The sun., 1897-09-05

overlook him. He .hesitatod and stepped hall
hidden IN a gully bctwoen tho sand dunes
giri called to the child and, suddeniy rising
sSssP . disT9sS y, her ssEso couple Si SGssss
sSs Ss saS f4es 70 cssap Sss @
shore nor from the dosolsto inland trail to tho
tieuity a6s had evidently taken no thought, bc-
neying him safely h9nsed ,s In his cabin beside eS
and let 1t fall down her back at the same mo-
ment that her nnloosened blouse slipped from
and walked noiselessly and rapidly away. until
the little hillock had shut out the beach.
Hpprsmoditsted IS his Intrusion, Il was not
IKE himself. he knew, and yet Y was as psr'
TSasd aSon sister, the South 10 ssss he
had seen native girls diving beside the vessels
f1E coins S1. they had pTovSSkSSG ed no such in
along The The Sorizon ' on either either side and then,
from tho beach, he sat thore and kept watch
and ward. From time to time tho strong sea
Screams and shouts OF girIish laughter from
/ the unseen shore; he only looked the moro keen
and sns for any
taero nearly half an hour, and when the sounds
had ceased, rose and mado his way slowly back
before he heard the t@itter Of c voices and smoth.
cred laughter behind him. lie turned; ii was
wss from q her and
sIbly from some shamc.facod consciousness. ,ss
h ~ pScS they ranged
"LordI" said Cara. stifiins another laugh. we
didn't snow you were around. We thought
vuised with mirth and shsepishness. why,
tried to gather up her long hair. which had been
| left to stray over her shoulders and dry In tho
to the oEe PSsy
jar%sn did not laugh, 'It you had told me. :"
you, with my, glass while you wero there. I
could could see further than you" -. ,.,. -,
No" said IarmGn, with mastery evasion.
Sp There are little sandhills between this and the
Then II n how tould other people see usI' per
Jarman could see that the older girl was evil
IDENTIFY embarrassed, and changed the subject.
nS IN he ssS S
glass with me, can always got back in time
TO make signals. I thought, in fact" he said;
some day" To his surprise. her ,cmbarrass-
had looked relieved before. and she did not re.
ply; After a moment she said abruptly:
| Did you ever sec the sea lionsi
Not the big ones on Seal Rock. beyond tho
clifIst continued the girl in 9rtonishnicnt.
| -. No. repeated Larman. II nevor walked in
that direction" He vaguely remembered that
they were curiosity which sometimes at
traSted parties thither' and for that reason he
why. have sailed all around the rock in
fathers boat" continued Cara with Importance.
..Thats the best way to SEQ en-. and folks from
Frisco sometimes takes sail out there Just on
BUT It's only zoo step from 20 here ook
she said suddenly. and frankly opening her fine
h .na SoRs to take S hs5e
his cheeks flush quickly with a pleasure that
embarrassed him; 1T won't take long" said
you can leave your telegraph alone Nobody
will be there; so % no one will see yon, and nobody
he knew. yet in his absurd scif.consciousness he
was glad that her last suggestion had relieved
sente& easer se When With Waye of her
flash OF her white feet, and the same abrupt
ness she had shown at their last parting she
after her. He had not wanted to go to her
erdsny % a With be was ssbe
pleasure that this admission gave him there
was Il faint stir Ing Of suspicion.
1t was gone when he found hcr and Lucy tho
next morning radiant with the sunshine before
Ing had been removed in some @ mys terions way,
. thsy eesed shs say fhsy T"Ssd
nS ions sB about mi he had co%e Ss tSere
and II he wasn't lonely" she answered frank.
ly. fear much more frankly than he answered
cliffs they descended to the beach. which they
pistol shot from the shore arose high. broad
rock, beaten at its base by the long Pacific surf
on which a number OF shapeless animals were
uncouthiy disportng This was Seal Rock, the
Yet. after a few moments. they no longer
looked at II. but, seated on the sand. with Lucy
gathering shells at the waters edge; they con-
tinucd their talk. Presently the talk became
ND fhan- 1ENfr
and dangerous lapscs OF silence when both
were fain to make perfunctorv talk with Lucy
on the beach. After Que OF these silences Jar,
DO YOU know I rather thought yesterday
you didn't want mo 70 come to your fathers
because Marco there" said the girl
What had he to do with iti'' said Jarman
"Hc wants to marry me-
And do YOU want to marry himf said jar
No said tho girl passionately.
| why don't you get rid OF him thenf
81 can't-he's- hiding here-he's fathers
'iIidngl What's he been doingI"
Stealing Stealing gold dust from miners
/ never cared for him any way. And hate a
She looked up quickly. Jarman had risen to
his feet-his face turned TO sea.
What are you looking atf' she said won.
"A ship." said Jarrnan in a strange. hoarse
voice; ~ must hurry back and signal. I'm
|
with you'll must run for Il. Good-hv,'
He turned without offering his hand and ran
hurredly In the direction OF the scmaphorc.
Cara. discomttsd, turned her black eyes to
SAL, no ship on tho horizon nseroniy little
schooner slowly beating out of the gate All
well! 1t no doubt was there-that snil-though
she could not zoe it; how keen and far.seeins
his handsome, honest eyes were! She heavod q
little sigh. and, calling Lucy to her side, began
to make her way homeward. But she kent her
eyes on the scmaphore; 1t seemed to her the
next thing to seeing him-this man sho was
| beginning to love. She waited for tho Raun,
arms TO move with the signal OF the vessel lie
had seen. But, strange to say. It was motion
less. lie must have been mistaken
All this, however, was driven from her mind
In the excitement that she found on her return
thrilling her own family. They had beer
warned that a police boat with detectives or
board had been despatched from San Francisco
to the coy Luckily they had managed to con
vcy the fugitive Franti on board coastwist
schooner-Cara started as she remembered the
ono she had seen beating out OF the gate-and
he was now safe from pursuit. Cara felt re
lieyed at the Same time she felt a strang Joy
at her heart, which sent the coiNcous blood tc
her cheek. She was not thinking OF the escnped
Marco, but OF Jarman. Later. whcE tho polio,
sta,N