Show 1m v A vr y rnV5 TOWNSLW y y BRADY IUJTIlATfJtJ IJY PrA1lRt n011nkRfNkA µ f VrJJN TIll fMAllWTA11t SYNOPSIS I ung woman cast ashore on a lone onus JSnd finds a solitary Inhabitant a I dressed Ilklaaaisavage g I white man dressed like a savage Inable to speak In nny known and Sheto Ulm hna She decides to educate him nnd hit mind to her own Ideals She evidence that lends her to believe the man Is John Revolt Charnock of ja and that ho was cast ashore l7 specialized child Katharine product llrcnton of a leading was a I I entry Her writings on the sex prob attracted wide attention The son of iltlmllllonalre becomes Infatuated Ii her and they decide to put her theo Iinto practice With no other cere they away 1 than a handshake they go away iher A few days on his yacht re i to her that he only processed lofty j to possess hbr While drunk ho at tu to kiss her She knocks him down leaves him unconscious escaping In lurkness In a gasoline launch During Ism she Is cast ashore on an Island years teaching gives the man a Bli education Their love for each 4 U revealed when ho rescues her a a cave where she had been Imprls bY an earthquake A ship Is sighted they light a beacon to summon It CHAPTER XII Continued I er cannot fall to see It nd how will they regard It is a signal I Ud what will they do urn about and head for the Is I ud bow can we tell what they are glhen hen the smoke ceases to elon I she replied It will show us they have turned and are heading e nr ers was no breeze apparently the smoke would follow the wake Ie ship They watched the little k on the horizon with strained In ty for a few moments It ow If she passes on asked the L at last e I shall take It as a sign said the 6 n slowly thatLook she I In sudden gladness e i ship had turned and the cloud C aoko now rose straight above her t Ie still air p ley have seen the signal went le woman They will come here 15 ball be taken away 1 I Is your fault said the man r y I wanted nothing but to be q I with you p Ij CHAPTER XIII JU JUI The Long Search Valentine Arthur Langford was IiI fly pacing the quarter deck of his iflcent yacht tho Southern Cross I Langford was an Intensely dls ted and embittered roan Ho made two ventures which by a h of language In one case at least 1 be called matrimonial and both m had resulted In disaster Death IU rtunely had relieved him of one k the other who had stood In the g of the former without the legal sl toy or the spiritual benediction er vanished under circumstances son so-n rlous that he had no Idea wheth 9 was alive or dead On a certain rdl some three years ago ho had a d f remembrance that he had be bo Jl I like a brute to a woman Hiss His-s labranco was only dim as to dele de-le I It was entirely clear as to the H Iv at had happened as n result of se induct he could not clearly state r ext morning the crow had found If lying Insensible on the cabin floor e a fractured skull The woman tlill one also the power boat which air ailed astern of the yacht In the al nt weather Such was his physl e indltion that when he was not scions he was delirious He had 111 able to give no coherent account es airs and Equally unable to give ref rectlons as to the future move nee of the yacht which had been sot I nowhere In particular upon a I ire cruise aft old Ballingmaster and captain derd distressed by the situation and lion ergency in which ho found him sUddenly plunged decided that Poi est course In fact his only f was to get back to civilization doctor as soon as possible Ho ml he i tantly put the yacht about and I d lor the nearest land where he IBis I I hope to get suitable care for his is isrlosl Jlr 111 young employer He mud itho l yacht to the utmost speed 10 three weeks dropped anchor In ilu Just In time to save the cldel mans life Indeed for a long was touch and go as to whotb mOD life could be saved at all and t rei msld not until nearly a year had I before tho Southern Cross Fen t for San Francisco with a weak it I of I ky but convalescent owner on irter deck I ne Departure of Katharine Brenton dentine Langford hud made a i to nsatlon but It was nothing to pun tbo taboo which raged when It be roortf own that Valentine Langford n urned without her She was on a of too much Importance she ill tlj tied too largo a part In the af coP the world civilization had Dt b ed too much Interest In her Dtues her to drop out of its sight at least making an effort to r bi The position of Mr Val on gford became hly r interestingly r C in the face of a storm of In Cw Mr m0 w Lnngforda previous marI of F mar-I fortunately for him un sat the world had hall lived a com certn 1 adequate Idea of tho terms In li Ulan which had been entered I ess l l11hr > ly between Langford and istlo Miss Drenton that the first question that met him u when ho came back alone was as to which one had repented Had the woman come to her senses had the man grown tired of her had they parted