---------------------------------------------------------------------
[Illustration: Mopelia]
Mopelia, a coral atoll of the Society Islands, where the Sea Devil
planned a brief sojourn, and where the _Seeadler_ was wrecked by a
tidal wave. "A circular reef studded with waving palms and within
the reef a lovely, placid lagoon. The coral shore was snow white
and, with the sun's rays reflecting from it, it looked like a
sparkling jewel set in an alabaster ring, like emeralds set in ivory."
---------------------------------------------------------------------