Show It J 1TCID ull IIE rrlrr jJ Qo 7 ROBERr 0 L II II 8 iPIEJ iwr I BllVNJJT I JLLWTA776fJj5YiAY COPA7 o3 a ACIfCLURC IYAZTEiJ k CO d f 4L SYNOPSIS This story opens with till shipwreck of tho steamer on which Miss Oonovlevo Italic UH American heiress Lord Win thropo un Englishman nnd Tom Hlakc a bnmqlio American were pnssonifi rl Tho threo were tossed upon nn uninhabited uninhab-ited Island unit were Ibn I only ones not drowned Blake recovered from a drunken drunk-en ntiipor JUnk shunned on the boat because of his roughness brcamo a hero us preiierver of the helpless pair The Kntcllshnmn wan suing for the hand of Mini Loallc Illakn started to swim back to tliii ship to recover what wn left Iltakc ioturned safely Wluthropo wasted his last match on n cigarette for which he was scored by Illakc Thtlr first meal was a dead fifth Tho trio started IL ten in Mo bike for higher land Thirst attacked at-tacked them Hlako wall compelled to carry Miss Leslie on account of weariness weari-ness lie taunted Wlntlirope They entered en-tered the Jungle That night was pasted roosting high In a tree The next mom Ing they descended to the open again All three constructed bats to shield themselves them-selves from the sun They then feasted on coconnuts the only procurable food Miss JHII showed a lilting for IJIako but detested Ills roughness Led by Hlake they established a home In some cliffs Blake found a fresh water spring Miss Leslie faced nn unpleasant situation Thny planned their campaign IJIako recovered re-covered hIs surveyors magnifying glass thus Insuring Ore He started a Jungle fire killing n largo leopard and smothering smoth-ering several cubs In the leopards cavern cav-ern they built a small home They gained tho cliffs by burning the bottom of n tree until It fell against tho heights The trio secured eggs from tho cliffs Miss Leslies whlto skirt was decided upon as u signal CHAPTER XIIContlnued One after another tho keys were welded together end to end In a nar rpw ribbon of steel Tho thinnest one however was not fastened to the tip until it had been used to burn a groove in the edge of a rib selected from among tho bones which Miss Leslie had thrown out of the baobab Tho last key was then fastened to tho others the blade ground sharp tempered tem-pered and inserted in tho groove Finally pieces of tho keyring were fitted fit-ted In bands around tho bone through notches cut In tho ends of tho steel blade Tho result was a bonehandled bonebacked knife with a narrow cutting cut-ting edge of fine steel Long before It was finished Miss Leslie had been forced away by tho requirements of her own work In fact Hlako did not complete his task until late In the afternoon At tho end he spent more than an hour grinding the handle Into shape When he came to show the completed knife to Miss Leslie ho was fairly aglow with justifiable pride Hows that for an Eskimo job ho demanded Hunch of keys and a bone eh You arc certainly very Ingenious Mr Blake Nlxy Theres little of time inventor In my top piece only some hustle and a good memory I was up In Alaska you know Saw a sight of Eskimo work Still it Is very skilfully done That may be Look out for the edge Hd do to shave No more bamboo splinters for me111I1I when you hit a pleco of bone Im ready now to skin a rhinoceros If you can catch one Guess wo could find enough of them around here all right Hut well start In on some of Wins sheep and cattle Oh do One grows tired of eggs and all these seabirds are so tough and fishy no matterhow I cook them Well sneak down to the pool and make a try with tho bows this evening eve-ning Ill give odds though that wo draw a blank Wins got tho aim hut no drive Ive got the drive hut no aim Even if I hit nta antelope I dont think a bamboopointed arrow would bother him much Dont the savages kill game without with-out Iron weapons Sure but a lot have flint points and a lot of others use poison I know that tho Apaches and some of those other southern Indians used to fix their arrows with rattlesnake poison How horrible Well that depends on how you look nl It I guess they thought guns more horrible when they tackled tho whites nnd got the daylight let through em At any rate they swapped arrows for rifles mighty quick and anyone who knows Apaches will tell you It wasnt because they thought bullets would do less damage Yet tho thought of poison Yes but tho thought of selfpreser vation Soonor than starve Id poison every animal in Africa nnd so would you 11 You put It In such a horrible way One must consider others animals ani-mals as well as people and yet Survival of tho fittest Ivo read some things nnd Im no fool If I do say It myself For instance Im tho boss here because Im the fittest of our crowd In this environment hut