THURSDAY. JANUARY 1, 1914.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
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United States for gold at the maturity
tf such one year notes an amount
evial to those delivered In exchange
foi such bonds, if so requested by the
secretary, and at each maturity of one
yeai notes so purchased by such fed
eral reserve bank to purchase from
the United States smcli an amount of
one y?:ir notes as the secretary may
tender to such bank, not to exceed the
amount issued to such bank in the
first iitdanee. In exchange for the 2
Ier centum United States gold bouds;
said oblwntion to purchase at maturi
ty such notes shall continue in force
for a perinl not to exceed thirty years.
For the purixjse of making the ex
change herein provided for the secre
tary of th treasury is authorized to
issue at par treasury notes in coupon
or registered form as he may prescribe
iu denominations of $100 or any multi
ple thereof, lairing interest e. the rate
of 3 per centum per annum, payable
quarterly; such treasury notes to be
payable not more than one yar from
- the date of their issue in gold coin of
the present standard value and to Ik?
exempt as to principal and interest
from the payment of all taxes and
duties of the United States, except as
provided by this act. as well as from
taxes in any form by or under state,
municipal er local authorities. And
for the same purpose the secretary is
authorized and empowered to issue
United States gold bonds at par, bear
ing 3 per centum interest, payable
thirty years from date of issue, such
ltnnds to be of the same general tenor
and effect and to be issued under the
same general terms and conditions as
the United States 3 per centum bonds
without the circulation privilege now
issued an 1 outstanding.
Uin application of any federal re
serve bank, approved by tbe federal
reserve board, the secretary may issue
at par such 3 per eeutulu bonds in ex
change for the one year gold notes
herein provided for.
See. 10. Demand liabilities with
in the meaning of this act shall com
prise all deposits payable within thir
ty days, and lime deposits shall com
prise all deposits payable after thirty
days, and all savings accounts and
certificates of deposit which sire sub
ject to nt less than thirty days' no
tice before payment.
BANK RESERVES
UNDER THE LAW
When the secretary of the treasury
shall have oilicially announced, in such
manner as he may elect, tbe establish
ment of a federal reserve bank iu any
district, every subscribing member
biii.k shall establish and maintain re
serves as follows:
id) A bank not in a reserve or cen
tral reserve city us now or hereafter
Jefiued shall hold and maintain re
SlTvos etiual to 12 per centum of the
iiVregate amount of its demand de
posits and ." per centum of its time de
posits, a3 follows:
In its vaults for a period of twenty
four months after said date five
twoifths thereof and permanently
thereafter four-twelfths.
In the federal reserve bank of its dis
trict, for a period of twelve months aft
er said date, two-twelfths, and for
each succeeding six months an addi
tional one-twelfth until five-twelfths
have been so deposited, which shall be
the amount permanently required.
For a period of thirty-six months
after said date the balance of the re
serves may be held in its own vaults,
or in the federal reserve bank, or in
national banks in reserve or central re
serve cities as now defined by law.
After said thirty-six months" pe
riod said reserves, other than those
hereinbefore required to be held in
the vaults of the member bank and in
the federal reserve bank, shall be held
In the vanJU of the member bank, or
in the federal reserve bank, or in both,
at the option of the member bank.
(b) A bank In a reserve city, as now
or hereafter defined, shall hold and
maintain reserves equal to 15 per cen
tum of the aggregate amount of Its
demand deposits and 5 per centum of
its time deposits, as follows:
In its vaults for a period of twenty
fcur months after said date six-fif
teenths thereof and permanently there- j
Iu the federal reserve bank of its dis
trict for a period of twelve months aft
er the date aforesaid at least three
fifteenths and for each succeeding six
nonths an additional one-fifteenth un
I six-fifteenths have been so deiwslt
l. which shall be the amount per
manently required. For a period of
th-ty-six mouths after said date the
ha. nee of the reserve irmy be held in
its,Wn vaults, or in the federal re
iser, bank, or in national banks iu re
serv,or central reserve cities as now
defniq by law.
