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Show I i . SYNOPSIS. , llaaMMHllHiMJlll4 I mi have Dammit' why 1 In I you ,'..VM,',.!i,VlrV,',Vu,,j''l',.,." .M.'.l i S- .i' t'v" h'i ..v." .'.'.'i".;;. -i i W ,.l 1,-1, I I-- Il In si. I M ( ' ft..! I n.. f .i I r I ....I 'I ...I t ..it ... ... Iiui .- w ... l-a in M". I I I '' v . ir i II.- I I.. I- !' . .. ', " ' " ', l'"' " j'1' ". ' CMAPTtR Vl.-Continur d. -ln wile In II'' lnillr il Win OmM'. KiiniK Hi Iwa .wullen liinnl-t. ' Ah.. i, I lino )uiila ill high 'I.!' Ma narrower ill . lih " Timid miii mil hull. I .1 raf, " Hiig esic. Mis, Leslie Illake smll'd lit licralliiplli n ' AWn But il hUll We'tV ".til II Hllklllf' " "Well, ihi'ii. I i an nwim "Hully fcir yiiii' Hw'sn, iIiihikIi. we II try anmclhiug else Tin' liver In chuck full .f iillii-iit.ii- VMuit you Kiililni! for. Tal? Wi havcui Kill nil il.iy In foil n r i.t hcio" Wlnlhrope twisted the i n -oper about Jl W i an. I nil. I In Ihi' giound. doing w all he i'imiM In favor bin lunula Mi' found thut hi' i-onlil walk without puln. " J anil nl nni e atopprd nti.r b-nlile IU.ikca club, glancing ll'rmi.l atrnuml 111 lilt luhi-.lo IIImVx Jotked up II..' rul ill I In ciii'iht, anil panned IIh- Ii.iii about Mix .cille llcf.uo alii hail Imi" In biHiinn' frliiliti'iii-il In- swung lu'i over nil hiwi'ifil Iht in the Kiiminl lightly aa n fenihor Hi' followed. Iiuml uimIit Hand, nml hiih.iI fur n moiie'iit In' ide her. attiring nl the dew dripping full aw nf llu Jangle Then Hi" rciuuliin )f Hie nlulil's iiurry caiii'.hl IiIh e)n, anil hd walked nvcr In ctatiilnc llii'Mi "Hut. I'nl." h riilli'il, lh. i.1' ilun I kik llk (li'f'r holHH. Ill mi) i'; (hrrr a Hid fi.i'l-ll a ilx ' "Any tiiNknT" ili'liiuliili'it Wlnl hroio. Minn I'hIIm liMiknl nuy. lii'itp nf bun1, linwpviT rli'Hhlv itniiwi'il. In nut a iilianunl alxtil. Tim ukull nf llm aulniai siM'ini'if lo In ntlnnlii;; Iml lllukr muiiibl.il iiihiii II In a lufl nf r anil kli k. il II nut mum III" iin n rtMind- Kvcry Nhri'd of hlilr nml crlml had luum dnnwril frnlit II liy llu facknln; y't If thnrn hnil lu-i'ii nny doubt an In Hi" rri'iiluri'a Miniliy thrr hum I'vMi-nro In npnit In llin miv en Itmka wlilill inJ"i UmI In. In I In' Jua 'Mr rufuilrlu!" nliniTVi'tl llluki; "iIiIh aihl tiiiar iniiMt luivn Iiinui mtnii-lhlnK f a iM'riiiu'vr Mm own M-lf " ln ltiillii liny tinvc lu-i'ii known lo kill a IlK'T. Cun v.. u knm k mil Hi.. "Whiil fur?" "Wi ll, miii fald wi lu.l ix 1 1 la 1 i k for jirruv polnlH- -" -r.iioil l.i.v ! Wo II rlnrh llii'lii l. ml ak qiii-Hi linn Iuiit " A I'W IiIi.vih Hill. I he (lull I....K. i-,l tin nihk llluki' h.m li l iln in over lo W Milliroi'i'. li.i!"Hnr (villi lli' hlky fln-k. nml I..I llm wnt In Hi.' half tiroki n pnii'li lliimiKli llm Ilili kcl A frnc iim nf Ills rluli llin.ti' llu piith II tlllli' iuiiiii