Show 00 0 0 C PIP AVAY A cak SYNOPSIS tho the story opens with ith tile tho shipwreck of JI the on willell which wits benevieve I 1 es dihe lie an aai american heiress lard in aln an and tom make it 11 b I 1 tha que american were the t three ree towi tossed 1 uron upon an passengers unlit uninhabited fers lab 1 lalind island and were vero til only ones not drowned r c e d blake stunned on oil tile the boat lier BUo of lila bis became LL a hero rim preserver of 0 tho ihn liel helpless pless alir the was wa filling for or the I 1 in I 1 of miss I swe winthrope wasted his him last match on oil a rl Karetta for or which he was mored b by blithe all hati t to y shield hield themselves from the sun suit they th thru pasted feasted on c tho the only procurable food mai leslie faced tin an un plasant situation make blake recovered his surveyors Burve gla q thus hua jsnr ing fire ire te started a jungle alre killing it a larga leopard anti and aeverill severa cul cube in 11 th alk leopard leo lis cavern they built a dinall home they gained tile tho cliffs b by burning tile alio bottom ot or a 0 tree until tt it fer ell against tile hei the trio secured begs ofaf from tho the cliffs miss levilo a white it rt wits wag decided upon ns as A rignal hilss salte 1 Ie bealle alle made ft a dread m ta from abe leopard akin n ariner a conversation between bo blake and winthrope allws leslie 1 ritana frightened became I 1 I 1 willi fever was 1 11 0 ned oneil by it a llull unil and almost lied died jal jackall ar 1 attacked tho met caina that night but were riven driven on by lelake un an hlll mal trap it killed a beena on a tout tour 0 tin arto discovered honey find and oysters oyster ff i I ieee we was attar attao kett by it 0 pola polso onous notis snake illino killed it an and davd its iti pul poi an efin to kill hill game vor bior the time was altac aced by aver tie hn mid matte dliah the tha latter malf awl a digior for tho the private nt of loalles Lo allea A chive chef lioma alomi A terrible worm dragod that night rope stole into her room but mile managed to to swing tift ilor floor door closed in time winthrope badly hurt ile he died tile tha following morn ln tho the storm torn tore down their distress alas so BO A new one was swung froin a bam bani lioi loo pole MIBS bealle helped in cov rang krave grave with genevieve took ft a strong liking to on exploration exploration tour four they atta attacked clied by a lion ion CHAPTER continued the lion stilled hla his roars and crouched its as it to spring snarling und and 61 grinning InnIng with rage and uncertainty ilia 1113 eyes unaccustomed to tile the glare or of tile tho mid midday day sun bun blinked incessantly though he followed the mans every movement his snarls de deepening into growls at the slightest chango of attitude in III his blind animal rago blake had forgotten that the purpose of hla his lateral advance waft waa to place as great ft a distance as possible between bilm and the girl before the clash yet instinct kept him moving along hla his spiral course on the chance that ho he might catch his too foe oil oft his guard suddenly tho the llon halt rose and stretched ched forward sulf fing there was an uneasy whining note in his growls gr ovla blake let the club slip f from rom beneath hla his arm and drew hla his bow until the arrowhead arrow head lay upon his thumb 11 his I 1 5 outstretched arm was waa rigid as a wr bar ot 0 s steel MCI so tense and alert wore were all his i nerves that lie ho know he could drive home both arrows and still it have ive ta alnio to swing tits bis club before the tha beast was vas upon him A pun puff of wind struck against his back and swept on the nostrils of tho the lion laden with tile the odor of at man the beast uttered a short startled roar and whirling about leaped away into the me jungle so quickly that blake diakes s arrow flashed past a full yard behind tile the second arrow was antho on the string before the first had struck the ground out but tho the lion had vanished in the grass with a yell blake dashed on across to the tha nearest point ot of tile tha jurer bungle to As a he ran ile ho drew the burning glass from bia rob fob and nipped it open ready for use so it II the lion had bad turned behind the sheltering grass stems he was too so to charge out again within k minute the jungle border was a wall of f roaring rama flame the grass ion long 9 since dead and done bone try dry with tho the days of at tropical birke since tho the cyclone flared up before the wind like gunpowder even the wind the fire ato ate its way long along the ground with fearful fe rapidity behind it an vortex ex of smoke and llama flame N no 0 living creature could have burst through hat belt of at alre A wave of fierce fienco heat sent alake I 1 tag gering back swiped and bils ared there atts no exultance in his darlng vor for thu tho moment all thought if A the lion was swallowed up in awe at f his own work ile ho stared at the lie lell or of leaping roaring flames from be loath leath tits hi arm aral to tile the north sparks parks and lighted wisps of grass riven by tho the gale had already ard he be jungco half liala wy to the ho farther edgo 0 step by step blako drew bark back hla leel struck against something suit sot ila ho looked down and saw aless lasale fm on the