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

Ukau containing the well, thOEgh $50
lated from II by the soush angle Of the
| main cliff.
Here, in grsat circle, there was Ho'
vesttge of grass, shrub ox tree no<h
| ing save brown uock and said At frs'
| the sailor deemed # to be tIpe dried up
bed of small Iake: This hypothesis
would net serve; else it would be
| choked With verdure The pit stared
up at them Ike an ominous eye; though
neither paid further attention to- 1t, fol
the glorious prospect mapped at Their
feet momentarily swept aside all sthe-
considerations,
what a beautiful placer murmured
| IRIS. 81 wonder what it is called"
Suppose we ehristen' 1T Rainbow Is
land?"
"Why Rainbow"
THAT is the English meaning: Of
Iris in Latin, YOU Know
$50 it is. How clever Of ycu to think
of 1T! Tell me, what is the meaning Of
Robert in Greek?'
He turned to survey the northwest
side Of the island. "E do:not know," he
answered. 'It might not be farfetched
to translate is as al Ships steward; a
menial.,
Miss Iris had meant Rer playful re-
tort asa mere light hearted qmbble. It
annoyed her. young: person: of much
consequence, to have hsr: Kindly con-
descension repelled.
81 suppose So" shea agre,1 @butt Il
have gone through 50 much in few
hours that am bewiIdered,. apt to for
get these nice distinctioHs::y
Jenks'was closely examining the reef
on which The Sirdar strWE Some
square objects were visible. near the
palm tree. The sun, gllntilfg on the
waves, rendered it difficult to- discern
their significance
What do you make offhose2y he 'in-
quired, handing the glasses and bland
" ignoring Miss Deane's: petulauce.
Her brain vas busy with: otfar things
while she twisted the bim,eufars to
suit her VISION Rainbow isl;frsf- iris
it was al nice conceit, but "meuial''
struck a Gseddant notes This man
was noamey1ial IN appearance. or speech.
Why was he. SO deliberately ru1ie?
81 think they are boxes CT packing
cases. she announced.
'Ah; that was my own idaar I.must;
visit that bcaT1ty
'eHows WIZ you swfmE'
no. ne said, his STERN nrVs relaxing
In smi1e; ~F will; not swim, andl by
the way. Miss Deane,, be, careful when
you are near the water. The lagoon
is swagming with, sharks slt present:
I. feel toIerabIy assured that at low
tide. when the remnants of the gale
have vanished, I!wifl' be- able to walk;
there: along the, reef
3Sharkss.~ she cried. In, there!
What horrible surprises this speck Of.
land contalns.' 1: shonId mot have, im--
agined that. sharks and seals; could;
live together
"You are, quite right" !" he explained;
with becoming gravity. LAS 81 rule:
sharks fnfest only the Reward side, ef
these islands. just now they are, at
tracted In, shoals by the wreck.
"Ohr~ Iris shiTered slightly.
1--WE had better go back. now:. The
wind fskeen, here, Miss Deaae:"
She knew that he purposely naisun-
r9f 11<,> o5fifyyf{aa,
veyed. a rebuke. There Was no. further
room for. sentiment in their present e&-
istenee. They had to deal with ehSfl
necessities. as for the sailor, be was
glad that the chance turn, OF their con-
versation, enabled him to- WARN her
against the lurking Dangers Of the Ia
goon. There was NO need to mention
the deviff1sh now. BE. mast spare her
all avoldable thrills
They gathered the stores from the
first dining room and reached the cave
without incident. Another fire was
lighted. and while Iris attended to the
kitchen the sailor felled several young
trees. He wanted poles, and these
were the right size ana shape. he
soon cleared considerable space. The
timber was soft and so small in gIth
that three cuts with the ak usually
suficed. He dragged from the beach
the smallest tarpaulin he could find
and propped it against the rock in
such manner that it efectually screen
ed the mouth Of the cave, though ad-
mitting light and air.
He was so busy that he, paid little
heed to Iris But the odor Of fried
ham was waited to him. He was
lifting couple Of heavy stones to stay
the canvas and keep it from tapping
in the wind when the girl called out:
"Wouldn't you like to have wash
before dinner?'
He Strengthened himself and looked
at her. Her face and hands were
shining, spotless. The change was SC
great that his brow wrinkled with per
plexity.