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ded the dissolved yeast. He manip-
ulated the -four so as to form pasty
mixture, which reposcd in the center
of an amphitheater of -four. Then
he washed his hands of the yeast
and -four, and took off cap and apron.
THAT is the sponge. said Simon
Pence, while the others listened with
great admiration. IF that stuff is
good. it will fcrmcnt and rise in
few hours. II it does. we will have
some bread. If not. ] have wasted
80 cents worth of -four. Let us hope
for the best"
Mr.. Pence watched the Sponge"
as does mother sick babe. From
time to time Mr.. Vincent carried
news bulletins to the ship builders,
who were hard ut work in the rear of
the bungalow, telling trees for the
raft or houseboat.
at has started to come up" he
announced, as a 7O-foot tree came
crashing down after the well-directed
blows of Palmer ]. Morton.
Good" said Mr.. Kent. as he
Topped off limb. Tell Simon to
keep his nerve and not get excited.
We are pulling for him to win
| Mr.. Pence again donned his apron
and cap; rolled up his sleeves, and
began to kncad the bread lie dis
played much deftness in this opera
ton. Starting from tho inside Of
the pile of -four, he worked the
white flakes into the Sponge"
which grew in size and wilderness.
For half an hour he toiled at this
work. Then he put the plump mass
back in the bread pan. Four hours
later he kneadcd it again. and it was
now huge light ball. and Mr.. Pence
was much elated. Two hours later
he cut it into small pieces. kneaded
it slightly, and put it in the small
bread pans and after il had again
raised" he placed the pans in the
oven. After an hours baking, Vim
cent and Mr.. Pence took from the
oven eight loaves of bread. of which
any housewife might well have been
proud. The tops were perfect
yellow brown. and the texture was
of that firm but light nature which
marks the apex of the bakers art.
In the search for suitable timber,
Sidney Hammond had chopped down
tree containing store of honey,
and made the further discovery that
tropical bees are stineless. Fresh
bread and honey were Il notable addi-
| tlon to the menu OF Social Island
and Mr.. Pence was awarded no end
OF praise. SO thoroughly was ne
reinstated in The good opinion of the
colony that il was agreed that all
should make "a trip TO the ruined city
and help bring into camp the gold
idols which had been discovered by
Vincent and Mr.. Pence. In fact, they
made two trips, and reduced the sup.
ply to such an extent that the own
ers of the gold were able to recover
the remaining idols at their leisure.
At Mr.. Fences request these images
were placed in his room. and he
watched them with vigilance as
if this tropical wilderness were in
tested with professional burglars.
In accordance with Sidney Ham
mond's suggestion, a watch was
maintained on top of the big rock
overlooking the ocean, where the
flagstaff had been erected. Mr.. Car
mody was assigned to this duty on
Saturday. He rowed across the lake
in the early moiSing taking with
him rifle, a bo&, and luncheon.
4 70 oil, l. \
sail showed on the southeastern
Sca-rim. 1t was low down in the wa
tiers, but the air was wonderfully
clear, and he could see that il was "A
large three -masted vessel. More than
that, il WAS coming in his direction.
Mr.. Carmody watched the craft in
tently and ate his luncheon. The
ship was now pcrceptibly nearer.
! With the glass he saw that it was "A
brigantine; square rugged on the
fore mast and schooner rugged on
the main and mizzen masts. Then
the craft took a long tack out to
sea and nearly disappeared, but it
turned again and rapidly headed in a
northwesterly direction. Mile by
mile it approached, until with the
| glass he saw the sailors on her decks.
They must see the white flag on
this cliff" he said TO himself. They
were not three miles away. Mr..
Carmody stood on the highest point
and waved his handkerchief. Near
err and nearer came the ship. He fired
the rife again and again. Could they
see him? Would they understand?
He plainly saw the lifeboats and the
chart house of the oncoming vessel.
Her masts rocked gracefully in the
swell of the ocean. lie saw the ibis
| flutter in the fresh breeze. The
bow swung to starboard the long
hull of the ship stood for a moment
! broadside to the shore; the huge
sails Hoped in the wind as she
came about" they fattened as the
ship obeyed the rudder; the masts
careened and steadied; the foam
showed white at her bows, and the
ship stood away to the northeast
on starboard tack. Mr.. Carmody
saw the wheelman without the aid
OF glass, and could see the faces
OF the sailors as the ship stood
broadside the moment before she
again went out to sea-
They are scoundrels TO pay no
heed to a flag of distress!" he said
aiond as the ship swiftly reccded,
| and at last becume "A mere SDeck in