Aft said thirty -six months pe
riod of said reset .-s. except those
herein.fore required to be held per
manent Ja the vaults of the member
bunk an in the federal reserve bank,
shall beheld in Its vaults or In the
federal rrve bank, or iu both, at
the optioiijf the member bank.
(c) A bafc ia a central reserve city,
as now or ire-after defined, shall hold
f ml iuuiutal a reserve eqnaJ to 38 per
centum of c-aggregate amount of
its demand l)(isits and 5 per centum
of Its time dibits, as follows:
In its vaults-ix-eighteenths thereof.
In tbe fedeii reserve ' bank seven
eighteenths. "
The balance of-dd reserves shall be
hell in Its own V-! iilts or in the fed
end reserve bankt its option.
. Any federal re-Vve bank may, re
ceive from the miber banks as re
serves, not exceedi one-half of each
Installment. e!igibUvaper as describ-
m in sc iion rorrtea properly Indors
ed atld aeept-t:lb!i tv nol.l rnurvA
bank.
LIKE RESERVE DEPOSITS
IN NATIONAL BANKS
It m state bank or trust company is
required by the law of its state to
keep its reserves either in its own
vaults or with another state bank or
trust company such reserve deposits
so kept in such' state bank or trust
company shall be construed, within
the meaning of this section, as if they
were reserve deposits in a national
hank in a reserve or central reserve
city for a period of three years after
the secretary of the treasury shall
have officially announced the estab
lishment of a federal reserve bank in
the district in which such state bank
or trust company is situate. Except
as thus provided no member bank
shall keep on deposit with any non
member bank a sum in excess of 10
per centum of its own paid up capital
and surplus. No member bank shall
act as the medium or agent of a non
member bank in applying for or re
ceiving discounts from a federal re
serve bank under tie provisions of this
act, except by permission of the fed
eral reserve loard.
The reserve carried by a member
bank with a federal reserve bank may.
under the regulations and subject to
such penalties as may be prescribed
by the federal reserve board, be check
ed against and withdrawn by such
member bank for the purpose of meet
ing existing liabilities; provided, how
ever, that no bank shall at any time
make new loans or shall pay any divi
dends unless and until the total re
serve required by law is fully restored.
In estimating the reserves required
by this act the net balance of amounts
due to and from other banks shall be
taken as the basis for ascertaining the
deposits against which reserves shall
be determined. Ilalances In reserve
banks due to member banks shall, to
the extent herein provided, be counted
as reserves.
National banks located io Alaska
or outside the continental United
States may remain nonmember banks,
and shall In that event malntalu
reserves and comply with all the
conditions now provided by law regu
lating them; or said banks, except in
the Philippine Islands, may, with the
consent of the reserve board, become
member banks of any one of the re
serve districts, and shall, in that event,
take stock, maintain reserves and be
subject to all the other provisions of
this act.
Sec. 20. So much of sections 2 and
3 of the act of Juno 20, 1S74. entitled.
"An act fixing the amount of United
States notes, providing for a redistri
bution of the national bank currency
and for other purposes," as provides
that the fund deposited by any na
tional banking association with the
treasurer of the United States for the
redemption of its notes shall be count
ed as a part of its lawful reserve as
provided in the act aforesaid be, and
the same is hereby repealed. And
from and after the passage of this act
such fund of " per centum shall in no
case be counted by any national bank
ing association as a part of its lawful
reserve.
Bank Examinations Twice a Year.
Sec. 21. That section 5240 United
States revised statutes be amended to
read as follows: "The comptroller of
the currency, with the approval of the
secretary of the treasury, shall appoint
examiners who shall examine every
member bank at least twico in every
calendar year and oftener if considered
necessary: provided, however, that the
federal reserve board may authorize
examination by the state authorities to
be accepted in the case of state banks
and trust companies and may at any
time direct the holding of a special ex
amination of state banks or trust com
panies that are stockholders in any
federal reserve bank. The examiner
making the examination of any na
tional bank, or of any other member
bank, shall have power to make a
thorough examination of all the affairs
of the bank, and in doing so he shall
have power to administer oaths and to
examine any of the officers and agents
thereof under oath and shall make a
full and detailed report of the condi
tion of said bank to the comptroller of
the currency.
