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YeerweryEA: ¢ (eee Fire Escapes INTO THE PRIMITIVE) ; The Adventures of Two Men '» Anda Girl on a Desert Island BY ROBERT AMES BENNET toe a Se ¢ {Copyright , 1008. by A. 0, McOture), back upon him, she set out across the + GTNOPMS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS, Diain after Blake. See ee CHAPTER XV. The Eaveedropper Caught. had it not been for hor doubts of Blake, the girl's modesty would have caused her to think twice before re- peating to him the Engtish- ¢ man’s insulting proposal. While she yet hesitated and delayed, Win- thrope came down with @ second at- tack of fever. Meantime Blake went about his . . share of the camp work, gruff and CHARTER X1V. silent, but with the usual concrete al * sults, He brought load after load , The ag Strike! fresh cocoanuts, and took A gent pains , "SM not bitten— Let go, to hunt out the deliciously flavored £6 Tsay! It struck in the cage of oe oni, Wee fold of my shirt.” ested. that beet Jules “For God's ake, Jen- tter for the invalid } , ny, don’t le! It's cer- than bi “tain death! I eaw the mark"— “That was a thorn. I drew it out quantity of gum in the cigarette case an hour ago.” with the adder poison, he spent hours ‘Biake looked up into her hazel eyes. pees, gd page ergy Dg am They were blasing with indignant ¢rom their sockets by a alight pi scorn. He freed her, and rose with A little before dawn he dip} clumsy slowness. Again he glanced of his arrow-heads in the ati at her quivering, scariet face, only to {pnts pH 9 ee look away with a sheepish expres- stole away down the ay Whew the overtiow trom the pool Tan “I guess you think I'm just a Where the overflow ite littl crazy meddiesome idiot,” he mum- Suaaesl ie eae og tenn 2 moving away from him; then cam She did not answer. He stood for the, flood of crimson, light, and @ little, rubbing a finger across his hen a figures were a Gun biistered lip: Suddenly he rose and shot they were _@topped and looked at the finger. It gating to fly. Before Call fit his second arrow to the string, ti ‘was streaked with blood. A “Whew!” be exclaimed, “Didn't Whole herd sere Funning off et a *" atop to think of that! It's just as as bow, ant, walked, after the —_ b for me, Misa Jenny, that wasn’t Smiling with grim anticipation, had seen his arrow strike chink te * aR adder bite. A little polson on my side of the young bull at which he “@ore lip would have done for m te one, we'd both have turned up our A tue beyond where the bull had toes at the same time. stood, he came upon bye shaft of his arrow. As caught it uj Sake Peco! po Tg dng) far more @larmed than the adder. 1% siare gu ene ‘and be quick Gy : shout ie Shell go dotty if she sees mainder of the day and at night BoM arta nant cae eeiee zen | cial Clear out etringing the flesh on the curing %° there's one thing I'll repeat for racks, and Miss Leslie tried out pot the special benefit of your ludship. a ‘and tallow, patil It'll be good for your delicate health every spare vessel wae filled and « Baw, attention. From now on the had to resort to a hollow im thé rock. top belongs to Miss Leslie. beside the epri: Gents and book agents not allowed. Te nat eon Winthrope’s @uty to Understand? You don't go up there gather eggs on the cliff top. As he without her special invite. If you . 40 I'll twist your neck!” Tras still too week to climb Mise Les. “"Ho turned on his heel and left the Englishman cowering. wish to heve CHAPTER XVI. and be api Blake acowled, “Alone with that An Ominous Lull. Gude! He'deoon find enough strength HE three saw nothing more to of alift.” : | : aR 2g i 3 ER Re, an of each other that day. Miss Leslie had withdrawn to follow me if I ae you distinotly {should rather be alone?” into the baobab, and Blake eee he? Te Weal, Latoul rather had gone off down the cleft geese nek fe, making DBO ror more salt. He did not return un- meres or pe caer tl after the others were asleep. Miss “Thank joy W baad . Blake! You are with his club un- Leslie had gone without her supper pin down the ven- ind to to let you do more work! But or nad eaten some of the food stored elul the eay, I'll help out all I oan on the other Jit, the trea b hy 3 ecro! eld it fast work. You know, Mise J Me . follow iike me dont know how | When, late the next morning, she ror to aay it, but he can think it Just the finally left her seclusion, Blake was aM gamed do anything én the world nowhere in sight. Ignoring Win- b crys’ id. Ag he spoke he held out his rough, thrope’s attempts to start a conver- jearod in at tts Rte heey law powerful hand. She shrank back & sation, she hurried through her break- t out, his eyes glowing with sav- /ittle, and caught her breath in eud- fast, and having gathered:a supply of ‘elation. den fright. But when she met his °204 ‘ana water, went to spend the meat trusts and steady gene, er fear lett ber as One Ware) lted; “here's a Quickly as it had come, She impul- day on the headland. 