Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-04-27

q ~ anu XVI III ~ nNl-nilH utlAlOA
industry.
As l wanted TO observe develop
ments-a very necessary thing whe
you are playing Providence chos
a central position In the shade an
pulled out some very smudgy tattinl
a sort OF Penelope's web which Their
was no prospect OF my ever complel
ing. but which served admirably I
give me an appearance of occupation
at critical moments.
Mr.. Tul,bs also had sought a shad.
spot. and was tanning himself will
his helmet. From time 10 time h
hummed. in n maBne determined,
gay. However he might disguise Il
from himself. this time Mr.. Tubbs hae
overshot his mark. The truth was
since our arrival on the island MFR
Tubbs had felt himself the spoiled
child of fortune. Aunt Jane and Miss
Iiigglesby-B Browne were the joint com
mnnders of the expedition, and ne com
manded them. The %Scotchman's the
o~retical rank as leader had -iny0lyed
aAtAtAf@lnt A0ttDAdAt1t VI ul-tnt "
sponslbility and blame, while authority
rested with the pettieoat government
dominated by the bland and willy
Tubbs.
But now. faced with the failure of
his coup d'etat, Mr.. Tubbs' situation
was, TO say the least, awkward. He
had risked all and lost IL. But he
maintained an air OF Jaunty seIf-con=
hdence, slightly tinged with irony. 1t
was all very well. he seemed TO Inn
ply. for us 10 try TO get along without
II. III. We would discover the impos
sibility OF II soon enough.
Aunt Jane. dropping, had been led
away TO the cabin by Miss Higglesby-
Browne You now heard the voice
OF Violet In exhortatlon. mingled with
Aunt james sobs. | seemed TO see
that an ear Of Mr.. Tubbs was cooked
attentiyely In that direction. He had
indeed erred in the very %wantonness
~ triumph. for a single glance would
have kept Aunt Jane loyal and Prodi-
gal of excuses for him In the face of
any t%reachery. Not even Violet could
have clapped the lid on the up-welling
font of sentiment In Aunt james heart.
Only the cold c0ntemning eye of III. II.
had concealed that tepld flow.
The morning wore ON with ever-in-
.reasiug heat. and as nothing hap
| began 10 find my watchful
dull. Crusoe, MORN ont per
by some private nocturnal pig
lunt. slept heavily where the drip OF
he spring over the brfm OF old
ieintz's kettle cooled the air. | be-
TO consider whether IL would not
le well TO take a walk with Cuthbert
and discover the tombstone all
yer again. ] knew nothing. of course.
( Mr.. Tubb's drastic measures with
he celebrated landmark. AS to Cuth-
ert's Interrupted courtship, | depend
d IN the vast excitement of discov-
the cave TO distract his mind
IL. For that was the fdea, OF
nurse-Cuthbert Vane and 1 would
liked could prick the bubble OF Mr..
lIbbs' ambitions, without relating the
hole strange story OF the diary and
he Island Queen. I
But meanwhile the cave drew me
Ike a magnet. jealousy desired to
2 the first To see II. 10 snatch from
r.. Tubbs the honor of discovery. And :
wanted TO know about poor Peter |
nd the doubloons that he had gone I
ack to fetch. :
But already Captain Magnus had i
the post OF duty and depart !
4 on an unknown errand. Could | ask {,
uthbert Nane TO do 1t, too? And 4
len | smiled a smile that was half :
| might ask him-but he would a
me. In Cuthbert's simple code, :
srtain things were done" certain
hers not Among the nots was 10 h
III In standing by a friend. And just q
NV Cuthbert was standing by Dugald r
nav. Therefore mods and becks and l,
reathed smiles were vain. In Cuth- =
'rt's quiet, easy-mannered. thick a
'aded way he could turn his back n
lmly on the face of love and follow /,
harsh call of duty even TO death. .
would not occur to him not to.
nd he never would suspect himself n
being a hero-that would be quite 8
e incest part OF II. :
And yet | knew poor Cuthbert was
exploded superstition. an anachro- n
sm, part efa-s vanishing order of n
ings, and that the ideal which was q
him was a boiler-pIated mon
err with clockwork heart and brain, /,
med Efficiency. And hat Cuthbert n
nst go. along with bis Jacobean ma v
#. and his family ghost. and the q
ks In the park. and everything else c
at couldn't prove Its right TO live q
cept by being fine and lovely and /,
Ii OF garnered sweetness OF the 2,
St Z
this point In nay ~meditations the r,
or of the cabin opened and Miss a.
'owne came out. looking sternly res o,
lte. Aunt Jane followed. very pink u