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Show X , SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 17, 1921; -.- . gsssgy. v '4 ' , -- - "X;-- -- v; - t-' x -- " ' came out into the moon3 l i'- 7' light, and there, ten paces from us, were Luke and Harry England. For a moment I felt relieved; they seemed to be simply talking. Lorraine checked me. We crept nearer. They did not notice us. . . believe It or not. it's 144 true," Luke was saying. I could js'ee his face, though I could not seeWthe other. He, 'looked a noble youth;, a true and honorable man. iYoung as he was, his bands were strong enough to carry the burden of a loved woman's life. England said something, I do not know what. The low bass purr of . his voice carried less certainly than, Luke's clearer tone. the face of the dragon I did not "If you've any decent feeling you dare, after the first glance, to look will let her alone," spoke-Luk- e at all. I did not .dare to think again. "I want your word on that about it. before I sail "If you suppose it's going to stop A brief, scornful question fell from England's lips. there," said Luke, breathing hard. "I don't," said Harry England. "The right of her husband," was His voice seemed to have gona Luke's answer. down a note or two deeper since I I England's reply this time heard last heard it; it made one think of in part, but it was couched in the sound of distant but advancing words that I ' did not understand. 'thunder. And Luke, without an instant's Into the momentary silence that hesitation, struck him on the mouth. As I saw his lithe young fell all three of U3 standing still and looking at one another came body swing out in a line with his a curious, hissing sound. I thought arm I screamed. i It wasHhat, I think, that saved it was a snake at first and started back. men life. More his Tnlm, being island bred, I than one recognized it for the noise that is among the islands had been sent sometimes made by the turtle when to their long sleep beneath the excited or alarmed, and immediatepalms by one of England's terrible counters. But why should I not ly I knew whose were the feet that, almost soundless, had followed us eay it? Harry England loved me, down the mango avenue. in his own wild wayj and the deLorraine knew, too. Without found of my voice crying out layed his hand for the fraction of a ' turning s round she said- tb me: "The Queen." second that was necessary to save I fancy Queen Lalua had been in it from yet another Btain. in that brief moment Lorraine, with a wild- - ;? hiding. Despite her age and fat- ness she possessed the nativa. tal cat spring, had flung ' herself beent Jfar concealing herself, like an tween the pair. Either of the men could have snapped her white slim animal, in almost any, cover. But arm like a floweMtalk; but she she came forward with perfect digheld them as securely'as if she had nity," carrying her turtle (the insignia" of royalty in the Hawonga been a giantess. "Have either of you thought," Islands) tinder one arm and 'trailshe panted, "wfcat a scandal you ing her orange satin robes on the are making? Do you know Hawon-ga- ? gTavel as she walked. Behind her, like a shadow, silent and unobtruNot one of the three of you e maid of will have a rag of character left sive, crept the ' Maiera. I suppose you men can honor, do without it, but what about my "What Is dis?" said Lalua, speak-inniece?" in good English, and with the The two had fallen apart. There air of majesty that not even two was blood on England's mouth; he depositions had removed from her did not wipe it, but let it fall in a any more than they, had removed her influence and authority in' the trickling stream over hiaf; tkhaki teak-like On Islands. "England, .why you fighthard his oat.4 face, npw, fully visible under the moon, ing wit' dis young Arikl (chief )?