The federal reserve board, upon the
recommendation of "ie comptroller of
the currency, shall fix the salaries of
all bank examiners and make report
thereof to congress. The expense of
the examinations herein provided shall
be assessed by the comptroller of the
currency upon the banks examined in
proportion to assets or resources held
by the banks upon the dates of ex
amination of the various banks.
Iu addition to the examinations
made and conducted by the comp
troller of the currency, every federal
reserve bank may, with the approval
of the federal reserve agent or the fed
eral reserve board, provide for spe
cial examination of member banks
within its district. The expense of
such examinations shall be borne by
the bank examined. Such examina
tions shall be conducted as to inform
the federal reserve bank of the condi
tion of its member banks and of the
lines of credit which are being extend
ed by them. Every federal reserve
bank shall at all times furnish to the
federal reserve board such information
as may be demanded concerning the
condition of any member bank within
the district of the said federal reserve
bank.
No bank shall be subject to any vis
itatorial powers' other than such as
are authorized by law, or vested in the
courts of justice, or such as shall be
or shall have been exercised or direct
ed by congress, or by either house
thereof, or by aay comrcittee of con
gress of either house duly authorized.
The federal reserre board shall, at
least Snce each year, order an exami
nation of each federal reserve bank,
and upon joint application of ten mem
ber banks the federal reserve board
shall order a special examination ani
report of the condition of any federal
reserve hank.
See. 211 No member bank or any
officer, director or employee thereof
shall hereafter make any loan or
grant any . gratuity to any bank ex
aminer. Any bank, officer, director
or employee Violating this provision
shall be deemed ' guilty of a misde
meanor and shall be imprisoned not
exceeding one year or fined not more
than $3,000, or both; may be fined a
further sum equal to the money so loan
ed or gratuity given. Any examiner
accepting a loan or gratuity from any
bank examined by him or from an
officer, director or employee thereof
shall be deemed guilty of a misde
meanor and shall be Imprisoned not
exceeding one year or fined not more
than $5,000, or both, and fined a fur
ther sum equal to the money so loaned
or gratuity given, and shall forever
thereafter be disqualified from holding
office as a national bank examiner.
No national bank examiner shall per
form any other service for compensa
tion while holding such office for any
bank or officer, director or employee
thereof.
Other than the usual salary or direc
tor's fee paid to any officer, director or
employee of a member bank and other
than a reasonable fee paid by said
bank to such officer, director or em
ployee for services rendered to such
bank no officer, director, employee or
attorney of a member bank shall bo a
beneficiary of or receive, directly or in
directly, any fee, commission, gift or
other consideration for or in connec
tion with any transaction or business
of the bank. No examiner, public or
private, shall disclose the names of
borrowers or the collateral for loans of
a member bank to other than the prop
er officers of such bank without iirst
having obtained the express permis
sion in writing from the comptroller
of the currency or from the board of
directors of such bank except when
ordered to do so by a court of compe
tent jurisdiction or by direction of the
congress of the United States or of
either house thereof or any committee
of congress, or of either house duly
authorized. Any person violating any
provision of this section shall be pun
ished by a fine of not exceeding ?5,(jO0
or by imprisonment not exceeding one
year, or both.
Except as provided in existing laws
this provision shall not take effect un
til sixty days after the passage of this
act.
Sec. 23. The stockholders of every
national banking association shall be
held individually responsible for all
contracts, debts and engagements of
such association each to the amount of
his stock therein at the par value there
of in addition to the amount invested in
such stock. The stockholders in any
national banking association who shall
have transferred their shares or regis
tered the transfer thereof within sixty
days next before the date of the fail
ure of such association to meet its ob
ligations or with knowledge of such
Impending failure shall be liable to the
same extent as if they had made no
such transfer to the extent that the
subsequent transferee fails to meet
such liability; but this provision shall
not be construed to affect in any way
any recourse which such shareholders
might otherwise have against those In
whose names such shares are renster
ed at the time of such failure.
