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Synopsis. Jane Harding', respect
able and conservative old spinster
but never too old to think of
marriage with more money than
brains. Is Inveigled by a strong
mlnded spinster. Miss Hlgglesby
Drowne Into financing- an expedition
to hunt for burled treasure on Lee
ward Island. Her niece, Virginia
Harding-, undertaking to stop her,
gets on tho vessel engaged (or tho
hunt, and in tho contusion Is un
willingly carried along. By no
means concealing her distaste for
tho expedition and her contempt
for Its members, Virginia makes
the acquaintance of the Honorable
Cuthbert Vane, and Is somewhat
Impressed by his explanation of the
presence of himself and Shaw.
CHAPTER III. Continued.
Mr. Shaw looked at mo steadily. His
eyes were the kind that seem to see
nil and reveal nothing. I felt a hot
soark of defiance rising In my own.
"And indeed it is too had," lie said
coolly, "that the trip should not be
more to Miss Harding's liking." The
rough edges of his Scotch burr had
been smoothed down by much wander
ing, but you knew at once on which
side of the Solway lie had seen the
light.
"It Is not a question of my liking,"
I retorted, trying to preserve an un
moved and lofty demeanor, though my
heart was beating rather quickly at
finding myself actually crossing
swords with the redoubtable adventur
er, this man who had often faced
death, I could not refuse to believe,
as steadily as he was facing me now.
"It Is not at all a question of my
liking or not liking the trip, but of the
trip Itself being quite the wildest;
thing ever heard out of a story-book."
"Ah yet the world would be poorer
If certain vlld trips had not been tak
en. I seem to remember one Chris
topher Columbus, for instance."
By a vivid lightning flash of wrath
I felt that this adventurer was laugh
lng at me under his sober exterior
even stirring mo up as one does nn
angry kitten.
"Yes," I flnred out, "but Columbus
did not inveigle a confiding old lady
to go along with lilml" Of course
Aunt Jane Is not, properly speaking,
nn old lady, but it was much more
effective to pose her as one for the
moment.
It was certainly effective, to judge
by the sudden firm setting of his
mouth.
"Lad," he said quietly, "lend a hand
below, will you? They are overhaul
ing some of our stuff 'tween decks."
He waited until the Honorable Cuth
bert, looking rather dazed, had retired.
We stood facing each ether, my breath
coming rather hurriedly.
"Miss Harding," he said slowly,
"that was a bitter word you said."
My head went up.
"Bitter, perhaps," I flung back, "but
Is it not true? It Is for you to an
swer." '
"No, It Is not for me to answer, be
cause it is not for you to ask. But
since you tnlk of Inveigling, let me
give you the history of my connection
with the expedition. You will under
stand then that I had nothing to do
with organizing it, but wns merely en
gaged to do my best to carry it
through to success."
"I have already heard a version of
the matter from Mr. Vane."
"And you think he Is in the con
spiracy, too?"
"Certainly not," I replied hastily. "I
mean of course, I know he told me
exactly what he believes himself."
"Then I suppose you consider that
he wns Inveigled, too?"
"I nm not required to consider Mr.
Vane's status at all," I replied with
dignity. "It is my aunt whom I wish
to protect," And suddenly to my dis
may my voice grew husky. I had to
turn my head aside and blink hard at
tho sea.
Ho stood looking down at me he
wns a big man, though of lesser height
than the superb Cuthbert in a way
1 couldn't quite understand. And what
I don't understand always makes me
uncomfortable.
"Very well," he said nfter a pause.
"Maybe your opportunity will come.
It would be a pity Indeed if Miss
Harding were to require no protect
lng nnd a young lady here with such
a good will to It. But If you will take
the suggestion of n man of rather
broader experience than your own
you will wait until the occasion arises,
It is bad generalship, really, to waste
your ammunition like this."
"I dnre sny 1 am not a master of
strategy," I cried, furious at myself
for my moment of weakness and at
him for the softening tone which had
i-rept Into his voice. "I am merely
honest. And when I see Aunt Jane
hypnotized by this Violet person "
"And Indeed I hare seen no reason
to think that Miia nigglesby-Browae
THE BOBBS-MERR.IUL. COMPANY
Is not n most excellent lndy," Inter
rupted Mr. Shaw stiffly. "And let mo
sny tills, Miss Harding: hero wo aro
all together, whether we wish to be
or no, and for six weeks or more on
tho island we shall see no faces but
our own. Are we to be divided from
the beginning by quarrels? Aro may-
bo oven tho men of us to be set by
the ears through the bickering of
women?"
