CONTENTS ix 



CHAPTER XII 



PAGE 



The princess suggests a walk to the falls of Fautaua, where 

 Loti went with Rarahu — We start in the morning — 

 The suburbs of Papeete — The Pool of Loti — The 

 birds, trees and plants — A swim in a pool — Arrival 

 at the cascade — Luncheon and a siesta — We climb the 

 height — The princess tells of Tahitian women — The 

 Fashoda fright 217 



CHAPTER XIII 



The beach-combers of Papeete — The consuls tell their 

 troubles — A bogus lord — The American boot-blacks 

 — The cowboy in the hospital — Ormsby, the super- 

 cargo — The death of Tahia — The Christchurch Kid 

 — The Nature men — Ivan StroganofiE's desire for a 

 new gland ........ 241 



CHAPTER XIV 



The market in Papeete — Coffee at Shin Bung Lung's with 

 a prince — Fish the chief item — Description of them 

 — The vegetables and fruits — The fish strike — 

 Rumors of an uprising — Kelly and the I. W. W. — 

 The mysterious session at Fa'a — Hallelujah! I'm a 

 Bum! — the strike is broken ..... 268 



CHAPTER XV 



A drive to Papenoo — The chief of Papenoo — A dinner and 

 poker on the bench — Incidents of the game — Break- 

 fast the next morning — The chief tells his story — 

 The journey back — The leper child and her doll — The 

 Alliance Frangaise — Bemis and his daughter — The 

 band concert and the fire — The prize-fight — My bowl 

 of velvet ........ 293 



