Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-03-24
CHAPTER Xxx.
HEARING 1nE uISAL'I,uINTIENT-
THE RIBS or A VERY STRANGE
MONSTER.


MONSTER.
Keene looked at her in deep distress.
but seemed unable to offer word He
kicked small pebbles from him and thrust
his hands into his pockets and out. but
maj seemed to be the end of his re-
sources. Yet he half started toward her
once or twice, and only held back as
though some strong, controlling thought
had each time occurred Ia him. But
finally he was clearly unable to stand it
any longer. and he came and stood over
her The sobs had lessened a little and
she half raised her head as he paused
Miss Lake" he said in very Crum
voice, Il wouldn't take it quite so hard
II one ship comes as near as that. an
other will. Next time We may catCl. her
by daylight, and then we'll bring her"
She was wiping her eyes by this time,
and she put ont her poor little sunburned
hands in a kind of pitiful gesture Of dep
recation.
Don't think I'm quite coward or
have given all up to this one disappoint-
ment," she said brokenly. only. you
know, had almost made up my mind
She faitered and could not quite hnlSh.
Il know. | know" he said hastily, IT
was very hard. | don't wonder that you
feel bad, and l don't think your
coward know you are not, But lei
get new courage from the sight of this
other one Yes, the more | tank Of it
The more feel sure Of another one"
She could not help doleful smile. even
in the midst of her troubles.
The fact is" he went on, I'm be
ginning to think that l am partly to
blame that we didn't do better this time.
n ought to have had a big pile of fuel
rkady. and not had to wait and build Il
iitNe, one-horse beacon. Next time l
WON'T be caught mapping.
M no. You mustn't blame your,
self'" Sshe said earnestly. You did all
CON conVd. The night was dark and the
shin pasSed too far away. That was all.
Now IN iry to cheer up. and we'll be on
The watchtfor the next customer.
With then contradictoriness of woman :
natnre-blesSed contradictoriness-Arya
like had passed at once from comforted
70 comforter Aud was now again ready
to take up her Rart of the care and the
burden. She RISE, as she spoke, and
Wee I2eene looked ataI er gratefully, aud an
EXPRESSION much Hike admiration came
into his eyes. a 80, ~
wen be cheerful and on the watch.
She did not noticesany popularity IN
bie manner and aftcr,a moment he re-
sumed and suggested that they go back
to the huts. She brayely insisted that
sha must have one look at the vanishing
taincd-it made her lip culver little,
after ail-they adopted his suggestion.
The rest of the day passed without any
occurrence of note, though they were
both more thoughtful than usual
After this Il week or more went by.
and no more sails came in sight or other
exciting event happened. But during
this time the weather grew somewhat
colder, it rained more, and their farm
prospects grew rather dubious. In fact,
Eepnp had to acknowledge that the beans
were probably chilled beyond recovery.
In two or three days however, II c"a4e
off warmer and drier, and the prespeel
now began fo make gresateerF esxertions to
keep up their food supply without en-
croaching on the RomDard stores, for
some of these were running little low.
In this they were fairly successful, for
the fishing held out better than Keene
had anticipated and he found two more
nests of sea birds eggs. He was so
lucky. also. as to discover some edible
mussels. They were small. but seemed
quite sweet and wholesome.
Meantime he had carried out his idea
Of gathering a large supply of fuel peat
aud weeds and PUSHES dried at the fire..
and had made huge pile. packing large
flat stones over il to keep it as dry as
possible. In fact. he built kind of rude
hut over it. He obtained more oil from
the fat fish and kept this in readiness to
pour on. He was determined that his
next beacon should moi fail for any lack
of size or substance.
1t had now been fully ten days since
the appearance OF the sail. and one morn
ing keene declared his intention of going
to Great Head, to learn how his signal
flag Jared. AS it was cool and pleasant,
and the way comparatively dry. Arva
concluded that she would 20 too, aud they
set off keene's ingenuity had provided
her with a pair of canvas overshoeS,
Y3,fa to no hut
from the hard rocks, and as he had coat
ed the bottoms and a part of the sides
with a preparation made Of hardened
glue-this had come To light in the box
with the nailS-they were nearly wafer
proof, and answered well for rubbers.
But he chose the high shoulders and tops
of the rocky ridges and they got on very
we'll without risking the wet spots.
kcene had not been aS far as the gorge
since the earthquake, though he had once
or twice gone to the top Of the rise above,
and il now occurred to HIM to note what.
If any, change had been made in the sill
gular split and it's bridge. tie was IN"
more readily led to think of this as he be
lieved he saw, as he drew near, that a
certain place along the brink OF the cut
was thrown up into low, peculiar ridge
This, however might possibly have OK
listed before and he not noticed It.
Though Arva had once or twice been ~
FAR as the gulch, and even across the
causeway. she had never observed them
with any eXactnesS, and 50 would not be
likely to speculate. in her turn, upon any
# these changes. BY this time they were
IN sight OF the spot where the flag should
st5ud and there il waved. safely enough.
Just a little further" said keene. Il
want to see what mischief the earth
kemay have worked in Deep Gulch.
Arya acquiesced and they went on 10
the brinh Of the chasm. That is. keene
went to TIE brink, while Arya hung just
rev steps back. being, in her opinion,
quite near e1ough.
AT hrst glance il seemed as though
there had been no change. after all. The
oud little ridge proved 10 be of old and
undisturbed eartt and rock. and was an
other instance Of how one can see new
things for the frs. time in old places.
Il might have been little childish. but
thcre was so dreadftlly little that was
novel IN their physical surroundings that
heene was really disappointed that there
nad been no more disturbance in the
guich. lie was about to turn away. mean
ing to reJoin Arya, who was a few PAGES
PACK. when he was surprised by hear