The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-05-19

lay there. from the coming i'll, But he
| hadn't: he hadt Even on board the
AU~tralasian he had been vaguely
aware that he was getting yer, fond
of that pretty little Miss Ellis An
now that he sat there. after that des-
perate struggle Tor life with the pound
inc waves mounting guard over her
through the live-,Ong night, his own
heart told him plainly. in tones he
could not diSobey. he loved her too
well TO dare what he thought best in
the end for her
Still. even 50. he was brave enough
To feel he must never let the YER,
worst of ali befalI her. He he. hought
him, in his doubt and agony, Of how
his uncle, Major Thurot4n. during the
great Indian mutiny, had held his
lonely bungalow. with his wife and
daughter ny his side, for three long
hours against bowling mob oc native
insurgents. and how. when further re
Sistancc was hopeless. and that great
black wave of angry humanity bust in
ulon them at lat. the brave soldier
had drawn his revolver. shot his wife
and daughter with uuerring aim. Ia
prevent their falling alive into the
hands Q the natives, and then blown
hi own brains out with his last re
naming cartridges. ~ his uncle had
done at lhanSi. thirty wears before 80
hc himself would do on that namele--
Pacific island for ne didn't know even
now on what shore he had landed If
the sayages bore doWnUpon them with
hostile intent, and threatened Nuriel,
he would plunge his knife first into
thai limo ,ent Woman's heart. and thau
bury It deep in his own, and die h"-
side her.
80 the long night wore on-MuricI
pliloWed on loose cocOauut hu~k. do
in| now and again, and waking with a
start 10 gaze round her wildly. and
realize once more in what plight she
found herself. Felix Crouching h. her
feet and keeping watch with ca-er
eyes and ears on every side for the
least sign OF a noiScleeS. naked foot
fall through the tangled growth of
that dense tropical underhrush. Time
after time he clapped his hand to his
ear, shcll-wise. and listened and
poered, with knitted brow suspocting
some sudden swOOp from an ambush
In the Jungle Of CrerperS behind the
little plantain patch. Time after time
he gra7ped his knife hard, and pick
cred his eyebrows resOutek. and
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thrill under his fonf Al aTe,y dnIt tS,,G
of the boom of no .,I,.f an H.. ,.....,..,,,,.
ing barrier. Now that he rnf,Id -..n
that thin belt of shore i'm i,s a,.t4aI
shane and size. h. was not a.tnni.h.d
at this constant sho X. wbst .n,.n,.f..i
him rather was tho fact INT IN q,
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against the cca,elcs, cannonade Of hat
seemingly irresistible ocean
He stood up. hatlp.s. in his haf+orad
tweed suit and surveyed tho scene co.
their present aud future adventures
1t took bat glance 10 show him that
til" whole .. ound plan Of the island
wa entirely circular. In tn" midst Of
a rose the central 1fpli it-,if a riII,-