The Red Cloud chief., 1905-07-07

DN CdDlc, ny SclliuS NY ponltS anu my
other belongings | was able to walk
out of my quarters pcnnilcss, but free
from debt"
"And all through a deceitful wo-
man.
eyes"
She ventured Il further step.
"Was she very bad to you, Mr..
Jenks?"
He stopped and laughed-actually
r%oared-at the suggestion.
bad to me-" he repeated. IL had
nothing to- do with her. She was hum.
buggihg her husband, not me. Fool
that | was, l could not mind my own
business"
So Mrs. Costobell was not flirting
with the man who suffered on her ac-
count. 1t is Il regrcttable but true
statement that Iris would willingly
have Rugged Mrs. Costobcll ut that mo.
mcnt.
Rounding Europa point, the sailors
eyes were fixed on their immediate
surroundings, but Iris gazed dreamily
ahead. Hence il was that she was the
first to cry in amazelnent:
"A boat! See, there! ON the rocks!"
There was no mistake. 4 ships BOAT
was pcrchcd high and dry on the
north side Of the cape. Even as they
scrambled toward it jerks understood
how il had come there.
When the Sirdar parted amidships
the after section fell back into To
,yn,tls. l,n,n,,l tho y,nf nal ,b,, l,D,.
must have broken loose from It's davi'
and been driven ashore here by the
force of the western current.
Was il intact? Could they escape?
Was this ark stranded on the island
for their benefit? If it were seaworthy,
whittier should they stccr-to those is
lands whose blue outlines were visible
OF the horizon?
These and n hundred other questions
coursed through his brain during the
race over the rocks, but all such wild
spCculationS were promptly settled
when they reached the craft, for tho
keel ana the whole of the lower tim
bers were smashed into match wood.
But there were stores on board.
jerks remembered that Captain Ross
foresight had secured the provisioning
of all the ships boats soon after the
first wild rush to steady the vessel
after the propeller was lost. Masts,
sails, oars, seats-all save two water
casks-had gone, but jerks, with eager
hands, unfastened the lockers, and
here he found n good supply Of timed
v,n,ts n,,I I;,,,,tt, rrln,. hal l,,,l,,
recovered from the excitement Of this
find when the sailor noticed that be-
hind the rocks on which the craft was
firmly lodged lay a small natural basin
full of salt water, ~replenishcd and
freshencd by the spray of every gale
md completely shut off from all sea-
ward access.
1t was not more than four feet deep,
beautifully carpeted with sand and So.
cluded by rocks on all sides. Not the
tiniest crab or fish was to be seen. 1t
provided an ideal bath.
Iris was overjoyed. She pointed to-
ward their h%abitation.
"Mr. jerks" she said, IL will be with
you at teatime."
ii' ShNbtl'b an 'h' 'llIS III 10 ~
to carry and strobe off, enjoining her
to fire her revolver If for the slightest
reason she wanted assistance, and Civ
Ing II parting warning that If she de-
layed too long he would come and
shout to her.
II wonder" said the girl to herself,
watching his retreating figure, what
he is afraid of. Surely by this time
we have exhausted the unpleasant sur
prises of the island. Anyhow, now for
a splash"
She was hardly in the water before
she began to be afraid on account Of
Jenks. Suppose anything happened to
him while she was thoughtlessly enjoy
ing herself here. SO strongly did the
thought possess her that she hurriedly
dressed again and ran off to find him.
lie was engaged In fastening a num-
Der OF bayonets t~ransversely to n long
piece OF timber.
What are you doing that for?" she
asked.
why did you return so soon? Did
anything alarm your
IL thought you might get into mis-,
chief" she confessed.
mo. On the other hand. I am trying
to make trouble for any unwelcome
visitors" he replied. IL intend to set
this up I'm front Of our cave in case we
are compelled to defend ourselves
against an attack by savages. With