The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-05
SECTION FOUR


. The boat can only safely carry four
possibly hFe. The grub is getting low
and I'm sick OF cEowder: besides. my
demand is greater than my supply.
/ Love 90 all. May God bless you and
get YOU safely out of the mess. Au
1 revoir."
The Eau reYoir' was no sarcasm.
Late in the afternoon the Artist re-
I iurHed-fr0m the sea-and they found
nina with his black hair fun OF sand.
I and sea gull ON bis chest.
+ The next day the Mate with 2 smile
an the Countess, pronounced the boat
/ 90 be 'sea~deseTvlng. Then they spent
/ three days in catching fish. which they
Z dried f1 the sun. Tt was easier To
/ catch the FISH, now that they had q
+ boat. Several bottles that had washed
4 ashore and he biscuit tin were filled
/ with water from The spring, which day
oy day was dWiudling se the dry sea
( son advanced Another day was spent
/ ln waiting for a fair breeze and re-
( cauikiug the boat
! They towed l.er to the leeward side
E Of the island and there the Countess,
/ the Banker. the Baronet and the Jap
/ embarked The Baronet kept his face
/ averted, and when he tried to answer
( r. question Of the COuntess's his voice
I choked.
/ us it that you have grown fond Of
/ TINS beautiful islam ?" size demanded.
I half jokingly, half I'm surprise "J-J-
Jordln, what do YOU make2 Get iu
/ the boat
No" said the Mate. I'm going to
{ stop here until YOU send schooner
/ FOR me. it Won't be very long This
tub wouldn't be safe with my extra
/ weight IN her when Ii breezes up this
afternoon. He was wading behind the
( boat, showing her through the shadows
ahead of him. The Countess could not
see his face, as be was leaning OVER.
I the better 10 throw his weight aga INST
the stern.
You're all right now. There's Moth
ing more that i can do. Sir Henry
understands about the courses, and az
soon as YOU get clear Of the island YOU
can -toist your sail and get fine fair
WIND When you get 10 Maue you can
send schOoner-"
Celeste, sit down." snapped the
Banker. You'll upset the boat IL you
don't look OUT"
Yes, sit down. Celeste said the
Baronet. We've arranged it all, ana
It's the best way"
Splash. The Countess had Ieaped
nimbly into the water and was wading.
waist deep, back 10 the beach before
the mate could intercept her.
AZ the edge Of tie water she turned.
And you would leave J-J-JOrdin
Knapp so-alone. desOlated-even as
YOU left me on the vessel2 Afais nom
he have stay by me, an I viii remain
Win hlm. Think, mes amis. what il
would be-alone on this terrible islam
~ night, with the moaning Of the sea-
She burst into a storm of tears.
The Mate turned to her flerCely I
Celeste, do as I tell y0ul Get in that
boat do YOU want TO make me Oh (
go, for heavens sakei Can't You see
that you're only making il worse2''
The Banker said nothing
II say, do be reasOna bic: why do Won
want 10 make it so hard for us.
Celeste2 cried the Baronet, with a
queer vibration in his voice
The dropping head came proudly up. I
The bare. cleaning arms flashed down 1
ana outward. She turned and faced /
them dehantly, her back TO the man 1
she would not desert her bosom rising
and falling. Before her stretched SAL 4
Walton and the sea; behind. the green I
wallis of her prison Her thin, tattersd 1
gown hung I'm rags, while at her feet (
Inc glowing sands pressed hot kisses I
where the frail satin slippers had worn
away. The rising trade wind blew
her taWny hair about Eer face.
You ask me why I remain? J tell :
you 1t is because that If so ] am /
the base Migrate This man have
risked his life for me when his blood
run quick. an when his life is low he !
give me his blood, drop by drop Day
by day he sJarVe himself-an' he /
think I do not see. Vnr' many times
he bring me food am say he have eat
plenty but I know it is only his dinner
which he save. When I am cold he 3
cover me with his coat an shiveT;