FARM LAND LOANS
PROVIDED FOR
See. 24. Any national banking as
sociation not situated iu a central
reserve city may make loans secur
ed by improved and unencumbered
farm land situated within its fed
eral reserve district, but no such loau
shall be made for a longer time than
five years nor fcr an amount exceeding
GO per centum of the actual value of
the property offered as security. Any
such bank may make such loans in an
aggregate sum equal to 25 per centum
of Its capital and surplus or to one
third of its time deposits, and such
banks may continue hereafter, as here
tofore, to receive time deposits and
pay interest on the same.
The federal reserve board shall have
power from tiire to time to add to the
list of cities in which national banks
shall not be permitted to make loans
secured upon real estate in the man
ner described in this section.
Foreign Branches.
Sec. 23. Any national banking as
sociation possessing a capital and
surplus of $1,000,000 or more may file
application with the federal reserve
board, upon such conditions and under
such regulations as may be prescribed
by the srdd board, for the purpose of
securing authority to establish branch
es in foreign countries or dependen
cies of the United States for the fur
therance of the foreign comt-itrce of
the United Stites and to act. if re
quired to do so. as fiscal agents of the
United States. Such application shall
specify, in addition to the name and
capital of the banking association fil
ing it. the place or places where the
banking operations proposed are to be
carried on and the amount of capital
set aside for the conduct of its for
eign business. The federal 4 reserve
board shall have power to approve or
to reject such application if. in its
judgment, the amount of capital pro
posed to be set aside, for the conduct J
of foreign business is inadequate or if j
for other reasona the granting of such
application is deemed inexpedient.
Every national tanking ass-jation
which shall receive authority to estab
lish foreign branches s'l.f.; bo required
at al! times to furnish iu formation
concerning the condition of suck
branches to the comptroller of the
currency upon demand, and 'ie fed
eral reserve board may order special
examinations of the said foreiga
branches at such time or times as it
may deem best. Every such national
banking association shall coi;miet the
accounts of each foreign branch in
dependently of the accounts of other
foreign branches established by it and
f Its home office, and shall at the end
of each fiscal period transfer to its
general ledger the profit or loss accru
ing at each branch as a separate item.
Sec. 20. All provisions of law in
consistent Avith or superseded by any
f the provisions of this act are to
that extent and to that extent only
hereby repealed. Nothing in this act
contained shall be construed to reieal
the parity provision or provisions con
tained in an act approved March 14.
1900, entitled "An act to define and
fix the standard of value, to maintain
the parity of all forms of money is
sued or coined by the United States,
to refund the public debt and for oth
er purposes," a ad the secretary of the
treasury may for the purpose of main
taining such parity and to strengthen
the gold reserve borrow gold on the
security of United States bouds au
thorized by section 2 of the act last
referred to or for one year gold notes
bearing interest at a rate of not to ex
ceed 3 per centum per annum or sell
the same if necessary to obtain gold
When the funds of the treasury on
hand justify he may purchase and re
tire such outstanding bonds and notes.
NATIONAL BANKS
TAXED
ON NOTES
Sec. 27. The provisions of the act
of May 30, l'JCS, authorizing national
currency associations, the issue of ad
ditional national bank circulation and
creating a national monetary commis
sion, which expires by limitation un
der the terms of such act on the Doth
day of June, l'J14, are hereby extend
ed to June 30, l'J13. and sections 5153.
5172. 5191 and 5214 of the revised
statutes of the United States, which
were amended by the act of May 30.
