The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05


pleasant one in some respects"
Surely 4 can rummage about nay
oWn cave y
Most certainly. It was careless OF
me not to have examined its interior
more thoroughly 2
hen Why do you grumble because I
found the lamp p
ssT did not mean any such thing. I
am sorry
think you are horrid If you want
s 80 wash you viii find the water over
1 there. Don't wait. The ham will be
frizzled to a cinder. =
Unlucky jerks! Was ever man fated
60 inear such unmerited odium? He
saYagel5 layed his face and neck. The
fresh, cool water was delightful at
first but when he drew near to the
ere he experienced an unaccountable
sensation OF weakness. Could it be
possible that ne was going to faint?
It was teo absurd. He sank to the
ground. Trees, rocks and sand strewn
earth 4nduiged IN mad dance. Iris
voice sounded weak and indistinct- Il
seemed to travel in waves from a great
distance He tried to brush away
from his brain these dim fancies, but
8 his iron viii for once failed, and he
5 pitched headlong downward into dark.
ness.
When he recovered, the girls left
arm was around his neck. For one
& bEssfM instant he nestled there con.
tenfedly he looked into her eyes and
saw that she was crying. s gust Of
anger rose within him that he should
he the cause Of those tears.
He tried TO rise
ssOh. Are you better? Her lips
Quivered pitifully
Yes. What happened? Did faint"
Drink this
She held cup to his mouth and he
obedenfy sHove to swallow the con-
tents II was champagne. After the
tifst spasm of terror and when the ap-
plicatiop of water to his face failed to
restore consciousness Iris had knocked
the head off the bottle &c champagne.
he quickly revived Nature had only
giVen him warning that he was over.
drawing his resources. He was deep
~ Inundated. he cid. not conceive the
truth, that only q strong man could
sdo all that he had done and live. For
fhirty-six hours he had not slept. Dur.
ing part of the time he fought with
wilder beasts than they knew at Ephe-
sus. The long exposure to the sun, the
mental strain OF his foreboding that
Che charming girl whose life depended
upon him might be exposed to even
worse dangers than any yet encounter
ed, the physical labor he had under.
1sone, the irksome restraint he strove to
place upon his conduct and utterances
aa these things eliminated IN utter
relaxation when the water touched his
heated skin
SLOW could you frighten me So? de;
,manded Iris Historically. You must
aaaye felt that you were working too
hard. You made me rest Why didn't
You rest yourself 2"
he looked at her wistfully. This col
lapse must not happen again for her
saze. These two said more with eyes
than LIPS. She withdrew her arm. Her
face and neck crimsoned.
4Good gracious!' she cried. 'aThe
ham is ruinedr'
It was burnt black. She prepared a
fresh supply. When it was ready
jerks was himself again. They ate in
silence and shared the remains Of the
bottle. A smile illumined his tired
sEaee.
IRIS was Watchfui She had never
sn ner life cooked even potato or
boiled an egg. The ham was her hrst
attempt
Aafy cooking amuses youg" she de
Enanded suspiciorsly.
sit gratises every sense" he MUIR
s.,ured. There is but one thing need
eul to complete my happiness"
and that is p
Permission 30 smoke"
Smoke what:
He produced steel box tightly
closed and pipe.
@your pockets are absolute shops,
said the girl. delighted that his temper
had improved What other stores do
you carry about with you?"
He lit his pipe and solemnly gave an
Inventory of his worldly goods. Be
yond the items she had previously seen
he could only enumerate a silver dol
lar, very soiled and crumpled hand
kerchief and bit Of tin. A box OF
Norwegian matches he threw away as
useless. but Iris recovered them.
-eYou never know what purpose they
suay serve she said. In after days q
weird significance was attached to this
simple phrase.
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