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Show 1 iwntD) mm iPinFftiMM !gYNOPla, aiorv eprns wild ll-e leaf., of W atram.r un hi. ft Ml.. Il.navlave .rlle. an An,, rl. an l.alri-ea. la.iil In-j In-j Hr.v. an a.nsnat.man. and T...n Wake. Wall ta'lannenn 'vieretl.a unit nn mil va-ne.1 Hla.- ra.-..r.l Irorn a drunk-aa drunk-aa elovor lllake. I.uimril nn lha boat. aa, B1-.,rr of "ilia" ...Ipleaa li.lt Tha Cnsllanman was aolns fur He- hand nf ara Italia Mlaka atarteri la ewlfn hat aja lha al.tp In rern.er what aaa I'-fl aiaae raluriovt aafalr Wlnlhme naaleri km laat mat. h nn a f loaf site, for whli li Oa fraa a. ..rrd ! niaae Tl.alr rlral maal aalte Mba for higher land Tlilral at-aaaad at-aaaad lhain lllake waa CAinM-llal In rarrr Mlaa Italia nn a. fount of naart-mi naart-mi lie laiii.ird WlnMir..pa Thar en-t en-t aan lha )oliU Thai nla'.l was Daaaad ; eeoellng hlsh in nee The na.l mom hB lltav .Ua.an.lad lo lha tip II aealn Ad tncen ronairiirtad nate lo i.l.ieMt.em VeT'lahe "ahowa." a'liainjl for niakr. tool itela.t-.! Ma rmishneae f-eo hv Illaka tar ealabllat.ail a h.itna In rami ilirr CHAPTIR VI. Continued. Along the south Ida) of tha r II IT lha na extended In twice a far on lb North, From Ih end of lha talus Ihn duI trended off four or five mllna lo no south southwest In a shallow tight, whose southern ritremlty was Sounded by n second limestone hend-aL hend-aL Thla ridge ran Inland parallel n tha flral, and frnnt A point some 111-Ua 111-Ua itUfanoo bark from lha ehore waa aeeered wllh a growth of leafless Between lha I wo ridge lay a plain, open along lha ahora, but A ahnrl dls-sajsce dls-sajsce Inland covered with A Junili of tall yalluw grass, above which, lanra and there, rose lha loia of acrub-or. acrub-or. leafless trees and Ihn graceful ereeia of elendershafleil palma. Blake a attention waa drawn In I hi. latter br (hat feeling of artificiality which their eiotlc appearanre an nflan wakens In tha mind of Ihn northern red man even aflnr hmx n-alili nro In a troplra. lint In A niiiiuanl ha wwnird awar with A Rrowl. "Mm of Ihnaa ilarnnd fiathrrt1inlirat" ll waa not limkliK for palma, Tha last rind bit of rlniid, wllh j Km ahowarjr arcximpantmnnt, drlftnd I pa at bofnrw Ihn brwiin which follownd I fraa aquall. and tha end of lh alnrm waa proctalmad by deafening rhorua aaf aquawka And acrnama AlonK lha 'klathrr IntliM of. th cliff. BUrlng up waral. Itlaka for tha flrat lima ohanrvnd r , taXrVi.fArr rfilrw Ullf mrmad wi'lr I 1 aaafowl "Thal'a luck!" ha rmiltnrrd. "flunaa ' I haran't forgot how to rob naata. Hal ; . amr Rn lady'll Ahy At aiirklDK thntn raw! All tha aamit, aba'll hava lo If ' I don't run Acroaa other rock than thla. pwor itrlt" tin adrnnoad ln alanc tha talua. Aant did not atop until tin rnarhnd tha mad banch. Thar ha haltnd lo make oaratul aiamlnallun, nut only of the ; Ioom debrla. but of tha anlld rock bora, finding no alia ol flint or ajtum, ho growlad out a curaa and karkad off along lha beach to gel a fin of tha cllS top. Krotn A point A Bttla bayond him, outward lo tha ei trwmlty of tba headland, ha could aea that tha upper ladgea and lha creat af lha cliff, aa well, ware fairly wrowdad with soafowt and their nesta. Ilia tmlle of aatlatactton broadnoad when ha glanced Inland and aaw, leaa thaa half a mile dlelant, a wooded -claft which apparently ran up to the UDimlt of tha rtdga- Prom a point amr tha top a glganllo baobab trea towered up agalnat tha skyline Ilka A Bmbdlninagtao cabbage. "Bay, wa may baa a ran for our money, after all,' ha murmured. -Honda, and no and of grub, and. by tha graan of thoee trees, a spring limestone water at that. Neat thing, I'll And a nint!" lis alapiiad hi leg, and both sound aad faallng rvmlndi-d him that hli .'tatts ware