CHAPTER XI

THE TREE OF JEWELS Two hours later, John Quincy rose from the table where he and his aunt had dined together. "Just to show you how quick I am to learn a new language," he remarked, "I'm quite pau. Now I'm going makai to sit on the lanai, there to forget the pilikia of the day." Miss Minerva smiled and rose too. "I expect Amos shortly," she said as they crossed the hall. "A family conference seemed advisable, so I've asked him to come over." "Strange you had to send for him," said John Quincy, lighting a cigarette.…