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The Adventures of Two M Anda irl on a Desert Island came im response, “You bet “from swallowing pints of * CHAPTER X. 4 on he we , ‘put I mas wie The Mark of the Beast. Lora!’ how I awallowed. the briny MgB HE burst into a hysterical Weel renew! oe Red yours hae) s out, an S laugh. “Oh! oh! 1 ore. Ta fallen fia the Joke—uch a joke! know anything until he’s not a hyena—oh, no; a tide came up again and brave beast! Hear him shout! And he actually thinks it's a thee very Lio | y Saat ee. ow you mus suffered tit isn't—it's himself! Oh, i white, and your face la all fear! what shall I do?” “4 4 ‘Miss Gen what do you. Blake attempted a careless laugh. - “Don't worry about me. I'm here, re wagon Be calm, pray; be calm! O. K,, all that’s left—a Little wobbly F Daag mi when I heard what he on'my pins, but hungry as a shark. i og br i heard y word! In But aay, what's up with you? You're ‘ p of the tree”"—— sweuting likea— Good thing, though. Heavens! Miss—er— It'll stave off your epell of fever a while. How'd you happen to be com- ing down here so early?” was starting to find you.” he said! fe. ‘ightened! “Not you—that 4s, I thought you were dead. I was going to make cer- choed Win- and to—to get the furning glass.’ rope. m-m. I see. Let the fire go out, Winthrope drew in a deep breath. eh ‘ icles ‘Ah, yes, I did, Miss Genevieve, 1 as- “Do not blame me, Mr. Blake! I gure you. The beast! Yet you see was so ill and worn out, and I've paid the plight Iam in. It isa nasty mud- for it twice over, really [ have. dle—indeed it is! But what can I do? those awful beasts attack you? He is strong as a gorilla. ‘Beasts? How's that” he demand- I do?’ oo ne he said there {s only one way—no doubt you ¥ heard bim taunt me over it. assure “Oh, but you must have heard you I should not be afraid—but it ! The horrid things tried to ill | would be so horrid—so cold-blooded. she cried, and she poured out a 8 @ gentleman, you know’ half incoherent account of all that “No; It i@ not that!” broke in the bad happened since he left. girl. “He is right. Neither of us Blake listened intently, his jaw has the courage—eren when he is thfust out, his eyes glowing upon her @aeen. with a look which she had never be. “Hush!” cautioned Winthrope. “He's fore seen in any man’s eyes. But his back. Be calm! There will be fret comment had nothing to do with time until 1 get over this vile malaria, her conduct. It may be that he himself will have “How's that?—sorry Win got the rousted out of his nice little snooze— “He will not have the fever,” re- Snooze! Why, don’t you know, we'd plied the girl, in a hopeless tone, been all alone in our glory by to- she ry back iatienaiy xsings the night it it hadn't been for those as Blake swung him: up, brutes. owas in the stupor, and she drew back her bed, and without frow: and sullen, and Gung bis that would have been the end of him turning her eyes away from him, we pfrom bi iy kl ea Gal ie {rie Deasta hada’e stirred him up groped for one of her bamboo stal “Bal! A . I've heard of such @ thing But before she could arm herself, had expected. On the fourth day river,” DY a. brute Was a sneak. I've chased clean before, but I always thought it was she saw Blake stoop over and grasp Blake oot him to work on the fi Hf It I'm im is Bete Tencone te, down to the pool and, into the open, a fake. Here you are sweating, too.” with his free hand the mass of in- rubbing of the new skins; on the pick a tree where the ground is dry, and note smell of him. Must have I feel much better than yesterday. terwoven bamboos, He straightened fifth, he ordered him to go for eggs. and wait.” hiked off into the tall grass the min- T did not tell you, but I have felt ili himself, and the framework swung Much to Miss Leslie's surprise, “But 1 say, Blake,” replied Win- ute he beard me.’ oa!” for nearly a week.’ lightly up and over, until it stood Winthrope started off without 4 thrope, “1 sce animals over in the “If only he had gone off for good! “"Fratd to tell, eh!