[?]E Bells Of The Kermadec

Islands

OOK by Elsie K. Morton, of ickland, about life in the ermadecs, is to be specially by a firm of English hers and sent to Mrs. Bessie of North Auckland, for her •irthday, in July.

Dyke was taken to the idecs when she was nine years ' by her father, Mr. Thomas she told the author the story >w her parents and their ildren lived a “Swiss Family >on” life in the Kermadecs LBB7 to 1914. publisher of the PIM adds note to this item: y in 1914, I was on a ship made a brief call at Sunday ur boat grounded on a gravel it was met by an old, bearded 11 vigorous man, Mr. Thomas S few minutes later, I noticed ung coming along the shore, > rock to rock like a animal. r as a long-haired, teen-age ire-legged, dressed only in a like frock. Her naive delight ting strangers was something ?ver forgotten. I understood f old Bell’s grand-daughter, third mate, in charge of the vas so smitten by the un charm of this pretty girl that )re he would return to the ecs - I think he would have o; but a few months later mt off to World War I—and ; ame back.