Like the flick of a whip came the
certainty that he was thinking of tho
Honorable Cuthbert. nnd that I was
the rock on which their Dnvld-and
Jonathan friendship might split. Oth
erwise I suppose Miss Hlgglesby-
Browne and I might have clawed each
other forever without Interference
from him.
"Really," I said with I hope well-
simulated scorn, "since I am quite
alone against hnlf a dozen of you, I
should think you could count on put
ting down any rebellion on my part
very ehslly. I repeat, I had no other
object In coming along though I was
renlly kidnaped along than to look
after my aunt As to the treasure
of course I know perfectly well that
there isn't nny."
And I turned my back and looked
steadily out to sea. After a moment
or two I heard him turn on his heel
nnd go away. It was none too soon
for I had already begun to feel unos
tcntatlously for my handkerchief.
Any way, I had had the last word
The rest of ray day was lonely, for
the beautiful youth, probably by ma
levolent design, was kept busy between
"But Columbus Did Not Inveigle
Confiding Old Lady to Go Along
With Him!"
decks. Mr. Tubbs danced attendance
on Aunt Jane nnd Miss Brown, so as
sldudusly that I already began to see
some of my worst fears renllzcd
There was nothing for me to do but
to retire to my berth nnd peruse
tattered copy of Huckleberry Finn
which I found in the cabin.
At dinner, having the Honorable
Cuthbert at my elbow, it was easier
than not to ignore everyone else. Dl
rectly dinner wns at an end, remorse
lessly Captain Magnus led the Honor
able Cuthbert away. I retired
Huckleberry Finn. But a face with
a scar running to the eyebrow looked
up at me from the pages, and I held
colloquies with It In which I said all
the brilliant nnd cutting tilings which
had occurred to me too late.
I was thus engaged when a cry rang
through the ship: "Lund hoi".
CHAPTER IV.
The Isle of Fortune.
I dropped my book and rnn on deck.
Everyone else .was already there. The
great gleaming orb of the tropic moon
wns blinding as the sun. Awny to the
faint translucent line of the horizon
rolled nn Infinity of shining sea
Straight ahead rose a dark conical
muss. It was tho mountainous shapo
of Leeward island.
Everybody was craning to get a
clearer view. "Hall, Isle of Fortune 1"
exclaimed Miss Browne. I think my
aunt would not have been surprised
If It had begun to rain doubloons upon
tho deck.
"I bet we don't put It over some
on them original Argonaut fellers,
Ley?" cried Mr. Tubbs.
Higher and higher across the sky
line cut ho dark crest of the Island
as the freighter steamed valiantly
nhead. Sheer nnd formidable from
the sea rose a lino of black cliffs, and
above them u single peak threw Its
shadow far across tho water. Faintly
we made out the white line of the
breakers oamlng at tba foot of Urn
cliffs.
Wo coasted slowly along, looking
for the mouth of the llttlo bay. Mean
while wo had collected our belongings,
and stood grouped about (he deck,
ready for tho first thrilling plunge
into adventure. My aunt and Miss
Browne hnd tied hugo green veils over
their cork helmets, and were clump
ing about In tremendous hobnailed
boots. All the luggage I was allowed
to tako was In n traveling bag and n
guuny-snck, obligingly donated by tho
cook. Speaking of cooks, I found we
had one of our own, n conl-blnck ne
gro with grizzled wool, an unctuous
voice and the manners of nu old-school
family retainer. So far as I know his
name was Cookie. I suppose he hnd
received another once from his spon
sors In baptism, but If bo, It was bur
led In oblivion.
Now a narrow gleaming1 gnp ap
peared in tho wall of cliffs, and tho
freighter whistled and lay to. There
began a bustle nt tb,o davits, and
shouts of "Lower away I" and for the
first time it swept over mo that wo
were to be put ashore in boats. Aunt
Jane burst out in lamentation. Sho
would not, could not go In a boat.
She had henrll all her life that small
boats were most unsafe. Why didn't
the captain sail right up to tho Island
as she had expected and put us
ashore? Even at Panama with only a
little wny to go sho had felt it suicidal
here It was not to bo thought of.
But the preparations for this des
perate step went on apace, nnd no one
heeded Aunt Jnno but Mr. Tubbs, who
had hastened to succor beauty in dis
tress. Then Aunt Jnne clutched at Mr.
Shaw's coat lapel ns he went by, nnd
he stopped long enough to explnln pa
tlently that vessels of tho freighter's
size could not enter the bay, and that
there really was no danger, and thnt
Aunt Jnne might wait If she liked till
the last boat, as It would tako several
trips to transfer us nnd our baggage.