and where was the wom an These were queries which were put to him with the direct simplicity of the American public through Its impe rlous representatives the reporters And to these questions Mr Langford could return no adequate answer what ever except tho truth which ho could not bring himself to tell He de Glared that she had left the yacht in the South seas that ho did not know her present whereabouts and refused to say anything further privately or In public Miss Brenton had no near relations what was everybodys busi ness was nobodys and presently pub lic Interest In her declined She and her philosophy were practically forgotten for-gotten by all but Langford himself Fortune which had done him some evil turns here however Interposed to his advantage The lady who legally bore his name departed this life and left him a free man Brute though ho had been Langford was not without some strong Idea of honor and decency de-cency Indeed he had enjoyed long and undistributed hours of meditation upon his sins of omission and commission commis-sion during his period of convalescence convales-cence and the calm consideration of character and career had done him good At heart In spite of Irma brutal conduct for which drink h dl largely been responsible ho was a gentleman and capable of things fine and high under tile stimulus of some really great emotion He had come to realize real-ize to put It mildly what an awful fool ho had been to say nothing of his villainy What had led him to this realization had been the remembrance of the hours ho had passed with Katharine Kath-arine Brenton before the clouds had arisen which had culminated in that awful storm the recollection which fairly made him shudder However he had deceived her by professed adherence ad-herence to her wild theories and Impossible Im-possible philosophies he had honestly I loved her and association with her had been of benefit to him If ho only had not given away to his temper tem-per and his appetite If It had not been for his former obligation He had married his wife In a moment mo-ment of boyish Infatuation The union had been Impossible almost from the first She was little more than an adventuress much older than ho who had entrapped him for his money There had been a separation on a liberal lib-eral financial basis to whlcfftho woman wom-an had readily even cheerfully agreed and ho had no lingering remains re-mains of affection to hold him back Her death was only a relief to him II Ho felt that he owed reparation to Katherine Drenton and ho was more willing to pay the debt because ho was honestly and genuinely In love with her so far as n man of his temperament tempera-ment could be In love with a woman lie wanted to make amends for his treatment He would have given anything any-thing he possessed to have been able to say how ashamed he was of all that he had done and to beg her to forgive him and marry him The death of his father and the necessity ne-cessity for the administration of the vast Interests of tho bonanza kings estate prevented him from at once engaging upon the search which he promised himself he would make but he expedited matters sometimes to his own loss as rapidly as he could and after nearly a years stay In San Francisco he found himself In position posi-tion to undertake his quest For a year thereafter he and the Southern Cross traversed the unexplored unvisited unvis-Ited waters of the South seas He had landed upon Island after Island which ho had examined with minute particularity Some he had found inhabited In-habited by natives whom through Interpreters terpreters he had procured he ques tloned unavailingly He ran across stray vessels trading among tho Islands lands and through them with constantly con-stantly Increasing ever widening mediums me-diums he carried on his search but without result In thus sweeping tho Pacific he visited everything that was charted and all that ho could find that was not and was now homeward bound convinced that the launch must have foundered and that ho would never solve the mystery of her disappearance I disap-pearance So assiduously had he prosecuted his search that the crow of tho Southern South-ern Cross who knew nothing as to tho cause of tho eagerness with the exception ex-ception of the ship master looked upon him as n harmless visionary They had been away so long and had visited so many Islands with so much hardship oftentimes with so much danger from uncharted reefs In the unknown un-known seas that they were one and all wildly anxious to return from tho to them aimless wandering If ho had communicated to them at the first his quest they would have shared his eagerness but ho kept It to himself as he had kept his own counsel In i San Francisco and he otraitly charged his salllngmaster to say nothing of It Consequently the lookout on the fore tppmnst crosstree on a certain summer morning catching sight of a dim