Wi.rlhy of llu' lialiii', anil an ihrin waH Ii-mh iiihuI ih IiiihIi. iluin n lh" lui'vloim 'viniuit, W nil li i i..i-ami i..i-ami Mini I.ihIIi. ihiiio iIiiihu:1i wllh only ii fi'W fii.h Hiiairlii'H. (Ini'n on cy'n Kimiiiil uilaln, Ihny himmi Kiilni'il tlifi fallrn luilum At a wunl rn.lil llluki'. MI-h l nllii hiinli'lK il lo li Kli iiiiIh fur Wlnllunpi' fu luiHk uiul iipiui. llluki. who hail pltli'ki'il lltli'i' liuivt'H frnm il Ian pallu n'ur llm iIkm nf Hn JuiikIi'. Iu hiiii in aplll liu k hhn'.lM Imuii oiii' nf llm hud.- Ii ihi k nf ii i iK'naiilll piillll Tlilx law htm a iuaullll ol rtim.Hi.. i.irf Mar. tail nf wlilili he iwmIiiI 111 a ronl mill li .i il In II ii' of llu' I. uvm -if I In' tan iialiu out Ihm Ik .nl 'I Inn 'a ih.il for u Ii.iiiiii I " ho iln ni.m.1.-.! .' Thi luiprnv Im-il lii'inl iii-ar liuro mi Unit. in.' a ii'Hi'iiililaiiii' to a r.'ri'iil ; of 1. 1. nni' Iml Dial Wtllt Iimm , . ' -"tlil linl ii'n.' u iIciIkIvo IuiikIi. ' 1 Vlb l..lli'. liowiHT. ixaiiiliiiil llii- . .-' lul anil nil.. Iht oplnluti wllliuilt a , ' 1 'fell of ainiiMiui'liI I llilnk II Ih ; ', ij tiuV'ailkl. Mr lllakc If wo muni mi ml In lh null ikiiIii. It Ih JiihI IIii Ihlui; i' i) imiti'cl nni' " , "Vi'i. Ilrri-'a two more I've IHtl fnr - , iu. It.uiily vet. Wlnilimim?" 'Mo' KiiuIUIiiiiuii iio.liliil, nml Hie '. ' Umvh ai ilnwn in their tlilnl leunl of ,V'i v.i.u.ui. The) were huliKiv euiiui'h " ai the .linl. uml llluko aililcil mi lllile ' i 'vnni'hH i-M n In IiIh own apiielitn by a urhii Joke on I he wleiuler prohiieelH j Die IH'il III. .il. to III,- efteul Dial if r : In Hie meantime not ralen theniHelvea ; - 'Juy mltlit poHHlhly flail their next '"' idiI wlihln a week ' Hut If wo tiuixl move, rould we not t taka aoiiiK or the null wllh tin?" aus- 't i ffUi4 Wtlilhtnp. , blake laiinli-reij over thin an he aia, , and wheu fully Hutlulled hu hulprd hlin ' aeir up wllh hla club be motioned the e'lir to remain aeutod. "I'hom are your hala and the atrlnKH," he aalil, "but you won't need tbtfiu uow. I'm aoltiK to laka a nrnw- ftipr' X topped to Survey the Coaet Beyond. peel aloiiK Ihe river, and while I'm Knne, you inn make a try at airltiKliiK nulH on omit of Ihla Ii nf fl Iht." ' lllll, Mr. Illake. iln you I II I Ilk II a quite aaf?" nuked MIhh U'alle, anil alio ulimeeil from htm to the funi;lo. "Hafe?" he repealed "Well, nnlh Ink ale ynu yeaterdny. If Ihal'a nny-Ihliia nny-Ihliia lo eto hy. It a all I know ii l in l II" He did lint Walt fnr further proloaia Hwluulnit lila club mi bin almnliler he Htarled fnr III.' bleak III llle Juntl. wtileh matk'-d I III' lilppiipntalnua pulll. The nl hern looked nt eneh other, mid Mla U'lle .lulled ' If only he were a I'l-nlli'lllllll!" abe rnluplaluid. Wlntlilnpe luilti-d ithiupll) tn thr i-ih iianilla. CHAPTER VII. Around the Headland. ti I ' '"'furl' rjil "lale leappi'iired. lie riime from the luatimnve hwalu. where It run down lulu the mui. 1 1 In linuHi.ra were auieanil to Hi,. Until wllh Hlllliy lliu.l. lull UK he it 1 1 r n lie, I Hie ilumplim In llu of bin palm leaf li.tl l.illid lo 111, In IiIh exullallt ekue,Hloti t'ome on"' hi. called. I te nlllll k It W. ll be over In half mi limn " ' lliiw'a that?" linked Wlnlhinpn liar.'' uilHWered Illake. tlllf'l ttlK fiu waid HIIiik mi )nur IiiiIh and Ki t lulu my mat iicalti. MIsh Jenny. The HUtl'a lliil IIH ).Htelila). How Hi", III the 11111"'" ' II hev are. Tlllee .lilliKs; nil tb.lt I Inn, 1, ,1 we inuld euri).'' e plal I Inthnipe. Ml 1 1 till l Hi.- bU one Ih mine. I Hlippi.Hi . I II lake two We ll leave Hie oiln r Lean on me If vinii unkle la hIIII weak ' ' 'rilauka; I eiltl make II alnlle. Hut lllUHl we Co Ihnuiuh mud like Ihat"' ' Sol oil thla Hide, ut leant Come on! We don't want lo mlna Ihe ebb" lllal.e'H Impalleiiie dlMiiuriiKid furlln r luipilrlia. He had luined an he Hpnke. ami Ihe olhern fnllnwed him. walliitm elone tnueiher. 'Ihe pare waa "haip for Wliitbinpi'. uml IiIh unkle hihui b.'nan lo Ivtltnie. He waa eolu polled lit ai i epl Minn Lenlle a lilt III! Hon lo lake her arm W illi her help he niumiKid to keep wlihln a few tnuln nf Illake Inst, -ail nf plnuKlnit lulu lh" man iirutu wood, wlilili here wan inider-arnwn inider-arnwn wllh a thicket of Kinut ferna. Illake Hklrled around In the open uu III they came to Ihe a.-anboie. The tide waa at Ita Iowchi. and he waved bin club lent an In a limit aund pit which curved out around Ihe aeaward edge of the miinKrovea. Whether (IiIh wua part of the rlver'a bar or had been heaped up by llle C)clone would have been beyond Wlnthrope'a knowledge had the iiucHthui m-curred tu him. It waa enoiiKh for him that the aand waa auioulh und hard aa a race truck. I'reaently the party rume tu the end nf the aptt. where the river wutor rlii-plcd rlii-plcd over ihe annd with Hi laat feehlo out Buck of Ihe ebb. On their rkhl they had a aweepluit view of the river, around the Hank of the ima-aiove ima-aiove acni.n. Illake bailed ay-rke fdKe of the water and half titininl. "t'loae up.' he aald. 'lt'a ahillna rnoiiKh; hut do )oii aet thoan luea over on thu mud bank? Thorn art al-llealiua." al-llealiua." "Mercy and you eipirt mo lo wade nmotiie auch cn'iiturea?" cried Ulaa Iialiu. "I went nlmonl uitohh an hour uko und they dldu'l blither me nny. Conn on! There a a wind hi that clmul nut aeawaid. Innlde half nil hour the nurl II be rolllui! up on thin bar like all Mai;. na" "If we tnilHt, we muni, Minn (Vno-vlcvo," (Vno-vlcvo," llltl-il Wllilbrope. "Slop bi'Mlld llle mill KalloT up )lllir hkllln. Il'a Ileal lo keep uiic'h ilulliea til v la the tlnpll'H.'' Ihe Kill blunhi'd. and retailed hla arm. I pn fir in help ou" abe milled. Tiune on'" culled HI. ike anil he npla-hed out lulo the wan r The otheiH fnllnwed within nn'-leliKlll, nn'-leliKlll, tl, -unlink- colmcloun uf Ihe row a of in, ill,. nl, i. piil n Ihe mud Mil, nm Ian tar, In ill-iiui! Ill Ihe center nf Hie bar, whera the water wan h tilth nver kmedeop. an me laiite ir.