2 beet in this littie sively thrust out her hand, and h Evening forced her to return to the \ bom—enough dope to morgue a herd Sized it in a grip that brought the ger, she had emptied the water * @f steers. Good Lord, though, that ‘are to her eyes, flask ‘by noon, ang was thirsty, Win- was a close shave for her!” “Mise Jenny! Mise Jenny!” he thrope was dozing beneath his can- His face sobered, and he stood for murmured, utterly unconscious that ony, which Blake had moved some Geveral moments ataring thoughtfully tha Tm pour ey ae eee yards down toward the barricade. into space. @aze chanced to Blake was cooking supper. fall upon the great crimson blossom busting ao Blake’ SS Sere "ee ‘ala not look up, and met her at- : § u i an F i inarticulate grunt. T oan trust vee." nano ‘When ehe turned to enter the bao- So Or ainy! But say.” nab, @he found the opening littered he continued, blundering with dense with bamboos and green creepera and lo aad really mean that? branches with charred forgive for being 80 con- er side, midway through founded meddiesome the other day, @ vertical row of holes after the snake”—— had been eunk through the bark of He stopped ehort, ioe wees the in- the ree into the eoft wood, stant he was facing hi on that “What is this?” ehe asked. “Are sere day, scarlet Es shame and you lesa porch ?* replied. be, iitow dare you speak of ft?” she “But, ots should you make tho cried, “"You're—you're not a gentle- holes so far in! I know ao little about a hesttating volce. man!” these matters, but I should have fan- of taking the flower ahe . Before he could reply she turned cied the holea would come on the ‘back with a gesture of repulsion. 824 left him, walkin, reosaly and front of the tre yh, take it away!” ehe exclaimed, With her head held high. Blake stared ‘You'll see in a day or two. frung the rejected gift to the @fter her in bewilderment, “How did you make the fice? They and crushed it beneath his , “Well, what in—what in thunder look black, as thoug! ey I done now?” he exclaimed. am ‘em, of core nef stones.” a los are certainly mighty funny! “ ‘was eo clever aCetch me making & foot of myself Ladies are certainly mighty yi SThat was 90 clever ¢ “I—I did not mean it that way— 1 thought we were going to Supper was eaten in ailence. Bren realy. I didn't Mr. Blake, It was the th Shea, of course, FS, the whol Winthrop’ . En rpg od ee! — Milake, Sa iy had ie @ wearn about tlce eetenthe go to waken him, or even suggest that iH verned fer companion do #0. Blake sat ct A LR 5 ad throughout the meat sulien and etolld, t d carefully avoided meeting her aide the Englishman, from beside the nearest bush. ani feed Gling the skin of honey upon his | Blake turned upon him with eavage {fer° pmercre Saat 108 AS leat ack. The load was by no mean: fury gered for Hight one, even for his etrength, Yet — “You dirty sneak Wie dee Shee ree eee te bis be caught up the heavy pot as well You've been eavesdropping “Good night, friend,” she whispered. ‘am@. made off across the plain at eilow face paled He sprang Up as ‘though she had ‘pace which the others could not hope to @ sallow (gives: had struck him, and biundered away into eaual. seen the same look in Blake's eyes the darkness, Ag Winthrope rose and came for- twice before, and this time Blake was “In the morning !t was as before. He ward to join Miss Lealie he looked far more any had gone off before she wakened. She abeut closely for the bruised flower, ‘You an you sham gent!” re- lingered over breakfast; but he did It was nowhere in sight. pastes the eatin his voce eink: not appear, and she could not endure “Br—beg pardon, Miss Genevieve, ing ominously. ‘Winthrope’s suave drawl. She went but did not "Blake drop the bicems ‘Winthrope an abject for another dey on the headland. er—Dblossom somewhere anew 7” heap, as though eke nad struck She returned somewhat earlier than "Perhaps he did,” replied Mi ‘Lea dim with his club. on the previous day. As before, Win- Me. She