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CORAL REEFS AND CAVES IN THE PACIFIC.

THE ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC.—HOW THEY HAVE BEEN FORMED.—WHAT THE CORAL IS.—THE WONDROUS ARCHITECTS OF THE SEA.—WHAT A UNITED STATES STEAMER SAW.—HOW THE CORAL IS FISHED FOR.—ROMANTIC STORY OF A CAVERN.—HOW IT WAS DISCOVERED.—AN ELOPEMENT AND EXERCISE IN DIVING.—LOVE AND TURTLES.—A BATTLE IN THE WATER.—KILLED BY SHARKS.—A MAIDEN’S GRIEF.—THE PERIL OF A LOVER.—SURPRISING A FATHER-IN-LAW.—END OF A SUBMARINE COURTSHIP. 248