Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-01

~ part Oi the bargain mat they first
supply you with plenty OF water. Then
you. unaided. could keep them at bay
for many days. We lose nothing; we
can gain a great deal by endeavoring
TO pacify them"
Iris he gasped. what are YOU
saying:"
The unexpected sound OF her name
on his lips almost unnerved her But
no martyr ever went 20 the stake with
more settled purpose than this pure
woman, resolved 20 immediate herself
for the sake OF the man she loved. lie
had dared all for her. faced death i'm
many shapes. Now IL was her turn.
Her eyes were lit with a seraphic fire.
her sweet face resigned as that Of an
! angel
Il have thought IL out she muir
INJURED. gazing at him steadily. yet
scarce seeing him. 1T Is worth try
ing as a last eXpedient. We are aban-
dOned 10y all save the Lord. and il does
not appear 10 be his holy Will to helm
us on earth. We can struggle on here
until we die Is that right when one
or us may live?'
Her very candOr had betrayed her.
She would 90 away with these mon
strous captors. endure them. even flat
ter them. until she and they were Tar
removed from the island. and then
she would kill herself In her inno-
cenee she imagined that self destruc-
tion under such circumsta uces was a
pardonable Ofrense. she only gave a
life 10 save n life and greater love
than this is not known 10 God or man.
The sailor. in tempest OF wrath and
Wild emotion. had il i'm his mind TO
| compel her into reason-to shake her as
one shakes a Maynard child
lie rose 20 his knees with this half
formed notion I'm his fevered brain;
then he looked at her. and mist
seemed q shut her out from his sight.
Was she lost to him already? Was all
that had gone before an idle dream OF
JOY and grief, n wizards glimpse OF
mirrored happiness and vague perils :
Was Iris. the crystal souled thrown
TO him by the storm dashed wave. TO
be snatched away by some irresistible
pnd malign influence
In the mere physical effort TO assure
himself that she was still near to him
he gathered her up i'm his strong hands.
Yes, she was there. breathing. wonder.
ing. palpitatlng. lie folded her closely
20 his breast and yielding 20 the pas
sionate longings OF his tired heart.
whispered TO her:
MY darling. do you think can sur
vive your lOssi You are life itself TO
me. II we have 10 die. sweet one. let
us die together"
Then Iris dung her arms around his
neck
Il am quite quite happy now" she
sobbed hrokenly. Il didn't-imagine-
Il would come-this way. butt am
thankful has come"
For little while they yielded 10 the
glamour OF the divine knowledge that
amid the chaos of eternity each soul
had found its mate. There was no need
for words. Love. tremendous in its
power. unfathomahle Ina it's mystery.
had cast its spell over them. They
were CARRIED in light. throncI i'm pal
ace built lay fairy hands. ON an sides
squatted the ghouls of privation. mis-
cry. danger. even grim death: hut they
Needed not the inferno; they had Gre
atcd paradise in an earthly hell.
Then Iris withdrew herself from the
mans embrace. She was delightfully."-
shy ana timid now.
$50 you really do love me:" She wills
pered, crimson faced, with shining eyes
and parted lips.
lie fondled her hair and gently rub.
bed her cheek with HIS rough fingers
The sudden sense Of ownership of this
falL woman was entrancing. IL almost
bewildered him 70 find Iris nesting
close. clinging 10 him in utter conf
dence and trust
But l knew. knew" she murlnur-
Ell. You betrayed yourself so many
times You wrote your secret To me.
and though you dld not tell me.
found your dear words on the sands
ana have treasured them next my
heart"
What girlish romance was this? He
held her away gingerly. just so far
that he could look into her ewes.
"Oh. il is true. quite true" she cried.
drawing the locket from her neck.
Don't You recognize your own hand
writing. or were you not certain. Just
then, that You really did love me?"
Dear, dear. How often would she re-
peat that wondrous phrase. Together
they bent over the tiny slips OF paper.
There IT was again. Il love You" twice
in magic symbols. With
eagerness she told him how.
by mere accident. of course. she caught |
sight OF her own name. 1t was not |
very wrong. was it, 10 pick up that /
lny scrap or those others. which she /
'odld not help seeing and which I'M
-oided their simple tale so truthfully? /
Wrong 1t was so delightfully."- right /
hat he must kiss her again TO empha-
'ize his convictions
They grew calmer. more sedate. IL
vas so undeniably true they loved one
mother that the fact was becoming
venerable with age. Iris was perhaps
he first TO recognize It's quiet certain.
y.
AS cannot get you TO talk reason
bly," she protested. Il must appeal
o your sympathy. l am hungry. and.
ii, so THU y"
Tho frI Il