Isle o' Dreams

Arrives in Ma

enade deck" and waited impatiently for the doctor's boat to come alongside. He was the only white passenger amo

ser addicted to the piccolo late at night, and fellow-passengers who jabbered interminably about nothing at all in half a dozen languages. So Trask regar

or Hong Kong, white moustaches of foam at her forefoot and her

ite and stately, at the lip of the bay. That was his goal, for he had promised

Trask went whirling up Calle San Fernando, through Plaza Oriente, Calle Rosario, Plaza Moraga, over the Bridge of Spain and into shady Bazumbayan Drive,

full stop before the Bay View Trask was out and into the darke

eepy muchacho, who staggered out from some

drowsing English clerk behind the railing, as he pul

! Mr.

up. "Correct," he s

st year, sir, in from Singapore. You had an argument wi

ended a hand which Wilkins shook with fervour, str

" said Wilkins. "Fine room on the bay-side,

him, for in contrast to the deep tan of burnt umber over cheeks and chin, the upper part of his forehead showed a white band of skin, the helmet line of the v

hina boat cleaned the place up t

ister again and flopped back the pages. "You must have a man

on the Taming to catch the

shutting the register with a slam and turning

back in time to sail this noon. They must have caught the Taming. I sent their spare trunks down this morning to

from Honolulu coming o

said Wilkins. "I understand

vacation for no other purpose than to meet Marjorie Locke for a few days in Manila and here he was,

cke, and had allowed himself to believe that she rather liked him, was no reason why she should wa

ok here! I've a letter for you. Been here a couple of days, never struck me at the time

y, nobody knows I'm in Manila.

, sir. It was left h

Trask was sud

Rather mysterious, you know. I'd say it w

s w

as queer, rather extraordinary circum

on't keep me on the

pe was business, but not house stationary. It struck me that way, if you don't mind my saying it. Quite involuntary on my part, but nat

ainly," said Tra

e hotel men get to notice things, and I shouldn't like to be so slow as

was a large, square envelope of a bulk

k. Consolidated

call

lurry purple line, showing that the heavy envelope ha

the bar-boy appeared with a tray decorated with

Mr. T

me, so we leave Manila by the Taming on the eleventh. We are going up to Dagupan by train and will reach Manila to sail by noon. So, if you do get to Manila on the tenth, I think it would be jolly to see you on board. We'll go directly from the

cer

rie L

adly, put the lett

t is. Shall we go out on the big ver

nding beside him and Wilkins waiting. In spite of the fact that the letter was ample proof that Mis

aid Wilkins, as he pulled out a c

same, I'm bitterly disappointed. No doubt I'

the Lockes?" suggest

d taking a glass from

a long stay, si

the bay along the Cavite shore, where a line of white beach made a barrier between the water and the green jungle. The

s of mirrors that danced on the shoulders of the sleek and lazy swells,

when men take shelter from the sun in cafés to talk over

hush. Heat waves rose from the bare expanse of the Luneta like siroccos from the nether regions, and the

Manila, inside its ancient bastions. Spires rose from the ruck of low buildings like dead trees denuded of their branches. Down the bay a streamer of smoke hung o

r in an hour,"

d Trask, "I'll roll down to the cus

ut tiffi

g now. By the way, I heard some gossip coming down.

aw? Raw-ther!

a j

imself. They're pictures of an island he says he was wrecked on

here was a Swede yarning with the ski

where up the north coast. He was taken off by a Jap fisher crew blown down from the Rykukus. He

n I'm working," said Trask with a smile

hey can't get anything but babble out of the old

can I f

in Calle San Fernando, a charity place for sa

might give me a lead to something up in the mountains. The Igorrotes find some gold up in the riv

a word over the 'phone to Prayerful Jones. Nobody need

e money to gamble on my own hook. I may take a flyer on

out that you're taking Dinshaw to his island. Plenty would

p it mum! Hello

out of Bagumbayan Drive. It was occupied by a man in a pongee suit and a young wom

es!" crie

surprise 'em!" He picked up a copy of the Cablenews f

heard Locke saying as the victoria stopped. "I'd

coat, climb down from the victoria. Her hair was as yellow as her wide-brimmed "sailor

t!" exclaimed Wilki

sing a handkerchief on his face as though it were a blotter. His nose was pe

I sent it, sir

h right away. I've got the prickly heat

r," said

always told me you

new we'd miss that boat, Marge. I'm wise! You want t

e a born tourist,"

went out to take up land! Whoof! I'd give a lot for ten cubic feet of 'Frisco fog right now! Turn the blowers o

iss Locke. "How joll

isively. "It's a frameup, that's what it

ehind his paper and stoo

issed your boat-

forward. "I don't give a whoop. Marge, I'll bet forty doll

d to meet you again, Mr. Trask. We

the bath going. Wilkins! Feed us tiffin till we're

th the Pacific Mail for twenty-six da

la, too," she said. "But we

hursda

es

l wreck it," said Trask, and cla