The Ordway new era., 1922-02-17
CHAPTER VIII.
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SaooiGt
Two or three days later occurred
painful episode. The small unsuspect-
ed germ of 1t had lain ambushed in
discourse OF Mr. Shaw's, delivered
shortly after our arrival on the island,
on the multifarious uses of the cocoa
palm. He told how the juice from the
une1pAnded fiower-spathes Is drawn
Off to form potent toddy, so that
where every prospect pleases man may
still be vile. Cookie, experimentally
disposed, set to work. Mr.. Vane, also
experimentally, sampled the results Of
Cookies efforts. The liquor had mere
ly been allowed to ferment, whereas
complicated process Is necessary for
the manufacture Of the true arrack,
but enough had been achieved to bring
about dire consequences for Cuthbert
vane, who had found the liquid cool
and refreshing, and was skeptical
about Its potency.
Aunt Jane took the matter very
hard, and rebuked the ribald mirth of
Mr.. Tubbs. He had to shed tears over
a devastating poem called 1.-The
Drunkard's Home" before she would
forgive him. Cookie made his peace
by engaging to vote the prohibition
ticket at the next election.
Mr.. Shaw was disturbed over Cuth-
bert, who was not at all bad. only
queer and sleepy, and had to be led
away to slumber in retirement. Also,
It was exceptionally low tide and
Mr. Shaw had counted on taking ad-
vantage of 1t to work In the cave.
Now Cuthbert was laid up
You and / will have to manage by
ourselves. Magnus."
"Nothing doing-boat got to be
patched up-go out there without 1t
and get caught" growled the captain.
"well, lend hand, then. We can
be ready with the boat inside an hour.
The captain hesitated queerly. His
wandering eyes seemed to be search
ing In every quarter for something
they did not find. At last he mum
bled that he thought he felt n touch
of the sun, and had decided to lay
off for the afternoon and make his way
across the island. He said he wanted
to shoot waterfowl and that they had
all been frightened away from the
cove. but that with the glass he had
seen them from Lookout thickly about
the other bay.
"yery WE'LL" said lhe Scotchman
coldly. 81 suppose you must suit your
self. | can get the boat in shape with
out help, I dare say" l saw him pres
emily looking In an annoyed and puz-
zled fashion after the vanishing figure
of the sailor.
Mr. Tubbs and the umbrellas soon
disappeared into the woods. l believe
the search for Bill Halliwelfs tomb
stone was no longer very actively pur-
sued. and that he and Aunt Jane ana
Violet spent their time ensconced In
snug little nook with hammocks ana
cushions. / more than suspected MT.
Tubbs of feeling that such bird IN
the hand as Aunt Jane was worth many
doubloons in the bush. But In spite
Of uneasiness about the future. for the
present rested secure in the certainty
that they could not elope from the
island. and that there was no one on
II with authority to metamorphose
Aunt Jane into Mrs. Hamilton IL.
Tubbs.
The waters of the cove had receded
until a fringe Of rocks under the high
land Of the point. usually covered, had
been left bare. l had watched the
emergence of their black Jagged sur
faces for some time before 1t occurred
to me that they offered means OF
access to the cave. The cave-place
Of fascination and mystery! Here