—and you were on end across the cave entrance. The word of protest. All his peevish ir- es, and you should know that murmured Miss Leslie. so acared over the beaste—Scared! girl stole around and peered out at ritability and childishness had gone | yatcally unable”—— “Maybe he has; though you never By Jiminy, you've got gr! him. He had spread open the ante- with the fever, and the girl was grat- a can count on a sneak. Even you woman! There's two kinds of lope skin, and was beginning to slice ified to see the quiet’ manner in yy Ronion but antelope,” interrupted might be able to shoo him off next jess: you've got the Stonewall the meat for drying. Though his fore- which he set about a task which Blake. “I’ve seen them enough now time; but, like as not, he'd come mone son kind. If anybody asks you, head was furrowed, his expression seemed an imposition upon his half- to know them twice as far off, And when we were all out calling, and refer them to Tommy Blake. was by no means sinister. Relieved regained streagth, But the very mo- You can bet on it they'd not be there clean out aur commissary, Guees T'll wrnank you, Mr. Bilal But at the thought that the light must tive which, seemingly, prevented /f any dangerous beast was in smell- eet to and.run up a lade down snould we not hasten back now to have deceived her, she returned to him from protesting, impelled her to Ing distance,” there where the gully ja ner orash Prepare something for Mr. Win- her bed and was soon sleeping as speak for him, “That is so clever of you, Mr. } liberal diet of antelope broth, raw in bis belt, and his big club in hand, eggs, hot water, and cocoanut milk, he looked ready for any emergency. he gained strength faster than Blake ‘We'll hit first for the mouth of the There're shoals of dead thorn-brush tyrone soundly as Winthro; “Mr. Blake!" she exclaimed, “Mr, Blake," remarked Miss Leslie to the right of the pool.” “Ditto for yours truly. I'm ike Blake strung the greater part of Winthrope is golug off without a “Simple enough when you happen that sepulehre you read about— the meat on the drying racks, bulita Word; but 1 can’t endure it! You to think of it" responded Blake. \ CHAPTER XI. white outside, and within nothing smudge fire beneath, and stretched !4V¥e@ no right to send him on such “Yes, the only thing you've got to ” oy an errand, It will kill him!” look out for 's the ticks in the grass, F aightfall Winthrope was plece of bloody meat, and walked ® Sober stare, ‘ bite me up in great shape.” / tossing and groaniig on the PO oy indy bes stealthily down the cleft to the bar. Fae AC Hi Tee hot eeinnt. meetin aefe.soowied at the recollection, nod. ) yas his ach, it ° a ; - ed of leaves which Miss jow and Club. eee abe roceings Hey ine of his fellows, than to sit here and jike w shot. The edge of the plain Leatie had heaped beneath HE fire was sdon re-lit, and Wither wide of the thorny wall, and Tt, Eh. Win? urself, Miss Peneath the cliff way atrewn ‘with the canpoy. Though not de- &@ pot of meat set on to he could hear the scurry of fleeing dannunt ions Maen pail through Pecks, among which, even with Mirs Ustous; his high temperature, coupled stew. It had ample time animals. ail right. If n0t'— paalle alee WA tre sould pick Pa with fhe pains which racked every to. simmer. Winthrope He kept on until the barricade “No, you shall not ‘stay A ye ee Pst? ren were ‘and.bone in his body, rendered was wrapped in a life-giv- loomed up before him In tye atte ac nee eres, Mise Blake disappear among the man light. From cliff to cliff the wall now somewhat sternly, got the re- ing sleep, out of which he did not veined across the gorge without sponsibility of keeping you two alive waken until evening, while Blake, hole or gap. But Blake grasped the for the next month or #0? I've been unable to wait for the pot to boil, trunk of a young date palm which jn the tropics before, and I know the dret pa the invalid, in place of 514 nauseated by the fishy odor of projected from, the barricade near something of the way people have to tne mouth of the river thoy were roves, ‘The ticks proved leas annoying than they had apprehended after Blake's warning. But when they approached Im the morning Miss Leslie found thet Blake had built a substantial Vf him lightheaded. vamahac! 4 the bottom, and pushed it out. The jive to get out again, I'm trying to 4 “1's bert for tien to'be out in the the dried seafow!, hunted out th® displacement of the spiky tronda dis- do my best, and I dell you straight, the rare Hate yates pe at Sein = he explained; ‘so I fixed this up jerked leopard meat and, having de- closed the low passage which he had if you won't mind me, I'm going to Gnty he made by large aniinals, Peal keep off the dew. Hut whenever It \oured enough to satisfy @ native, made in the centre of the barricad®. make you, no matter how much it Pi yest Blake had roused and ns rains, we'll have to tote him inside. l der a bush, When he He placed the plece of meat on one hurts your feelings, You wee NOW cared gomy forest beast, they vee “Ah, yes; to be sure. How is he fell asleep un side, two or three feet from the hole, yice and meek Win takes his orders, fo"), Tent aiid fab to bide boule mormured the girl. woke he went off to the jungle. and’ squatted down across from