Show IL 0 IL SINNERS N N ER IN HEAVEN inns SY CLIVE ARDEN ey tra was 1 man 1 cv C v continued from last week did is a carbury I 1 know to be pining for rescue to ti long for for choso at home to be unhappy I 1 ive ve arid Lone nut but i kuhter l interrupted her tried I 1 have ilare boj really mien you ore o 0 happy berr awl V tha abe tro trouble uLle dont you rice ecel I 1 don t know why but I 1 am I 1 was even glad when the ship come tonight I 1 its just ae as it if there theres ione in thi this island which draw one up and up do you think me utterly lie laughed ragain and she won dered nt at the exultant ring ot of it 1 I think arotine arO tire a goose waking up I 1 have lave you only jut juit realized the aon spirit 1 on the island then lie became cam 1 serious how ilow could your un happl neca help thaw la in angland Ln gland they lime a long aga given tie us up tor for dead begues no forced emo emotions emot tiona loni are worth anything no the chief point they hould nt neel to be forced hugh once called me nie heartley he artlee k M he lie drew her hands downward pull ins ing her tier up close behind him im going tp te talk quite straight bt darbara barbara I 1 gather the real fact Is 1 you are not fretting tor for hugh I 1 I 1 she made reply but the lingers in his closed spa he lle went on hie his voice low and deeply beament love can be forced laet bast of all if circumstance combine to proe that mi mist attire ores bave have been wade it in Is no gaud struggling against the knowledge knowl edre I 1 however painful tt it Is t better than a lifetime of vain regret one of the cini elest travles trag edlee in this funny old world la Is the ease with which euch such rat mix take takes can be made unconsciously all in good faith falth turned his face upa upward cd anil and caught the glint of teara tears LL U L L her eye eyes ah joy dearl dont take it so tuch to heart beam she gave a strangled little sob he car cared hugh will ever be falth faithful he ile is lie the truest 1 ies I es I 1 know one of the very best I 1 ut n arriage with him wouldn t bave altI sited your nature 1 ou know that ohl oh I 1 she cried startled but 1 I shall still marry bilm dimit if we get rescued re please dont don t think me so ata dl loyal at 1 I 1 th that t I 1 he ile smiled over this third ancon scions appeal for hia his good opinion ID ayou you call it loial then to carry out a compact when the very motive upon which it U waa was founded haa has proved an 1 illusion you would be living a ft lie all bour our life unfair to you both surely lio lie wouldn t wish it 1 V you don dont t quite understand she protested 1 I am just plat as fond of him it would still be the same barbain Bar barn lie raid itald soft softly be ITO I TO ve of r man and slid woman Is not fondness ness 1 she could not epan her heart seemed to 0 o rise id in her tier broat and throb there her limb ti ambled in sudden panic lie she tried to free her tier hands her Inan hoW realizing bis hs manhood as it bad consciously done before th thi instinct ot tho wild bird to ailt fief 1 aud hide tilde was he bet her iter con cora itself to blin in that balence he ile looked up into her tier face seeing there what lie had but on the night in the native natives but barba al I 1 I 1 he lie whispered shakily barbara barbera I 1 be true to yourself with a little cry ahe she wrenched ched her hands bands free aa an he sprang to hie his feet 11 turned and fled into the th hut rut ebe abe burred and without word fled tied into the but lie ile stood still for a minute then he drew a unsteady breath and continued on page 3 IN HEAVEN 4 continue continued from page 3 0 4 to the thore shore to fo pace up und up and down far fair toto the bam canil lay awak awn throughout long facing in terrible Ifa isolation tion ahe he question lon of MX nex what seq eh had realized and vaguely feared that revealing moment daring idelt to the tile native now loomed its nuked rt rv alv 1 alt niter e r the aspect of their life h here e re r faced the arto position led d clearly that she bile and this man cut adrift from all the tile safety of human companionship all the ints into of civilization with this ter et sterritt erritt attraction nory menacing meo acing escape froin it was impossible adera rider tood stood now tu ill natu nature of the yawning below the tied precipice pice i had find threatened lier of late this au ov ovide rde illumined the past even tt e strange magnetic attraction ear ar ix lu the early day days oc of their In nt tanca ance it terrified her baking shaking 1 one shield and tor in all they had faced now ap d 1 in the light of the enemy st it whom the she had bad no ally I 1 en n rile she remembered the ills life bands hands the pressure of his upon her tier brew her pulse cd ed ond nd her he face burned it must she he told herself repeatedly this taul impossible tenderness bethem mast must be stopped ut once resolutely hide her woman showing nothing but the sexless lai del oon soon as the soft light rt rf dawn had ed d the t auy room ebe she rose rom tak er r act ecle ason sor alij cut through hander ter handu lan dul rif her tier lony thick hair ng ig no regrets upon the luxuriant em piling ervand her bare feet far so good I 1 but it happened ar baras bares heart remained unshod sex ser with all