drenched. "Uuass we'll wait atx.1 1 that flint ," Ita aald. and he madn fur a clump ol i-kora scrub a llltla way Inland. As lha lall giaaa did not grow here ajlthla a mile of tha shore, there was aurthlng to obstruct him. The cmeplna planta which during tha rainy seaann tmil matti'd over tha aandy soil were ' mow leafless and wlthtirvd by the heal ; jf tha dry on. Kea the Ihori , i a-nib was half bars of knrs. , lllaka walked around the clump tr , 1 yha stdlHt aide, and began lo atrip 1 rta quick aucceaaliin one gmrnivnt aftel . a. .'unnher was flung acroaa a braner, . , , whera the aim would alrlke It. I.ai all, the ahoes were einpUed of rain water and set out to dry. Without ' ; vauae. he then gave Dimwit A quirk ' light rub down. Just sulfU'lunt to In Tlnrmle the akin without starling thi pareplratlon. Vhytlcnlly the man waa magnificent ' Ills muaclea were wiry and compact rather Hum bulky, and aa he biovoi ' Jwy played beneath his white skit . wlth tba smoothness and rasa of i .j lUger". After the rub down ho squalttid ot J m haels and ient some time trylni ' tk band Ms palm leaf hat back Inn t I ahapa. W'hvn ha had plucod this alai ' out In tha sun ha found himself ba gtunlng to yawn. Tha dry, sultry a' ' a :nad mails him droway. A touch wli' 1 bis bam foot showed him that IM I aand beneath tlis thorn buah had id I ready absorbed the rain and offered i i . dry surfucs. Us glanced arouud, drst "Veu Bssstly Cadi" J his club nearer and stretched himself out for a nap. CHAATIR VIII. - . THj.talha.Jtga. r . II T waa at two o'clock when aW tP lha sun, striking In whara Disks lay outstralched, began be-gan to acorch one of hi legs. He stirred uneasily, and aat upright. Like a sailor, ha waa wide awake tha moment mo-ment ba opened his eyes. Ha stood up and peered around through tha half leafless branchea. Orer tha water thousanda of gulla and tern, hooble and cormorants ware skimming and diving, whlla above them a number of graceful frigate birds those swart, acarlat-throated pirate pi-rate of the air hung pulsed, ready to woop down and rob tha weaker birds of their fish. All about tha headland and lha aurroundlug water wa life In tulleat action. Kvcn from where ba atood lllake could hear the harbh clamor of the aeafowl. In marked contrast lo thla scene the plain waa apparently llfnleaa. When lllake roae, a small brown lliard darted away acroaa tha sand. Other wise there was neither sight nor sound of a living creature, lllake pondered pon-dered this aa ha gathered hla clothea Into the ahade and began to dree. "look like the tlnata Is tha all-round all-round style In thla tlod forsaken hole," ha grumbled "Haven't aeen so much aa a ratihlt, nor even one laud bird May be a drought no; must be the dry aranon Wheo, these things are hot! I'm Ihlraty a thark. Now. whera'a thai softy and her ladyship? Fraid (he's In for a tmmh time!" He drew on hit ahoes wllh A Jerk, growled at their atlffneu, and. club In bund, stepped clear of the bruin to look for his rompatilona. The flrat glance along the fool of lha cliff allowed him Wlnlhrope lying under the ahade of the overhattkiiiK leilgea. a few yards beyond the (and beach. Of Miss 1.1'ille there wa no algn. Half alarmed by thla, lllake atarted for the bench with hla wlnxltig atrlile. Win-thrope Win-thrope waa awake, and on lllake's approach, ap-proach, sat up tu greet him. "Hello!" he called "Where have you been all this time" " Sleep. Where's Mix lslle?" "She's around the point." lllake grinned mockingly. "Indeed! Hut I fawncy she won't lie for long." He would hsve paaaed on, but Win trope stepped before him. "Ikin'l go out there, lllake." he pro , tested, "l-ah think It would be bet ter If 1 went." i "Why!" demanded lllake. I Wlnlhrope hesitated: hut an