spoke with sudied indiffer- — “No, no!” he protested ghrilly. “I thrope was dosing in the shade. But am I am—I'm @ not”—— Blake was under the baobab, raking ‘Ah, indeed. However, this is now it—you're a not! That's together a heap of rubbish. His quite another matter. Has it not oc- true!" broke in Bleke, with sudden hands were acratched and bleeding. ousted to you, my dear, that this en- | ited humor, “You're a nothing. A To the ‘3 surprise, he met her with dire experience of ours since that fellow can't even wipe hie shoes on a chi grin and a clear, direct torm is rather—er—compro- nothing!” y The chi to sarcasm came as an ‘Look here,” he called. lef to Winthrope. She stepped around the baobab, and T am trying ‘Ah, I say now, Blake,” he drawled, stood staring. The entrance, from to intimate to you delicately as ig together his assurance the the ground to the height of twelve yosstble how—er—embarrassing you light left feet, was walled up with a mass of would find it to have these little oo: y now, do you thorny branches, interwoven with yet EXER r think it falr to Pick on @ man who is thornier creepers. Bread wilger crowd, of even much your—er—who is ill fad Howe thet for a.trent door?” be Better consent ¢ act,” jeered “But say, I don't know just move it.’ prey San Baedip;near tne eats forget all you 1d the other di @ projecting handle near 1e m forget you sal 6 other da: of the thorny mass, ‘The lower half me begin by asking a favor of you." , ‘The girl spran ee Caan poe gegen} my eavines out “ot the of the door swung up and outward, ‘Ah, Miss Genevieve, anything, to prektd t lr) pi a re Pt} ae Jast penny; and I perv gapiocye tard ASH Soeneae be sure, that I may do!” raging her’ face. For Se it vice, My God! a vatet—his ‘Graces u ross! “It is that I wish your opinion. valet, and 1 @ scholar! Do you won- the middle. Come on in.’ He stepped up to the novel door, door last evening, he would not tell and eid several y acripes crossbars mé why he had bi it—only a vague deep voice, firm SS Until "thelr outer nda were deep stattment’ about my safety.” comprehend the danger of the act, the the holes ‘in the runk, three on ‘Ah! He did not into particu- thick b mlenced the cry of na 3 % -t each SIC. tor w aot of potter” ne AIR?” drawiod Winthrops. Once he fancied that sh seeae Youve said enough” ie demanded. No, Hot oven 6 Lint} ann Be seokes | to be such a beast!” The gent “Wonderful! Really, you are very, ba 9 ap brag Brg od 6 tempted me—aye, and he's very cle : * aaitile ea bare oe poearred now setlehh ik soe cased nee camene ae Oy ; ! founded atupld of mumbled « a“ as! if you ave mot observ: rie} a he not venture to for al mes mt “Good!” he said.. “Now promise me strangely at times. the fellow acts— free shriek door. 1€ it were Blake ihe did , me—God “Won't you excuse me you'll slide ‘em fast every night.” If you ask it. But why? Look here, Miss going to say anything about any- body.” Fe rgk + ag ite had better say no it. But whatever hap- pens, you'll eve I've done my best, won't you?—even if I'm not a— Promiga me atraight, you'll lock up #ible, you know. Lot us give the fel not—chem, tight every night.” , won't be bard to fi “Very well, I promise,” responded *¢!f bullt your doo away to a gale; the gale became @ 1. Whatever he may have been,’ OP the girl; not ‘a little troubled by the , “Ob, but I can't bellove itt, 1 can’t § the breese lulled and died ¢'8 dead now, poor devil strangeness of his expression. That night Mise Lealic dutftully Dossible! Ho's ao strong, #0 truo and Within the baobab ‘again ynot_until—until I've learned— ate Plage ore E23. Sot ned herself in with all six bara, manly, #o kind, for all his gruffness!” dark and silent. Utterly exhausced, 72u wan,,7ou tall me Just what ‘ Ho nodded soberly. She awakened at dawn, and hastened ..., AD, mY, dear!” soothed Winthrope, the girl had sunk back against the P*ranole out to prepare Blake's breakfast. but ion must needs*be bis worst enemy, ‘roudly wall of the tree, and fallen she found herself too late. as when be cust 2 lena & caeRln were evidences that he had gone off before dawn. The stretch- ing frame of one ot the antelope ‘Oo put it as delicately as skins been moved around by " fire, and on the smooth inner surface *4¥ one word—paranoia. of the hide was a laconic note, writ- ten with charcoal in a firm, bold outifit with trembi! Pri sol had so nearly tured the girl «1 peleve you are a friend—I believe tempt at a pleasant greeting with an