The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-03-29

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trees In front Of the cave. He cut ,
fresh approach to the well and threw
the litter over the skeleton. At frs
he was inclined. to bury It where i
lay. but he disllked the idea Of 1rh
walking unconsciously over the place
No time could be wasted that day. III
would seize an early opportunity Il
act as gravedigger.
Z After an absence Of little more thar
an hour he rejoined the girl. She saw
him from afar and wondered whence
he obtained the ak he shouldered.
'.You are successful explorer" sh<
cried when he drew near.
eyes, Miss Deane. I have found wa
ter, implements, a shelter, even light"
4What sort Of nght?'
.tOu."
"And the shelters it a houses"
.sNo, a cave. IF you are sufficiently
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 new path to
the well?" she inquired after a rapid
survey
"a new pathr' The pertinent ques-
ton staggered him.
eyes, the people who, lived here must
have had some sort Of free passage"
He lied easily 81 have only cleared
away recent growth, he. said.
"And why did they dig cave? It
surely would be much more simple to
build house from all these trees"
.'There you puzzle, me-" he said
frankly.
They had entered the cavern but a
little way and now came. cut.
'sThese empty cartridges are funny.
They suggest a fort, G: battle" Wo-
manlike, her words were careIessly
chosen, but they were erammed with
inductive force.
Embarked on the toboggan slope OF
untruth, the sailor Slid smoothly down
ward.
Events have colored your fmagina.
ton; Miss Deane. Even In England
men often preserve such: things for= fu-
ture, use. They can be.reloaded.
'Fes, I have seen, Keepers do that
This is different. There is an,air of"
"There is lot to, be done;" broke
IN Jerks emphaticdly. We must
climb the hill and get back here IN
time to light another fire. before. the
SUR goes down. I want to,prop a can
vas sheet in front OF the carve am1 Try
tU.devise lamp"
.1Must I sleep inside?" demanded lris-
eyes. Where else"
There was a pause, a mere Whit OF
awkwardness.
4I win mount guard outside" }" weHf
on 5enks. He was trying, to improve
the edge Of the,ax by grinding it ON a
soft stone.
The girl went. into the care, again.
She was inquisitfve, uneasy.
THAT arrangement she began, but
ended in sharp cry af' terror. The
birds had returned curing
The sailors abs snce.
4 viii kill,taemr' Re>ssnoated in an.
ger.
s.Please don't. Therehas Deen,enongh
oe death inatfds placseaEeady.
The words Jared GU his ears Then
be felt thatshe coulR only alfudesto the
victims Of the WRECK.
.I was gazing to say" she explained.
that we must devise a partition.
There is: no help for it until yotn con
struct a, sort Of house CandidiS, do
not like this hole In, the, rock. Ht is
vault, tomb"
"Yon told me- that, L was: In COM
mand. yet you dispute my. orders" He
stroxe hard to- appear brusqueF good
huusored, Indifferent, though for one
of his mold he was absurdly irritable.
The cause was ogerstrain, but that ex>
Dlanation escaped bin.
"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 am helpless, you know
He laughed sardonically, and the
harsh note clashed with her frank
candor. Here at least she was utterly
deceived. His changeful moods were
incamprehensible.
ssI viii serve you to the best Of my
ability, Miss Deane," he exclaimed.
Eve must hope for q speedy rescue,
and l am Injured to exposure. 1t is
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 point higher than the rest,
where rugged collection Of hard ba-
salt and the uprooting Of some poon
trees provided an open space elevated
above the ridge.
For a short distance the foothold was
precarious. jerks helped the girl In
this part Of the climb. His strong,
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