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and a sleeping mat of woven pantan,, breaking toil in the quarries. Mon were carried the leaves and roots of the pandanus fell at his side and ƯỢC. From the supply-shed, they away to die. New men, fresh from were hurried along to the only sleep the near-by islands replaced them. ¡ing shelter that was provided for the Tho oversoers droned out their novor

and Polynesian labourers: a filmay shack changing cry, "Work, werk," of twisted bamboo, thatched with the Mala laboured on. lons,

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Lilleo, a Tefoan maiden, is in love with Mala, a Typee war rier. Taro, the chief of the Ty pocs, demands Lilleo for himself, but Mala, invoking the ancient law of the tribe, proves his right to her. Mala and Lilleo a

and ring leaves of the palmetto, sut, the five months had wrought Pros, Taft the Tupees who vinit

with sign, overlapping a marked change in the once happyes. Plorce Captain Buckley on his schooner,

warrior. The graceful curves cocoanut fronde. which has dropped anchor in the The sleeping mats of the men at of his sinowy body gave way to bul-

work in drunken re- After

phosphato quarries ging, knotty muscles, rendy, it seemed, athut thats far into the

were scattered about the hard ear to burst through the deep bronze skin al floor. On many of the mats were of his arms and legs, is fine, black the Tupees return to their iclan.

matted and unkempt, was the But, fala, and for other war- pitifully small bundles, wrapped in hair, riors, tricked by Hinckley with. tapa, containing the few treasured dirty white of the powdered phos the connivance of Tare, are held belongings of the owners of those phate. He looked much older, lice 011 skip.

insts. Under the direction of Reil- the veterans of the quarries about Atala Aghts furiously but he ** overcome ley, one of the overseers, haln and him. Weariness was written in ovory to escupe

deflance stili face, yot and lacked in the hold. Return-

disposed of their own line of his mates ing to the inland from, the

mats wherever they could find rom smouldered in his eyes.

A shrill whistle sounded over the for them. Here, too, they discarded achooner, Taro claims Lilleo ne his woman and forces her to

their own pareus, and donned those barren wastes of the quarry, The marry him.

supplied by the company. Then, men turned from their tasks and ran up their cups and bowls, to answer the summons of the over- picking they began their weary march overseer. Reilley stood in earnest con- versation with Commandant Brannon.

the men

for A long, low shack of pink and the dry, hot coral to the quarries.

mined in open quar- Hastings quickly lined up Phosphate is white coral looked out

over the

the their regulat down the line casunl monthly inspection. Is broad verandah faced theries. Packed tightly 7lone, dilapidated pier on the island hurder coral, it is dug loose with Brannon

of Patum. The island, itself, one of pick Deeper veins aro blasted. Asly with little show of interest, for is oxenvated, all pin- other, more momentous, matters were phosphate is tolls of the South the many Sens, viewed from this office of pacles of coral, from ten to thirty on his mind.

"Forty feet under the coral?" the Oceanic Phosphato an die Nature has made no hotter work he asked Reilley,, "It doesn't scom

Company, feet high, rear up beside the pits. axsumed the aspect of graveyard. For the burning sun ing place on the face of the earth, likely."

digging and "I know it, Chief; but, thero it is. shone down upon.

tall thousands of slender pinnacles at glaring white blasting, descend into the pits, the Right at the end of that tunnel, sun burns down upon them stend-there-pure phosphate--and it seems coral, standing like countiess rows of forgotten tombstones. Exposily, and no breath of cooling air can to cur

corn straight down-between the to the glaring rays of the relentless over reach them.

