THE INTERNATIONAL ADVENTURE LIBRARY

THREE OWLS EDITION



THE WHITE WATERFALL

An Adventure Story

BY JAMES FRANCIS DWYER


TO L.G.D. and G.M.D.


"THAT'S THE WAY TO HEAVEN,
THAT'S THE WAY TO HEAVEN,
THAT'S THE WAY TO HEAVEN OUT
OF BLACK FERNANDO'S HELL."


PREFACE

It is perhaps inadvisable to mix fact with fiction, but, it appears,
some reference to certain portions of "The White Waterfall" that might
strain the belief of the average reader will not be out of place. In the
wonderful islands of the Pacific many things happen that seem improbable
to the minds of those who dwell close to the heart of civilization. The
mysterious Isle of Tears is not altogether a dream. There are several