pond gaits e. eels ay. “But it'a eo big. I could never again: “I'll do what you ask. I'l @ shriek that pierced above the ebrill- m:; up outgof the East End—out ” Wiraiey 8. Pen ver oie el Te {LOVE INSURANC BY EARL DERR BIGGERS er A ! mEieiiqn,, By Robert Minor} few paces along the cleft to the place rubbish. But the girl Sea eee out Oe the exad wed on the much to think about to of the lowly, though drawn by the fancination of a orn aver the mere damage horror, the girl crept after him. destruction of things. It was A ‘When she saw the broken, storm- a relief to find something that + Deaten ary hed far feel any thing that had been Win- for work, % Brees an. Rt METH acd ot ting abi‘ ana ay paid, he wae dyin, sho gathered a quantity of the at the feet of the sodden of the twigs and and spread them out on « a the clear sunshine, While her wood was drying, she scraped’ the mud and litter heaped rude 1 hearth 2 ane eee eae search for lost articles. ean any harm—at firet— d: it thi jt faa! fknow. But a man does not al- het. favorite Kew: rt ant eae have control"-—— latters in fragme: jot @ beast like you!” growled Frames for the teat had’ boas had the antelope Blakes away, and “Ow! Don't ‘it me! I say now, I'm eee for! My lege are cold al- Catching sight of 4 bit of down among bamboos, renOh, quick, Mr. Blake! Build @ to it, and wes not @ litle fire! It may be, some hot broth"-— to see the tattered remnants “Too late,” muttered Blake. “See duck skirt. It had evid here, Winthrope, there's no use lying torn from the signal staff by Jabout it. You're going out mighty gust of the cyclone, whirled down See if you can't die Nke @ the cleft by some flaw or eddy iad wind and wadded so tightly into “Die! © © © Gawd, but I can’t heart of the thick clump of @ie—I can't die Ow! it burne!” that all the fury of the He flung up a hand and sought to failed to dislodge it. Ite tear at his wounda. seemed to the girl a special previews) “Hold hard!" oried Blake, catching dence, for of course they i the hand in an iron grip. Up @ signal on the cliff, aay Something in his touch or the tone Having started her @re and eet of command seamed to cower the & stew, whe hunted out her wretched man into a etate of abject materials submission. “selp me, I'll confess!—T'll confess all!” he babdbied. “The stones are fewed in the stomach pad; I ‘ad to tnke ‘em hout of their settings and molt up the gold.” Ho paused, and a cunning amile stole over his distorted features. “Ho, wot a bloomin’ lark! Valet plays the gent, an’ they never ‘ag a hinkling! Mr. Cecil Winthrope, hif you please, an’ a ‘int of a title— wot a lark! ‘Awkings, me lad, you're Blak a gay ‘oaxer! Wot a lark! wot @ jerk!” that?—the Again there was a pause, The I'll break out a breath of the wounded man came in labored ips. There was an omi- nous rattling in his throat. Yet once again.he rallied, and this time his eyes turned to Miss Lesiie, bright with an agonized consclousness of her: &ll! Presence and of all his guilt and shame. Hin voice shrilled out in quavering appeal: “Don't—don’t look at me, mi: T tried to make myself a gen- tleman; God knows I tried. I fought y Wa: make allowances for your—for your ing of the cyolone—a single buman or’ that Mneli—an Rone ever lifted fin- and will ef ed shriek, iad 2 ole fans EQ 1 fagpen fined When Mr. Blake finished that absurd pur? luivoring ie boost about ts der, the devil got into me? jeap upon its prey. Too excited to strangely husky. broke In girl sprang forward and shot one of merey”— by ‘looks odd,’ as you put it—h falls ir @ time ghe ‘ot organ, wae ae nonenl into melancholia or senseless rages? began to thine ‘chat, the sound had FS ing me pin tan this 1 may truthfally state that he has been no more than a freak of the ““Riake thrust hi if bet: omy three mes threatened my lites envet the thought of him out ta the alle and the crumpled . Lo 0 Ug hi! anger qu Da- tural, after I had so rudely—and xo full fury of the cyolone served to turn 4, Get back around the tree” he ald many people are given to brooding— her thoughts from her ewn r. 6 you going ti violent to you"——— She prayed aloud for his safety, hata Te beelnens “My dear Miss Gonevieve, 1 nold Steching her God that he be spared, ‘et nothing against thi thrope. But the vision of that benstly BANG. “Hore; go and nt © sare, it At such times be face rose up before her and she could von can find any dry stu low full credit- — io why he bim- chance to look “Quickly” the hurricane gusts ‘tell minus @ pint of fire! believe it!” cried the girl. “It's not “ET can't go,” ehe half whispered, Will you mind ite setting ta eer stified by the torrential rain. iy. “All “Near as I can say, ita’ soften! Now Ti the new cane the brain—-up there tag of You might eet, out Oreakfaat. “Do you think that"—dhe hesitated She nodded in turn, and She was awakened by @ hoarse callt__mas came back kind of life, he must take the conse- as ules. Jenny! Mise ggnsy, answer me! “Swell Tet no allenist. I thought 2 yet explain all, I need only Baa’ stastea ue terely javing her- BES & petty & anon RY ms self from a fall -British dude, Fooled at ‘ . m been chumming with Miss Leslie gathered es ber ber 4 | went to mount the cl! over her door. She apra and Jimmy was ““Rspleriog foland, Back by night, if can,” ws ibe spent she day as usual on the ankle-deep Into the mire of ¢ M. ‘ t goods, fresh imported— She bit her lip in her disappoint: ty floor, and ran to loosen the bare. As Feast ie A ment, for she planned to show ““In'the aftornosa the heat became ‘0, 40or ewun king, if that's his nam brains Hi how ct ene apwreined Me opptesaivay uly and avtng. mitt (ih ay Gat: Cou treme tig gees her safety, As it was, he had swell began to roll shoreward from Rut you'rs drenched! y n you believe his story?” Q + gone beyond the distant horizon, showing Put youre drenche ou must build off without a word, and left her to no trace of white along 1 cots © fred on 20 PR TOR the questionable pleasure ef « tete-a- until they broke over ‘ earch ects, tete with Winthrope. Hoping to avoid this, she hurried her in sight when whe reached the preparations for @ day on the clit, and neither appeared, though paobe>s and pushed them down with gentle When you set up th jut before she could get off, Win- layed supper until dark. It was quite force. His face was grave, almost torope aauntored up, hiding bis yawns possible that tifey had eaten bofore *0feran. ich, had regained most of its normal piumpness. His Englishman to doze, and Blake oa ee eye was at once caught by the char- evening bunt, behind @ hand wi coal not “Ab!” he drawled; “really now, this im too kind of him to give us the pleas- tres-cave. very bad"— e ure of his absence all day!" “Ye-es?” murmured Miss Leslie, ness lay upon the cleft. Even the her face in her hands, shuddering sed his head and faced her equarely h things. “Permit me to add that you will also Slcades had hushed their shrill not have the pleasure of my absence. @m going now.’ I _Something moved in @ bush a little ‘Oh! oh!" she cried, "I know al- t? repeat any dead man’s talk; and as she sobbed, * way down the cleft. A crouching ready—I know all!” for what I said, this isn’t the time or senall rit: plenty of: : Winthrope looked down, and began figure appeared, dimly outlined in “All? demanded Blake, ataring Place to say anything in that line— thed. ing to eee 40 speak very rapidiy: “Miss Gene- the atarlight. The figure cropt blankly. lee vieve, I—I wish to apologize. I've stealthily across into the denser ‘Yes, all! And—and he made me _, “I'm afraid I do not, Mr. Blake, He bolted the last of his meat, and thought it ‘over. I've made a mis- night of the baobab, The darkness think it was you!” she and Pleaso explain.” at once left her alone to cry herself take—I—I mean, my conduct the other closed about it like @ shroud fell allent. anata “Don't ask me, Miss Jenny. Ican't back to calmness over the stitching day was vile, utterly vile! Permit me A blinding flash of light pierced the Blake's face went white. Hoe spoke ‘ll you now. You'll have to wait till of the signal. to appeal to your considerateness for blackness, The figure halted and in a clear, vibrant votce, tense as an We get aboard ship. We'll catch a For all this, he was back at the 4 man who has been unfortunate— crouched lower, though the flash had overstrained violin string: “I am Steamer before long, “Tian't every baobab before Miss Leslie had who, I mean, has been—er—was car- gone again in a fraction of a second. speaking about Winthrope—under- one of them that goes amhore in these stitched up the } 1 torn ried’ away by bis feelings. Your A dull rumbling mingled with tho stand mo?