haild walto and still she he had tainted fainted overcome by fear or y tho the Iturri unendurable durable hept the heat mist havo have stillie stupefied fled librn ts ss well lie ile stared at her dull eyed wondering if ille ilie was dead ills his brain cle cleared arad lie he sprang over to where tho the flaak lay bolido tile the remnants of the lunch aunela ile ie was dashing the lat drops of at he tepid water tn n her face when she loaned and her eyelids began to I 1 lut flut 1 kr ar ila ho flung down the tha flask and fell fall D 1 chafing her wrist hirist tom bho moaned I 1 yes miss bliss jenny im hero here its ita III all light ight he be answered afave I 1 had a sunstroke la Is that hy it seems so I 1 can hardly reathe 1 its nil all right I 1 tell you only I 1 ittle bonfire it I touched off gue guess 1 you 1 aust have bavo fainted aln led but its al till I 1 ich right t sov I 1 it 1 n ad elly of roes mm to taint faint nut bulit I 1 saw aw 11 1 n tiling lead m cly 4 V I 1 11 L tv L ta 1 0 00 L U 11 ab is L U 0 to U 1 the man I 1 lovell lovel sho she faltered and lay shuddering fearful that sho she yas was about to swoon again blake slapped her hand between his force hafti youre itt it tie he shouted tho the jokes on you kitty jumped ju just 8 t th the e other way and he wont come back in a hurry with that ore to head him off jump up now and well do a jig on the strength of it she attempted u smile and a trace of 01 colo showed in her checks with an idea that action would further her recovery he draw her to a sitting post tion lion stepped quickly behind and with his hands beneath her elbows lifted her upright but she was waa still too weak find and giddy to stand alone ap af he re released his grip she swayed awaked anark would have fallen had he not caught he her arm steady he admonished draco brace up youre all right im im just a little dizzy she murmured clinging to his shoulder it will pass in a minute its so silly but im that way tom 14 I 1 4 I 1 think you are the bravest mari man yos yes yes but not the point le leave ave go 90 now like a sensible girl alil it its about time to hit the trail ile he drew tree and without a glance at her blushing face began to gather up it thel the scattered outfit ilia hat lav a V where he had weighted it down with the cocoanut cocoi coco nut anut lie ile tossed the nut into tile ha ekau bag dad and jammed the hat on oil tits his hed head putting pulling the brim far down over tits his eyes when he had fetched ills his club lie walked back past the girl with ills his eyes ees averted come on lie he red iod inside the barricade make was wan waiting to close tho the opening silo she crept through and rose to catch litin him by the sleeve tom look at me sho she sal said I 1 11 once I 1 was most unjust gunj to you in my illy thought I 1 wronged you now low I 1 must tell you ou that I 1 think you are the bravest the noblest man get awny away iw explain ed and ho he shook oil off her hand rous Lly bly dont ila ho a n fool you yol I 1 dont enow what youre talking about tut dut vda I 1 do tom I 1 bellove tha hat t you are im a i blackguard do you henr bear N no a blackguard Is brav the way you faced that terrible beast yea ves blackguard tovo tove gone gona and shown to you ou that I icove tobye lot let you say flay a single avord word cant you see 1 kven vol if im not what you call a gentleman I 1 thought I 1 know knew how any man ought to treat a alari but to go and lot let you know before wed got back among people blit But butout but topi tom why not it if we ve no a ho retorted harolt hars bar sift lt im going now to pile up wood on tho the cliff for a beacon lire in tho the warning morning ill start making that catar catamaran naren 1 no you shall not you shall not go oft off and leave me and and risk your ikel eifel I 1 0 i nt bear b e ar t to 0 think ot at it stay with me TOW tom dear even it a ship never canei 11 ho turned so ai not to bior or blushing tace lace como coma now miss leslie he said setd in dr drye even topi dont mke tt it so awfully hard leta ho h ard shake hands on it like two real comrades 1 l 1 she struck fiand frantically cally at i his out stretch Bt retch ed irand keep away 1 I hate you she cri cried d run before ho could she was running up tip the clett cleft CHAPTER in double salvation sl HEN an hour or more after ff dawn the next morning the tha girl slowly to aly drew open her door and came out of th the G ca cave ve blake was nowhere in sight eight she sighed vastly relieved and hastened across to bathe her flushed face ace in the spring stopping every few moments to listen for his step down the cleft she aha gathered tit up a hi hamper limper of food and fled to the ladder As she drew herself up on the cliff clatl she noticed a thin column of smoke rising front from the last shouldering ing brands branda of a beacon ire fire that had bad it been CC m built in the midst of the bird colony on the extreme outer edge or of the headland adland lie she did not however observe that while the smoke column streamed up from the fire direct directly skyward beyond it there w was as a much 11 I 1 larger arger volume of smoke whim which beeme seemed to have eddied down the cliff race face and wits was now rolling up tip into view train from out cut over the sea she gave no heed to this for