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A UNITED STATES MIDSHIPMAN IN THE SOUTH SEAS by Lt. Com. Yates Stirling Jr. U.S.N. Author of “A U.S. Midshipman Afloat” “A U.S. Midshipman in China” “A U.S. Midshipman in the Philippines” “A …
THE RIVAL CHIEFS A man-of-war boat propelled by six sailormen and with the flag of the United States flying from its staff navigated the tortuous channel through the fringing coral reef and landed u…
DISCORD AMONG THE WHITES The day after the ceremony of welcome to Kataafa, Phil and Sydney again accompanied their captain on shore. Commander Tazewell took a lively interest in everything that was …
PLOTTING FOR POWER The Herzovinian consul sat upon his wide verandah gazing out upon the quiet bay of Ukula. His usually serene face wore a troubled look. Count Rosen paced the porch restlessly. His…
CAPTAIN “BULLY” SCOTT AND HIS MATE Captain “Bully” Scott sat comfortably on the combing of the after deck house and gazed toward the high mountain ranges of the islands of Kapua. The land had been i…
THE “TALOFA” IN UKULA After dinner all the officers of the “Sitka,” as was the custom, took chairs upon the quarter-deck. Phil and Sydney, having finished their unpacking, had joined the circle. The…
THE “TALOFA’S” CARGO Phil, upon his return to the “Sitka,” recounted to his captain everything that had occurred during his visit to the suspected schooner. “I am confident, sir,” he ended, “that Ca…
THE KAPUAN FIRM Carl Klinger had been sitting in his office at the Kapuan firm’s store when a loud knocking aroused him from his reveries. He rose quickly to open the door. “What do you want?” he in…
AVAO, TAPAU OF UKULA The morning following the arrival of the schooner, Phil and Sydney were on deck early. The “Talofa” was still at anchor. The canoe barges were lying alongside the dock at the st…
O’NEIL’S OPINION “Say, Jack,” Bill Marley exclaimed, as he and Boatswain’s Mate Jack O’Neil, both sailormen from the U. S. S. “Sitka,” ambled slowly along the beach road of Ukula, “where are we goin…
