the chest, but resolved to
accomplish It. and borrowed Of Cookie.
without his knowledge, large iron
spoon which j thought I could WELD
more easily than heavy spade.
S But that afternoon ] was tired and
hot-it really called for grimmer
resolve than mine to shovel sand
through the languor OF q Leeward
island afternoon. Instead, slept In
my hammock, and dreamed that 1 was
queen Of cannibal island, draped in
necklaces made Of the doublo0ns now
hidden under the sand In the cabin Of
the derelict. 81 y rs + 5s. ;st Y n
Later, the wailing Of Cookie was
heard In the land, and I had to restore
the spoon to free Crusoe Of the charge.
Of having stolen It. / said had want
ed to dig with Il. But OF course It oc-
Cured to no one that It was the treas
ure had expected to dig up with
Cookies spoon. 81 ~
A more serious obstacle to my ex-
plorations on the Island Queen pre-
scented itself next day. Instead Of put
ting to sea, Mr.. Shaw and Captain
Magnus hauled the boat up on the.
beach and set to work to repair 1t.
The preceding day had been filed
with hardship and danger SO much
90 that my heart sank a little at the
recountal Of It. You saw the little
boat threading it's way among the
reefs, tossed like seaweed by the,
white teeth Of gnawing waves,
screamed at by angry gulls whose
!; homes were those clefts and caves
!. which the boat invaded. And all this,
: poor little boat on q hopeless quest
for no reward but peril and wounds.
Cuthberts Vane had sprained thumb
which could not be ignored, and on
the strength Of which he was dis
missed from the bsat-repairing con-
tingent, and thrown on my hands to
1 entertain. So Of course had to re-
s nounce all thoughts Of visiting the
sloop. should not have dared to 60
there anyway, with Mr.. Shaw and the
captain able more or less to overlook
I my motions from the beach. for I was
y quite morbidly. afraid az atfrsactinp q.
Z tention. to the derelict. Il seemed ia
me i happy miracle that NO ono mt
,s myself had taken any interest N her
+ or been inspired to ask ~ what chance
Y so stnall3 boat had coma to he
wrecked upon these ,lesolate + shores.
& Fortunately In her position An 4 the
/ shadowss the cifns she awaa siitarnrn.
4 spicuous; so that she might eaailv
have been taken for TIE half sc 4 larxA
# boat Instead Of, stlies whole of d sr,n,aIl
one, Of. she must before this have
drawn the Questioning notice of tho
Scotchman. AS to. the captain, his at.
y tention was all set on the effort "a
discover the cave, and his intelligence
was not lively enough to start on an
entirely new tack By itself. And the
Il Honorable Cuthbert viewed derelicts
as he viewed the planetary bodies !:
4 somehow In the course of nature they
4 happened. az # as rs
4. SO. dissemblinr my excitaments and
anxieties, I swung piacidly IS nv liam.
mock and nearby sat the beautifnl
youth with his thumb carried tenderiy
I in 4 banlage. Was il merely nv s..
ing so distrait, or was IL quite another
reason that led him to open ,,p 40 80
suddenly about his Kentish home /
Strange to say, instead Of painting FOR
! the title, Cuthbert wanted his broth
& er to 60 on living, though there was was
d something queer about his spine. Door door,
y fellow, and the doctors said he couidn.t
possibly OF course / was surprised
It Cuthbert's views, for / had always
! thought that ifs there we're a title In
your family your sentiments toward
y those who kept you ont. Of It were
necessarily murderous. and your tears
crocodile when yon pretended to weep