The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-26
CHAPTER XXI
WHICH BRINGS IN THE DAY
AND WHAT BEFELL
THEREIN.

Ruth came az from her room be-
love aud found me az my lonely peet
on the plateau ~ thr Nateh-toWen
rock Dolly Nenn was fast asleep
by that time. and Peter blish and
the carpenter no Jess wiling for "a
spell Of rest } had sent them 60
their beds when Il WAS plain 10 me
that the might bad nothing more Ia
store for na. and though htaYy with
sleep mNself ! put b By fof duty
sake.
Now. was watching al atone. my
rife between uy kneeH and NY cges
upon the breaking skies when J
hea ~ q quick step behind me. and.
turning round. / NaW Mss Kuth her
self. and feit her gentle hand upon
my shoulder
= couldn't sleep Jasper said
she. o little sadly I thought Esu
are not angry with me To- being
here. Jasperf.
II blew cold VITA the dawn and !
was glad 70 See that size had
wrapped hrr head in a warn white
WOODEN shawl land thai her dress
HAH such AZ a woman might wear iu
that bleak place She hsf dark
rings about her eyes and l began
- think h0M odd Il Waa that ne
two. whom fortune had east GOT 20
this lonely rock together should
have sald 20 little 20 each other
since the ship pat ne asH0Te 81
the gate nf her island home
Miss nuth.' zaid ! tits small
wonder SHAT you tell me. This
night IL never a. be forgotten by
you and I. surely. Sometimes
think that ! arm dreaming II alt
4
stood gazing Ntaffuliy across the
westward reas. beyond which lay
home aua liberty. PeTchauee her
thought were away - Moe. where
she had given her love TO tire man
who had betrayed her. and had
dreamed. a. young girls viii. Of al
that marriage and afterwards might
mean 20 her.
II IL wcre only that. Jasper she
said. slowly. Just dream and
nothing more But We know that
Il is not All think. n these things
mean ~ much 20 you. what they
have meant 70 me DO you blame
wosunn's weakness Was / wroua
90 believe thai you would forget the
prouliseTs
Il never forgot II. Miss Ruth. .
was my answer. never Tor a mo-
meut"
she was silent for a spell. for hei
| eyes we're searching the distant al
and as though 90 read that secret 81
the night % which ] hoped no mar
| had todd her
The ahsp that came ashore. last
night. IazpeT7" she asked. Of sud.
den What have they done 10 ths
ship"
led her forward 70 the seas
edge whence We could espy both fhs
sword fish reef and the ashes or her
4 bungalow AT the islands heart The
day had broken BY this time. sun
ny waves rolled up to our very feet
crerny's yacht lay eastward IN the
affiug. The innrbosts. IL Of them
each loaded with its DEVILS crew
drifted round and round the master :
ship. but never a man went aboard
| from them.
"The ship" said I. lis where
many a good ship has gone before
thousand fathoms down by yondei
cruel reef. As for those that sailed
her. they live or die on ken'S Isl
and Last night I heard them cry
/ ing like Wild beasts that hunger
drives Those who do not sleep to.
day heard together on yonder beach
counted nine OF them not half ar
she tried 90 see with me. looking
across the water. and presently shs
said.
There are men there and WI, men
too-oh, Jasper. think Of It. WON
en-"
All" said 7. Il have been think
| ing OF Il for an hour or more. evci
since I first made a signal 20 them
so much comes % being a seaman
who can speak 90 folks when other
are dumb. II they read my message
Alright they'll not stay on Ken's Isl.
aud 90 sleep. be sure 81 IT, but
doubt that they'll dare u. Miss Ruth
Poor souls: their need Is sore. In
deed"
And our own. jasper" savs she
is our own less7 You are brave
men. but. Jasper when my hus
band comes. what will you saw q
HIM They are hundred and w
are but five. shut up in this prison
Of the sea- We may live here FOR
ever and no help come Co us. We
may even die here. Jasper. There
are things 7 viii not either name oI
think of but. oh. Jasper" saws she
III We could save those poor peo-
plc,"
It was always thus with her
nine thought for others and not
the half OF one for herself. What
she meant by tho things she would
not name or speak Of. I could hardly
guess. but u was IN my head that
she meant 70 indicate the corridors
below and that unknown danger
which iron doors shut down I had
been a clearer headed mRn that
morning II could have put away