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PAGE THREW TUB SPRINGFIELD NEWS TlIURRDAY APRII, 12, 1928 Red Hair Blue Sea By STANLEY P. OSBORN WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE for efficiency In lianillliiK men Van Palmyra Tree and her parents, with had hud neither occasion nor upper Pulinyra'a two suitors, Van Buren (unity. Rutger and John Thurston and aomti Here spoke her good common ether friend*, are cruising on tho sense. Yacht Rulnbnw. * | And, being unaware of Mra. Craw- Palmyra'. startle.! by seeing u hand ford'» original plot, .h e could hardly thru.t In through the port of her be exp«<tv«l to note that the wreck cabin» niukea a »ecret Investigation bud reversed the situation 1 that atul discover* ft »towaway—a man ao where, before, John had been put to mild In appearance that «he la die disadvantage, now Van had been appointed—and tell« him no . He com mands her to glance at the door. Hhn obeya and »eea a huge, flerce, copper huiol man—with a ten Inch knife held between grlnnlg lipa! Burke, tho atownway, explain« that It In a Joke. But Palmyra 1« shaken Next day, Burke und the brown man go up on dark. The «towaway entertain» them with wild tales of an adventuresome Bfe—which his listeners refuse to be lieve! Palmyra «pend« more and more time with the stowawaiys to avoid Van ami John, hut when the stowaways are put u«hore at Honolulu «he de cide« she love« Van. The night the eim igenient 1« announced the Itnln- how hit» a reef. In the excltemwnt which follow« John rescues both Van und Palmyra— hut Palmyra think« It In Van who «aved her. Now read on: — A. the schooner bore down upon them «he broke out the Amerl an colors. When »he was abrea.t of their position «he cuine about and then hove to In lee of the reef. A boat was loworod Palmyra, through her glasses. »aw • hat three men got Into thia boa*. Two of them w ,re undoubtedly native «ramen. The ll.l.tl who had been recunnolterlng from tho cro»a-tree» "Y ou — y o u brute!" she arled. "Turn — this — vesael — b a c k. Turn It back In stantly!” CHAPTER IV Ikayllght made clear two facta: the Rainbow had «truck In such a way that It would be Impossible to get her off; the Island was uninhabited. A« the exploratory boat rounded a ...................... apur of reef that covered the pannage given the role he could not play. Into the lagoon, opened out the The Inevitable had occurred be- largest Islaud from the sea, Palmyra tween these men. As Thurston had burst Into un exclamation of delight risen to leader.hip, so Van—had »unk She turned to John and Van. "It la to his place a . a private In the rank», pretty," .h e .aid, "but—cruel." She I’almyra did not .ee, suspect, felt a first little shiver of realisation. They wore easlly cheered that first "There'» nothing upon It. No shelter, day. True, the Island bore no «Ign no food." of native visitation. But with their Van gave her a hnggwrd look launch they could easily reach the "And," he said, "there's not one drop nearest Inhabited lagoon, or they Of water. When wo ve used what we could even build a sea worthy craft from material of the wreck, were bring ashoro. . . Thurston whirled upon him. they not certain some passing sail '■JJon't!“ he cried. "Don't dare tell would soon take them off. Thus the first day. But when the them that. We'll filler salt water through thia sand or rig a condenser second came and went and the third dawned upon an empty ocean, they with Junk from the wreck.” Palmyra had not. been consciously began to despond. At night a beacon aware of Thurston's leadership until fire had biased forth Its appeal— they hours after the catastrophe, her atti must soon turn to the Ilalnbow for tude was typical to them all. perhaps fuel—and by day the launch waited even of Thuraton himself. There had to overhaul any passerby. But of been nomethlng to do; the stronger what avail these upon a sea where no nature had asserted Itself. And the one seemed to venture. And then, at midday, from the ship's company, acquiescing thus auto niatleally, with scarcely any reg wreck acroea the lagoon, there boom istered sense of change, paid him Its ed nut a signal gun. A sail!