- there was not-- sign of expression. . "I am not fighting was'. EngEven those dark, ordinarily ruthless-land's reply. .''Not yet!" looking eyes were empty as "He has blooded your moot " i bits of glass. I do not know why, "That will be paid' for." but it frightened me. . He seemed "Paid for how, England V like something not quite humau. Fifteen years ago, when Harry Luke looked frankly, furious, now had been eighteen almost England that hi3 guard of was the itge of Luke and Lftlua had' fairjy beaten down. I never saw ' him handsomer he was to my exheen beautiful, cited fancy of the moment like a and ,a! queen indeed, people, had young St. George conquering the-- told tales of them In the Islands. dragon. They always tell tales. Those may or may not have been true. Lalua "Oh, anybody ought to love you!" I thought in my own mind. But at in these latter days said that she WE - Ha:: r-- . Axr, , ; t -- fAim- r ' - half-cast- g ; : -- self-comma- nine-ahd-twent- y -- -r.-j- )v' N. VX, :,:: . " h;j '- -- . ""-- - '7 p V. " -- x- - him.X "The same way Williams paid, and Nukahiva Jack." d. be-'He- ve -- tC) 2921. InUrnUcaU ' - :'-yy- rtur g mald-of-hono- r, J ; - '' - - pr 7, (' - 7 - V rected as much, and was on the watch. She, in her turn, simply fell, with the whole weight of her six feet and sixteen stone, on Luke, and whelmed him In satin-smothere- d flesh. "Go, you. Enpand!" shft ordered. And England, laurjilng a little, went away. With Lalua, the Queen, enveloping him from the rear, and Maiera, tho beautiful maid-o- f honor, not at all unwilling, hanging rotmd his neck In front, Luko had to give in. Lalua was the first to relax her hold. Maiera, for some reason or no reason; chose to hold on until the last sopnd of Harry England's footsteps had died away: until I began to feel a little amazed and (Ulogically) a little Jealous, and until Ivjrralne Cashed a contemptuous look at her that said natlv!" as plain as speech. Then she him and drsmatlcally, with a Jewelled, creamy finger, pointed downward to the harbor. "Look!" Pipe ald. "That's the launch.' A. thin, complaining wall came up to the coral terrace. . "Oh!" said Luka. "I fhall jtiKt have timo to catch hr. Lorraine, a word wltlf you." He drew aside from Lalua and "You needn't go. Dara; 1 had Just as soon you heard me. Lorraine, I have got to sail in that boat, but I re-!ea.- ed Ll.-tc-n! hr mald-of-hono- r. would rather rltk anything than go If you weren't her. , I trust you. Don't - V y - : - . :7-.v7)',-.-- whose power not even the British Empire had availed to dethrone! "Someone say a ting and not mean It, many time," said tho tone. Queen in an absent sing-son"Dat one not you. silent, Maiera, the beautiful, watched without a word. The Queen fixed England with her glance. "You s'aall not ' fight wit him." she pronounced. He returned her look with one in which there was a certain questioning. He seemed to see behind her words. But the feel ing 0 thunder in the air of male, cruel passion let loose still remained. I 'wondered if Lorraine felt it as I did. "I beg your pardon, madam, bat he certainly will." put In Lukrf. "He wants' a lesson." . "Maybe, but you not to give it." enswered Lalua. Bhe took cn step to England and whimpered briefly in hi3 ear. I saw the sinister stillness of his face break up. His eyo flashed dark Hfhtnlng; he laughed. But ho looked at no one. I felt him. if 1 may put It so; not looking. "I shan't Interfere with you, Ivorr," he stated. At this Luke's politeness, his consideration for the rresencc of ladles, failed him. I cannot blame him much England's tone would have vexed a saint Luke few at him on the spot. But Lalua, the Queen, wise in the ways of this tempestuous Love Island, htd ex- - - :sj . x V X ' H :' - . , . i - .A . V.. xf X ... xx - ,,.-- . . ix loved "England", liko a son. And I think she did. It is certain that she had more influence over him than had anyone in the Hawongas. He answered her now, though probably he would have answered no one else who had so questioned . wi , X 77 - x,X,. -:X -'I "As soon as you like, and as much as you like," Interrupted Luke. "You needn't think you are the only man in the Pacific." "You shall not fight him, If you have any of the sense at all," said Lalua. "You no want to die so you with the pretty girl to love." "Excuse me, madam," was Luke's polite reply, "this Is my affair." "And mine, Queen," said Harry England. "Ivory and I will settle later." He had not changed an iota of that curious