its natural tendency ic well when the hair waa was cut to her neck she hesitated d 1 up the diminutive mirror laid rn n picked up the hs IN again then laid them down and her head a vehement shae she the vives and curls free from all aint int followed their awa sweet eving piquantly antly arnuad her email small clustering about her ears n n stood in the outer doorway log ing a bird pree preening nive its bright go on a rock he ile turned in ou burnt burat rago bee her t ariy appearance but the of died upon his lips hat at have you dobek dorie he cjack a laughed self consciously giving bei tied head a shake eluding hi his S I 1 I 1 just thought I 1 would cut clr it she replied with elaborate ersness it your beautiful halry he muri his gaz oze never leaving her eirls rl are out rt ef place here herel I 1 she ed d non redaction reflection and he had ed d on his ills course 1 I se s e ileum then we are two gay doge dogs toi 01 mr 1 ahat hat a good ideal tone ove was cool enough to reassure ed ro own n nen rier ous women she was con of a great mellef as she joined pined I 1 i the doorway x i next few days were etra aly d the faint cliance of a 1 their little hut but to seem dearer deare r lid free W llod more enchanting of both had never ner ban b an so barbara having conquered the problem with such sublime alm sim cat cast it from her mind DI beir herself self wholly to the en or ng happiness of the moment aw it t her very subterfuge proving did had been the death knell to hect never entered her head ch eve eye they collected coll ted LIN Is of greenery the girl clinging incon silous pathos to t the old cusin by which ehe she had ben reared il 1 ehe she cried inconsequently it all beautiful 7 hot hat he asked yet kno knowing ing full h i christmas herel berel om from mr she g upon a suitcase trails of tine vine fiands ana laughed down at him came close to her the same sy ly lurking in his own deyeo eye PI onder if you realize all yoa br tt d haar hat blie she looked startled i turned tamed away and liette ned a enderli to the bamboo ile watched wat clied allent silently lf noticing the change in her by these past months wild rose ar aft had vanished itt in its the blood flowed red be I 1 sunburned d rtin hr feet were n i and hardened yet chere the is s were concerned rem alneil tbs which eanest lure and protection one step and the would he be knew be on the wing winic scared ae as a oung idge dge but small store of ice nee had been drained to the lost last failing the de deco costion atlon 4 ehe she paused a him considering the effect and palm leaves fayed in the rs trailing greenery and roof flowers stood upon the tile table wy ozy int I nt 11 nhe she asked looking ir his approval iry ery cozy 11 1 he re piled looking only r eliat aliat liat a little home lust mer er you e flushed and again turner hastily ell hana han this remaining vine over entrance nt rance outside will bring ty Aul teases carried out the substitute for or ft a r and up she sprang deftly the art of epperle experienc iene e she he can canelia L th the tjalling foucre up her letting it hang in clusters there and that middle clustery clu naked aien 1 bide her Is that for amr tier beil beu I 1 awo cint in 1 1 h as th 1 g f r young deer li centIng mit liy lunger with a quick glance down at t him aie nh fret tr ched otchel out her canil he ml toward the bunell hut he put up a elmr anu arim to tri prevent tta ita removal boval moval an ant in n nil tile he security of the ant days uv cell fell to ruin k for chile alle ih be again to the zinc leav leanee te to t e sul and ehe she toppled iown him he lie caught lier her and held her tier lie clasped herslo ber now w to a thumping heart and burled bin tice fice tn in ber her hair for a moment she lay 1 then she began to soli sol bins bing alt ills tits self corrol was goinicz ills tits grip became berame fierce oie lie frit felt lila file li L 1 i breath upon her neck alan alanl I 1 she cried wildly for god s take the defir ns as of on one drowning in the cry stead steadied led hie tits reeling gensei sen still clasping her tier in hia his arms lie bank sunk down upon the rock ilia ills darkened eyes mesmerized her own the ah ab ss as yawned wide at her feet ehe she waa wits con clous only of being swept along caught in some remorseless torrent toward the edge of the slipping falling hia his lips bete close to her own alan I 1 with almost superhuman et ef fort ehe she managed to gasp camp his name again 1 I cant bear it no not I 1 no nol I 1 be no merciful I 1 faintly with parched mouth the desperate pet llon seemed wrung from her very soul ilia ills aruis arins relaxed abruptly a subtle change coming into irto their grasp when he realized her trembling why ore are you Mt marald atral dl he murmured unsteadily she raised herself bera elf her face tery white under ite its sunburn dont a OU see it if you adothis do this how can I 1 go on living with you berer lie smiled faintly the mad tumult of his blood abating where clae else would you live with the tor for chaperonage chapero rho bh drew a obling sobbing breath looking i around with a pathetic gesture of help hemness leas nesa which touched 1 his 19 heart the passion faded yet mor more from his face lie ile pressed her against him agoan this lime alme protectively vely it a