1P0S, are hereby re-enacted to read as
such sections read prior to May 30.
liMj.3. subject to such amendments or
modifications as are prescribed in this
act; provided, however, that section 9
of the act first referred to iu this sec
tion is hereby amended so us to change
the tax rates fixed in said act by mak
ing the portion applicable thereto read
as follows:
"National banking associations hav
ing circulating notes secured other
wise than by bonds of the United
States shall pay for the first three
months a tax at the rate of 3 per cen
tum per annum upon the average
amount of such of their notes in circu
lation as are based upon the deposit
of such securities and afterward an
additional tax rate of one-half of 1
per centum per annum for each month
until a tax of 0 per centum per annum
is reached and thereafter such tax of
G per centum per annum upon the av
erage amount of such notes."
Sec. 2S. Section 5143 of the revised
statutes is hereby amended and re-enacted
to read as follows: "Any asso
ciation formed under this title may,
by the vote of shareholders owning
two-thirds of its capital stock, reduce
its capital to any sum not below the
amount required by this title to au
thorize the formation of associations,
but no such reduction shall be al
lowable Avhich will reduce the capital
of the association below the amount
required for its outstanding circula
tion, nor shall any reduction be macla
until the amount of the proposed re
duction has been reported to the comp
troller of the currency and such re
duction has been approved by the said
comptroller of the currency and by tha
federal reserve board or by the organ
ization committee pending the organ
ization of the federal reserve board."
Sec. 29. If any clause, sentence, par
agraph or part of this act shall for
any reason be adjudged by any court
of competent jurisdiction to be in
valid, such judgment shall not alTecL
impair or invalidate the remainder of
this act. but shall be confined iu its
operation to the clause, sentence, para
graph or part thereof directly involved
in the controversy in which such judg
ment shall have been rendered.
Sec. 30. The right to amend, alter or
repeal this act is hereby expressly r
served.
He Was Quite Serious.
Some lime ago the father of a beau
tiful girl noticed that a certain young
man was pulling on the doorbell with
remarkable frequency for one who
wasn't supposed to be on 'the visiting
list. He was there on Tuesday, be
was there on Thursday, and be was
there on Saturday. This continued
for a couple of weeks, and finally the
old man concluded that if lie was
jroing to have a son-in-law lie ought to
know something about it: hence be
tot busy.
"Just a minute, young man." lie re
marked as the visitor emerged from
the house one afternoon. "I wish to
have a talk with you."
"Certainly, sir," politely responded
the young man. "What can I do lor
you?"
"It's just this way." answered papa,
getting right'clown to the question at
once. "I have noticed you have been
calling on my daughter for some time
now. and 1 naturally want to know
If your intentions are serious."
."They certainly are." was tbe prompt
rejoinder of the young man. "I nu
trying to induce her to buy a now
piano and let me take the -old one in
the-parlor in exchange." Philadelphia
Telegraph
A PERSON
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LLOYD OSC0URNE
Copyright, 1511, by the Cobba-Merrill
Company
CHAPTER XVIII.
Lctoalcfa.
-a- lOTOAI.OFA was in sizht. a
9 I straj.M:ig row of dbs to th-we
2J 0; tlie bridge surf, beacln
, --- palms and shining shadowy la
goon to the watchers iu the foretop.
Gathered on the bridge, and surround
ing the venerable monarch vho re
clined in a deck chair, v.as the little
part' privileged to' be Avith him Matt,
with binoculars to his eyes, standing
beside stout old Von Tod'oben. and
overtopping him by a head. Chris, Iu
an officer's cloak, seated on the elon
gated end of the emperor's chair, a po
sition of honor to which she had been
specially called. Urardt-is. now Yon
Tripwitz. in a borrowed, ill fitting uni
form, punctiliously remaining aloof
from tlie frequent consultations.
As night closed in r.:i animated di-cu.i-ion
took place, with M.-'tt in the
eenler of the group, and for the mo
ment tho most Important individual
4 here?, for it turned on him Avhether
or not the vessel was to I. old her -.-sitiou
till morning, or venture the en
trance of the lagoon by moonlight.
