Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-03-16
VIII.
"Lassle. LassIs

"Lassie, LassIe . !"
Two or three days later occurred 9
painful episode. The small unsuspect
cd 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
u~nexpanded io~wer-spathes is drawn
on to form a potent tOddy, so that
where every prospect p~leases man may
still be vile. Cookie, experlmentally
disposed, set TO work. Mr.. vane, also
experimentally, sampled the results of
Cookies efforts. The liquor had mere
ly been allowed to ferment, whereas
a 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
MIR. Tubbs. He had 10 shed tears over
a devastating poem called ''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 10 slumber. I'm retirement. Also,
It was exceptionally low tide and
MIR. Shaw had counted on taking adj
vantage OF II to work In the cave. |
Now Cuthbert was laid up
"You and l will have to manage by
ourselves, Magnus."
Nothing doing-boat got to be
patched up-go out there without 1t
and get caught p growled the captain.
well, lend a hand. then. We can
be ready with the boat inside an hour"
The captain hesitated queeriy. His
eyes seemed to be search
ing In every quarter for something
they did not find. At last he mum
hled that he thought he felt a touch
OF the sun, and md decided to lay
on for the afternoon and make his way
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
them from Lookout thickly about
the other bay.
VERY WELL" said Che Scotchman
II suppose you must suit your
self. / can get the boat In shape with
cut help, / dare say" / saw him pres
emily looking in an annoyed and puz-
zled fashion after the vanishing figure
Of the sailor.
MI. Tubbs and the umbrellas soon
disappeared into the woods. | believe
the search for Bill Halliwelfs tomb
stone was no longer very actively pur-
sued, and that he and Aunt Jane and
Violet spent their time enscenced in a
n little nook with hammocks and
cushions. / more than suspected Mr..
Tubs of feeling that such a bird In
the hand as Aunt jane was worth many
doubIoons In the bush. But In spite
bf uneasiness about the future. for the
I rested secure In the certainty
that they could not eIope from the
and that there was no one on
K with authority TO metamorphose
Aunt Jane into Mrs. Hamilton III.
The waters OF the rove had receded
EntiI a fringe Of rocks under the high
and Of the point. usually covered, had
left bare. l had watched the
tm<rKence OF their black Jagged sur
for some time before II occurred
10 u< that they offered y means OF
.csess to the cave. The c~sve-piace