blue haze on the horizon far off to starboard made no report of It What was the use It would only delay de-lay matters and they were within a few weeks of Honolulu now and another an-other fortnight beyond Hawaii would bring them back to the United States for which they all longed with tho de sire of men who had been away from homo and confined to tho narrow oa C le 1 1 I I r 1 Mr Langford Was an Intensely Disappointed Dis-appointed and Embittered Man decks of a cruising ship for over a year Something to whether It was Providence or not he was somewhat doubtful In his mind afterward brought Langford on deck before his usual time for rising The watch was In charge of a rather sleepy stupid second officer unimaginative and unobservant un-observant He had not noticed the land which It was difficult to see from the deck at any rate especially as It did not lie between tho yacht and the sun and as It had not been reported from the masthead he know nothing of It ItLangford Langford had found sleep Impossible Impos-sible The year of search the constant disappointment the pressing sense of mystery the feeling that his conduct was Indeed Irreparable had preyed upon him He was thin worn nervous and Irritable He walked up and down the deck In the cool of the morning thinking For three years practically he had had this woman before his eyes as the goal of his efforts Now she was gone and ho must concentrate concen-trate his life upon something else He gazed languidly and Indifferently about the horizon his unpracticed eye noticing nothing for a time Suddenly Sudden-ly however staring off to starboard listlessly during a pause In his steady tramp ho thought he caught a glimpse of light He looked idly in the direction direc-tion whence the reflection had come for a few moments and saw It again a thin cloud of smoke or was It haze rose above it He was puzzled by It of course and stood staring The concentration con-centration In his gaze he thought discovered dis-covered to him a cloudy blink in the gray of the dawn which might mean land He knew there was no land charted In those seas for he had carefully care-fully studied the chart the night before be-fore saying nothing to anyone for he had become somewhat sensitive about the matter He ran down the companion ladder into his cabin and fetched thence anew a-new and powerful glass which upon his return to the deck he focused upon the distant point of light Dy the aid of those powerful binoculars he made out what It was He was a man of quick decision and purpose Ho called the officer to him pointed to the light and handed the glass to the man in question What do you make of that Mr Holtzman The officer took a quick look through the glasses handed them back to their owner and said laconically Land Fire Smoke sir Head tho yacht to that Island at onceVery good sir said the officer turning to the man at the wheel and ordering the helm to be put sport The yachts bows swung slowly round until the island and the light were both dead ahead Now Mr Holtzman said Lang ford when the maneuver was completed com-pleted who is at the masthead Ill see sir answered tho second officer stopping forward Bring him to me said the owner as tho officer turned away In a few moments the officer came back to the quarterdeck followed by one of the seamen The man looked very much frightened for Langford was In n towering passion and when he was in a passion ho was not a pleasant spectacle Did you see that island yonder began the owner fiercely I Icr > v He Focussed Upon the Distant Point of Light Answer me Yes sir said the man desperately You did aYes a-Yes sir Why didnt you report It The man hesitated shifting from one foot to another muttered something some-thing about a wild goose chase Carried Car-ried away by anger Langford sprang at him and would have done him bodily bod-ily violence had he not been quickly lestrnlnid by time second officer Mr Langford sir said Holtzman grasping him tightly recover yourself your-self sir The check was sufficient Go forward cried Langford controlling con-trolling himself with difficulty Mr Holtzman send for Capt Harper Very good sir answered the officer offi-cer And meanwhile you are to keep straight for that island until further orders In a few moments the old captain presented himself before the owner Harper began the young man imperiously Im-periously the lookout this morning deliberately failed to report that land that Island yonder I want him disrat ed and his pay stopped Put him In tho gig and set him ashore at the first civilized port Very well sir said the old sailing master not daring to remonstrate under un-der such circumstances Do you know that Island continued contin-ued Langford No sir answered Harper Tis not set down in any chart I have never heard of it before harper said tho other laying his hand upon tho old mans arm Its our last chance We are passing out of the region