Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-27
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 edged him as her protector, her shield.
 MT. Jenks." she said simply. I've are in Gods hands. I put my trust in him and in you. am hopeful-nay, more, confident thank you for what you have done. for all that you will do. If you cannot preserve me from threat ening perils no man could. for you are as brave and gallant gentleman as lives on the earth today
 Now. the strange feature of this e2> traordinary and unexpected outburst of pent up emotion was that the girl pronounced his name with the slightly emphasized accentuation of one who knew it to be mere disguise. The man was so taken aback by her dec laration of faith that the minor incl dent. though it did not escape him, was smothered in a tumult of feeling.
 He could not trust himself to speak. He rose hastily and seized the ax to deliver murderous assault upon a sago palm that stood close at hand.
 Iris was the first to recover degree of self possession For moment she had barred her soul With reaction came sensitive shrinking. Her deli cate nature disapproved these senti- mental displays. She wanted to box her own ears.
 With innate tact she took keen in- terest in the felling of the tree.
 What do you want it for:' she in- ouired when the sturdy trunk creaked and fell.
 Jenks felt better now.
 This is a change of diet" he ex- plained. No: we don't boil the leaves or nibble the bark. When I split this palm open you will find that the fn- terior is full of pith I will cut it out for you. and then it will be your task to knead it with water after we'll wash ing it. pick out all the fiber and finally permit the water to evaporate. In a couple of days the residuum will be- come a white powder. which, when boiled. is sago.'
 Good gracious said Iris.
 "The story sounds unconvincing, but I believe I am correct. It Is worth 8 trial
 T should have imagined that sago grew on a stalk like rice or wheat"
 "Or Topsy.."
 She laughed X difficult situation had passed without undue effort. In happily the man reopened It. While using crovb bsr as q wedge he en deavored to put matters on straight forward footing.
 "A little while ago." he said. ''you seemed 10 imply that I had assumed the name of Jenks.'' -..-.s .-. i But Miss Deane's confidential mood had gone. Nothing of the kind,", shs said, coldly. T think Jenks is an ex cellent name"
 She regretted the words even as they fell from her lips. The sailor gave g mighty wrench with the bar. splitting the log to it's clustering leaves.
 You are right he said. Tt is dis tinctive. brief. dogmatic. I cling to i' passionateiv."
 Soon afterrard. leaving Iris to ths ! manufacture nf sagn. he went to ths leeward side of the isla nd, search fol ] turtles being his ostensible object ] When the trees hid him he 1uickened | his pace and turned to the left in or | der to explore the cavity marked or 1 the tin with skull and crossbones | Ia ha rsnts of a roadvay-thet is. g lint through the wood where there were IT ! well grown trees. where the ground ! bore traces of humanity in the shape of vrinkled and miIdeved pair oi | Chinese boots. wooden sandal. ever l the decayed remains of palki. or lit
 ter.
 i At last he reached the edge of tn. ] pit. and the sight that met his eye' i held him speiIbound.
 | The labor Of many hands had torn {; | chssm. quarry. out of the side of th' [ hill Roughly circular in shape. 1t hsC
 2 diameter of perhaps hundred feet
 and at it's deepest part. toward ths . ? { On the lower side. where the saiio
 stood. it descended rapidly for som' | fifteen feet.
 ] Grasses. shrubs. plants of every "a
 riety. grew in profusion down th' steep slopes wherever seeds could fn' rrecarious nurture until point va reached about ten or eleven feet from the bottom. There all vegetation cess cd. as f forbidden to cross mazi circle.
 Below this belt the place was chsrne house. The bones of men and animal
 mingled i1 weird confusion Most ve-' mere skeletons A few bodies-nin' the sailor countei-yet preserved som resemblance of humanity These lat ter were scattered among the older rel irS They wore the clothes of Dyaks | Characteristic hats and weapons ds ] noted their nationality The others the first bsrvest of this modern Col goths. might have been Chinese coo lies When tre sailors fascinated vi ' sion could register details he dtstfR suistet yokes. haskets. odd Iookin: { sgsde= and picks strev7 amid th' bones The animals were all of on tvpe-susIl- lsnky. with long pointec skulls Ar last he spied 2 vttherer hgof Tbey were pigs.
 ove- slI Isy Q thick eoatinE Of f1' sand deposited from tae eGdying vind' that could never reach the siien i, depths The place YES grevssne. bor | ribly depressing. Jenks broke ont int q cianuy pe-svirstion- He seemed t'