Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-15

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In transient, but for the hour they
Ill exhaust the psychic capacity.
~ The sailor had gone through
such mental stress before it was yet
noon that he was benumbed, wholly in
capable of further sensation:
Being in good condition, he soon re-
covered his physical powers. He was
outwardly little the worse for the en-
counter with the devilfish. The skin
around his mouth was sore. Ills waist
and legs We're bruised. One sweep of
the AK had cut clean through the bulg-
ing leather of his left boot without
touching the flesh. In word lie was
practically uninjured.
He had the doglike habit of shaking
himself at the close of a fray. lie did
so now wien he stood up. Iris showed
clearer signs of the ordeal. Her face
was drawn and haggard, the pupils of
her eyes dilated. She was gazing into
depths illimitable, UNEMPLOYED. Com
passion awolie at sight Of Ter.
Come" said jerks gently. LET us
get back to the island"
lie quietly resumed predominance,
helping her over the rough pathway of
the reef almost lifting her when the
difficulties were great.
He did not ask her how it happened
that she came SO speedily to his assist
ance. Enough that she had done it,
daring all for his sake. She was weak
and trembling.
ri, ii
walk alone.
"Did-the tliing-grip you?" she
nervously inquired.
GAIL over at once, it felt like. The
beast attacked me with five arms"
She shuddered. 81 don't know how
you could fight it." she said. GLOW
strong, how brave, you must BEL"
This amused him. 1.-The veriest cow
ard will try to save his own life he an
swered. "If you use such adjectives to
me, what words can find to do JUS
tice to you, who dared to come close
to such vile looking creature and
kill 1t. must thank my stars that you
carried the revolver
"Ah!" she said. That reminds me.
You d0rnot practice what you preach.
found your pistol lying on the stone
in the cave. That is one reason why
/ followed you"
1t was quite true. He laid the
weapon aside when delving at the rock
and forgot to replace it in his belt.
at was stupid Of me-" he admitted,
tbut am not Sorry
"Why"
Because, us 1T is, 1 owe you my
life"
"You owe me nothing" she snapped.
sit is very thoughtless of you to run
such risks. What will become of me
If anything happens to you? My point
of view is purely selfish, you see"
"Quite so. Purely selfish" He smil-
ed sadly. Selfish people of your type
are somewhat rare, Miss Deane."
She moved toward the cave, but he
cried:
"Wait one minute. l want to get q
couple of crowbars."
"What for?"
81 must go back there" He jerled
his head in the direction of the reef
She uttered little sob of dismay.
81 will incur no danger this time" he
explained. 81 found rifles there. We
must have them; they may mean sal
vation."
When Iris was determined about
anything her chin dimpled 1t puck
cred delightfully."- now.
~ will come with you," she announc
ed.
every well. l will wait for you. Tho
tide will serve for another hour
He knew lie had decided rightly. She
could not bear to be alone-yet. Sool
the crowbars We're secured, and they
returned to the reef. Scrambling now
with difficulty over the rough and dan
gerous track, Iris was secretly amazed
by the remembrance of the daring &C
tivity she displayed during her earlier
passage along tho same precarious
roadway.
Then she darted from rock to rock
with the fearless certainty OF a cha
mois. Her only stumble was caused,
she recollccted. BY an absurd effort to
avoid wetting her dress. She laughed
nervously when they reached TIE place.
This time jerks lifted her across the
intervening channel.
They were standing on the landwarl
side of the sl.aliow water in which lie
fought the octopus
Already the Gall h4,l c9;.tsn : Il
assailart in It's iina. {, c ,t.'-., ~
poccint, oyvo,, n,1-i,.t~ \, 81. .-- NO. ,
ment of the tide.
Now that You Lave brotSt!t NC IL.
with so much Gi!;i4u'ty. ~ ;.ao -
going to dos" she said. 1T viii liz
madness for you 10 attempt 70 fo:l
that passage again. Where there Is
one Of those horrible things there arc
others, ! suppose"
'That is one reason why brought
the crowbais," lie explained. "If yoc
will sit down for little while vii
have everything properly fixed"
He delved with one of the bars unit
it lodged in crevice of the coral
Then few powerful blows with tho
back of the AK wedged it firmly enough
to bear any ordinary strain. The rope
ends reeved through the pulley on Tho
tree were lying where they fell from
the girls hand at the close of tho
struggle. He deity knotted them to Tho
rigid bar, and few rapid turns of {
piece of wreckage passed between tho
two lines strung them into tautness
that could not be attained by any
amount of pulling.
Iris watched the operation in silence
The sailor always looked at his best
when hard at work. The half sullen
wholly self. contained expression left
his face, which lit up with enthusiasm
and concentrated intelligence That
which he essayed he did with all his
might.