Mutt's o.vn counsel v. as for caution,
for the man-of-war drew twenty-six
fv'et of water, and while be felt rea
sonably s ire of piloting her safely
through t-i- northern channel (tin-re
was another, the western channel,
deeper but more tortuous;, be shrank
from assuming so great a responsibil
ity in tbe dark. Admiral You Tod'.o
ben sided Avith Matt, lis did the crap-
tain and the navigating lieutenant.
Hut tlie o'.d emperor, lying in the thvk
chair, could net be mr.de to appreciate
the risk. lie reiterated his request to
have the ship taken in at once. From
suave he became i'npath nt.
"Your majesty is unwise," he said
bluntly, waiting till the old man had
recovered his sorely thakon compos
ure. "If you Avill peru.it mo to sug
gest it, why not take one of the steam
pinnaces, and let the ship hoid oil till
dawn';"
This simple expedient was hotly re
sisted by the ofiicers. to Avhom the per
sonal security of the emperor Avas of
almost sacred importance, but the lat
ter Avas more than pleased with tne
Idea and welcomed it enthusiastically.
While the pinnace was being hoisted
out and steam raised in her loi!er, the
warship's searchlight began to Hash
its dazzling and spreading beam, and
as though in answer a spot of light
glimmered on the horizon like a red
hot coal. It was a primitive beacon,
reared and brightly burning on the
beach of the island, to help the ship
keep her position and lide out the
night Avithout danger.
Such concern for strangers surprised
Matt and made him Avonder. In his
whole previous experience but three
vessels had ever ent jred the lagoon,
and John Mort had resented their In
trusion and shortened their stay wiih
the utmost bitterness, refusing them
water and firewood, banning any iu
tercouse and disputing, ride in hand,
their light to land. In contrast, this
friendly beacon struck Matt as odd, in
deed, and at variance Avith every
thing Le remembered. Hut he had lit
tle time to give to suoh rejections, for
the pitnaee Avas soon ready, and they
descended the gangway and took their
places in her cockpit the emperor,
Chris and Yon Todloben, Avith himself
at the tiller.
The end of the pier Avas clustered
with natives avIio stood waiting Avitli
out a sound for thy boat to approach.
It made a bumpy lauding at the stone
steps, the boat hooks scraping the
slimy sides of the pier and bringing it
slowly to rest. Matt leaped out first.
cryingJ.'Talofa" rjsht and left and was
mobbed in tbe throng of half naked
humanity that surged about him, call
ing and repeating bis name Avith unre
strained joy. What nose rubbing!
What excitement! What a rusli and
jostle of Kanaka affection! lint wh it
was I'eau saying. IVau. grave and
dignified in even that press, with his
chiefly carriage and earnest eyes? To
be prepared for evil tidings! What did
he mean? Where av.is the chief? What
was all this about the hand of flod?
"Where is he?" quavered the em
peror. "Why is lie not here?
"lie is dead,- Matt said at last.
The old man tottered and Avouid havo
fallen had not Matt sustained him. lie
Avas assisted to an upturned canoe,
where he sat, half fainting, supported
by Von Todloben. lie beckoned Matt
to him and in a tone strangely color
less and so low it Avas almost a Avhis
per, asked, "When did it happen?"
"Ho tells me it was about four
months ago," returned Matt. "It Avas
a fevor; he Avas hardly ill two days,
though for some time before he had
suffered attacks of pain; he passed
aAvay suddenly and was conscious and
Avithout any thought he was in danger
till an hour before the end."
"And did he leave no word, no let
ter?" Matt translated the question toTcau.
A
"N"o. ex "::. !!-r. pTi.-d th- l.itt. r
in Samoa?!. H.misrh 1 asked l.in for
ia)!' in our protM.ti' i: !et we l .".-rrn-ed
of hi- death. Itut Iu a:iw tr-d
mockingly he did not irtend to die.
and Avas not Mirovn.i there. le-idc, r
spe.i!; for u?
