d start work
again. It was the same thing day after day, tiresome and monotonous, so
that Archie wasn't sorry when the beautiful island hove in sight, and
they anchored in the picturesque bay of Honolulu.

Once at Honolulu, Archie's term of service on board the liner was
over, and he was glad, indeed, to get ashore, where he learned that the
transport had not yet arrived, but was expected in two or three days'
time. These two or three days Archie determined to spend in sightseeing,
and he spent his time to excellent advantage in visiting every quarter
of Honolulu and seeing every side of life in the Hawaiian capital. He
found it a delightful place. There was much that was interesting to see,
the people were pleasant to meet, and the climate was perfect. He was
almost sorry when he learned that the transport had anchored in the bay!

CHAPTER XIV.

THE VOYAGE ON THE TRANSPORT--A STORM AT SEA--ARRIVAL IN MANILA.

THE transport did not remain long at Honolulu, and before leaving Archie
had several things which he wanted to do. In the first place, he felt
that he ought to write the story of his experiences so far, and send
it to Mr. Van Bunting; so he did sit down and describe in detail his
experiences at cleaning vegetables on board the Pacific liner. He wasn't
sure whether this was anything that Mr. Van Bunting would care to print,
but he decided to send it on, anyhow. He would have been surprised
had he observed the enthusiasm with which this letter was read in the
Enterprise office a month later. He would have been no longer in any
doubt as to whether it was anything worth printing had he read the
Enterprise of the following day, when the letter appeared on the second
page as one of the chief features of the paper.

Before leaving, too, Archie sent a long, cheerful letter home, saying
nothing of his being seasick on board the liner, or of his having had to
work so hard. He devoted his letter to telling of the many interesting
things he had seen, and of his bright prospects for becoming a
successful newspaper man. He wrote a shorter letter to Jack Sullivan,
which was intended to be read to all the members of the Hut Club,
for Archie felt that it was no more than right that they should know
something of his success. He found it very hard to realise, away off
here in Honolulu, that he had ever been a member of the club, and that
he had ever lived in tents behind the barn. He felt very manly now, and
his boyhood