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Show .mtmn- . i saw ii 'iJn mwm i tjfcasawaBwsjeweeWea laa kwMriMMMfca Monrnr u SYNOPSIS. TP,- ,T"- "" r , ., i i, t II,.- - , .... Mi i I., A J ..i.l I. ti..' ' 1 1 ,'.'. .','. "..'.'i. .1" ,.'...' I. . 1. 1, . .1 M I.U ... . II. . i .1 . , , i. ,i n ,1, ,i 'lr,,l . ,, .t. i.r I ..I.. -I I . I , !..., I.. . , ' I i. ,..., I TI,.'- I l!ll-V... ,,,' ,'.!.'.,,,', v I,. i ,, - Ii.ii.. I ol -M,-- I.. , CHAPTER II. Continurd. '(II, I, ul Mr llluke, I inn unc Ii must In- ii ini-t.il i ; I inn m,- Hint II It H ....l.lih. .1 In ,., u " Vi II ,1,1,1,. ..i.u ii,iii,-I,i Me.inlltiic wet mi -HiliiK !' Hi ,1" rtil,Mi-i vim two ! n It'islle on oii ni'Ht'M. Htl'l S lll' 1l MllllCthlllK ii I Tin fninr imii in hit. h.ii 1 I r i lit Hull l.l.inn .I old l.il, ' "Hutclv n II mil ii nliiii. in swim nut fur" nnli rii.. Miii lii,,. I U th Kll-mill'l- f-lllk im we cast off" "IrfNilm III.,. a in:,-1 sticking lli mil there Ma I he iiIii. 1,1 1 Urging I" louse " "Hilt Hi" lunk' These waleia awarm wllh Hi,- tilt. , i.,ilui, v Yim nnml nut link tour In,-' "Cause why' If I llll. I III" huh" In the aiuKNt lll I"' I' ll l'l I v ri the rnlilnii In rover ih'in. ,iHir I hln km' 1 1 ut rtti'rr iip miiylM, tin. mini hi'im will ilu It with limit water lllli'K " "I'li'liw Mr llluke. ilo mil hi mi rriH'l'" sobbed Minn l-sllc. lur ihih etarllng afresh 'Tin son make my hend uche ilri'inlfiillv, und I hnvi tin hnl ur simile, n nil I'm tieromlng mi thltsiy!" "Ami inn think you've ml In wnil. anil half ii ilnxt'ii stewards will rntiti. rminliiK with paruenls mnl Ice water Neither ynu nnr Wlnlhrope seem In 've Knl tour etcs nHn. .lust suppose you Ki'l busy mnl iln minii'ihlni! Win thropc. chase yourself nvi-r the mini, and get loKi'lhcr a tni'iiH of fish Hint re not (imi dead M nai In dor-cus, nft-the nft-the btow. An for ymi. Mliui Ji-nnv. I riicfin yim run pick up some reeds and rig headgear mil of thin handkerchief handker-chief Wnll a moment. I'ut imi my rout, If you Uiin'l want to tit broiled alive Ihioogh Ihe holes of tliHt peekaboo" "Hut I say, lllake " Im'Kiiii Win-thrope. Win-thrope. "Hon't aay Jo!" rejoined lllak: and hi ntnrird down thn nimlity hiinv Thoimh lht II, lr wan at tlmM, thutw iraa now no ryclnno to drive I he m a almv the In'm h. and lllnke wnlki'd a quarter of a mile before he rearhed the water'a eitle. There waa llllle aurf, and hi- iiaimt'd only a few mo- nienla to r out arroaa the Uiw awella lHfore he roiiiiiieni'ed to alrlp. Wlnthroiie and MInn lnlle had hiH.n valrhlna hla movi'inenta; now ihe Klrl riMe In a Hide fluiry of haaie. and aet to Knlherlna. rii'iU. Wliilhroi aould have i,Hiki'U. Iiul, aiHlnK her Miitiarratniiiieiil. Rmlled to hlinm'tf, am! beami alrollliiK alMiut In vean-li of Dun. It waa no ilirnrtilt aearrh. 1'he liiamhy around wua alrewn wllh dend aea-erealuri'B. many of whlrh were al-rwady al-rwady ahrlvelliiK and dryina In the aun. Home of the nh had a familiar look, and Wlnihroiie turned I hem over with Ihe tip of hla ahoe. He even went ao fur aa lo atiwip in plrk up a ' larae mullet; but ahrank Imi k. ra-pulaed ra-pulaed by Ita allffneaa and the uiinat-Ural uiinat-Ural ahaie Into mhlrh the aim waa warplnn It. He found hltmo'lf near the heurh, and alood for half an hour or more watching Ihe black dot far out In the water all thai waa to he aeen of lllake. The American, after waillnx off ahore another quarter of a mile, bad reached nwlimiilua depth, nml waa heailina out amoiiK ihe reefa wllh ateady, vlaorou almkea. Half a mile or ao beyond him WtulhroM could Dow muke out Ihe ttoat for ahlch he waa Klmlnc ihe one renialnlna li maid of Ihe meumer. "My Jove. Ihene wateia are full of aharka'" murmured Wlnthiope, alur-tiiat alur-tiiat al Ihe aii uillly rweilina dm unill ! It dlaaiM'aied behind the wall of aurf which Mpumi'd up over one of Ihe uuler reefn. I A cull tiolil Ml I.e. He Iniei rilpted hla wuich. and he haateueil to rejoin her. After ai'verul fallurek, ahn had contrived to knot lllake'a humtkerchlef ' ;t to Ihree or four reeila In the fiirm of a , 1 little mini.haile. Her ahuulilera were , iroliHted bv lllake'a coul It niiiile a .. .'