Show jt is t 1f 1rrIDrfIP5rnII lll t i o < i p 0 0 i fi3flj5flTO JPIEJ l cI 1 5 e vr J r c C m e rf 0 I t BltNNJJI 1 < ILlUJTRATlJllcf gy RAY WALT PJ V V = JJ Z27 jP conrarcnr aoe ACCUifO tCo ig f I = t W GL C 1 iiI ernraw tt L it Tho story opens with ibm Blilpwrick of l the xtcmmcr on which Miss Jptievlmu beetle nn Atnnrlrnii heiress Lord Wln Uiriiic nn KnRllBlunnti mid Tom Pilate a l > niH < Uo American worn pupHonuors F y Thn three WITO loaned upon nn uiilnlinb Itrcl Inland mid were the only ones not drowned lllnkr Hlimiriecl on tho bunt TiccaiitM of hIs roiiKlincsH hccamn n been I r an prey orvrr of tlio liflplcst pair The KriKlliniian win using tor thn hand or r t I MIll LrNMe Wlnthropo wanted his lust I rJ IP I C mutch on n cigarette for which hn win i I cared by lilaltc nj f I I tn All thru ootiitructed It hallO to Hhlflil l < thrniMPlvcii from tho 1 t t TJiny tlion feimtcd on conmmitH the only nun p I l Il q procurnbln food Mind Losllo faced ftn un t pleasant Btttmtlon lllnkii recovered hIs o 1 Hurvpyorfl muKnlfylru gross thus Incur I i ing ln lie started H juiifilo lire killing 1 a largo leopard ntid nmolliirliiK Fovcnil I r cubs In the leopards iavnrn thy built I Y t a small homo They nlnoiI the rlirfn by I 1 ImrnliiK tin bottom of it tree until It fell vet a t f f against the hid Itte Tho trio secured rl eggs from flip chile MIll LcHllos while I skirt wan decided upon an a signal Mss i 1 f Leslie innelp n dress from the leopard 1 skin OverlHiirlri n ronvcraatlon bn iu r 110 r tweet brcnino Dlnko frightens and Wlntliropo Wlntliropo 11118 became Lrslln r 111 with I fever Hlnke was poisoned b by u h rI I j ash and almost died Jackals attacked I the ramp that night but worn driven oft 999pi t by Gencvlovo Illuko constructed an nnl 4 mal trap It killed a hyena On n tour the trio discovered honey and oysters r USII n lcsllo wan attacked L by n poisonous 4 snake Ulako killed It and ir Raved UH not t flon to kill genre Kor tho c sv second time l Wlntliropo was attacked by foyer Ho t t7i and Illako dlwRreed The latter mado a tront door for the private conipirtment Ct if of Miss Losllnii cave home A terrible t storm rOiled that nhtlit lntliropo stole t Into her room but she managed to 1 her door closed In tune Wluthrope swIng was p Imilly hurt Ho died Iho following morn + ° i log Tho utoriif tore down their dlfitrcsi Ij I i flK HO n now one was SWIIIIK from a l bamboo pole Miss Leslie helped In r < cov r r i I sang AVInthropoH grave with stones Genevieve took a strong liking to Illake On exploration tour they were attacked it ct by a lion cttl n CHAPTER XXIV Contlnuecl i The lion Htlllod his I roars and t tl ty crouched as It to spring snarling and y tt t Jr Cx RrlnnhiB with rago nnd uncertainty j i i I Ills eyes unaccustomed to the glare t h of thcv IQ day L 1 T sun blltiUed Incessant a f Ii rE Iy though ho followed tilt mans every w movement his snarls deepening Into growls at tho slightest change or at I titude f r j j > Jn his blind animal rage Blake had r forgotten that tho purpose of his t 1 I I lateral ndvancto was to place as great I l b t fi a distance as possible between him and tbn girl liefnrn the clnsh Yol hiI wlr sUnct leollt him 110vln alan his 1ttt t spiral course on the chance that ho inlfiht catch his too off his guard r i4 t Irt Suddenly tho lion half rose anti 1t j t stretched forward sniffing There was t1 ild il nn uneasy whining unto In his growls t iii d maIm lot the club slip from beneath I i Ile Ills arm and drew his how until tho j + arrow ltead lay upon his thumb Ills t l t outstretched arm Was rigid as a bar of steel So tonso and alert were all Ills nerves hat ho knew ho could y l ilrivo homo loth arrows und still have ty time to swing his club before tho ksd boast was upon him I i 1 A puff of wind struck against his 1 I 4 rl f back and swept on the nostrils I of tho R lion laden with tho odor of