Matt repented tbl with !me oniN
fions. Tien dterm!nl:i? t roixil
nothing I.e went en: "lie wc n t
a lore, your majesty; le l.a I with him
here a young and beautiful woman,
who loved hint devotedly and who till
ed herself on l.is grave. lie called. ber
Mirovna a very beautiful ni.in.
Tney nre burb-d dde by d le."
Tbe ld man listened unmoved. "It
is iiot for rue to J'id-:e hT. lie a!d.
r.d Avith this comment never r fern-1
to Mirovna again, remnhiing tolcnt f-r
a long while and sunk in n sort f
stupor. At l ist he r-'-i; unstea lily to
Ills feet and asked t-- le taken to the
grave. "It Is the end of my long jour
ney," he k.u.1. "The end of many,
many tldm:."
Tie little pirty. gnldod by I'cnu.
f'"-und themselves In a barren re.-i..n
broken in little hl'.'ock ami p n to
the unshaded brilliancy of th imx n.
Here. In a sandy h-'!'ow and unutter
ably melancholy In tl.e!r ni-ct. td
two small wooden crosses painted
white, surmounting a pair of narro-.r
mounds side by side.
They stopped, and the white men un
covered. I'eau. who wore nothing on
Ms glistening, black hair, reverently
'neMrrvl his ht:nl.
"Which is my son's? asked th era
peror, gazing at the ground.
I'eau pointed at the nearest grave.
"The chief sleeps there." Le said in
native to Matt.
The e'.d emperor had fallen on his
knees in prayer with one ami ait:t
the cross. It Seemed a sacrilege l
watch him. though not an eye wa
dry and rug-red "Von ""ToniuN'it n:'
shaking with sobs. Tlie uweaiiig
moaa .f the surf, the wcirJnss and
loneliness of tbe siot. that frail. tr:'ic
fiirure crouching in the iif iili-ht all
affected th little company profoundly.
Nothing Avas said; the unspoken wbh
was oboyel. They slowly retraced
their steps, tho old man walking apart,
unassisted. In this funereal tin-inner
they reached the pier, Avbere tha em
peror at last broke the oppressive si
leuce.
"And you?"' he asked, turning to
Matt. "Tell me what I may do f -r
you. Tell me how I can reward you."
Matt did not answer, though ix-rp'x-It"
and di.-niay Avere evident on hi."
face.
"You are tiirht." continued the em
peror. "It is for me to give, not fr
you to ask. Would it please you
would it content you to remain "it this
Island and receive it from me as a
Rift?''
"OIi. your majesty, nothing in the
world could make me happier."
"Then assemble these savages and
let us inform them that you are now
the master."
"It is not recesary, your majesty.
They wiil le!ieve rae when I tell
them.
"And 1 must do more," went on the
old man, Avith pathetic earnestness.
"That sum once ffend yon as a bribe
and so honorablj' refused it must also
be yours. I shall send it to you by a
vessel, and if then you find this isola
tion greater than y u can lear my o'.ll
cers avI'.I be instructed to take you
where ver you wish.
Matt was overwhelmed.
"I should be most glad of tho ves
sel." he said after stammering his
thanks. "I'.ut as for money, what
there Is here must already be a for
tune." "Accept the one from me and the
other from my son," returned the em
peror. "Goodby. my friend, and keep
ns lioth in your remembrance, as I on
my part will ever cherish yon in mine."
With another wjrd to Chris, who
hand he bent over and saluted with
stately courtesy, be descended Into the
pinnace and took his place with Von
Tixllobon. The lr.tter looked up and
raised his cap. Uren an he did jo tbe
loat was pushed off. and the water Ie
gan to 1k)II under her stern. A mo
ment later she was skimming over the
lagoon toward tlie lights of the man-of-war,
now twinkling at tho entrance
of the pass. Matt and Chris, hand In
hand, gazed after her spelllionnd.
A d-precatory cough brought them
tack to earth.
"The great house has leen prepared
for the reception of your excellencies.
said I'eau. -And if It le yoor high
chief desire a trife repast awaits jonr
condescension."
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