.,'' heavy wrup. but II jhut out the blla- ' - ' tnrlua aim iaa. wlTich. aa lllake hud ; i ! foreiiien. hud utitckly hi'Kiin to burn . iV I the ulrl'a dilUatc akin ihrnimh her V i Olien work bodice. . 1 Thua prolei-ti-d. he wua fulily aufe ' .0' from Ihe aun Hill llie nun waa by no ' nieana the wornt feuluie of the alluu '. i " tlon. While lnlhro. waa yel aevernl ' t yarda dlalant. Ihe Klrl bi'Kun to coin- plain to hlin. 'Tin ao ihliaiy. Mr. ". Wlnlhrope! While Ii there any wa ' , ter? I'leaae net me a drink al once. ." . j Mr. Wlnlhrope!" ' - ut my deur Mlaa I.eMe. there la BO waier. These poola are ull aea water. I miii.t aay. I'm deuced dry nyaelf. I rant ace why Hint cud ahuuld no off and leave ua like thla. "Indeed, It Is a ahnine (III. I'm ao thinly! Do you think it would help If we ate aomethlni?" "Muke It all ihe worae Healdea. how roiilil we rook anything? All tlleae recda are areen x, ; ' .,, Two or Thrat Small Flah Lay Faintly Wriggling on thi Surfaca. "Ilul Mr. lllake audi to mtlher nine tUh, Hud you not beat" "He ran plrk up all he wanla. I hull not touch Ihe beaatly thliixa." "Then I auppoHe there la noihliiK lo do hut wnll for him." "Yea, If the aharka do not K"t him." Mlaa IjhIIi, ullered a little moan, and 'liithi,M aeelnrt that ah wna on Ihe verue of leara, haatened to re-aaaure re-aaaure her. "lam t worry about him, Mlaa tli'iievleve! He'll aoon return, with linllilliit worae than a hllatered hack. Kellowa of that aorl are born lo huiiK. ymi know." "tint If he ahould be -If anything ahuuld happi'ii lo him!" W I til h rope ahriiKKed hla ahouldera, and drew oul hla atlver elKnrette raaft. It wna more than half full, and he waa hlKhly Kiutltlid to find that neither Ihe clKiueiiea nor the veala matchea In the rover hud been o ached by the wet. "Ily Jove, heie'a lurk!" he ft-rlalmrd, ft-rlalmrd, and he bowed lo Mlaa Lealle. "'union Hi", hut If you have do ob I JiMMIona " The girl nodded aa a matter of form, and Wlnlhrope haatened to Unlit the cigarette already In hla fingers. The amoke by no meana tended to leaaen the diyneaa of hla mouth; yt II put him in a reflective mood, and In thinking think-ing over what he had read of ahlp-wreiked ahlp-wreiked parties, he remeintH'red that a pebble held In Ihe mouth Is supposed to enae one's thlrat. To be sure, there wua not a alim of a pebble within nillea of where they aut; but after aume relliirtlon. It occurred oc-curred lo htm lhat one of hla steel keys tnlaht do na well. At first Mlas l.ealle waa reluctunt lo try the experiment, ex-periment, and only the Increualng dry- neaa of her mouth for I her tuseek the pronilai'd relief. Tlioimh It failed to quench her thlrat, ahe waa agree ' Hlilv auipili.ed to find lhat Ihe little Mut bar of metal euaed her craving lo a maiked di grae. Wlnlhrope now thoiiKht to rig a ahade aa Mlas Italic hud done, out of rveds and hla handkerchief, for the aun wsa scorching hla unprotected head. Thua aheltered, the two crouched aa comfortably aa theyrould upon Ihe half dried creat of Ihe hum mock and walled Impatiently for Ihe retul u of lllnke. CHAPTER III, Tha Worth of Firs. 71 JJ IIDl'lill the aea within Ihe W I jVg reefs whs fuit auiiHithlng JL to a glnaiiy plain In the dead culm, they did nol nee lllnke on hla return until he atruck ahallow water wa-ter anil stood up to wade uxhnrn ' llde hud begun lo ebb tied ' .,, alarti'd lamlwnrd, and 'I" .' e i. a