it, | explained matters to him last clump of thorns “He's about the same this morning. He returned a few minutes before with his club balanced on his shoul- night’ Winthrope sank down exhausted ‘a little sleep. Keep hin ’ some 6 Ge *Taxsure you, Blake, you shall have »,Winthrope sank down exhausted Antal the hot broth he'll take, sunset, with what rMefback, Misy Half an hour passed—an hour; and no cause for complaint ax to my con= Migs Lagiie crepe to the Na he the ‘say, rouse me out at noon. I've large fur bag upon stil he waited, silent and motionless duct,” muttered — Winthrope i aroun Leslie was pouring a bowl of broth 20) Mids. At last stealthy foot- should like to observe, however, that thicket and pe vk he she cried, “it's @ breakfast. Now I'll have a a \ 1 from the stew-pot, and 24 viey, steps sounded on the outer side of the in speaking to Miss Leslie’ | whole herd of elephants trying to him until he sang out to Metuf! No thorn wall, and an animal began to | “There you are again, with your river mouth where we did, Mins Jenny, spill ov i creep through the wall, sniffing for the everlasting talk, Cut it out, and get yng drowned, poor they're beir has bait. Blake waited with the immo- busy. To-morrow we all go on & things ‘oon, wing learned that Win- Winthrope. He - 4 delay was to the rive - ” i ah condi n showed little e replied, still intent bay of an Eskimo, The y ‘An Winthrope atarted off Blake gern pantes, Winther nve ehange, Blake ate a hearty mea! and th that slop With a boldn for which Blake turned to Miss Leslie with a good “Why there are; quite off down the cleft. He did Zoing to have bad not been pared, the beast natured grin, ate, Yet, f munt until nightfall, though leaped through and seized the meat “You see, it's this way, Miss Jen- way, they appear smaller—ah, yew Miss Leslie had heard bert julce net's that on your back? Even in the dim light Make could he began. He caught her geo their heads. ‘They must be the he came up the ravine | “Oh, what's thet oo 7s see that be had lured an animal Jook of disdain, und his face dark- hippos Hiuke saw.” a “Bure! Bushbuck, | guess they call larger than any jackal, But this only ened. “Mad, eh? So that'e the ‘Mowe ugly creatures? I once maw slater Blake rigged up & | CBUle ged up when he was drink- served to lend greater force to his racket _ tote At the zoo, Just the sume, they bi hoak on wens ing, and stuck an arrow into bis side, blow, As he struck, he leaped to his Mr. Blake, I will not have you talk wiii be drowned. Home ure right in i Wikh several He jumped ‘off a little way, and turned feet, The brute fell ax though struck to ine that way Mr. Winthbrope 18 @ (he wurt!” ir look of dismay. more of that in ours!" " , jauled off by lightning and lay stil! geniieman, but nothing more to me “t can't way, I'm sure Miss Gene When the odor of the broiling Aah (0 pee what’ bil ton F eanttane rg iah ining and iy inert form war- than a. friend auch 8 BOY YOUDE vieve, but I have about Jn the still alr ever through his eye | rain. Neat- jly; then knelt and passed his hands Wormun eas beasts are quite at Ty cy and turned over, ot thing you over it about “That setties it! I'll take your Word | fancy they enjoy surf bathing as while watched the crisping urly are becoming @ splendi@ just in time to meet the descendins for it, Mine Jenny,” broke in Blake, keenly ae ourselven.” with @ ravenous look, Un- club, and the blow had erushed and springing up, be set about bis "| do believe you are right. There able to pestrain himself, he caught up the smallest fr - and je ran over to work, whisting is one going In from the quirt wate ‘The girl gazed at his broad back Hut look at those funny tittle ones on ond erect head, uncertain whether kha of the othera!” » bhould feel relieved or anxious Jim dandy! 1 could do it gull, Chuckling at t in ten thousand ) All the samme, I've ra . Brot out yo i huhy hippos,” repiied 4 Winthrove tng pentnerne cmothing Ste Goh” fi « more whe thought the indifferent! i" . jut . killed « full tuke @ pull at the task an too absorbed in her to observe the result of greediness. Bhe head turned the fish for the lam time, und was pbout to lift them off fire when 6 more whe wondered at un very dr ty. Could it be porsibie that — When ming interested in & flunk he stretched ou man who, Fears had not deceived iy dose, But Mine Laniie ‘ Hut no! ‘Phat could not be pow wateh the wudy to broil ’ Vil aqueese © with my fet to do wt." w w . UPS down into the cleft near Ub ing buck ment veral of the Hiake war . ne hivpon, lm e ponderou thay, Kick, ee eee thas nition of the grows ; A "where's AM® prices, were CHAPTER X11. parrel\ke imtaale’ be