tho the sight of the tha beacon had instantly alainie d her with the possibility lity that blako blake was still on the headland and would imagine that she wits wim seeking him she paused her cheeks aflame but the only sign of blake that she could see was the fire itself she reflected that ho be might very well have left before dawn As likely as not lie he had descended it at the north end of the chelt and had gone off ob to the river to start hs his cata catamaran marall at the thought though t all tho tolor color eclied froni from her cheeks and left her white and trembling again site she stood with will a sigh shi she started on oil toward the signal staff she was close upon tho the border or of tho the bird colony when blake sat eat up tip and she found herself staring into ills hia blinking eyes I hello fello he mumbled drowsily ile he sprang up till wide awake and flushing with the guilty consciousness of what he had done look at the sunway up lip mean to oversleep all v r ie leslie site you soo I 1 was up pretty lati liitt lending ending the beacon but of course no excuse dont she exclaimed thero there were tears in her eyes edwi yet one obe smiled as she spoke 1 I know what you meart mean by pretty late youve boon up all night NO 0 o I 1 not all night to bo be sure I 1 quite under understand mr thomas blake now kow sit down und and eat this lunt luncheon cheon cant Ila veat time ive got I 1 got get to lo the river anil and get al to work alt get some jerked and e eatie at it on an the way you peep pee seo P tom she plo its for you he rejoined and hta his lips closed together resolutely ho he was ste stepping liping past her when av over er the seaward edge of the cliff there came a sound like the yell ot of a raging sea monster siren shouted blake whirling about the cloud of smoke beyond tho the cliff end was now rolling up more to the left ile he dashed away towards the north edge of 0 tho the cliff as though ho be intended to lo leap oft off into space the girl ran after him as fast as she could conk over tile the loose stones before she had hac covered halt half tho the distance she saw him halt on tle very brink of tho the cliff and begin to wave and shout like a madman A few steps farther on she caught sight ot at tile he steamer it was lying close in only a little way off tho the north point of the headland even as she saw tile the vessel its siren responded to blakes wild gestures with a series ot of joyous screams there could be no mistake ile he had been seen already they were letting g go 0 anchor and there was a little crow crowd d of men inen gathering about one of the boats blake turned and started on a run for the cliff rut but miss lost leslie I 1 e darted before him compelling him to halt walt she cried her eyes sparkling with happy tears tom its ICs come now low you let me byl im going to meet them I 1 want tol to l dut but she put her hands upon III his shoulders tom she whispered let tt it be now before any one anything can possibly come between let it be a part of our life here here where ive 1 ive learned how brave and true a real man can bel be and then have him blin prova giove himself a sneak he cried no ino V I 1 wont jenny ive got you to think of walt till ive seen your sour father ten to one hell not hear of it hell bell cut you off without a cent not but what id be glad myself but youre used to luxuries girlie and im a poor man I 1 cant give them to you she laid a hand on his mouth mouth and smiled up tip at him in tender mockery come now mr zar blake youre not very ry complimentary after surviving outliving my cooking all thosa thesel weeks dont you think I 1 might do at i a pinch for a poor mans mails wife no jenny he protested trying to draw back you to decide now when you get back among your friends things may laok different think of your society friends friend sl walt till you see tile me with other men g gentlemen en im just a rough uncultured ordinary hush she cried and she again placed her hand on his mouth you shant hant say may such cruel things about tom my tom the man I 1 trust that 1 I 11 iler her arms slipped about his neck anil and her eyes shone up III into his with tender radiance doltl Don tl he begged hoarsely taint fair 1 I 1 I cant stal sta l 1 itt the man I 1 lovel love she B perel ile ho crushed her to him lu tits his great arms my bly little girl dear little girl girla he repeated and he pressed hla his lip to her hair bair she snuggled her face closer against its his shoulder and replied in a ver very small voice 11 1 I 1 I suppose you know that ship captains can m marry people peole P le hut but I 1 even a job yet he exclaimed suppose your father please li listen steril she pleaded there was a sound like suppressed sobbing what la Is it in hi ventured and he be if listened ste ried greatly perturbed bed the muffled voice sounded very meek and plaintive ill try to do my part mr blaho really 1 I willi will 1 I 1 I hope ye we can manage to struggle str along somehow mellow you know I 1 have a little of my own its only three three ruff mil lion but what he demanded and lie held her out 04 at arms length to stare nt at her heir in frowning bewilderment if id known that id never have given me a chance to to propose to you you dear old silly 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