-aluie caine dinlna ilow iml ream I atb the nurture and panned wlih a violent Huhl hetaeen Illake and hla cnmpuiilmm ,t .Ka Lenlli-'a Mi ri am. Illake whit led tlaiul ami lahln il tthh bin club at the .up-pom .up-pom d alllcaliir. ' Wbeii' H llle brute' a h,i got ynu"" h' til, lined No. mi. he w in hv eilM.,) Wln-Ihinpe Wln-Ihinpe "Then he i,"- A hum bnny hii.iuI. fi IriK.-.l on rlther ble by a row of l.ileial teeth, will Hume up "Into view ' Sawllnh " ,al,l Ml.tl... an I he waded on ncrona ihe bar itl,ui funli,.r ,-om- llletlt. MIH la nlle had I .. , ,i tlu. )01 Of fallllluu The tut,.. f lllake'i voice letlted her Instati'lt There wet,. m in,,:.- .,.,:t.,. y few mlnulea Inter ih,- , , , , Htretch of clean -..ll ! ,, t,mtb of the river. Ii, t ,,,, ,,. ,,. lav In a flaitened m.-.-, tti,,, , ,t Ihe far end h.H.ked nliaij it , .. ,ud aiipeated lo terminal,. ,i n, ,,,, of llm lowering ll.nenl,,,,,. of h0 headland. A mil,- . ,. ,,, lb l"1"1 -'Mne , the cllffa; but fiotu Hi t ti. (.,.,, . lor.'HI " ""I I'i'd (nun the wall f "' 1111 I Ulaii.. entire,! with creepma pla,. ., Ihe K1eatent width ( ,he h.U slM,ca 2 h""ll' ""' "'an u ,piarir of . I""' 'r "iii'u. iit at hh- tlde niaik. ami !,, Hquuiied down tu mils,. I,,, ,.. Und me -ume ).. of a ,,,,, ,J , "rnee,." y"'"" ,0 " "l!.H.d Ihm.I' you h4,e , t, , , enouiih lo ou i .tmlu Out aukl. en me liemre''- "It did not f.il o painful In the water." "I helped the belt I piillhl." Inter-pnn.d Inter-pnn.d Mlna l.enle - think If )ou could K"'t Mr Wlnthiope :l cutih-' friltch'" Kiowb-d Illake How Infix do ynu think It would take me to wade Ihruiiuh Ihe mud.' And look at Ihat cloud! We 10 In for a "nuill. Here!" He hand.-, I the izlrl lh. innller atrliiu or ciHoanuia, lluua the mlmr up the bench uml Htonpod for Wlnt luope In mount hla lun-k. He then at.irted off nh in k ihe bench nl a nharp tnit. Mlna 1.1'Hlle full,,.,, an benl .lie cuulil, the heavy ciHimnntH hwuikiiik about with every atep und liriil.lna; Ut li'tidiT iKMly. The wind waa coming faaier than Illake had calculated llefore they hud run L'lH) pacea they heanl the toar of rain lanh, ,1 water, uml the n.piall truck Iluin wllh a force thai almom overlhn'W the tilrl. Willi the wind came torrenia of rain that drum IhrniiKli ihelr thlckem aartiK'iita and Ireiu tied them In the nk 111 wl'hln tllil tlrnt half inlnule. Illake alacki ned hla pin e to a walk and plod, led ullenly uluini h.-n.