a d dd d lonely lovely position for you I 1 he exclaimed then he lie rose with uch such precipitancy that the nearly fell he ile began walking up and d dan outside the hut instead of hurrying away ills he hesitated w watching him li U bewilderment conscious of 6 n ta longing to remain near him to saunter together on the shore as was sometimes their habit at night but alien at last he lie paused near her tier he made no such suggestion go to bed he raid rather curtly it a late and lUr barbara bars don dont t lie ile awake all night or cut off the rest of your hair hataj t its all useless with that tilt be turned away and vet wet off alone to the beach leaving her staring after him strangely enoich she he did not lie awake this time thod tho d few passionate moments had embodied hours of emotional strain the force which had bad seemed to be sweeping her from all moorings had caused her to struggle violently both mentally and physically to retain her own individuality to prevent it from being submersed in his hi his 1 aps lips on hers bers would have been sheer paVal cal pain unbearable amble overpowering afterward After warl a numbness fell upon her mind she f tilt it too desperately despe tired to ti tempt coherent thought this voica bolcao 0 upon which nowadays days they lived must ta take ake its courbet courset course I 1 since the moment when she had seen the shark a lifetime ot of tumultuous emotions had whirled her mind and henrt round like thistledown confused yet subal subtly r gloriously elated the she slept till dawn A fusillade of etick stick and stones roused her but elio sho did not see alan and a sudden overwhelming shyness rest restrained mIned her from calling to lit hie bat but there was to trace of last nights passion about tills this man of a hundred moods when they met wet and her self confidence revived while nhe she iwas was packing t WOW tin bs with food he arrived fresh find damp dam from the river he ile gaily decosted deo osted a large hun bun die dle at her feet and wished hr a merry christmas with surprise she uncovered ered a cun contrived liar nock ock made from fret ober airplane canvas and aerial aprial I 1 As tills this was exactly what slie she had lind often wanted upon hot aftem afternoons her pleas ure was unbounded d 1 I have nothing for you ailant she regretted with compunction oh well well see sea about he replied enigmatically then hurried their derrr departure ture they walked quickly saying little ayee over the rough ground which covered with low scrub sloped upward on the cast enst of their bay they paused to rest and eat in the enstein wood menning to remain there during the midday heat tile shady bra branches branc nes stretched out over the bench beach were welcome to eyes dazzled by the glare without the intoxication of the mornings beauties heir their own radiant health and mirits spirits pi rits the samia tra of the wild sweet orchestra rising 01 11 ll around lent enchantment to that little picnic barbara find n As it were caught nt at reeda during the last few weeks but they had bad broken in her ernp onward she was madly mad y whirling she knew it wild emid not ave herself could not quench that light in his eyes and her own foolish wen kapus in his proximity abruptly lie went to her tier and took her by the he shoulder dem sayin saying nothing hut bazing 1 into her tier face as n it if searching ear chIng for something he lie wil to learn lem there suddenly apprehension lu in her eyes deepened to horror a cry burst her lips ehe she became rigid in hie his hands with buch such precipitate haste did the lacta incident nt a that the she conj bonu never clearly remember how it happened that in a it flash the tace fate of the whole world changed she was conscious of a dark bulk a sav may nee age face ehe she knew well looming sud denly up amid the tree a spear arm uplifted preparatory to 0 o hurling the weapon into the hack back of an unsuspecting enemy her tier man wae was in danger that waa was her tier only coherent thought instantly Inet antly she bad whipped out the revolver and with deadly calm raised it fc A sharp report and a pud puff of moke smoke a wild howl ot pain sk 1 l fear then a stream of mood blood twing from the black shoulder eh in front of her tier as an lie tile moke smoke cleared away those were the outward impressions of which her mind was dimly aware trot but they seemed tin real of no 40 account she heard beard the appear fly wide into the tree at her side then Bil loomas running footsteps and croft astounds had barely caught R glimpse of the dark face which he bad had often seen covertly watching him before it was momentarily blotted out in smoke he lie started forward in hot pur pursuit sult then arrested by a choking cry halted baited abruptly and looked looke 3 at the girl she stood motionless her tier eyes as stars fixed upon him her mouth a ittle rpm the still smoking weapon lying at her feet it had bad been no mild idea ider of causing Babo orna fear which had ampel ed d her action but a it furious savage desire to billt sh he had burled herself to the rescue regardless gard leaa less of all else afterward 11 all power or desire to move seemed to leave her A veil fell from before her ey eyt and a brilliance streamed in illuminating bing full of such ecstasy |