Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-26
Copyright, i9o3. by Edward J. Clode

ter. implements. a shelter, even light
 "What sort ot light?"
 "Oil."
 And the shelter-is it house?"
 No. cave Is you are suf6 6ciently rested you might come and take pos session"
 Her eyes danced with excitement. He told her what he had seen, with reservations. and she ran on before him to witness these marvels.
 Why did you make a new path to the well:" she inquired after rapid survey.
 "A new path The pertinent ,aues- ton staggered him.
 Yes. the people who lived here must have had some sort of free passage
 He lied easily. T have only cleared away recent growth. he said.
 And why did they dig a cave? IL surely would he much more simple to build house from all these trees
 There you puzzle me" he said frankly.
 They had entered the cavern but little way and now came out.
 These empty cartridges are funny. They suggest a fort. battle" Wo- manlike. her words were carelessly chosen. but they were crammed with inductive force.
 Embarked on the toboggan slope of nnt-1th. the sailor slid smoothly down ward
 Events have colored your imagina- ton. Miss Deane Even in England men often preserve such things for fu' ture use. They can be reloaded"
 Yes. I have seen keepers do that, This is different There is an air of
 There is lot to be done" broke in Jenks emphatically. we must climb the hill and get back here in time to light another fire before the sun goes down. I want to prop can vss sheet in front of the cave and try to de7ise lamp"
 Must I sleep inside|' demanded Iris.
 Yes. Where else?"
 There was a pause. a mere whff of awkvardness.
 "I will mount guard outside went on Jenks He was trying to improve the edge of the ax by grinding it on soft stone.
 The girl went into the cave again. She was inouisitive. uneasy.
 That arrangement she began. but i,, of Thn dispossessed birds had returned during the sailors absence. -= ---.7.-- z..
 'I will kill them"' he shouted in an- ger
 Please don't There has been enough ot death in this place already" The words jared on his ears. Then he felt that she could only allude to the victims of the wreck.
 "I was going to sat" she explained. that we must devise partition. There is no help for ii until you con struct a sort of house. Candidly. I do not like this hole in the rock It is vault. tomb.
 ':You told me that I was in com mand. yet you dispute my orders" He strove hard to appear b-usquely good humored. indifferent. though for one of his mold he was absurdly irritable. i The cause was overstrain. but that ex- planation escaped him.
 Quite true. But if sleeping in the | cold. in dew or rain. is bad for me. it must be equally bad for you. and with out you I am helpless. you know"
 He laughed sardonically. and the harsh note clsshed with her frank , candor Here al least she was utterly deceived. His cliangeful moods were inconprehensible. T will serve you 10 the best of my ability. Miss Deane." he exclaimed. We must hope for 9 speedy rescue, and I am iBured to exposure. It ia otherwise with you Are you ready for the climb?"
 The crest of the hill was tree covered. and they could see nothing beyond their immediate locality until the sailor found a point higher than the rest, where q rugged collection of hard ba- salt and ibe uprooting of some poon trees provided an open space elevated above the ridge. For q short distance the foothold was precarious. Jenks helped the girl in this part of the climb. His strong. gentle grasp gave her confidence. She was flushed with exertion when they stood together on the summit Of this elevated perch They could look 10 every point Of tho compass except q small section on tbe southwest Here tbe trees rose behind them until the brow of the prscipice vas reached.
 The emerss1ce into E sunlit psBo- rama Of land and sea. though expected. was profoundly snthralIing They ap- peared to stand almost exactly in the center of the island. which vss rres- rent shaped. r. was uo larger than the sailor had estimated. The new slopes now revealed were covered with yer sure down to the very edge of the us fer ubfch for nearly q mile sssvsrd broke oyer jagged reefs The seq lpos- sd strangely calm from this height irregular hI1s patches on the horz01 to south and east caught the man 3 first zisnce. He unslunz the biBccu- lars be still carried and focused then ' rssseTiy-
 ] ~TsIsras.- he cried and big ones | too--
 How odd whispered Iris more ! couce-ued in the scrutiny of her imue- ] -s.-.- =-.--.---.a.--. Ien.S xLerrer q