they” svt feant of the f The Savage Manifest. bene mold Don't eat! ‘The girl stared at him. b was 60 great that bends of polling down hie face siretched out & quivering page he ter a! ber, yentords: Laed!” are Winthrope had mur Aregwing bimecif from the headland wi a eAlayer, the followin morning, an soon aa the dew wun dry, Wiake called out a) honda 440. among the ond rome to to the flavor. und epent half a dey on Aland gathering walt for (ue expediiion Me wan in the moment he sank down, overcome by ¢, ‘ tent of humors, a4 showed unex vacking convulsion Then bis jaw oi y anna ed conctdoration a t ‘rosed ike's bull dog’, ood arit period comMderation by presenting bis teeth with the effor’ pe : Winthrope with « cane, eich he hed ' up rushed off down and triinmed during nant | { stop, Mr ke fi the Cave, pausing at the b you quing’” screamed the mutter ff g004- night Bhe started to run after him, but c . ‘ an outburst of delirivus ‘ dropped three one h bowie, & \uthrope Was siting wi bey he pau viece of ment and & lump of walt Into waving his fever-biviched one of the earthenware |g f a are pe slung ai) over bie enauider in the At Bret Winthr hea too tlope shin With his bow weak to oh up. seated to 0 the other ‘Malte and astowe lend 8 band ane ) Having ent M vb v6 the rater —- and Win start re. It's early yet, but I'm thinking e'll all be ready enough for oyster if ow about the meat?” asked Mise later. Here goes pat on his to climb the slender trun’ steadily to tl made with even more care and steadi- ness, for he did not wish to tear the skin from hie ai sprang down, “leave the cooking to Miss Leslie, and husk some of those nuts: You won't more'n have time to do it before the sSvinthrope’s as to draw inthrope’s response w: fo ara’ out his pen knife. Biake stretched Dignself at case in the shade, but kept a critical eye on his companions. Al- | though Winthrope’s fingers trembled with weakness, he worked with a precision and idity that drew a grunt of val from Blake. Pres- ently Mlas Leslie, who had been stir- ring the stew with a twig, threw in a little sait, and drew the pot from | the fire. | “Bin avant, gentlemen! Dinner is werved,” she called gayly. “What'a that?" demanded Blake, You'll dump it all.” t and filled the three cocoanut bowls. The stew was boiling hot; the bamboo forks that Blake carved some days since. By the time | the oysters were eaten the liquor in |the bow! was cool enough to drink, ; The process was repeated until the pot had been emptied of its contenta. “Say, but that was something like,” murmured Blake, “If only we'd had pretzels and beer to go with it! But these nuts won't be bad.” When they finished the cocoanuts ‘Winthrope asked for a drink of water, “Would it not be beat to keep it un- til later?” replied Miss Leslie, “sure,” put in Blake, “We've had enough Hquid refreshments to do an; one, If I don’t look out, you'll bot! be drinking river water. Just bear in Ptr the work I'd have to carve a pair of gravestones. t flask has got to do you till we get home, ting him out. You 1 don't shin up aay more telegraph nse those I've opened. th water and put them In to ‘They look very tempting. did you chance to find them Fill the How poles to-day.” “Would it net be best for Mr. Win- thrope to rest during the noon ry “'Fraid not, Miss Jen: not on t’other sid yet, and “Saw ‘em on the mangrove roots there's no reat for the weary this at low tide, first time I nosed around ald here, ‘Tide was well up to-day; but wet these all right with 1 managed t a little diving. Only trouble, skeets most ate me alive.” Miss Leslie glanced at her com- T ike them raw? “Can't say | like them much any live coals in the pot and coue on,” “Yes?” “This must be the dry season here, Leslie pushed: and the river clear, Just as a rule. is the same, re than liquid malaria, ull eat these oysters pasteurized.’ “If the, water fear we will suffer bef "replied retuyn,” she he “Wh He wer » very thing, sters and came chureh themselves, ° y tempting. Do you “Me, too, Mias Jenny! So, as that's But If 1 did, wouldn't eat this mess caw.” the ‘Just giving you the reverse ap- Plication of one of those songs they Jol us with in the mission ‘m sure, Mr. Blake”—— settled, we'll be moving, Chuck some He started off, weapons in hand, Winthrope madé a languid effort to began there's not much “on, sure. Hold on, Miss Jenny, @& you He wrapped a wisp of grass about f but they fished up the oysters or} worved, R BIGGERS will take . Ita only. ttle way to the” bank here a} a “If you think it's quite aafe"— ne ed W: ro} mopped cautiously, down the slope, and bathed their ia. clear water. As Mise Lasile Tigierove bent over and began “Oh, ‘Winthrope!” she Prm'se afraid" na “Do not alarm fectly well, and petent to judge man, you should fi there are some thi: ‘tleman cannot tolerate.” a At) - “You were welcome to all a in the flask. Surely with ‘aceon a oy have waited, if only to please it SS kesiiaare way, I must Pray forgiv. Bez | | itl Winthrope, glancing exclamation, saw her si flower—and in the yellow, flash up out girl. ee, gee Pl back, screaming poi ag horror, yet seemed unable Winthrope swu: hie stick and dashed across the glade toward her, ‘What is it—a snake?” he cried. 