—a sail!! —* aall!!! highest compliment. Rapidly the deliverer rose from the She had not thought to wonder why A vessel of no great tonnage. Thurston, rather than her fiance, had sea oeen chosen. He had a reputation she sailed with noticeable speed. appeared to be a white man. She watched the»:» az they pulled rupldly through Jbe passage and across the lagoon. Then In astonish ment. Bhe lowored the binoculars to blare at Van Bureu Rutger. He was now dautlng over the corai clinkers like a musical comedy bid (con. “By the Great tl«xl Cash!" he cried "It It Isn't ll'l old Pirate Burke." Almost from the moment Ponspe Burke came runulux up the sands Ft In vra perceived s «: Jerence. A. an it that the ridiculous habEI- wu-nta of the Ran bow had given wav to the starched white of the trop’cal salp's master? Or was It that ahe missed the >b- Or was It that she missed the ob- struslve humility? No longer a stow away, he spoke to Mrs. Crawford as one master of craft to another, full note of equality. Perhaps, after all, the fact might be no more than a Juvenile sort of vanity In himself as master of that swift sail; a vanity bubbling over at unexpectedly finding Its audience. And he must have had some vague hope of such a reunion as this. For he was saying now that, on the Rain- -re». If you smoke for pleasure —and that’s what made this cigarette famous— join the happy company o f s m o k e r s w h o are getting complete enjoy ment from smoking Camels Today, as for m any years, Camels lead by billions and they keep right on growing bow, he’d withheld the fact he had a vessel of hla own lying up at Hon olulu; withheld It on the chance of “surprising 'em somewhere out here." There could be no question of his pride In that fast craft. And had they seen. He Interrupted himself with that oddly un adult mirth of his. Had they seen her name! O'.i, they'd laugh when they did sec They'd never guess In a thousand years. Pigeon of Noah Van seized his hand with Impulsive warmth. "Why then this must be. . Why, Mr. Noah, I didn't recognise you now you've shaved." Burke guffawed delightedly. "I sure will feel like Noah," he said, "a-tak- Ing you all on to the Ark, two by two." He turned, presently, to the pile of salvaged stores and gear. The l*lgeon, as was evident, could stow only the more valuable part. The rest must be left under canvas and sent for. Details were arranged Burke would get back aboard at once to take charge of the schooner. The yacht's launch, with three of ner own men, would tow Burke’s boat out, both loaded w!»h stores. *Whlle these were unloading at the Lupe-a-Noa, Thurs ton would get his other boats into the water, sort over the supplies. "We'll stow the very best first,” said Burke In conclusion, "and then see what space we got left for second rate cargo.” The launch hove a line to the Pigeon’s boat and one of the native boys stood ready to carry his master out Now, however, I’altnyra, unable io satisfy a youthful poignant curiosity at long distance through her blnocn- lars. spoke up eagerly. "Oh. Captain Burke, do please take me with yqu! I'd Just love to be first aboard.” "Me, too,” cried Constance. The man was pleased, flattered. "But—" he hesitated awkwardly— "the boat’s heavy loaded and ther# won't be no room aboard while we'r* taking cargo. Bo 1 better Invite only one this trip." He winked at Thar»- ton. "And Miss Tree she asked first, and seeing as how she was the best (f km tinned on Pag» *) Do Husbands Really Trust Their Wives? H embext : (to Betry, his wife) I ’m terry, but you'll have to starts to enter— then retreats, closing the door softly. • • • • stop going to Guido Pern's studio. His afiain w ith women are the talk T w o hours later Herbert bitterly o f the town. accuses bis wife. Betty. That's silly. N o mstter what Betty: Stop, Herbert! Y o u don't G uido’s relations with other women know what you are saying. 1 swear to may be, he is s perfect gentleman — you— with mt. I shall continue my studies with him. • • • e Herbert (flinging her aside) fill through with you. I should have killed Weeks pass. Guido Petti and Betty you as you lay in your lover's arms. are in the studio alone. 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