powerful swlmu, r. t t'-.ul iiguliisl th currcui iuu I .nil that l he ..v.' . z i ni, . .i i, i. . .. "i..e blnoiiiia' i i." commented Wliiilinipe Hu ilanced quickly nbuiit. und at sight of Mlas l.i'lle a archlug browj. huatened to add: "Meg pur Ion! He ah reminds me ao much ,if w navvv vim know" J Mlaa Iicallo made no reply. Al laat lllnko waa out of tha water and tolling up the muddy bearb to the amt where ha had left his clothea While droning ha seemed to recover from his eierllons In the water, foi the moment he had finished ha aprani to his feet and raine forward at I brisk pare. Aa he approached, Wliithropi waved his fifth clgurntte at him wltl lungtild enthusiasm, and called ouUaJ heitrtlly aa hla dry Hps would per mil: "I suy, lllake, deuced glud tut sharks didn't get yon!" "Hhiirks? bah! All you have to da la to apluah a little, and they haul off '' "How about the steamer, Mr. lllnke?" anked Mlas la'slle, turning Is fare hi m. "All miner nui me mainiopmuai rurae It! wire rlKKlng at that! Couldn't even get a bolt.'' "A holt?" "Not a holt; and here we are at good as naked on this Infemu! Hey. you! what you doing wllh that match! Light your clgaretta light It! I lain, nation!" Ileedleaa of Itlaka's warning cry, Wlnthroiie had atruck hla luat vests, and now, angry and bewildered, h stood staring while the Utile taper burned Itself out. With an oath. Illakt sprung to catch It aa It dropped from, between Wlnlhrope'a flugera. Hut ht waa too far away. It fell among lh damp ruahes, splintered, and Hsrcd out. For a moment lllnka knelt, staring at the ruahea as though stiitx'tlttl; then ha sprang up before Wlnthmpe, hla hronied fare purpli wllh anger "Where's your matchbox? Out any more?" he demanded. "Ijiat ona, I fnncy yes; laat one. ' utul there are atlll two clguretiea. Hut look here, lllake. I cau l tolerute your talking ao deucedly " "You Idiot! you you Hell! and every one for cigarettes!" Kroiu a growl llluke'u voire burnt In I it a roar of fury, and sprang upon Wlnlhrope like a wild lai Ilu lunula closed upon Ihe KlIKlUhtll.lll h thiiiiit, nml he begun to shake lilm ah, ml. paying no heed to ihe Mutts hla victim showered upon hla face uu, body, blows which soon began to I.. sen In force. Terror-stricken, Miss Leslie put I,.., hnnds over her eyes, and begun to scream the piercing shriek that will unnerve the strongest man lllake paused as though truimlHcd. and us the hnlf aufforated KnglUhmnn striigkilt.,1 In hla giaap, he Dung htm on the ground and turned to the hit, Mining girl. "Htop Hint sqiinwklng!" he said The girl down, "tfu; that's better Sevi nine keip tour uiuutti shut" -yu i biutv!" ...v ' vu'te got a little spuna eh You coward to attack a man nm half your atrengih!" "Hleady, steady, young ludy! In, wmiii nniiKh yet;' I've atlll lul( n mlud to wring h! fool nwk " "Hut why should you be ao angiy" What hus he done, that you" "Why why? Uird! whnt hasn't h, done? This coast fairly swarms with beasts. We've not Uiv smell of a gun; tii'l no tliu , II, ii ihl iIoukIi hi ad lias Koii. an I Miiown iiauv our only rliunee Mie - mi, I on Ills mi-unly i lyu ii.l."' Hluk" choked wllh re urnllig ! Wliillirope. -nil p.iutluK for h-eiiih. I iieuan lo rre,-p aw'ut. nt the sum,, lime 'inclasplng u nm. ill penklilfiv He wu v I, lie tvlHi f .-ii t . hut 1,1-1 Kniv ,',. -hlih on Khlpleiuid lllake hud never pe. n m her than offeualvely nuin ri III I, ma- m iw Kllimd In u niuiiiier lhat 1 served to ulier the Am.'ili iiu'k mood Ihalll do.'' he said "Come here in, I show n, . thai knit,' " I II show It yim where It will do the H ost giaid." inultered NMulhiope, rl UK hastllv IO repel the expected Hi I. k 'So you've got a Utile sun, I, loo." -aid lltake. nlmont goml niiiuteilly . S.iv . Unit not mi had. We'll cull It I'Pilta on the mati hea Though how vou rould go uml Ihtow them uwiiy " Ik-u.