4 The girl did not seem to hear She coased 5 H 2 H ite thse? LE 2 2 take eerie of the pot. But Misa him aside and, wrap- running mighty ping all in the antefope skin, slung Miss it's nothing it upon her back. e We'll not — “The brute!” exclaimed Winthrope, they've been “To leave such a load for ya! is so dangerous, 1 when he knew that I can do so iidtie!™ The girl met his outburst with a fore we cin brave attempt at @ smile, “Please Leslie, and try to look at the bright side, Mr. rope. Really, 1 believe he is ‘inthi Half thinks it ie beat for us to exert our- nat was WintRrope.” thirsty, Could we “He has other opinions with which not boil a potful of the river water?” we of the cultured clase would hardly ‘Yes, when the ebb gets strong, if First, though, we'll n too dry. make a try for cocoanuts, out for the nearest grove now. Let's hit The main thing is to keep moving.” As he spoke, Blake caught up the pot and his club, and started for the thorn clump, kether with the Mins Leslie to e and all three were soon walking away ¢, from the seashore, just within the edly this morning, abd all ys aving the akin, to- selves agree, Miss Leslie, Consider his com- ind that we shall go thirty until he permite us te return to the cliffs, The ma impertinence is intoier- able. 1 shall go to the rt and drink when I choose.” “Oh, but nger ef malaria!” “Nonsense, lalaria, like yellow and the sult, for ° Winthrope was £cver: comes only from the Bite of wakened by a touch of Blake's foot, have the fever, it will be entirely his shady border of the mangrove wood. ‘At the firnt fan-palth Blake stopped to this intocned lowland number leaf hats were now cracked Mr, Blake says.” A ruddy antelope, tof the bush before them with the fellow. off toward the river be- jp deuced hard to fore Blake could string his bow, to gather their pal and broken Inaped « and das of leave or little farther on @ with lyrate horn, puke I will endeavor not te break if in mockery of hin lack of readiness, & troupe of large green monkeys sat up a Wild chattering in @ tre@ AbOV® word!” exclaimed the girl, and the party ertain species of uitoes, If we it, We have been bitten repeat- use with him “Still, 1 think we should do what he must compel us to “My dear Mina Genevieve, for your Only, you know, it on e A‘ when one considers what e —what «a unmitigated cad—" “stot 1 wilk'hot listen to anothe: ried after Hiake, leaving buri I nay, Miss Jenny, do you think thrope staring in astonishment. inn't far now orn try ood for you. give men ¢ They move pigeon. ” ' ig the pot, If we go slow? It little woman! ‘That'll ance to shoot quiek.”* n again for a hundred face was far from pleasant. came When on the latter though Blake kept 1 above and be four f following sn ee edant ts The Serpent Strikes, they flew into them, mound of ‘eat high nunt be one of thone ject whirred up ned. springing t A hornet ripd Mise Lee ko there's & tot Ob, no; he only with @ red-hot around he rm of the little hopping mad asked “My word!” he muttered; “ * be, after all I've done—and him, of all the low fellows” He stood for several moments 'n deep thought, The look on his esliow CHAPTEP XIV. MCN Winthrope came up with the others they were gath- on the fire which wae bies- sid, and he gave Ing clone beside the ant bill you!” called Biake, Grab » bunch of leaves and eet 0 the smoke, if you don't went to be etung.” ye neither gathered any leavem por hurried uimeelf, unt he was visited by @ highly irritated bee, Thea oveyed with alacrity, Blake us far too intent on other matters to heed the Engiahmnan leaping tp ead pounded the ant bill with hie club UD he had broken @ gaping hole tate Again came a beautiful ornate was struck He danced backward, w: pre ee Blake! monster!—Run, Miss Leslie! I'll bold bim—I'll get aa- other atick: He darted eside to catch up . branch, and then raa,in and ha boldly at the adder,’ which e hissing to meet him. But the 4 fell short and the rotten tered on the und. thrope ran aside for low!" he yelled. Tihs leaped back ané thrust bis le the enake. The challenge oe the thickest otretched iy. “Told you eo! ed Blake.