I supposed of course that this would
include me, and stood leaning on the
rail, watching the 'first boat fade to a
dark speck on the water, when Mr.
Vane nppenrcd at my elbow.
"Heady, Miss Harding? You are
to go in the next boat with me.
asked especially."
"Oh, thanks 1" I cried fervently. Ho
would be much nicer thnn Mr. Tubbs
to cling to as I went down Indeed, ha
was so tall that If It wero at all
shallow placo I might use him as a
stepping-stone and survive. I hoped
drowning men didn't gurglo very much
meanwhile Mr. Vane had disap
peared over the side, and a sailor was
lifting me nnd setting my reluctant
feet on the strands of the ladder.
"Good-by, auntie 1" I cried, ns I be
gnn the descent. "Don't blame your
self too much. Everybody has got to
go some time, you know, and they say
drowning's easy."
With a stifled cry Aunt Jane for
sook Mr. Tubbs and flow to the rail. I
was already out of rench.
"Oh, Virginia 1" sho walled. "Oh
my dear child I If It should be tho
last parting 1"
"Give my Jewelry nnd things to
Bess' baby I" I found strength to call
back. Then the nrms of the Honor
able Mr. Vane received me. Tho
strong rowers bent their backs and
the boat shot out over the mile or two
of bright water between us and tho
Island. Great slow swells lifted us.
We dipped with a soothing, crndlo
llke motion. I forgot to be afraid, In
the delight of the warm wind that
fanned our cheeks, of the moonbeams
that on the crest of every ripple were
splintered to a thousand dancing
lights. I forgot fear, forgot Miss HIg-glesby-Browne,
forgot the harshness
of the Scotch chnrncter.
"Oh, glorious, glorious 1" I cried to
Cuthbert Vane.
"Not so dusty, eh?" ho enmo bnck
In their ridiculous English slnng. Now
an American would have snld: "Some
little old moon that!" We certainly
have our points of superiority.
All around the Island white charg
ing lines of breakers fonmed on rag
ged hal-seen reefs. Now our boat
felt thc.ilft of tho great shoreward
rollers, and sprang forwnrd like a liv
ing thing. The other boat, empty of
all but the rowers nnd returning from
the Island to the ship, passed us with
a hail. We were in tlie llttlo bay un
der the shndow of the frowning cliffs.
At the head of the bay, a quarter
of a mile away, lay a broad white
beach shining under the moon. At
the edge of dark woods beyond a llro
burned redly. It threw Into relief the
black moving shnpes of men upon the
sand.
Strnlght for tho sand tho sailors
drove the boat. Sho struck Jt with a
Jar, grinding forward heavily. Tho
men sprang overboard, wading half
way to the waist. And tho nrma of
the Honorable Cuthbert Vnno hnd
snntched me up and were bearing mo
safe and dry to shore.
Mr. Shaw approached and tho two
men greeted each other In their off
hand British wny. As we couldn't
woll, under the circumstances, main
tain a fiction of mutual Invisibility,
Mr. Shaw, with a certuin obvious hes
itation, turned to me.
"Only lady passenger, eh? Hope
you're not wet through. Cookie's rank
ing coffee over yonder."
"I say, Shnw," cried the beautiful
youth enthusiastically, "Miss Hard
ing's the most ripping sport, you
know! Not the least nervous about
the trip, I assure you."
"A close call. Thought one
time old Nep had got a atran-gle-hold
all right."
(TO UK CONTINUED.)
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Synonymous Symposium That Re
suited In a Change in the Custom
of Many Years.
Smlthers sat slyly sipping slivers at
liver Into Ills mouth. Smlthers ulwayi
has livers for dinner. And ho dcinundif
his livers In smalt silvers.
Sudenly n frown enmo over his face
"Gnrcon 1" ho demnnded.
Siultliera was. proud of his French
nccent.
The waiter slipped softly to his side
"These livers nre not cut Into mniill
enough Hllvers."
The wnlter became confused. Ho was5
nil npologics; In fact, he wns one largo
npology.
"Monsieur Smlthers wnnts his silvers
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"Nol Nol I want my livers In small
er smlthers."
"You mean your slippers In silvered
livers?"
"No! Smlthers llvered In slithered
slippers."
"Oh I Silvers of slithers snilthcrcd in
slippered livers?"
"No! I say, slippered silvers In
smaller smlthers."
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percd slithered livers."
Smlthers changed u' custom of years,
"Bring mo a kidney," ho croaked.
Harvard Lnmpoon.
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