-e Hike It. man! How ahuuld I know? I've naver before been In a i wreck" "Neither have I thin kind. Hut I tell you, we've got tu keep our think tanks going. It's a gueaa If we nee tomorrow, to-morrow, nml thul's no Joke. Now do i) ml wonder I got hot?" "Indeed, no! I've hii-n an aas, and here's my hand to It If you really mean It's quits." It's quits all right, long aa you don't run out of miml." i-CHpondcd lllake, und he gripped tha other's aofl jhund until the Kiigllxlimuii winced. "So; that's settled. I've got a hot j temper, but I don't hold grudges. Now, ahere'ro your fish?" j ' "I well, they wera all apolled." "Hlailleil?" "The sun had shriveled them." "And you cull thut apolled! We're like lo eat Hi. un rotten before we're Mini, mil with this plculr. How about tli imioIs?" "I'ools? Do you know. Hlake. I naver thought of tha pools. I slopped to autch you, and then wa were ao anxious anx-ious aleiut you " llluke grunted and turned on hla heel to wade Into the half diulned pool In whose midst he hud been dcHislted by the hurrlcune. Two or three small fish lay faintly wriggling oa the surface. As llluke plashed through the water to seize them his foot struck against a living body which floundered violently and flashed a brilliant forked tall above the muddy water, llluke sprang over Ihe fish, which waa entuugled In the reeds, and with a kick Hung It clear out upon the ground " "A coryphene!" cried Wlnthroiie, and he ran forward to sture at the gorgeously colored prUe. "Coryphene?" repented Hlake, following fol-lowing his eiumple. "timid to eat?" "Kin, i us aulimin. Thla la only a sniull one, hut " "Fifteen pounds If an ounce!" cried lllake, and he thrust his hand In his pocket. There whs a moment a silence, si-lence, and Wlnlhrope, glancing up, saw Ihe other staring In blank dismay. "What's up?" he asked. "Iyst my knife." "When? In the pool? If we felt about" "No; attoard ship, or In the surf " "Here Is my knife." "Yes; almost big enough to whittle a match! Mlue would have dona us soma good " "It Is the best steel." "All right; let's see you cut up Ihe fish." "Hut you know, Hlake, I shouldn't know how tu go ahoui It. I never did such a thing " "And you, Miss Jenny? tllils are aupoaed to know about cooking." "I never cooked anything In all my life, Mr. llluke, and It'a alive und slid I am very thirsty, Mr. llluke!" "l-orrl!" commented llluke. "Olve me thut knife." Though the blade was so small, the Americans hand was strong. After some little huggllng. Ihe coryphene was killed and dressed, llluke washed both It and his hands In the pool, and begun to cut slices of lleah from the llah's tall. "We have no fire." Wlnthroiie reminded re-minded him. Hushing at the word. "That's true," assented Hlake, In a cheerful tone, and he offered Win ihnte two of the pieces of raw flesh. "Here's your breakfast. The trimmed piece la for Mlas Leslie." "Hut It's raw! Koslly. I could not think Of eating raw Hah. Could you. Miss Leslie?" Miss Leslie shuddered. "Oh. no! and I'm so thirsty I could not eat anything." "You bet you can!" replied llluke. "Hoth of you take that tlsb and go to chewing It's the stuff to ease your thirst while wo look for water. Good Lord! In a week you'll be glad to eat raw snake. Flnnlrky over clean fish, when you swallow canvas-back all but raw, and beef running blood, and raw oystera with their stomachs full of disintegrated dis-integrated animal mutier. lo fat It politely. You couldn't tell ruitleanuke broth frum chicken, and dog makes first-rate veal when you've got to est It. I've had It straight from them thut knows that over In France they eat snails and fish worms. It'a all a mat ter of custom or the style." tTO Bat CONTINL'BO.) P. |