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FRANK MERRIWELL IN THE SOUTH SEAS. 1 CHAPTER III. ... You wouldn’t be mean to a Chinese just because of the fighting in which. your country won. ’”’ Others had made their appearance by; ‘‘No.” this time. Among them was an under-| ‘‘Well, wouldn't it be mean to desert sized, boyish-looking person who, in spite these fellows??? of his fashionable clothing, could not be} ‘‘Don’t know.” mistaken for anything but a native of; ‘‘Pooh! ‘You know as well as I do.”’ Japan. ‘* Perhaps. ”’ This was none other than Kyto, once a; Kyto turned away and started toward servant of Frank’s unfortunate friend, | the saloon companion way. Colonel Cutting. The colonel had suffered| Frank was greatly puzzled and a little unspeakable terrors from real enemies) put out by his friend’s queer obstinacy. aud from a strange insanity that made! ‘‘See here, Kyto,’’ he said, “‘let’s un- him imagine foes where none existed, and! derstand each other. Don’t go away vet. through all his suffering Kyto had bees | It isn’t breakfast time for an hour.’’ faithful and attentive. ‘‘No, but must see Saso.”’ When the colonel died he left his en) ‘“Oh, of course! Bring Mrs. Kyto on tire fortune to his servant. Just at that|deck and let’s see if she wouldn’t be more time Kyto was having an interesting ro- Pence hearted to the Chinese than you EXCITEMENT AT MIDNIGHT. mance. He was in love with a Japanese/are.”’ girl named Saso, who was tormented by! ‘‘No, Frank.’’ Wat Snell, one of Frank Merriwell’s} Kyto paused, reflected a moment, and former school fellows. then returned to where Frank stood and Frank helped Kyto-to get Saso out of} held out his hand. When Frank gtasped Snell’s clutches, and thus made the Japa-|it he said: nese his steadfast friend. Kyto, having ‘““You good féllow, Frank. You kind big fortune at command, was taking an|to everybody. You take poor man’s part extended journey as a wedding tour, and| without thinking how bad he may be. whenever he could do so he traveled in} You get in danger. Some day you be company with Frank. Ee for it, velly solly.’”’ So they were all on board the Glasgow! ‘‘When I’m sorry for danger of that now. a kind, Kyto, Pll let you know.”’ _ Kyto speedily learned about the discov-| ‘‘Yes, that like you. You no fear. I ery of the shipwrecked Chinese, and when|do. I go now to Saso and tell her stay in he heard of the part Frank had taken in} her room all time Chinese on ship. See? obtaining humane treatment for them he/No like Chinese. No want Saso in shook his head gravely. danger.”? ‘What's the matter with you, Ky Oe So saying, Kyto gripped Frank’s hand cried Frank. ‘‘You wouldn’t have left the | hard and went away. The American boy poor chaps to float about this immense|looked after him curiously. sea in an open boat, would you?’ ‘That's what race hatred means,” he “Chinese bad, velly bad,’’ replied Kyto, | said to himself. ‘‘Kyto has as good a soberly. , heart.as anybody, but he simply can’t “You think that because you’re a Jap,’’| imagine a Chinese who isn’t rotten to the retorted Frank. core”? ‘Perhaps. ”? Just then his attention was attracted by “Oh, come, Kyto, the war is over.|a commotion forward. ‘The Chinese sail- EORTC OO (CO