calm. Luke was still flushed and vivid-eye"Youth! I heard Lorraine say to herself, scarce above her breath. "Always youth!" It seemed to me exceedingly funny that she should say that funny, yet exasperating. Nobody asked what had happened to Williams and Nukahiva Jack. Lalua and Maiera evidently knew "and the rest of us had no difficulty in guessing. But I could not England meant that to Luke Ivory. "I thought they misM fight and that someone, perhaps bothk would be hurt. No more. Lalua, the Queen, wherever and however she had gained her knowledge, knew better. . "He will kill him wid his hand." she stated to Lorraine quite coolly. "If he does." said Lorraine, her rapier spirit suddenly flashing from Its sheath, "he shall 'die himself." Oh, the wisdom, the shrewdness In the look that Lalua cast her! Lalua, who hr.d ruled a group of Islands for thirty years Lalua, XX ' 'Xx.-- ' ; x;x--- i . -- . ' o : iUfV Tr ; ' y '" .. XfcV; to-night- ." 1" X -- v . 'off .C.hr r ''. . . . '-- X . Sy ' ': ' !XV, -- . X-v u x Ik . X ; wil,:. ; X- t;, .- as."--;1- : X-.--:::'A- 'X! " j x: ' XX X- 4 ; - X XXv ! --- '' t.-- - , . JX 'X' ' , - XK 7v'- - V ';X . y - - . 'f.. .'-V- s - - X :X''''X Xx x; , ' ..-.;- :"r ! i5X . ' - i, (Cont. from Last Sunday) CHAPTER VIII (Contin'd.) -- s$r - ; srnce Jrmsnaw - . - wu - "The sound of my voice crying: out delayed hit Hand for the fmtiom of a second, and in that brief moment Lorraine, with a vrild-- i spring had flung- herself between the pair. - :XV &"- X.,, X ;a-.- X'v- J AM1NER X x f , . x 'i-XX- - syy vy I'XUX' - vv- - y:. tjk..sv-- wxv XX-X- : & t XX"' X-i- ;; " v 4.; " - STANDARD-E- THE OGDEN 1f t that that" "on what ttnn my fcarpfii. ai jxjh fay." She used an expreuiT translation. "Dat dtiai," she said, "dat th god which raira trouble. walk about I think enough tlcg fcava happa. Very rood yoa stall, wa shall all go home to de bd." And we went. And, expmlag to He awak till dawn, I, who waa broken ilooit to pieces by th falling of event after event la tht few lilTi hozrt cf that erenfer, fell dead asCn and slept J&J tie sua was high, Lorraine, la th morning, to! 4 tst that Luke, had failed. Ha win b back by th sttLiatr In thre weeks time." tlse said. "I know the word yon mean." nhe said calmly, "I thought it was very decent of you not to use IL Most men would have to one of the Englands cf Faveroy."' "Don't let him. went oa Luke, "get her talked about He will if t he can, She'a too young to under-etan- d I I truit good-by- , him. . Lorraine, good-byThere's no one like you- ,- Ha wrung her hand till I think her rlnrs must have cut into tho Ceih (why does a man never remember;onas rings?), ktited m suddenly and strongly, and with a nod to Lalua, whom ht had not yet forgiven, he went down the path. Lalua watched him away. "He will (m England, perhaps," she . announced, apparently to no one. "No matter, England will not fight blm. NeTer will be." "Queen, you are wonderful." tald Lorraine, fixing Lalua with .her 'deep green eye. For once I think lie felt the had net her superior. Tha heart of Queu Lalua was a well too deep for her plummet. "Yes,! tald Lalua the Queen, "I am," She seemed like soma old Assyrian statue, with her crown and her looe, short, curling hair, and her mas si to draperies, as she stood looking down over tha harbor and the sleeping town. It was two o'clock; all were out la Port Hervey;lights all founds hushed In the, Cowery. dnsty streets that lay ro small and clear beneath the moon, DU is a night." said the Queen, to-itfx- ht, CHAPTER IX ITIt was tha 1 IwU'or, as they call in the ili lands, the llt-dow- n From ope to three, oTerrnoit of the iiland world, is the loneliest time of day, Tbera it no "huh of morning." As soon as the sun it ti being up, cften before, wr-oare ratbackets Crei chopped, lit tling beneath tcn tanks, clina tinkling on tables. Boo-t- round oa the carpetlers leng f.ocrs of tha veranda. Hcre, tied to gate, paw noisily and shite their bridled head. The ccmlng of the tun Is everyone's alarm rong; sets Tery. cz to his tuflneis cf the tfar. Nor is there huih of cldalgtt. d . Continued en fr'ct Pcje, Brrncrrlac j v w v v ca-Ur- w w v v w x ,y . e |