back In whats called civilized putts where tho law lets a few shrewd follows fol-lows monopolize the meant of production produc-tion a man like your father Mr Blake It Is not my fault II papas position in the business world Nor his either Its the cussed system sys-tem No thats all right Miss Jenny I was only Illustrating Now I take It both you and Win would like to get rid of a boss like me If you could got rid of Africa nt tho same limo As it Is though I guess youd rather have L I j I 4 r A k 2 4 44 Im Unprepared to Climb Precipices Even Though My Costume II I Thai of a Savage me for boss and live than be left all by your lonesomes to starve IIm sure there is no question of your leadership Mr Blake Wo have both tried our best to do what you have asked of us You have at least Hut I know If a ship should come tomorrow Itd bo Blake to tho back seat Papa give thlserperson a chock for his services serv-ices while I chase off with Winnie to got my lookin on Is Hlyal ugliness Miss Leslie Hushed crimson Im sure Mr Blake Oh dont let that worry you Miss Jenny It dont me I couldnt be sore with you If I tried Just the same I know what itll be like Ive rubbed elbows enough with snobs and big bugs to know what kind of consideration considera-tion they give one of the mahsses unless one of the mahsses has the drop on thom Hello Win Whats kept you so late None of your business snapped Wlnthiope Miss Leslie glanced at him even more puzzled anti startled by this outbreak out-break than she had been by Hlakos strange talk Hut if Hlakc was angered he did not show It Say Win he remarked gravely I was going to take you down to the pool after supper on a try with the bows Hut 1 guess youd better stay close by the fire Yes it is time you gave a little consideration to those who deserve it rejoined Winthiope with a peevishness peevish-ness of tone and manner which surprised sur-prised Miss Leslie I tell you Im tired of being treated like a dog All l I right all right t old man Just draw up your chair and get all the hot broth aboard you can stow nn swai od Blake soothingly Winthropo sat down hut throughout through-out thin meal he continued to complain com-plain over trifles with tho peevishness of a spoiled child until Miss Leslie blushed for him Greatly to her as tonlshmont Blake enduird the nagging nag-ging without a sign of irritation and In the end took his bow and arrows nnd wont off down the t cleft with no moro than a quiet reminder to Win thropo that ho should keep near the flroWhen When shortly after dark the engineer en-gineer came gioplng I his I i I way bark 1 upI up-I ho gorge I ho was by no means so calm Out of six shots ho had hU one antelope In till nock and nnnirr t In the haunch yet both animals I had made off all tho swifter for their wounds Tho noise of his appioach awakened Winthiope who turned t over nnd begun be-gun to complain In a whining falsetto Miss Leslie who was peeling out through the bars of her screen looked to see Blake kick tho prostrate man I Ills frown showed only too clearly that ho was In a savage temper To her astonishment ho spoke III a soothing tone until Winthrope again fell asleep Then ho quietly set about erecting a canopy of bamboos over time sleeper Just why he should build this was a puzzle to tho girl Hut when she I caught a glimpse of Hlnkos altered nxnroKslon sue drew a leer breath of 1 relief and hIked her way around the edge of her bamboo stakes to He down without a trace of the fear which had been haunting her CHAPTER XIII The Mark of the Beast OUNIXG found Winthrope I W1ORNING more irritable and peevish than ever Though had not been called on watch j flake until long after midnight ho i i soon fallen asleep at his post and permitted the fire to die out Shortly before dawn Blake was roused by a pack of jackals snarling and quarreling overtime over-time halfdried seafowl To charge upon tho thieves and put them to flight with a few blows of his club took but a moment Yet daylight showed more than half the drying frames empty Hlake was staring glumly at them with his broad back to Winthrope when Miss Leslie appeared The sudden sud-den ccssallon of Wlnthropes complaints com-plaints brought his companion around on the Instant The girl stood before him clad fiom neck to foot in her leopnidskln dress Well Ill bedashed ho exclaimed ex-claimed and ho stood staring at her openmouthed I fear it will be warm Do you think it becoming she asked flushing flush-ing and turning as though to show the fit of tho eostume Do I ho echoed Miss Jenny youre a peach Thank you she said And here Is the skirt I have ripped it open You see it will make a flue flag If Its put up Seems a pity though to do that when were getting on so fine What do you say to leaving leav-ing it