-atli the ft 1 1 v 1 n downpour, lie kept to Ihe lower I'iIk of the beach, when thu aand wn flrmcHt, lor the fore of the fullltiK deliiise bialsdown tin wnta and held In check Ihe hteakra which Ihe wind aouxht to roll up the beach. The ruin storm won ut ia h.-li:lil Whin they nuehed Ihe fnot of the cllffa. 1'hi amy rock lowered ubove them 311 or 40 feet IiIkIi. Illake delimit. de-limit. -d Wlnlhrope upon a wt ledue and Hirnluhtened iii to niuti the headland. head-land. II. -re and there I.'.Ik.'h ran luor than half-way up the rocky wall; lu other plnroa Ihe creHt wua nuti heil by deep rlefta; hut nowhere within nirlii did I'lther offer a contltiuniia path In the iimmll. llluko Krunted wllh din-mint. din-mint. "lt d take a fire ladder to K"t up thla aide," hi aald. "We'll huve to try the other. If we ran Kct urunnd the point. I'm going on abend You can follow, ufler I'at ban reaied hla ankle. Keep a ahnrp rye out for anything la Ihe Hint llm qunrli or aitate. That moan lire. Another thing, when 1 1.1 a ruin blown over, don't let your clothea dry on you. I've not my ban, In full enoiiith wlihout having In nurae you through malarial fever Don't forget .he coconiiuta, und If I don't allow up by noon anve me aome." He atiHiped lo drink fiom a pool In Ihe rock which waa overllowlug wllh ihe cool, pure rainwater, und aiaite.l off nt hla nhmpcHt pace Wlnlhrope and MIhh la nlle, aeuled aide by aide III dripping miner), watched hlin awing away ihrnueh the ruin with, ml eu. riiy i'IiuiikIi In call mil a punliiK word Hi-ni nth the clltr III. n.nnl beai h waa aucceeded lit a lalun nf ,,K kv llebrla W hich lu placet nlnped up ft urn Ihe water III or l:. feet ihe lower part of the elope consisted of I.ow I.I.uk, allll Wllter-wnitl ntniicn. liter which the urf. ri'lnfoiciil by the rising tide, wua beginning in break wllh un augty roar. Illake picked hla way uulcklr oter Ihe amaUer atonea near the top of the lope, now und lin n bi udlug In nnaich up n frni'incnt thai eemed in dltTer I f i om the oibeia. Finding nothing hut' llmcatom he annn liiim'd hla atteti j tlun Holely to the pannage uroiiml the hendlaud. Here he had ex led to find Ihe anrf much heavier. Hut the horn wua protected by u double line nf reofu. ho clone In that channel between be-tween did not ahow a whitccup. Thla waa fortutiult. Hlnco In placen Hie lalua here link down uhnont to the level ol low tide. I!ven n in,"!, 'rule niirf wouli! huve iiniler, d furiher piogiena Im inuctlciihle. Another mil pucea btouubl Illake tc Ihe aecond corner of the cltfT. which Jul ted out In u Utile point. He clatn-ben'il clatn-ben'il around It and Htopied lo nilr-vey nilr-vey the count beyond. Within the laat few itilniitea tin aiuull liad blown over and the rain began to moderate lit dnwutuitir. The aun, burallng thruueh the cloiidn, told that the lorm wm ulmoal pant, nml Ita flood of direct light cleared the view. 1T1 III! dNTIM'KII I |
