Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-07
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fiat" he warned her. mo ceremony about
it. Just fiop!''
II don't know anything better calculated
to make one flop than a bullet she
laughed. Not yet did the tragedy of the
broken kegs appeal to her
Yes, but it achieves its purpose in two
ways. want you to adopt the precaution-
airy method
Trust me for that Good gracious
The sailors rifle went off with an unex-
pected bang that froze the exclamation on
her lips. Three Dyaks were attempting to
run the gauntlet to their beleagured COM
rades. They carried a jar and two wicker
baskets. He with the jar fell and broke it,
The others doubled back like hares, and
the first man dragged himself after them.
jerks did not fire again
Iris watched the wounded wretch crawling
along the ground Her eyes grew moist.
and she Daled somewhat. When he van
1shed she looked into the valley and at the
opposing ledge; three men lay dead within
twenty yards of her. Two others dangled
from the rocks. 1t took her some time to
control her quavering utterance sufficiently
to say:
Il hope 1 may not have to use a eunvssI
Know 1t cannot be helped. but if I were to
Kill a human being I do not think Eswould
ever rest again.
IN that case l have indeed murdered
steep today was the unfeelng reply
NO, no, A man must be made Of Steiner
STUN. we have right to defend ourselves
Il heed be will exercise that right. Still
II rs holfld, oh, so horridi"
she could not see the sailors grim smile
II would materially affect his rest forl.the
better, We're ne able to STAY every Dyak
on the island with a single shot Yet her
gentle protest pleased him. She could not
at>the same time be callous to human suf-
fering and be Iris. But he declined fine
discussion of such sentiments
lou were going to say something when
= hrlef disturbance took place." lie in
ouired.
Yes. / was surprised to find how 10.
the ledge has become
You notice it mora because YOU are
obliged to remain here
After pause
Il think 1 understand now WHY xo,, ,,-ar,
sc upset by the loss of our water supply
before the day ends We will be in great
STRAITS enduring agonies from thirst.'
Let US not meet the devil flaIf-wa,-s,, he
rejoined He preferred the unfair refort ~
confession which could only foster dis
may.
But. please. 1 am thirsty now
He moved uneasily He was only too con-
scious of the impish weakness. common 10
an mankind, which creates a desire ont of
sheer inability to satisfy it, Already his
own throat was parched. The excitement
OF the early struggle was in itself enough TO
engender an acute thirst. He thought il
best TO meet their absolute feeds as far as
possible.
Bring the tin cup" he said let us take
half our store and use the remainder when
we eat Try to avoid breathing through
your mouth The hot air quickly affects
the palate and causes an artificial dryness
we cannot yet be in real need of water 1t
is largely ina gina ton "
Iris needed no second bidding She caro-
Iuliy measured out half pint of unsavory
fuid-the dregs of the casks and the scour-
ings of the ledge
Il will drink first" she cried
No, no." he interrupted impatiently
Give it to me-
She pretended to be surprised.
As mere matter of roliteness-''
I am sorry, but | must insist
She gave him the cup over his shoulder
He placed it to his lips and gulped steadily
There. he said. gruffly. Il was in a
hurry The Dyaks may make another rush
at any moment"
Iris looked into the vessel
you have taken none at ALL" she said.
NONSENSE
Mr. jerks. be reasonable, You need it
more than I. I d-don't want to-liye W.
without-you.''
His hands shook somewhat 1t was well
there was no call for accurate shooting Just
then.
Il assure you / took all | REQUIRED he
declared with unnecessary vehemence
AT least drink your share to please me-
she murmured.
You wished to hunbug me- he grum-
bled. IF you will take the first half will
take the second
And they settled it that way The few
mouthtuis of tepid water gave them new
life. One sense can deceive the others 4
man developing all the symptoms of hydro-
phobia has been cured by the assurance
that the dog which bit him was not mad
So these two, not yet afiame with drought.
banfshed the arid phantom for little while
Nevertheless. by high noon they were suf-
fering again. The time passed very SLOWLY
The sun rose to the zenith and filled earth
and air with his ardor. 1t seemed to be a
miracle-now appreciated for the first time
III their lives-that the sea did not dry
yx-if hnr III
The silence the deathly inactivity of all
thirss. became ntolerable. The girl brave
~ tried to confine her thoughts to the task
of the hour. She displayed alert watcnful-
ness. an instant readiness TO warn fer
companion of the slightest movement
among the trees or by the rocks to the
northwest, this being the arc of their peri
phery assigned to her.
Looking at sunlit space from cover and
locking at the same place when swetering
in the direct rays of tropical sun are
kindred operations strangely diverse in
achievement Iris could not reconcile lie
physical constituencies of the hour with the
careless hardihood of the preceding DAYS
Her eyes ached somewhat for she had
Tilted her SOU wester to the back of her
head in the effort to cool her throbb;,y
temples. She pat up her right hand to
shade the too vivid reflection of the slis ten
ing sea, and was astounded to find that in
a Few minutes The back of her nand w:.s
scorched. faint sound of distant shout
ing disturbed her painful reverie
How is it, she asked that we feel The
heat so much today? l have hardly noticed
II before
For two good reasons-forced idleness
and radiation from this confoErfIeI rock
Moreover. this is the hottest day we have
experienced on the island. There is mt a
breath of air. and the hot weather nas lust
commenced"
Don't you think she sad husl1iIy
that our position here is quite hopeiessy'
They Were talking to each other sideways
The sailor never turned his gaze from the
southern end of the valley.
1T Is no more hopeless now than last
night or this morning." he replied
But suppose we are kept here for several
days?"
That was always an unpleasant prob
ability"
We had water then Even with an
| ample supply it would be difficult to hold
| out. As things are such a course becomes
simply impossible"
Her dependency pierced his soul "A slow
| agony was consuming her.
1T is hard. admit" he said "Neverthe-
! less you must bear IN until night falls
| Then we will either obtain water or leave
| this place"
| Surely we can do neither
! I'VE may be compelled to do bo.h."
| But how?
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