down and starting a little colony of our own Miss Leslie raised the skirt In her outstretched hands Hehlnd It her face became white as the cloth Well demanded Blako soberly though his eyes were twinkling You forgot time fever she lotoited mockingly I and Ulako failed I to I catch tho t quaver 1 beneath the light I t lomaik Say jouvo got mo there I ho admitted ad-mitted i Just J pass over your flu a d 511li lit up some grub Ill I I I ho b rmk I ii gout g-out a big bamboo There are plenty of holes and loom stones rill tho cliff Well I hap the I signal I up before noon lIss Leslie murmured her thanks and immediately I i set about tho preparation prep-aration of breakfast When Blake had tho bamboo ready with one edge of time broad piece of white duck lashed to It with catgut as high up as the t tapering staff would bear ho called upon Wlnthropo to accompany ac-company him You can go too Miss Jenny he added You havent been on the cliff yet nnd you ought to celebrate the oc cason Mo thank you replied tho girl Im still unureuared to climb preci pices even though my costume is that of a savage Savage Great Scott that leopard dress would win out against any set of Russian furs agoing and Ive heard theyre considered all kinds I of dog Come on I can swing you Into the branches and Its easy from there up You will excuse me please Yes you can go alone Interposed Winthrope I am Indisposed this morning and what Is more I have had enough of your dictation You have have you 1 growled Blake his patience suddenly come to alt end Well let mo tell you Miss Leslie Is a lady and if she dont want to go that settles It Hut as for you youll go If I have to kick you every step Winthrope cringed back and broke Into a childish whine Dontdont do It Blake Oh I say Miss Genevieve Gene-vieve how can you stand by and see him abuse mo like this Blake was grinning as he turned to Miss Leslie Her face was flushed and downcast with humiliation for her friend It seemed Incredible that a man of his breeding should betray such weakness A quick change came over Blakes face Look here he muttered I guess Im enough of a sport to know something some-thing about fair play Wins coming down with the fever ands no more to blame for doing the baby act than hell be when he gets the delirium and gabbles I will thank you to attend to your own affairs said Winthrope Youre entirely welcome Its what Im doing Do you understand Miss Jenny Indeed yos and I wish to thank you I have noticed how patient you have been Pardon me Miss Leslie rasped Winthrope Can you not see that for a follow of this class to talk of fair play and patience Is the height of Impertinence In England now such Insufferable Impudence Thatll do broke In Blake Its time for us to trot along Hut Mr Blake if ho Is ill Just the reason why ho should keep moving No more of your gab Win Give your Jaw a layoff and try wiggling wig-gling your legs Instead Winthrope turned away crimson with indignation Blake paused only for a parting word with Miss Leslie If you want something to do MIsa Tenny try making yourself a pair of moccasins out of the scraps of skin You cant stay in this gully nil the time Youve got to tramp around some and those slippers must be about done for They are still serviceable Yet II you think Youll need good tough moccasins soon enough Singe off the hair and i make soles of the thicker pieces II you do a fair job maybe Ill employ you as my cobbler soon as I get the hide off one of those skittish antelope Miss Leslie nodded and smiled In response re-sponse to his jesting tone Hut as he swung away after Winthrope she stood for some lime wondering at herself her-self A few days since she knew she would have taken Blakes remark as an Insult Now she was puzzled to find herself rather pleased that he should so note her ability to he of service When she roused herself and began singeing the hair from tho odds and ends of leopard skin she discovered a new sensation to add to her list of unpleasant experiences Hut she did not pause until the last patch of hair crisped close to the halfcured surface of the hide Fetching tho penknife anti her thorn and catgut from the baobab she gathered tho pieces of skin together and walked along time cleft to tho huldertreo There had been limo enough for Blake and Win thiope to set up the signal and she was curious to see how it looked She paused at the foot of tho tree and gazed up to whore the withered crown lay crushed against time ell goof go-of the cliff The height of the rock wall made her hesitate yet the men in passing up and down had so cleared away the twigs and leaves and bioken tho branches on lie t upper i side of the trunk that It off 01011 n means of ascent far from dlfllcult even for a young lady TO ur CONTINUKD |