The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-06
me- pray. Mr.. jerks, what have I rot 70
do with it7V oSs w

do with it,"
You" he repeated. care wo M
partners in this island? By souatter,s
tlent II by no better title we W land.
minerals, wood, game and even such
weird belongings as ancient liehts and
fishing privileges"
i don't see that at all, You and q
gold mine and coolly tell mo TINT T ON,
a half owner Of it because you dragged
me OUT OF the sea, fed me, housed me.
sa'ed my life from pirates and general
" acted like a devoted nursemaid in
charge or a baby. Really, M. Jenks"-
"Really, Miss Deane, you will annoy
me seriously If you shy another word
| absolutely refuse to listen to such an
argument
ror some time they stood in silence
until the sailor commenced to renroach
nlmself for his rough protest. Perhaps
ne had hurt her sensitive feelings
What a brute he was to he s,,ra, Sbo
was only a child in ordinary affairs.
ana he ought to have explained things
hore lucldly and with greater com
nianu Over his temper. And all this
une IRIS face was dimpling with
amusement, for she understood him so
well that had he threatened TO xii, her
she would have laughed at lin
Would YOU mind getting the lamp"
ne said softly, surprised to catch her
expression of saucy humor.
On. please may l speak?" she in
CURED. i don't want to annoy you,
out am simply dying to talk"
he mad forgotten his own Injunction
Let us first examine our minev ha
SAD. IF you bring the lamp we can
have a good look at it,"
close scrutiny of the work already
lone merely confirmed the accuracy of
MS first impression. While Iris held
the light he opened up the seam with a
Few strokes Of the pick. Each few
inches 1t %broadened into a noteworthy
volcanic dixie, now yellow in it's abso-
lutte purity, at times q blush black
when fused with other metals. The adj
dltional labor involved caused him to
follow up the line Of the fault. Sud-
denly the flame Of the lamp began to
ticker IN a draft. There was an air
passage between ave and ledge.
They came back into the external
glare. Iris was now SO serious that she
forgot to %extinguish the little lamp.
She stood with outstretched hand.
There Is a lot Of money in there"
she said.
lions Of it."
mo need to quarrel about division.
There Is enough for both of u.s."
Quite enough. We can even spare
some for our friends"
The hour drew near when jerks
climbed to the Summit rock. He Shout
dered AK and rifle and set forth. Iris
heard him rustllng upward through the
trees. She set some water to boil for
tea and, while bringing a fresh supply
OF fuel, passed the spot where the torn
scraps Of paper Uttered the sand.
She was the soul of honor for a wo-
man, but there was never a woman vet
who could take her eyes off a written
document which confronted her. She
could not help seeing that one small
morsel contained her own name.
Though mutilated, it had clearly read
"Dear Miss Deane."
$50 1t was intended for me" she
cried, throwing down her bundle and
dropping to her knees. She secured
that particular slip and examined it
earnestly. Not for worlds would she
pick up all the scraps and endeavor to
sort them. Yet they had a fascination
for her, and at this closer range she
saw another which bore the legend-'I
love you"
Somehow the two seemed to TT to-
gether very nicely.
Yet a third carried the same words
II love your They were still quite
coherent. She did not want to look
any further. She did not even turn
over such Of the torn pieces as had
duttered to earth face downward.
3 Opening the front Of her bodice, she
It brought to light a small gold locket
containing miniatures Of her father
T. and mother. Inside this receptacle she
carefully placed the three really mate
a, rial portions of the sailors letter.
It When Jerks walked down the hill
again he heard her singing long before
he caught sight Of her sedulously tend
ing the fire.
e AS he came near he perceived the re-
mains Of his useless document. He
= stopped and gathered them up, forth
with throwing them among the glow
Z ing logs.
"By the way, what were you wrlt!n55
!. while l had my bath?' inquired Iris de-
= murely.
; "Some information about the NINE.
On second thoughts, however, saw II
:, was unnecessary"
ooh, was that all"
practically all"
'Then some part was impractical
ble:'
He glanced sharply at her, but she
- was merely talking at random.
.Nell, you see," he explained one
&c can do so little without the requisite
= plant. This sort Of ore requires a
u ..;lI cooItinv furnace Der-