man Tho + t beast uttered a short startled roar n ll t and whirling about leaped away Into d h the jungle so quickly that Illakos arrow III ar-row lashed past a full yard huhliTd aI a j Tho second arrow was on tho string q + a before the first had struck the ground I Out h the lion hud vanished In the grass s With a yell Illnke dashed on across I 1 to the nearest point of tho jungle As t 1 1 j he ran ho drew the Tmrnlng glass from fl Aa his fob nnd Hipped it open 1 ready for use If tho lion had turned behind tho sheltering grass stems he wns too s k warily to charge out again Within I 1 i minute tho liiniile border was a wall I or roaring Ihllite 1 Tho grass long since dead and 4 t r > I bonedry with tho days of tropical sunshino since tho cyclone flared up If before the wind like gunpowder Even id t I against the wind the lire ate Its way t f thong the ground with fearful rapidity rilllug behind It an upwhlrling vor t tux of snioko and llame Xo living roitnro could 11l11 burst through + r t tc hnt belt of lire tt A wove of llorco heat sent IJIake air daggering hack scorched and blistered ok blis-tered Thero was no uxtiltanco In his 1 y bearing For the moment nil thought sf the lion was swallowed up In awe 1 > t his own work Ho stared at tho rt tell of leaping roaring llames from be r earth his upraised arm To the north Yl Tr C parks und l lighted wisps of grass l C 1 Irlvcn by tho gala had already fired 4 ihe jungle half stray to tho farther tinge v9 i v t Stop by step Uluke drew back Ills noel striielr ntrnliiKt snmnthlne soft rv r r 1111 loolmll 11011 and saw llss Lesllo + J1ng on the stuul whlto anti still i1 Sho had fainted overcome by four or jy the iinondurnblp heat The heat mist luivo stupefied him as well He it trod at her dnll eyed wondering If tits was dead Ills brain cleared He iprang over to where tho fliwk lay be ° a ildo tho jeinnnntH of the lunch Ho was dashing the Inst drops of + ho tepid water in her face whun she s loaned and her eyelids began to lint M H 1I flunk down the flask and fwll t D clui Hut her wrist Tool she mooed i Ves Miss Jenny Im here Its all 8ght ho answered n Havo I had n sunstroke Is that shy It 8Q ins so leAn hardly jrcathe ICs nil right I tell you Only a lit Ittlo bonflro I touched off Guess you IT nuat have Tainted but its all rilllt t Ow Owtjt wit silly of mo to faint lint I I r f1 J imw that I road fill thins Igaa l I 1 j I fa d f i I t e I tk f j r 1 > < t e th f 4 u s y v r m I d Ir f Lv IrI P kl cJ C ft a 1441f 4 I1 t4 Y Ulfi U G it I v a i U U 1 h w v n o1 The Man I Lovel Sho faltered and lay shuddering Fear fill that she was about to swoon again Blake slapped her hand between his palms with stinging force Youre Itl ho shouted Tho jokes on you Kitty jumped Just tho other way and ho wont come hack In n hurry with that Ore to head him off Jump up now and well do a Jig on the strength of it She attempted a smile and a trace of color showed in her cheeks With an Idea that action would further her recovery he drew her to n sitting posi lion stepped quickly behind and with his hands beneath her elbows lifted I hor upright Dut sho was still too weak and giddy to standalone An ho released his grip she swayed anti would have fallen had he not caught her arm Steady he admonished Brace up youre all right ImIm just a little dizzy sho murmured clinging to his shoulder It will pass in n minute Its so silly but Im that way Tom II think you aro tho bravest man Yes yeshut thats not the point Lcuvo gq now like a sensible girl Its about time to hit the trail lift drew lifniKdlf free und without a glance at her blushing face began to gather up their scattered outfit His hat lay wheie he had weighted it down with the cocoanut Ho tossed tho nut Intotho skin bag and jammed the hat on his head pulling tho brim far down over his eyes When he had fetched his club ho walked back past the girl with his