Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-04-21
The Two on Galley Island. i T Thrilling Iii :
S SssasHs Ed S. 1885, By FREDERICK EAMES the Sea.
- By FREDERICK EAMES. /
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/ and the roof had been pulled off and
/ thrown over the bank. a though in
+ pure wantonness of mischief the crew
/ mad broken in the fireplace. smashed TO
/ pieces or burned most of the scanty fur
mture, and torn down the hangiucS OF
! keeneS hut they had made a complete
rum as they had pulled or pushed out
+ the supporting stones and toppled over
/ the main wall. After this Arva was
able TO realize what sort of crazy orge
/ theirs must have been. Three or four
I bottles, from which rum or other liquor
mad been drunk. lay near the embers of
| the fire. and supplied some further evil
| dence i'll the case The fireplace outside
had been roughly enlarged by the addi-
| ton of some stones from the demolished
| huts. and round this had apparently
been held the main revel. Bits of food
/ a plug of tobacco and a broken sheath
/ knife were in proximity in one
| place, and further around, near Il
| large stone. was small axe
and a litter of cocoanut shells.
| evidence was found-another sheath
| knife: this time a whole one but with the
blade rcd-stained.
Over in that hollow" said Keene. as
he wiped the knife and laid it on a rock.
| they had some. more of this business. i
| tell You so You won't go there. Down
/ where our boat was-at Shark beach
| there are more marks still. | will clean
| them all away as soon as | can. Now
suppose | put YOUR house in shape and
you lie down and have a little rest:
| VIII pick up out here and start fire.
After that we will have dinner"
Just as you think best only | should
like TO do something, too. | am not very
tired
You are keeping up on excitement.
| But still, perhaps. you would feel better
| TO have your mind employed. and You
| sis. Some are in the wreck of the GEL
| lar, some we have brought with us and
| the rest are hidden over by those rocks
| will try to put them in rough heap.
| SO their burdensome task of reStora-
| ton began. Keene labored till dinner
! and then for two hours after merely to
! put ArvaS hut into the Semhlamce of
shape. When he had finished the fire
place was not quite so good as before,
and the main wall had number of holes
| and crannies. Moreover, nearly all the
furniture was gone. The chair they had
brought from the quarry was, in fact,
the only sound thing in that line remain
ing. This hut in passable shape. Keene
built IN one wall of his own. and. with
! the canvas which had been concealed UNI
der the rocks, he made Il temporary shell
ter. BY this time it was nearly dark
and Arva insisted that he should rest.
Il am not very tired" he said. but
4 ptTudDS HuNt tlblc tllbilSlt ibI tilt uds .
On the whole | guess | will knock off
here and go over and take another look
at the boat. In fact, | ought to. and see
that she is safe. The tide is coming in
and she may wash clear
IF you must. then" said Arva rcluct-
antly; but don't stay longer than you
can help.
Il will be back before it is really
dark he promised. and set off.
But he was scarcely SO good as his
word. for the sun was not only long gone.
but the afterglow had about faded into
evening shadows before he appeared: He
| was little out of breath, as though he
had hurried, and she noticed that he
threw down some cord and piece of
canvas.
"On the WHOLE he explained, 81 con
! cluded to bury those men and have II
done with. thought could get through
| before this. BY bury them | mean bury
them in the sea. | took them ont in the
boat managed to stop the leak enough
so could shove her off to deep water
only few rods. For the man in Tablet
Hall | rugged kind of case. made Of
that canvas, and dragged him 10 the wa
| ter in it. | couldn't be very particular
in handling him. and it was a disagree
able job as best. | hope you haven't
! felt lonesome or scared"
oh. no. | have got on very well. On
! Is | think you ought not to work so
hard
Don't mind that" he said lightly. 81
her about the new boat.
"She is just about twenty feet long
| he said, and, say. seven feet and half
beam She is old and weak. but except
the hole for'ard is sound. can patch
her up, think. so she will do well
enough. but | am bothered to see how |
am going to deck her over. It's no use
/ fn fDi nf ia |
rs that all?' said Arva eXcitedly.
mean all the obstacle
| Its pretty serious one.
But there must be a way -She looked
out through the door into the darkness,
as though to find the way there. Let
me ask you something, Don't laugh al
me if it is foolish. Why not use tn Il
stoncs%' He did laugh. nevertheless.
Have the ballast al the top of III,
! boat. instead OF the bottom. you mean
| am afraid that wouldn't answer. Bnt
| guess can make ont with what pieces
| of wood | can pick up. and the canvas,
! If only We didn't need Il SAL Know
Perhaps | didn't make myself quiz
! clear" said Arva. "A little nettied. i
wasn't such Il goose as to think you could
uSc ordinary stones. What / meant was
YOU might take large, thin sales.--future
| is n kind Of rock here that splits that
| way. Won knOw-and that they would do
to piece out with. Was that so very fool
! ish?" Keene's amused look vanished
The idea struck lin at once as an excel
| lent tone.
Foolish? No" he said frankly and
/ admiringly. Its great scheme, OF
course can take thin fake, of that rock
you speak Of bore holes in them and lash
them on Why not: Yes, that settles the
whole thing"
oh. does it," she cried. with her eyes
shining. "Then | am n little use. after
all. Oh. | am so glad! | wish could
| think of something else.
You don't need to- he said smiling.
That's all there is. Tomorrow we will
begin on those repairs She strove to
answer him. but the words ended in a
| sob The strain was proving too great.
/ He saw that it was high time to 90.
You need your rest. We will talk
| over any small plans there may be left
! in the morning. He went away prompt
! Is. with this. and Arva tried 10 take his
/ advice But at first she was too over
wrought and nervous, and all the events
| Of the day together with as many NOR"
! imagined things insisted on trooping
| through her brain. At last however she