The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-19
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In search ct adventure, 0ox1
Talbot sails On the s. s. sOsieute
for Honolulu. On board, he meets
beautiful vanya Prokovna. pro.
fessional dancer. Vanya ignores
Marx, but he cannot forget her.
In Honolulu, on . round Of the
night clubs, he searches for her
In vain. Next morning, while
standing on . wharf, he watches .
boat sailing BY and is stunned 20
see Vanya on deck. He learns the
vessel belongs to Pearly Shene and
70 undoubtedly heading south for
Tonga in "The Friendly Islands"
Anxious to get away from Homo.
lulu, Marx books passage on the
Colin" sailing west. Mark can.
not resist inquiring about Vanya's
Destination. He learns that THE
Friendly Isles" were once canni.
bal islands now inhabited with the
scum Of the South Seas :. = disrep-
utable place for any girl. All night
Marx 70 haunted BY Vanya's i'm.
age. Despite his resolve to forget
vanya, Marx finally arrives in
Tonga. He feels that If he can
find vanya and learn more about
her. ho will be disappointed and
the oboession will vanish. vanya
10 not &C Tonga 80 Mark heads for
Tongatabu where Pearly Shens
lives. Marx II content and strange.
3 happy. Percy Loring-a beach
eombor, war derelict, and member
Of Q prominent English family
informs Marx that Vanya dances
st the Divers Helmet, owned and
run By pearly Shene, but she 10
away &C the present time. Loring
promises to take Mark to Z native
festival In return for . bottle Of
liquor. In his room, Marks
thoughts again 90 to vanya.
CHAPTER XII
His eogitations were interrupted
By Q medley Of sounds from below.
He heard HonR's excited chatter
mingling with Loring's yells. A
snatch Of shouted song came to him.
"His name is Hong
Fat-bellied swinel
His belts % long
tAK04o - 4kAkS0S
His face 10 wrong,
His neck II bigl
His name 10 Hong,
Tat-bellied pigl"
The 4xacas ended suddenly with
The bong Of the screen door. Mark
heard uncertain mutterings and un-
steady footsteps below his window,
dfnninishinR into the night stiffness.
He rose and hurried downstairs.
Hong. feeling Q reddening bruise
on his vast cheek, stood behind the
bar. Otherwise the room Wa
deserted.
Marx hastened through the door.
Against the glow If the moonpath
on the bay. he saw Loring, swayin4
under Q tree ct the very spot he had
first addressed him. He walked TO-
ward him. The thin figure Of the
bsacheombsr brandished IN empty
bottle. !.
"China swinsl" Lerine Was NUT,
terin9. gwen Q bottle can't hurt
that Tot face Of hist"
Mark took his arm.
.Lot No take you home" he said
AOxSQB GO1100 W OSAAOaAs1o 0seS
recognised him.
"Home?" he said. n am HOMIE
Marx gased around puzzled: ~
eemblanco Of hut OF dwelling VA
near.
"Whsre3s 10 asked
sThis q home" said Lorinl
thickly. He waved the bottle Of tn
glorious canopy Of moon and tropt<
starr. "Tell me-honest opinion
could any palaes b finer? Honest
opinion ~ one gentleman to m
other3"
FANTASTIC NIoHT
Dreams and visions had led Mari
. nono too peaceful night. He rosl
with . feeling Of having wasted TIL
unusual eoolnese which he might
hsve employed In far moro restfu
olumbers. He WAS much too e.
cited over the proximity q vanya
ho decided; his nightmares had Do
volved themselves about her pretty
unfriendly features, mingled viii
roaring Tongans around an unholy
feast Of 'long pig" and . crasy
6houtinG. drunken beacheomber.