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A GIRL'S LAUGH1
flynopala—Stacey Wallen, first
mate of uie- bark Upolo, In the
Java sea, la the sole survivor of
the crew, all victims of yellow
fever. Ting Wah, Chinese aailor,
last man to die, tells Wallen he
and five other Chinamen were sent
aboard by "Drink-House Sam," no
torious character of Singapore, to
kill him. This recalls to Wallen
an Incident of his childhood which
seems connected with the confes
sion. Whilq delirious, Wallen en
ters in the ablp’a log the fact of.
his death and abandons the vessel
in a small boat. Wallen's boat
drifts to the Island of Arru and a
Scottish trader there, MacKnight,
cares for him. Learning that a
ship is In port on the other side of
the island, twenty miles away,
Wallen^ though unfit for the task,
starts to reach It.
self—he wasn’t fit to work his pas
sage. He began to regret that he had
not accepted MacKnight’s > offer of
money. After all he could have paid
it back to the trader by mall sooner
or later.
But that was a vain regret I He
hadn’t taken the money—the thought
that he would not be able to work his
passage If necessary had never en i
tered his head. And now, even sup
pose he reached the ship, would they
take, not only n .penniless passenger
but .frATcVone as well?
- lf*}had no means of Judging the
time there InVthe forest, save that It
grew hotter as the morning advanced,
nor had he any Idea how long It hkd
been since the Malay had left him,
when at last at the sound of voices
he raised up Suddenly, supporting
himself with his back against the
trunk of a tree.
Came then the pad-pad of horses’
hoofs, and the Malay, running, burst
Into sight around the bend of the
figure In white, brown-haired, brown-
eyed, whose fuce was now very anx
iously puckered up in dismuy ami
concern. Wallen wondered a little
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where the Malay had found them—and
somehow he didn’t like the man’s face.
* “Hello!’” exclaimed the man. “What’*
wrong? Hurt?”
“No,” said, Wallen, a little weakly;
serious. I— Could you tell me if
that steamer that came Into Pobl yes
terday Is still there? I overdid It a
bit trying to get Id from MacKnlght’s
across the Island In time to catch
her.” |
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CHAPTER II—Continued.
He walked on steadily, without
sense of fatigue, his mind abnormally
active. And then, with n little shock
of surprise, as the Malay made signs
to halt and set about kindling a fire,
he noticed for the first time that It
had grown almost dark.
And also, to his surprise, he noticed
that where he had experienced no
fatigue before, he wnfk ns he spt down,
suddenly grateful for the rest.
He scowled a little over his dipper
of tea that the Malay had prepared—
and rubbed his leg muscles vigorously.
They twitched nervously as he put his
weight upon his legs. That was -bad !
His lips set grimly. Well, bad or not.
they’d have to take him across the
Island before daybreak !
They started on again.
An hour went by, and be was
obliged to rest—and after another
start and many more after that, to rest
agnln and again with alarming fre
quency. -And, worse still, his progress
when he was walking kept growing
less and less.
It was black in the tropical forest.
He could see nothing, and he stum
bled constantly In the vines and creep
ers that everywhere overgrew the
path. He was at iHst forced to admit
that he was not making much more
than a mile an hour, and twenty
miles at a mile an hour was—he
groaned.
It was breaking day when Wallen '
finally gave up—gave up when will
power, and the grit of the man that
did not know defeat, no longer suf- '
fleed for the physical strength to go
farther.
The Malay, regarding him anxious
ly, offered by signs to carry him on
his back. Wallen, from where he had
flung himself down upon the ground, j
half rose to accept the offer, then
shook his head. It was no use at
tempting that; it was too far.
He was bitterly convinced that he
had accomplished little more than
half the distance.
BuC there must be some way out.
He wasn’t beaten yet. He had- to
catch -that steumer. ^ :
Suddenly he looked up.
Yes, of course. He hnd been a fool
ago when he had first begun to realize
that he was playing out, Instead of it
now when It might be too late, when
the steamer might be already gone!
He couldn’t speak the Malay tongue,
but MacKnight would have told the
man why they • were crossing the
island. He could send the Malay on
ahead, and follow himself as fast as
he could.
If he could write a message he
might evQn get them to send him help
from Pobl.
He felt in his pockets. Nothing!
Well. t^ie Malay was an Intelligent fel
low; he would get word to the ship
and a written message after all
wouldn’t make any difference-Mt all
depended on the ship’s skipper.
The skipper would wait, or he
wouldn’t, after hearing the , Malay’s
story just as readily as he would for
a written message. He began to make
signs, pointing to the other, then In
the direction of Pobl, then to himself,
and 0 then to the ground, Indenting
that he would stay behind. *
“And hurry—quick—Pobl,” Wallen
ended anxiously,
- The Malay nodded.
1‘Pobl — quick,”, he repeated — and
started off at a run along the path.
