l l . ., l i TUESDAY. Table Top by Idea iraiupouu CHAPTER vm Ma1uNsa's nu: "My little schooner, the 'Oondor.' was fifty feet long and eleven feet beam with a free-board of nigh upon two feet," began old Pedro Floris. "Five of us sailed her, and she was a very good weather boat, quick in stays and clever to one- war our cleverness. "We traded round about and with the mainland. And then came Benny Boss and ran his eyes over the Condor.' and reckoned she was good for what he wanted. He had plenty of money and paid in ad- vance. He was going due west to examine an islet that he had seen in his seafaring days, and wanted to find it there was guano there. ”That.'s what he told me at the time, and I had no reason to doubt him. because, though I had never seen the island. I knew a man who had seen it. and it was in the na- ture of things that in that vast ocean there might be unknown is- awaet voter in tbs forest, though not, as I tell you; , "Benny Boas. you understand, had tool: oonunsnd ol the expedi- tion, and that was his right, be- cause he was s mm with a lot more brains and experience than us. "well, he came back in about two hours, and he was hot and anxious. He asked us if we'd come across any life in the trees and we said nothing but big birds of yel- low plumsge.,that might have been pigeons or else parrots, but were a lot lsrger than ixny pigeons or per- rot: or our knowledge. "I inquired of him what he'd seen in that hole under the vol- cano. ”You didnlt come across hu- mans?" I asked the man. "Pherats worse things than humans,' he told me. 'and I'll go so far as to say I've had the fright of my life, Pedro! er forgot it, because he was the sulphur and ioul vapour, with a hole in the pumice where a hot spring rose and spouted every live minutes. The-t'a all he chose to tell; but he said there was not a speck of guano on the island and no guano gulls to produce it. iWe'll fill our caska with the good waiter? he said, land then we'll sail for home.' " Pedro broke off for a moment and then continued. . "We was soon off. and the island hull down again alter we'd filled up. And that's the first voyage. Bid Clara fetch me a cup of milk; then I'll tell about the second voyage. That was a good many years after: but I couldnit remember how many now-all too long ago." To be continued That was what he said. and I nev- . f bravest fellow I ever met. He did. ITHE GUARDIAN. CHARIJOTTETOWN -'-l-E 39911 by ths members of the women's matituts of the following districts, Bideiord, East Bldeford, Elleralle. Tyne Valley. Port Hill, Ffefland. Bmih -Hm. Northam and Arlington, and were provided with overnight accomcdations in dili- erent homes in the districts mentioned. Mrs. DN. Forbes and daughter Constance. are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Forbes, Bedeque Mrs. Wilfred Mac Dougail at- tended the banquet given in hon-' or of the A.C.W.W. deleggteg in the Canadian National Hotel Char- lottetown. The Presbyterian Ladies Aid met at the home of Mrs. Ivan Macnean and Mrs. Donald Mac- bcan on Thursday evening Sept 3. the home of Mrs. Ivan and Mrs. Donald Maclssn on 'nissday eve- ning Sept. 1. Roll call was - ed by sing, say, play or pay. They cleclded'to,aend wnllens to Fair- fields on Sept. iii. to exchange for blankets. Next roll call will be answered by "something you would like the Womens Institute to ac- complish in 1964." Oontssts were put on by Mrs. Waldo MacDougall. Mr. and Mrs. , Melvin March- hanks spent a few days recently visiting in Hamilton and other parts ,of Ontario. Mt. Webster Marchbsnks is bus- ily engaged building n new home, having lost his home by fire some time ago, - , Many from this district attend- ed the Alberlnn eirhibion on Wed- nesday afternoon Sept. kid. .1.- l''. sharp was bold in the 'n-inlty United Church. auaunsiaids on Wednesday afternoon Sept. 2 and was largely attended. The service was in charge or the h.o.a.r. stationed at st. Eieanors. Mr. Charles Nswooinb returned by plane on Sept. 2 after having undergone an operation in the Victoria General Hospital Halifax. -..... Mr, and Mrs. Edward Ramsay Mr. Gordon William. St. John spent the week-end with hi.s wlie Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ellis. Mr, Stewart Ramsay has put- hine. He is the first to have such a machine in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. William Stelnberg. motored to Cavendish on Aug. 30. - and is-mily here at'the home at e chased a. combine threshing mac- lilrs. ltiOnMll'l'l brothers in Free- hnd. , Mr. and Mrs. Clark MacQuari-is the have returned to the Health Cen- ”Purs two-week vacation oiiicial, who said some mm. hm tre alter a -spent in Summersld .-BI-I. AEPTEMBER B, 1953 nomaon (cs TC-CC . ) .. watchers hm saw the Eflevgfgi or the housefly crammed in will weeks television ,,,,,m.j ident." explained a become mixed up. Statesman- Perfeclo - Poneiclo not know the meaning of danger and feared nought living on two legs or four. So to hear him say that he'd known what fear was as- tonished me above a bitp "He wouldn't talk of it, however. He was peculiar as to what he'd been through, and passed it on and said that he must have drunk too much liquor the night before and seen what wasn't there. But, lands. "We sailed and had fair weather, and came to the spot he called, 'Tabletop,' desd on the equatort line." "How long did it take you, Mr.i Floris?" begged Jane through Tom,l who voiced her. i But Pedro shook his head. l "I can't tell now. Time has wing- ed away from me, Missy. It may have been weeks, or it may have been months; but we sailed in summer and came back before? the year was toid."' 5 'Do you remember what it look-! Id like?" asked Tom, 1 "Oh, yes - very well. A mite 0! a place-not above five miles across! I'd say and the high ground to the? west flat as 9. table-under eternal smoke. A live volcano-that's Tab- ii-top-so to call it-and not iiignei-1 than five hundred feet above thel sea, where the burning mountainj was. To the east the land fell into a plain, all green with trees toi water's edge. Then it hove up to, the crater, but there was is great breach between the fertile land andi the west,-a gorge broke through.1 and we anchored abreast of thatl gorge. I "A stream rim out from it into, the sea, and tlir-re was a strip of black beach. All cinders and lava, you understand, with the growing? things on the plain; but naked; cliffs beetling up to the highesti point on the west shore and drop- ping straight into the water. Very, deep sea all round us-no atoll. like: 3 coral island, but just a mighty; chimney thrust out from the bow-l els of the earth to let up the nether fires." "And then you went ashore?” "Not me," answered the old man.. "Benny didn't. want. us ashore. and, we xvasnit nllnwr-ri there. you mighlul say. He went alone in our little; boat. and rowed straight for thel gorge. He took a mnitock and some stuff in .3 bag, and we landed: meanwhile in our pinnace andl tried further east, under the queerl woodlands, for fresh water. And: good water we found; but it waaj hot. The stream that ran out of the gorge wasn't any use, beingl loaded with sulphur, but there wasl always alter that when the island came up. he called the place Man- And Vicinity -Mr. and Mrs. Ira Stewart and son Lawerence. Sydney. Nova Scotia are vacationing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Platte. Mr. Angus Walker. Sydney N5. is spending his vacation with his wife in Tyne Valley. The members of the A.C.W.W. cater Gorge,' and he said 'iwas all New FOR FALL red in Excitingi Silhouette News, fes- turing the very slim and the gracefully flared skirt. Both guaranteed to flatter. Both star- Misses' and Women's Sizes. Wool Jerseys, Corduroys, Pastel Wools, Crepes and were cnirraliied in the Tyne Valley Hall on Saturday evening ,7...:A- -...t...,. our new Fall collection. Tafletns. 55.95 up dndred.......... 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