Imp a i tlrnl movement by lllake forced r answer: "Well, you remember, thli - morning, telling us to dry our clothes.' r "Yes; I remember." suld lllake. "Sc I you want to serve a lady's valet?" i Wlnthrops's plump face turned I - (Irkly yellow. "I ah valet? What do you mean ' . air? I protest I do not uuderstant L you!" he stammered. Hut In thnliriidst, catching sight of lllake's bnwtdered stare, ha suddenly flushed cfoison, and hurst out In unrestrained linger: "You you bounder you beastf ead! 4dW ajaaa. aWlhi ajh njiCaua V, -tawArry " lllake uttered A Jeering kunh "Wow! Hark, how tba rtrttl Hon rr-ro-ar when hla tall'a twlttrd!" "You beastly cad!" rapeatel tha Englishman, now purple with fag. lllake' unpleaaant pleasant rf gave place to a scowl. Ilia Jaw thrnt out Ilka a bulldog', and ha bent tswards Wlnthrope with a menacing loot. For a moment tha Kngluhman faca him, sustained by hla angnr. Hut thera waa a steely light In lllake eyas last ha could not withstand. Wlnthrop' defiant de-fiant atara warered and fall lie shrank back, tha color fast tbblng from hla cheaka. "I'gh1" growled Hlaka. "films you won't blat any more about caitt! You damned hypocrite! Maybe m not on to bow you've been hanging around Miss Italia Juat because shs's an heiress. Anything la fair noma for you swell. Hut let a fellow so much a open hi mouth about your saalted set, and It' perfectly dreadful, you know!" He paused for a reply. Wlnlhrope only drew back a step farther and eyed him with a furtive, sMelong glance. This brought Mike back to hi mocking Jeer. "You'll lears. Pat, ma b'y. There' lots of things II show up different lo you before wa get through thla picnic. For on thing. I'm boss here pmalitenl, Congrats and iiprenie court. I'nderatsnd" "Hy what right, may I suk!" murmured mur-mured Wlnthrope "Hlght!" anawern.1 Hlaka. "That hasn't anything to do with tba quee-tlon quee-tlon It'a might Hark In civilised parts your little crowd has the drop on my hlg crowd and runs things to ' suit Ihemanlves. Hut here we're sort 1 of reverted to primitive society, fhl , happen to be the Club Aa and I'm tha Man with the Hlg Stick gea?" "I myelf sympathize with thi lower , clanea. Mr. lllake Above all. I think , It barbarous the way they pimiih on who la forced hy clrciniiitaiirea to ' appropriate part of the ill gotten, gain of the rich upstart. Hut (0 ,u believe. be-lieve. Mr. lllake, that brute treontb " , "You bet! Now shut up Whara'r the rocoumifa?" Wlnthrope picked up iwo nut and handed them over "There were only five," ha explained. ex-plained. "All right. I'm no rpt.B f n. duatry." "Ah. true; you said we had reverted . to barbarism," rejoined Wlnthrope, venturing an attempt at arcaain. "l.ucky for you'" retorted Blake. "But Where's Ml.a l.,..e ,n tns , time? Her clothei tun,; Btr, t hotira ago " "They did We had luncheon togeth-, togeth-, or Just this aide of th.i point "Oh. you did' Then why ihouldn't I I go for her?' "I 1 there . a shaded pool i, around the jmlnt. an I ahe thought a 1 dip lu the salt aaisr wouy rfreb her. Hhn went not more than half a hour ago." "Ho that'a It. Well, while I eat you go and call her and a; you keep this aide the point. I'm looking out for Mia l-enlle now." Wlnthrniie hurried away, clenching hi flat and almoat weeping with Im potent rage. Truly, matters were now very different from what they had been aboard ahlp. Fortunately he had not rnne a doaen tep before Mia Ille appeared around tha corner of the cliff. He waa crambllng along over the loose atone of the slope without the slightest consideration for his ankle. The girl, mora thoughtful, waved to him to wait for her where ba was. A he approached, Hlake'a frown gave place to a look that made hit face positively pieaaant. He had al