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with me. But as il is | suppose shall
carry only YOUR hate"

with me. But as il is | suppose | shall
carry only your hate
"That is the most humiliatng thing
of all; cannot bring myself I o hate
you. ought to, ! know. after the
brutal way you have scorned me. But
I do not, and there is the truth. I
seem 10 grow the fonder of Won. and If
l thought there was way of keeping
you alive and unmutilated here in At
lantis. ! do not think should point
ont that Tob is tired of waiting, and
will probably be off without YOU" She
flung her arms suddenly about my
neck and kissed me holly on he mouth
There. that is for good-by. dear. You
see I am reckless. care not what +
do now, knowing that you cannot Dc
spise me more than you nave done all
along for my forwardness."
She ran back from me into he edge
Of the trees.
But this is foolishness." said. az
must take you through the dangers
that lie between here and some gate
of the city, and then come back t o the
ship"
"You need not fear for me-. Tho nm
happy are always safe. And. besides.
| have way. 1t is my solace to know
that you will remember me now. You
will never forget That kiss
Fare you welt. Ylga,' cried. "May
the high gods keep you entirely in
their holy care"
But no reply came back. She had
gone off into the forest. And so I
turned down TO the beach, and FLASHED
into the water and climbed on board
the ship up the stcering-oar. Toh
gave the word TO haul the anchor and
get her away from the beach
directing. my lord,' said he. "but
I'd have been pleased 70 see You eur
lier. We've small enough force and
slow enough heels in this vessel. and
it's my idea hat the sooner we're away
from here and beyond t he range O. pur-
suit the safer it will be for nv wom-
an and brats, who are in that hutch of
an aftercastle. It's long enough since
J sailed in such a small, old shioned
ship as this. She's no machines. and
NV ~" " 9''Ni'HS Hldhlhih'
Aook AT 'he 'leanneSS ~ her furnl-
'nre' ana IN your earl I've suspicious
that there's rottcnneSs in her bot
tom. But she's the best I'd the means
10 p'lN' ana II she reaches he place a
the farther end I've got my eve on.
we shall have to make home there
or oe content 10 dic' Tor She il never
nav s'ren&'h 10 carry us farther or
""'N' '"' "e'ii Il snip III the t2Np'
"'"'' ana Ho" know Nha' tha' Is Tor
ms ""' ~ ana ro' III lhe WOOD.
1ou q enough hands for your
S'he"le before came
oh. yes. I've fifty stout lads. and
cIgh' women packed in the ship some
how and trouble enough | had o get
them away from the city. That thief
V, por. ''P'all "eH-high skinned us
cream 'eI"r' hf roui" see II awful that
% many uoe'"l hShtInR men might go
""' VI "'r"or' lines are not what
'nrE "ere' zen |ou'and the sea trade
"'o", uo"e' All sailor men OF any
hNHi nave taken woman or two and
Sons o"' III comp! mes 10 Try their for
tunes III o'leF IHlldS. Why d trouhl"
~ ~. man score !" help me
"ol - 'h'S SNIP MI my naiance are
J"S1 'a'','S'"'h raw ana simple ana II |
i"nu nan OF 'n'n aIIN' AT The other
Gnu WV ina" w uoiHS wen.
Gum WIN Iu'N ana lew good
"'huH ~ Hn'"'" nov take ionS 10 Scl
arroS" 10 r"r"Pe'
ron slapped his leg. NO savage Eu-
rope TOR me, my lord. Now see he adj
vantage OF being mariner. ! found
once some Islands (" the north of Eu-
rope. separated from The main by
strait, winch called the lin islands,
seeing that tin ore Filters many Of
the beaches. | was driven there by
storm and said no word Of he find
when / sot back, AMI here, you see, il
zones in useful. There's no one IA
vii Atlantis hui me knows of those
Tin islands to-day. and we'll 90 and
,ight honestly Tor our ground. and
build n town and kingdom on it,"
with Tob for kinr?"
"Well. | have figured if ont os such
for many "A day. but | know when I
meet nv bctterS. and I'm content TO
serve under Deucalion. My lord would
have done wiser TO bring n wife with
MIN, though. and / thought il was mn
derstood by the GOOD lady that smoke
10 me down at the harbor. or l'd have
mentioned il earlier. The eavapes in
eel, :.