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.
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