of these Islands If she be not there wo shall never find her I am afraid not sir I have an Idea that our quest Is going to be successful this morning returned Langford eagerness flushing his thin face I hope so sir answered the other There Is somebody on tho island evidently evi-dently for they have lighted a fire It should be a signal It might be savages < sav-ages of some kind Its not likely Why should they signal a ship And how should there be savages on a lonely island like this 600 miles away from any other land You may depend upon it captain tis tome castaway who wants help and why not she Indeed I am sure It must be Something of the mans confidence Infected tho old sailor Ho took uptime up-time glass from where It lay on the cabin skylight and going forward stud cd tho island Tis one of those volcanic Jslnnds I take It ho said as ho came back It seems to be covered with trees There is a hill rising from the midst of It Tho fire Is on the top There should be an encircling reef round bout It and deep water up to the very hairier Could you see anything else No sir No glass mould reveal anything any-thing more at this distance Try for yourself Mr LRtigford He handed tho binoculars to the owner but his own scrutiny revealed nothing more than the captain had old him How are we going now ho said looking over the side About eight I should Judge sir answered Harper Let us have full speed until we get Uaier Very good sir The captain turned and spoke n word to the second officer who signaled sig-naled to the engine room and In a few moments the motion of the great vessel through the water was percep Ibly accelerated Have you had your breakfast Mr langford asked the captain at last Not yet Then if youll allow me sir I think you would better get It We wont be within landing distance of that Island for an hour or an hour and a half In fact well presently have to slowdown slow-down I dont like to dash In full tilt so near land through these unknown waters and you will do well sir to go below and get a bite to eat Your advice Is good said Lang < ford turning away and entering tho cabin Never had man less appetite than he Somehow he could not tell why ho felt certain that this which would bo his last attempt would not prove fruitless that his search hitherto unavailing ailing would now be rewarded lIe took time to reexnmluo the chart of those seas It was quite possible he thought for tho woman to have made tbfit particular Island before them from the point at which she had left the ship The more he studied It the more sure ho became He forced himself him-self to break his fast but in a short tlmo he was on deck once more The island was pqrceptlbly nearer Capt Harper was forward staring through tho glass Running along the waist Langford Joined him on the forecastle Canyou make out anything said the young man catching the old one by the arm Aye was the answer Is she there he asked hoarsely his heart in his mouth There Is a figure on the weather side of the firo yonder A figure asked LangCord trembling trem-bling so he could scarcely control himself him-self Is It a woman I cant tell Its too far off Give mo the glass I make out another figure There are two of them returned Harper slowly lowering the glass and handIng hand-Ing it to Langford Two cried the other rapidly focusing fo-cusing the glass disappointment in his tone which he strove to keep out of his heart You are right hQ said at last there are two figures but tis Impossible to make them out He handed the glass back to the captain who in his turn fixed it again upon the Island They are going down the hill said Harper I have lost them among tho trees We arc approaching swiftly hu continued Mr Holtzmnn half speed If you please Hells Jangled below as Mr Holtz man rapidly set the indicator and the speed of tho yacht was quickly checked She still approached the Island Is-land with sufficient rapidity however and after perhaps 15 minutes of easygoing easy-going Capt Harper signaled her to stop fearful of any nearer approach What now asked the owner I think we had better not chance It nearer sir said the captain It Is not more than a halfmile to the shore Shall I call away the launch or will you be rowed The launch was stowed amidships the gig swung from the davits It would be quicker to take the gig Ill be rowed said Langford And In a moment the voice of the boatswains mate could bo heard callIng call-Ing away the crew All hands were on deck Tho conversation between the captain and tho owner had been heard by many nnd their tenor communicated com-municated to nil Consequently when the gig manned by six of the best oarsmen In tho ship dropped alongside I and Langford descended to the stern sheets and took the tiller lu his hand time crew spontaneously manned tho rail and sent him off with three ring ing cheers It did not take tho men long to cover the distance between the motionless mo-tionless