Reilley lost no time in dividing the

"I take a look. You and Hast- sun, but shielded from view and from the welcome breath of the new mon into squads and assigning ings keep an eye on the men."

sweated at them to their several tanka. Mala patted the pistol in his holster sig. cool tradewinds, men

Joined a squad of ex-

bo back in Xnificantly. "I'll their tasks between thera sombre perienced men, werking deep in a

a low symbols of death

CHAPTER IX

barren

the

for as the workers,

among

tuberness, tropient fever, and wide pit, swinging their heavy nick minutes"

decimated the native Maln, workers almost monthly, but, each tool, month,

sofus black-birder brought him who gave their lives to civilised in-

Ile

Mala stood at the end of the line tho tunnel. awkward with this. strange near the entrance to watched the older man next to Brannon called him and ordered him. ho chipped the precious phos to show the way. Mala hurried for loose from the intermingled ward, his chains clanking as he trie

pick,

this man to run. He llt his tratul, his candlenut

3.5

new men to take the places of those coral Expert with his

dustry.

A fresh relay was being stuck to his task with a mechanical in- torch, and plunged into the cavern. As

difference. Only three

in they walked further into the tunnel, Jaleel now from the dirty, white

Patus, ho

ho contrasted strikingly, with a low rumble sounded behind them. schooner that was moored to the

and worn beyond his Then, a great cracking Bound rent Mals. Old Robbins, the Mate of the ship,

They turned his face, once to retreat.

A heavy was blocked the way. The Commandant

Sarded the men into a. double file yearn, ha stared straight ahead dully the still air of the pk wall of coral up the winding with listless eyesimulation lowered la head to plunge through.

smooth

and firm

to march thom roadway to the office on the cliff. Oaptain Buckley went whend to re-deeply seamed; and the

the encampment and to collect his reward.

The slaves, for such they were destined to be, were called one at a time. Brannon looked them over and nodded his approval.

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port to Brannan, Corismaniant of of phosphate-dust was ashy gray in Mala, alert to the danger from above, his matted hair. But, Mals did not caught him roughly around the walst see there things. He saw only the and threw him back, as a great block tendy swing of the pick, and, noon, of coral crashed down before them. Now, Mala led the way, Brannon he grasped his own pick and swung it in clumsy imitation of the man at close behind him. The Typee forged ahead through the dense blackness, When the day's work was done, guided by the tiny ray of light that "Mala!" Robbins enlled. Mala stopped forward obediently. Mala was near exhaustion. His whole marked the entrance to the tunnel. He walked slowly, for heavy, iron body ached, and he lagged far behind As he staggered on, jagged chunks bands, held together with a weighty when the tired alaves began the long of coral fell around him. A tortured Nover chain, were focked to his ankles. march back to their sleeping quarters, scream filled the passage.

back His face was that of a benten man Their crude meal of coarse bread and hesitating an instant, Mala ran

to And Brannon. The Commandant who looked forward only to the re- kukopu was deled out to them before to

cups were lay, half-buried, groaning in agony. LONDON SERVICE the shack, and their tin liof of death.

of the Clawing

furiously at the earth, "Why the shackles?" the Com-filled with warm water. Most of

men devoured their food with a straining mightily at the heavy coral, mandant asked Barkley.

"A tough baby! I'd advise you to bestial relish, kut Male, sick and tired, Mala tried to extricate the white man, keep them on him till he comes to his spirit broken, had no appetite for no longer a boss to be hated and it. He drank deeply of the sickish. feared, but a fellow-human in din- his senses."

Brannon nodded knowingly. "A uncooled water, cast his fish and bread tress lot of them start that way," he said, aside, and went under the shelter to "but they soon get over it. A week lie down on his mat. or two out there with a pick will take all the fight out of the best of them.

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GLAUOUS anils 4 July ed, three overseers appeared from feet, picked up their cups and bowls, neared his goal. A thunderous roar the building and hurried them along and hurried outside the shack to get shook the very ground beneath him. Mala obed- The walls of the cave collapsed, sea- to a supply-shed around a bend in their breakfast rations,

ling the two men in a tomb. of coral Each man iently followed the others. the white, dusty road.

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(To Be Continued) and bowl, a colourful cotton pores, suffered the strength-supping, heart-

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