Wallen watched the man disappear,
and after a little while, started on bark Upolothere. and we were taking
again himself—and. then gave It up the ride over—Miss MacKay and I—to
completely, He was down and out. ! Investigate. Is there any truth In the
and he was furiously angry with him- | story?”
self for the state he was In. _ h Wallen gasped. Whnt Interest could
There wasn’t anything to do but-they have In the Upolo!
wait He might tfilke a mile before “A little,” be said, with a faint
the Malay got back—bat what gooa smile. “Seeing that I’m the survivor."
Wallen’s laugh died away, and h«
looked from one to the other anx
iously.
”1—1 don’t understand, of course,”
he said. “But the point Is, do you
think your skipper will give me pas-
page? I—I didn’t save anything from
the Upolo, and I was figuring on offer
ing to work ray way, but I’m afraid
I’m hardly up to that for a spell.”
“Could you ride a horse, d’ye think,”
inquired Motf with apparent irrele-'
vancy, “If this Malay here and I held
you on?” j,
“Yes,” said Wallen eagerly. “Yes;
but the skipper—” •
“Oh, I gueses that’ll be all right I”
Raid Mott queerly. “As near as I can
figure it you’re the one on earth the
skipper wants to pee.” V
CHAPTER III,
TEXT.—So, as much aa in me Is, I am
ready to preach the gospel to you that
are at Rome also.—Rora. -1:16.
The first fundamental 'requisite to
preaching the gospel Is the new birth.
No one is pre
pared to preach
who has not been
born again. God
does not send un
regenerate men
.to do the work of
evangelizing the
world. If he
wants a Sasl to
be a light unto
the Gentiles, he
meets him on the
road to Damas
cus and first of
all by the process
of the new birth
prepares him for
preaching.
God-called preachers are those who
have experienced the new birth. With
out such an experience no one, though
he have all the equipment the schools,
colleges and seminaries can give, Is
Accident—o« Murder?
MacKnlghCs caustic estimate of
the steamer’s size had not been very _ _ - _ „ _
path a few yards away, while a girl’s wide of’the mark. The Monlelgh Was ' ready to preach the gospel. _ We fear
laugh rang out—and was Instantly certainly very small, and certainly that the new birth, which is so f^da-
checked as she’ and a man riding be- a frowsy, unkempt and weatherbeaten mental to a call to preach, has not
side her also came Into view. ) little craft; and her general appear- been the experience of aome who oc-
“nh!” she cried. “There’s someone i once bespoke her as one of those cupy our pulpits, and as a result we
; tiere! That must have been what the homeless, vugrnnt waifs of the ocean have from these men the preaching of
native meant, And-rand I think he’s that knew no schedule—that-took the that which Is not'the gospel. FMtlftbly
i hurt. Quick, Mr. Mott J” crumbs of -the world’s commerce j Mind themselves to the glorious goe-
Sbe ljfitl slipped from her saddle where she could find them—and was
and was running townnt"hlrn—a little , grateful, for the crumbs.
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vaguely who these people could be, bend, and—he smiled happily to him
self—a few days at sea would put
him back agnln In his old form.
He sat up In- his hunk as the ship’s
bell sounded from forward. Two bells
—five o’clock In the afternoon, lie
done up, I guess, that’s all. Nothing got up, went over to the wash basin
and plunged In his head.
IIow had Helen MacKay—she trd
told him her name on ihe way down
to Pobl—come to he not only on a
tramp like the Monlelgh but to be
here at all? He hadn’t seen any
other women pq board; bat then—he
quickly. “Why, that s where we’re : was spluttering deliciously In the in
going. Isn t It, Mr. Mott? ter—he hudn’t seen much of any-
“Yes,” her companion answered, thing,
looking curlouslj at Wallen. * Helen MacKay had side-tracked
Then to Wallen: “We met this na- even that thfn-faced, queer-eyed sklp-
i tWg^fellow on the road, hut couldn’t per and Insisted that he should go la-
inake out whnt he wanted. He was mediately to bed.
Wallen's thoughts began to run riot
ns he completed his toilet. The ship,
find everyon* connected with it whom
l he had seen—except Helen MacKay—
i had somehow got him wrong. He
hadn’t liked, that fellow Mott's fa'»
from the instant he had set eyes on
It in the forest. And his momentary
Interview with the skipper, despite
the same effusive attentions, hnd pro
duced the same intuitive distrust.
They were still at anchor off the
Ihree traders' storehouses and veran-
daed bungalows that were dignified
by the name of Pobl. What, after oil,
did It meun?
pel of the grace of God. they are lead
ers of the blind and both leaders arid
led have fallen Into the ditch.
The second fundamental requisite
to preaching la a knowledge of the
gospel. No one la ready to preach the
gospel who does not know It. The
gospel Is constituted of fact*. These
facts must be known by the preach
er If he Is to make them known.- Paul
•eta them forth in I for. 15:3-4. They
are that “Christ died for our sins ac
cording to the Scriptures." - How
much preaching there is today .that
leaves out these great fundamental
facta of the gospel, and. as a result,
how few people, comparatively, are
being saved. Is not thl* because many
preachers do not know the constitu
ent facta of the gospel, or. If they do
know them, have lost faith In theni as
the power of God unto salvation?