shill and the Island As they approached the Jatter they perceived the barrier reef which unless they could find an opening would effectually effectual-ly prevent their getting on the shore Langford swung the boat about at a Judicious distance from the reef over which the sea always broke with more or less force and closely scrutinized the line of foam The coxswain of the boat who rowed the stroke oar also followed with his eyes the Jagged a 3 a r tr 1 reef It was he who detected tho two figures on the beach of the Island wa Ing palm branches and apparently olntlng Ho called the attention or + Langford to the figures and suggested ted t-ed that the Inhabitants were trying to show an opening through tho barrier Following the indicated direction presently smooth water was discovered discov-ered Langford headed the boat for It The men bent to their oars nnd soon parted tho quiet waters of tho mgoon The two figures stood In Plain view upon the beach still too far for those In tho boat to make out who they wore Langford could only soo that one was taller than the other hat both were dressed in some sort of loose tunic that fell to the knees und loft the arms bare Ho was disappointed x r dis-appointed and yet hopeful The BUR penao was almost unbearable Tho men wero doing their utmost seeing the anxiety In his face but their utmost 4 ut-most was too slow for the Impatient q man CHAPTER XIV i v 1 c Past and Present How long do you think it will bo before they will be hero asked tho man after they had sat silent on tho q hill to windward of tho fire watching tho trail of smoke I should think that It would be per haps an hour or n little more Why she returned after a moment pause Are you anxious to have them hero For the life of her sho could not keep the bitterness out of her question ques-tion The man looked at her In surprise sur-prise Sho had never lost her temper boforo him In the years they had been together Thero had been something singularly simple free and unrestrained unre-strained in their life Nothing Imrt over occurred to vex her at least not after the man had known enough to notice it Shp was a womnn of sunny even temper under any circumstances and she had felt it incumbent upon her to be as nearly perfect as possible since she represented humanity to < 1 him nor had It been a difficult task r tli for her to be gentle This flash of resentment i re-sentment therefore struck him ns f g something entirely novel In his ij amazement for a moment ho forgot J l3 the injustice of it the unkindness of if a Ho looked at her strangely and Bald x to her with a little touch of severity I se-verity You know that It is not that ik Woman 111m l rs He had no terms of endearment He had never heard the words that < lovers use and although ho know that t iiI her name was Katharine and he believed be-lieved that his was John and though 1J sometimes they mado use of these names generally they called each other oth-er by the broad generic terms which jj stood for sex Names are only for fG differentiation and Identification in J any event and here was no need for such appellation She loved to call I him Man and sho loved to hear him call her Woman ° x You know ho said that tis not I who brought tho world upon us a I was unjust unkind she answered iJ an-swered quickly enough stretching out her hand to him You must forgive me You sell even tho approach of yonder ship brings bitterness into our hearts and into our speech I guessed that it would be so when 1 saw you weep said the man I wish now that I had not given you the r flint and steel that I had not allowed you to light tho beacon i My friend It had to be Dont reproach i 4 i proach yourself for that Sooner or > later this Island would have been visited J l h u vis-ited by some one Sooner or later the 4 fillip would have como to fetch us off But we were so happy here he protested 1 Yes she answered but not since yesterday f0 c Are you unhappy because I love you 1 f Because she made swift to reply f fu Zi q I am no longer sure that you will r ii lovo me always i < jj But you love me do you not he J questioned eagerly Yes TAre T J J I Aro you sure of yourself Absolutely Why not of me then Am I less i1 true Do I lovo less than you t Not now I J What Is the difference between us then I have seen tho world and you have not t But t toll you that will make no ° difference that I No man can say that who has no d experience to draw upon You art nmy mentor said the man I gently Ypu havo taught me all I knov but sometimes I think that r about Homo things I know more than you and this Is wino thing of which I am sure I Yes said the woman you can bo sure so long as conditions remain us they are at present but other times other manners You have something to tell meT t J Interposed the other swiftly u The woman nodded < I You said yesterday you would telL a mo today Why not toll me now f v TO BE CONTINUED J r |