eyes averted Como on he muttered Inside tho barricade flake was waiting to close the opening Sho I crept through and rose to catch him by tho sleeve Toni look at mo she said Onco 1 was most unjust to you in my thoughts I wronged you Now I must tell you that I think you are tho braxest tho noblest man Get away ho exclaimed and ho shook off her hand roughly Dont bo a fool You dont Inow I what youio talking about Hut I do Tom I belle re that you are I in a blackguard you liejjr No blackguard Is bravo Tho way you faced that terrible beast Yes blackguard tove gone and shown to you that 1tovo I let you say a single word Cant you sou wen I If Im not what you call a gentleman 1 thought I Knew how any man ought to treat a woman but to go and let you know before wed got back among people lIntbut Tom why not If wo Nohe i retorted harshly Im go Ing i now to pile up wood on tho cliff for n bf > acon Ire In the t moining Ill start making that eatanmnui = No you shall notr You shall not go off and leave me and and risk your life I cant hear to think of It Stay with me Tom dear Uvon 1 if a ship never came He turned resolutely so as not to sea hot blushing lace Como now Miss Leslie he said In a dry oven tone duet mates it so awfully hard Lets bu lunmthln and r shako hands on It like two real comrades com-rades Sho struck frantically at I his outstretched out-stretched hand Keep awayI hate you sho cried Before he could speak sho was running run-ning up the cleft CHAPTER XXV In Double Salvation < r HEN an hour or more after dawn tho next morning e the girl slowly drew open her door and came out of the cave Blake Was nowhere In sight She sighed vastly relieved and hastened across to bathe her Hushed face In tho spring Stopping every few moments mo-ments to listen for his step down the cleft she gathered up a hamper of food and lied to tho treolnddor As sho drew herself up on tho cliff sin noticed n thin column of smoke rising tram tho last smouldciing brands of a beacon lire that had been built in the midst of the bird colony all tlm nvfrntnn outer ndfn nf flio I headland She did not however u observe ob-serve that while the smoke column streamed up tram tho fire directly dkywnid beyond It there was a much larger volume of smoke which seemed to have eddied down tho cliff face and was now rolling up into view from out over the sea She gave no heed to this for the sight of tho beacon had instantly alarmed her with the possibility sibility that Hlnko was still on the headland and would Imagine that sho was Booking him I Sho paused her chocks ullame Hut the only sign of Hlako that she could see was tho lire itself She reflected that ho might very well have loft be fore dawn As likely as not ho had descended at tho north end of tho cleft and had gone off to the river to t start his catamaran At the thought Ml the color ebbed from her cheeks and left her while and trembling Again situ stood hesitating With a sigh she started on toward the signal n Sho was closo upon tho border of tho blid colony when Ulako sat up and she found herself staring Into his blinking eyes Hello ho mumbled drowsily He HirniiK up wide awake and flubhlu with the guilty consclousm of what ho had done Look at th l Iway up Didnt moan to oversleep Miss Leslie You see I was up pretty late lending tho beacon But of course thats no excuse Dont she exclaimed There were tears In her ot oyos yet she smiled as sho spoke I know what you mean by pretty late Youve been up all nightNo No I havent Not all night To ho sure I qulto understand Mr Thomas Illako Now alt down and oat this luncheon Cant Havent time Ive got Jo t got to tho river and got to work Ill got seine jerked hoof and eat it on tho way Yon soil TomI she protested t < f r Its for you he rejoined and hIs hips rjosid together resolutely lIe was stepping past her when oVer the seaward edge of the cliff there came a Bound hike the yell