ready drained the roroanuta; now h proceeded to smash tha shells Intc mall bits, that ba might eat the maal and at tha am time keep hi gaaa on the girl. The cliff foot being well haded by the towering wall of rock he had taken off hla coat and wai carrying It on her arm; ao that thera waa nothing to mar the effect of hnt dainty openwork walat, with It elbow lenvea and graceful collar and tha filmy veil of lace over tha ahoulder and bosom. Her aklrt had been washed clean by the rain, and she had managed man-aged to atretch It Into shape before drying. Hnfreahed by a nap In the forenoon and by her anlt-water dip, aha ahowed more vivacity than at any time that Wlnlhrope could remember during their acquaintance. Her Buffering during dur-ing and alnce lha torm had left Ita mark In tha dark circles beneath her haael eye, hut thi In no wise lessened their brightness: while the elaatlclty ot her atep ahowed that she had quite recovered her well bred eaaa and grace of movement. She bowed and (tnllcd to the two men Impartially. "Good afternoon, gentlemen.' "Same to you. Mis l-ealle"' rw ponded Hlaka. Blaring at her with frank admiration. "You look fresh aa a daiay." Oenlal and alncere aa was hi tone, the familiarity Jarred on her aensltlve ear. She colored aa aha turned from him. "la thera anything new, Mr. Win-throne?" Win-throne?" ahe asked. "I'm afraid not, Miss Oanevleva. Like ourselves, lllake took a nap." "Yes: but lllake first took a squint at tha scenery. Just sea If you'va got everything, and Da your hats. Wail ba In the aun for half a mile or ao. Better get oa tha coat. Miss Italia It' hotter than yesterday." "Permit ma," aald Wlnthrope. Blake watrhed whlla the Rngllsh man held the coat for tha girl and rather fussily raised the collar about her neck And turned back tha sleevwa, dtghlch eatended beyond the tips of her finger. The American' face waa tolld; but hi glance took la every little lit-tle look and act of hi companion a. II waa not altogether unversed la the waya of good society, and It seamed to him that tha Englishman waa somewhat some-what overaaalduoua In bla attention. "All ready. Hlaka." remarked Wla throne, finally, with a laat lingering touch. "'Bout lime!" grunted Blake "You're fussy a a tailor. Got tha flaak and cigarette case and tha knife?" "All aafa. lr r all afa. Blake." "Then you two follow me alow enough not to worry that ankle. I don't want any mora of tba pack mule In mine." "Where are wa going, Mr. Blake?" aiclalmed Mia l-eslle. "You will not leave u again!" "If only a half-mile. Mlaa Jenny. There' A break In lha rid go. I 'm going go-ing on ahead to find If It' hard to climb." "Hut why ahould ba climb?" "Pood, for one thing. You sen, thi and of tha cliff I covered with blrda. Another thing. I aipect to it r Ike aprlng." "Oh, I hope you do! Tha water la tha rain poola la already warm." ITO UK IUNTINI KI I ACT At SPUR TO MAN'S PRIDI. Lava and Bsllaf Are Powerful Aganla far Reformation. Love and belief In a man caa never hurt him. It will alwaya act aa a apur to hi pride, wblch I Invariably close to a man' love, whilst It ha little or nothing to do with a wotnao Evan when the schoolboy fall In lova with the little girl In pinafore, hi flrat Instinct la to acquit hlmell In her eyes In some magnificent way to knock out some other boy. or lo tlmldate a foa. This Instinct remain with men until un-til they die, Just a girl from th cradle or Inspired by love seek beauty to appear lovely In the ryes of llialr adorers. And the maacullae pride and prow ess and strength are what the wise girl will use In her desire to reform aome man who Is merely wak Nagging drlvea auch men Into the depth. Kvery look of derlaton. snub Insult, sinks the Iroa deeper luta their oul. Kichaug. |