People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-11-08
CHAPTER III.

'SAHNu NLlll SLCh-
ness OF heart and could not speak.
A devil seemed to sit grinning in my
brain, hooking the sincerity Of my
saying that it would be like a cold
blooded murder to leave him behind,
and tempting me to be off in head
long hurry, while the opportunity
existed, with the woman I wor-
SHIPPED; so ending forever all my
fears of him, for | might be sure he
would perish on this island before
another chance of escape came to
him. But what if memory should
return to my darling later on2 She
would remember this man, and know
him, and count herself and me as
his murderers, and in proportion as
she had loved him before the dark
ness fell on her, so would her horror
OF our deed grow in her until-until
l started to my feet wild with the
burning imaginatiOns which filled
me. She took my behavior to be
lmpatience, and | confirmed the no.
ton in her by holly walking some
little distance inland, as though to
seek for signs Of Captain Harness
But for her | should have sought
him il it came to my having to walk
round the island; but | would not
leave her. burst not. Suppose he
should play me some devilish trick!
Figure his watching me from afar,
and then sneaking down upon Jenny
when | was gone and forcing her
into the boat and making sail!
1t was an hour before sunset when
l saw him coming along round by the
point past which l had first en-
countered him. He had the breaker
on his shoulder, and moved with a
taltering step. He beckoned to me
when he was abreast OF the bank in
which the cave was. and halted
there.
Il cannot find the fresh water
spring." he exclaimed, in a voice in
dicative OF a certain degree of ex-
haustion. at was bubbling this
morning, and now the soil there is
dry, A slight shock OF earthquake
might account for the water ceasing
to run. Likely as not have missed
Its bearings yet | ought to know
where it is, foc have repaired to it
day after day from the hole where I
made my bed round yonder," nod
ding in way to indicate the other
side of the hill Il have been hunt
ing all this while for another spring.
but have found nothing. | de.
termined to linger no longer lest YOU
should suppose that l had met with
some bad accident"
He put down the breaker, giving
it a rap with his knuckles to show
that it was empty.
Then" said I, 1--WE must start
with what we have"
mo" he exclaimed, "be advised
by me; am an old sailor. The
stock is much too small. There will
be three OF US now. Think OF a week
OF dead Gains or OF head winds blow.
ing us to the southland. Thirst is a
frightful thing, Mr. Furlong. We
shall meet with what we want to-
morrow, depend on it The spring
may bubble forth again this very
night. We will hunt together, and
a nights rest on top of the joy the
certainty of deliverance fills me
with'-he clasped his hands and
raised his eyes as he said this-"will
bit me to start on a thorough search
at sunrise"
| reflected a moment with a look
at the mighty spread of blue waters
brlmming into the boundless dis.
lance, and then agreed with him.
BE it as you suggest" l ex-
another nights rest on
solid land will hurt neither the-the |
-ady nor myself"
There was an awkward pause.
a will then be of to my den round |
The hill yonder, and at sunrise you
will find me waiting for you at
hat point This breaker can be
eft here" He placed it at the foot
If a tree. ave are alone. There is
10 fear of its being removed"
In silence We stepped to the cave.
where he devoured the remainder.
Ind slender remainder 1t was, OF
he meat and biscuit there. He then
'rasped me by the hand, giving my
myers another vise-like squeeze,
Ind IN silence strobe away toward