The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-05
tAIHEN the quick rising uopie sun

Rhf HEN the quick rising tropic sun
had cleft the velvet darkness
into long thin shadows. the
Baronet and the Banker found the
Countess and the Mate.
She was lying ON her side with enc
rounded arm half hidden In a tangled
mass of hair that MATCHED the sunr
She other was clinched n the cold. iron
grasp Of Jordan knapp. the mate.
whose massive frame was zpEawied
face downward his forehead resting ON
his other hand. StreWn aions the
beach We're fragments Of wTeekage ana
tie stove-up whateboat- and an around
was the soft. warm desCiat5n of "a
South Sea. isle.
The Barouci carried chin blank
Whitfield shovelwiga. the blade Of which
was frayed and sp.iutered from con-
tact with the hard packed sand The
Banker carried large sailors ual-
dana. caught zap at the corners. and
buiglng from the personal effects that
ne had taken from the drowned sailors
whom they had just inferred. When
he saw the Countess corner of the
kerchief slipped from his fingers and
the pitiful little trinkels rolled uu-
needed across the shining sands
They tried 10 pry the Mates stir-
1ened fingers from their grio. ami as
they were doing so lac suddenly saspe1
and awoke.
The Barouel handed him little
flask, and the Banker took the woman
by the shoulders and dragged her above
nigh water mark When he laid her
Gown am cyelid Auttered. The Banker
with beating heart 6ued tie hOl-
low of his hands with sea water TIE
Mate. leaning ou his elbow. watched
nina s.eepily-aud OWNED his mten-
zion:
Good Lord- she's had water enough.
tlT little sunshine and whisky"
Ne thought, of course. YOU were
both drowned. murmured TIE Bar0nef.
Inoughy almost right" said the
Mate, might have been. SO FAR as you
were concerned. Why didn't you wait
for here"
"I don't know 7 don't remember "a
great deal of what did happen. The
BOAT was sinking as it Was-did sink.
iI TACT before re had taken a dozen
strokes. replied the Bar0uet. holding
the flask To the C0uuJess's Iius
Is he dead2' she asked. feebly.
70, dearest, I ann here. safe and
sound, said the Banker s0othiugIy as
De- ehafed her hands.
"Oh, YOU, do not mean YOU.
mean that gran man who plunge after
me as struggle in the sea. You
you so am leave me TO perish
You are unjust. dear I thought
mat YOU were iu the boat"
An, yes-wheu j call 10 Won lrou Tho
vessel But I do not ask you this. I
ask YOU if he Iiveg"
Yes, Celeste. here lie is-aui none
tae worse Tor his duckiug." said lnc
Ear0net.
N nat happiness. Why have the So
EEeai wish 90 sleep2' The long Tarhls .
QI1oped droWSily over the deem sfaief
eyes. and gentle little sigh Uas lost
Dbl the soft breeze LLat famed .iI from
the sea.
me Mate, Watching her apathelicaIIv +
reused himself from his lethargy. net :
hef sleep right where she u.s. give ma I
OUT coat. The Banker slipped d. off .
and the Mate folded Il and ulse.a7 ID
under ile Counties head She smfIed I.
..i 'nriiF ana reached Out uuJiering .
"Ah. &c IS you-my prcservsr---t,n /
Cher lmi."
mere there; you're an right now.
Lose AtlIe nap. that's d E0J1 girl +
ne rose sllIuy 10 his feet and stretched +.
Doth great arms above his head.
The BaTouet looked at bfr7 r1izzi-
Cally and smiled (
Don you think that YOU arc q little
proprietary I'm your manner. KnaBl.g-r (
s5ked she Banker I'm q sulky voice. Z
Ihe Mate brought down his arms
threw out his chest. and stared at him
q moment The deep lines on his fare
lnieW darker shadows. and She heavy \
brows came together.
Who's got a better righ.a" he
groWled.