—Winthrope. He has been blows.” flag. nba’ wie hse. favoring of that bloom—er—that—er— ceaseless boom of the surf. badly burt.” “Why did you build that door? Did She looked up at him wi bounder so angered me that I—that | A second flash lighted the cleft with "The door swung down and etruck You suspect"—— Sho glanced down attempt ata smile eden pita {te dazzling coruscation. This time phim when he was creeping jn.” at the huddied figure between them. “I am ufraid I'm not much of @ “Mr. Winthrope!” interrupted the ‘he creeping figure did not halt. girl, “I will have you understand that you do not advance yourself in my UPON anothe brilllancy that of grinding my heel in his tacel ‘Goat know now he waa a meak; so {t's not “Don't fret. They'll hold esteem, by such references to Mr, lighted up tho cave's interior beintas FF sada Goat) Plabbing to tell that much—-1 know and that's what, we. want’) he wee Shana than at miad “Tom! don't—don't even epeak of it! Ne was beforo: and it's never safe to assured her.” “Give it me how. ve “Aye! aye, Winthrope. “Don't you see’ an’ that blossom! W’' dasty—wen Ve 'e in lovel”— with rage, not again look at the prostrate flgure, und to-night I'll have to go om wal iss Lessiie burst into @ nervous She sprang to him, and caught Ma Lasncemmanaeacad ie barricade ia down.” laugh; but checked herself on the i CHAPTER XVII. sleeve in 4 convulsive grasp. “Hush, CHAPTER XVIII {Om that is too bad! Coulda't I let ape orth !The Hurricane Blast. for mercy'@ sake! Tom Blake, re- * toe § ture. K-4 rear Pree qi . x= member—you're a man!” 4 a mops 8 hea “No} claimed, “you must pardon: me, I— R &@ moment that seemed a He calmed like a ferocious dom at Wreckage and Salvage. sleep to-day’ and work rebuilding the I never knew that cultured English- moment of eternity, she lay the voice of its master; but it was LL tho wood in the cleft was Darricade to-night. Toward mora- men ever dropped their h’s, As it on her bed, staring into the several minutes before he could bring sodden from the fierce 2€ 1 might bulld up the fre, and happens, you know, I never saw one blank darkness. The storm. himself to obey her insistent urging pres thet b take a nap. > excited before thi i that he should return to the injured npour that had accom- Hie caught up the flag and ite “Ah, yea; to be sure—to be sure!” uret with a crashing UP- man, . panied the cyclone; all the staff dnd swung away through murmured Winthrope, in an odd tone. roar that brought her to her feet “I'll go," he at last growled, cleft bottom other than the cleft. wt The girl threw out her hand in @ with a shriek. “Wouldn' t do It even for you, but he's bare ledges was a bed of mud; every- , J, Wish he hadn't rushed. off. e9 = little gesture of protest. On ® sudden the: door el 500 jead—lucky for him!" suddenly,” she murmured. . “Really, I'm sorry to have hurt— hook, free aa an Gi thing without the tree-cave had been just foi te thank him fore Abi from its props and whirled violently «Dying, ¢ * © You stay away.” either blown away or heaped with erything!' ‘ ‘ to have been so thoughtless!" Winthrope stood silent. Hy ene round on its balance bar, There was He went around the baobab ead @ broken boughs and mud-epattered thing more—T must know Neither Winthrope nor Blake was now! Do you remember She took « bite and Bg 4 the day but there was such a tump * throes Mt that she could not Did he go and tell you that? "e ween fo ee ee eo gO any you a Eng aad fe nods’ close-set Itps relaxed one you please, let us say nothing “That's it; let it run out. Youre about him. But would you everwrought. There's nothing Ike @ care to tell me what you meant— good cry to ease off a woman's nerves what eaid then?’ nd I guess ladies aren't much dif- turned with a gaep and hid flush deepened; but he ferent from women when it comes to: er return and had gone off again, the What is it? You look se etrange!" “It's about Winthrope—something At last, tired of waiting, she co’ ered the fire, and retired into her An hour passed, An ominous atill- with horror and loathing. as he answered: “No, I'm not going jut I want to get the fag mend- now that we're alone. Understand?” how things look down” ne ‘cleft. “God!” roared Blake. “I picked isn Blake frowned and hesitated; then needie woman,” she sighed. “Leo! The lightning fared, one stroke up sea cue tatretie becat burst out almost angrily: “Well, you those stitehest® * weed x of In the white glare the girl saw Win- qom!" trust k. al @ sneal wot to wet tt up and hurry back , thrope crouched beneath her upewuny od! When a helpless giri—when “Thank you!" sho sald, and she @ nap.” No sleep last night—t wes joor, ll - Ho choked, beside himself turned away quickly that she might out beyond the river in the sw wi