of n MKlriK sea monster Siren shouted Hluke whirling I about The cloud of snioko beyond the cllll I and was now rolling up moro to the Mt h Ho dasliod away towards the north edge of the cliff as though ho intended to leap off Into spare The girl ran after him ns fast as she could over the loose stones Before she had I covered half the distance sho saw him halt on the very brink of the cliff and begin to wave and shout like a madman A few steps farther on sho caught sight of the steamer It was lying l close In only a little way off the north point of the headland 1 ven as she saw the vessel Its siren responded to Hlakes wild gestures with a series of joyous screams There could be no mistake Ho bad been seen Already they were letting go anchor and there was a little crowd of men gathering about one of tho boats lilnko turned and started on a run for the cliff But Miss Leslie darted before him compelling him to bait Walt sho cried her eyes sparkling spar-kling with happy tears Tom Its como now You neednt Let me by Im going to meet them I want to Hut sho put her hands upon his shoulders Tom she whispered let It bo now before any oneanything can I possibly come between us Let it be a part of our life here hero where Ive learned how bravo and true a real man can be And then have him prove himself a sneak he cried No I wont Jenny Ive got you to think of Walt till Ive seen your father Ten to one holl not hear of Itholl cut you off without a cent Not but what Id bo glad myself but youre used to luxuries girlie and Im a poor man I aut thron tn nn w on W J V Sho laid n hand on his month and smiled up at him in tender mockery Come now Mr Dlako youre not very complimentary After surviving my cooking all these weeks dont you think I might do at a pinch for a poor mans wife No Jenny he protested trying to draw back You oughtnt to decide de-cide now When you get back among your friends things may look different Think of your society friends Walt till you see mo with other mOIlgon tlcmcn Im just a rough uncultured ordinary Hush she cried and she acili placed her hand on his mouth You shant say such cruel things about Tommy Tom-my Tom tho man I trustthat I = Her arms slipped about his neck and 1 her eyes shone up Into his with tender radiance Dont he begged hoarsely Taint fair I I cant stand IU Tho man I love she whispered Ho crushed her to him In his grea arms My I little girlldear little gtrlT he repeated and he pressed his Up to her hair She snuggled her face closer ngulns his shmllflnr and rntillnrl In fI nn q small voice iI suppose yoU know v that ship captains can mmarry peo pie But I havent oven a job yet ho exclaimed Suppose your father I Please listen she pleaded Thor was a sound like suppressed sobbing What Is It he ventured and he listened greatly perturbed The muffled voice sounded very meek and plaintive Ill try to do my part Mr Illake really I will i i hope wo can manage to struggle along somehow You Know 1 have a little I of my own Its only three three mil lion huh that t-hat he demanded and he held I her out at arms length to stare at he In frowning bew bewilderment if lcI i I known that Id Youd never have given me a chance toto propose to you you dear old silly she cried her eyes dancing horn with tender mirth See I She tinned from him und back again and held up a withered pled I Mower He looked cram and saw that It was the amaryllls blossom j You kept IU Because because then down in the even then bottom of rav heart I had begun to lealtze to Know what you well like and of COIUM that meant Tom tell me Du think Im utterly you Bliumeleas Do you blame mo for IH Otl heing the one totov nimnw you he cried lie to put a finger tinder pause her chin raise her downbeat and face His were very blue but there s ryes Ill in their depths was a tWill dreadful Oh yes it ten wasnt It Hut I gauss Ive no complaint to file just now I TUB ENl |