This leads me to say In the next
place that the third fundamental
requisite to preaching the gospel is
faith In It. Panl gives a ringing teafl-
mony along this line. He says of the
gospel that It Is the power of God
unto salvation. Do we lack such a
faith? If so, we are not ready to
preach the gospel, for faith In its ef
fectiveness Is essential to preaching.
An audience quickly discovers a
preacher’s lack of faith. Ills utter
ance, tone of voice, face and manner
will betray him. He cannot speak
with burning enthusiasm that carries
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What was the Monlelgh doing at .. . . .. - „„
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Pobl?—there was no sign of any .. . . _ ,, .. , *
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It doesn’t take tuf:*h of a philoso
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the misfortunes of others.
Half Rose to Accept the Offer, Then
Shook His Head.
/
going toward the town, but turned and
came back with us, and kept running
on ahead. Yoq needj^t worry about
the sttyimer-T-we’re from her our
selves. I’m second officer—but, I sny,
you’re _ To</ seedy to stand up there
and talk!” ~
Wallen was swaying unsteadily as
he leaned against the tree.'
“I’m all right,” he said. “Just giddy
for a moment. I’m—I’m rather anx
ious to make the ship."
“Well, there’s no hurry now,” Mott
returned. “She won’t sail without us.
Look here! You’ve come from Mac
Knlght’s, you say. We heard at Pobl
that there was a survivor from the
What's
feayfcul* that
of the old fashioned
is Aid at 2 a. at?
was that mllep
One thing was certain, any farther
exert Joe Would bring serious coose-
q*snc*s. if the aerloas conaeqaeners
were not already an established fact.
A tropical
lar a fwgqg mu, mm •
« tet
’ J**
“Wbat!" ejaculated Mptt. “The
deuce yon are! Well, then”—excit
edly—“can you tHl aa what became of
Stacey Wallen, who was the first mate
an her?
Wallen tnoghed a Tfitle hysterically
"1 am Stare? Walls
s a cry at
the girl
ViAm dtesd -he
cargo being handled. And. above nil, ^
how had they heard of him and the ,
Upolo—and _vvh;it_ was their Interest I
In him that would account for the sec
ond officer being sent to cross the
Island to MacKnlght’s to question a
supposed survivor of the bark about
him?
■‘Drlnk-irfti.se Sam of Singapore!”—
the words unbidden came flashing
through his brain.
Wallen whistled in a low, perturbed
way under his breath. Could there
be any connection? It seemed ab
surdly impossible! And yet what had
happened was obviously not mere
coincidence.
u It’s a bit queer when you come to
think of it,” he muttered slowly. "1
guess I’ll hear what the skipper’s got
to say.” ;
He opened the door of his cabin and
stepped out Into what was evidently
the vessel’s main saloon, down whose
length ran.a long mess table with fivg
revolving chairs on either side.
There was no one in sight. Wallen
crossed the saloon to the doorway
and paused to get his bearings.' Di
rectly In front of him a short com
panionway led up'ward. He mounted
this and found himself In a small box-
like smoking or lounging room. Here
doors on either side gave Onto a boat-
deck that was fairly spacious for the
size of the ship.
He stepped out onto the deck—and
again paused to Purvey his sur
roundings. Forward from the Smok
ing room was a- small house, very
evidently of temporary construction—
his #yes rested on It speculatively for
an Instant, then he gflanced quickly
aloft. Wireless!
He hadn’t noticed that In coming
aboard.
“The MonJeiQh’s yours for
two months—in your fa
ther's place.” *
How such preachers. If they know the
gospel, need our prayers that their
faith in it may he restored!
Another mudafuenraT requisite to
, t "*
preaching the gospel is the endue-
ment of power. Though a preacher
be born again, know the gospel and
believe tt to be the power of God unto
salvation, he is not ready., to prearh
It until the power of God rests upon
him. That which does tpore harm in
pulpits, next to heresy, is powerless
orthodoxy that Is Pharisaical In Its
exactness but dead spiritually. Verily
in such cases the letter klTleth. What
is needed Is power to rest upon the
preacher, that the words he speaks
may indeed be spirit and life.
God never purposed the gospel to
be preached with enticing words of
man’s wisdom, but in demonstration
at the spirit and power. It fm ttr
more interesting to' hear a RVely
heretic hold forth than tD_hear ,a pow
erless orthodox mouth over the tenet*
of the faith. No Wonder people, who
know not the gospel, go where they
can be entertained by the heretic,
rather than to a place where they will
be put to sleep by the dronings of a
dry orthodox.
‘May God give us preachers today
who know the gospel theoretically and
experimentally, and who believe ft to
be the power of God unto salvation!
And, O God, endue them with power
from on high, that tbefr preaching ha
not in vain, but in the fullness and
energy of the Holy Spirit!
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