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

Aad that in rummaging about with th
stick he had distarbeA the skull. Bu
ss most minute search demonstrate
hats CIT had gone-had been taken away
a sactfor the plants which so eHectu
screened the lighter bones wouIt
aospemit the skuH TO vanish.
Then the hoWn on The sailors fac,
secane Threatening. thunderous. Ht
TecoIlecbed the rusty creese. Indistinc
scenories of strange tales OF the Chins
ssssea crowded unbidden to his brain.
aayaksw he growled fiereely. "a
snip officer, aA EngIishman probably
surdered BY head hunting Dyak pi
xzltess
they came once they would come
Fire hundre yards away Iris Deane
vag sleeping. He ought NOT to have
aeft her alone And fhen, with the
5 6leGilish Ingenuity OF coincidence, q
aeVolyer shot awoke the echoes and
sent al manner Of wild fowl nurtHng
lrough the trees With eIamorous cut
IS Painting and wild eyed jerks was at
Che girls side in an inconceivabIy short
space OF time. She was not beneath
sse shelter OF the grove, but on the
sands, gazing. palIid In cheek and lip,
IA xale group Of rocks onsthe edge OF the
;Epnm
What is ehe natterg' he gasped
oh don't know she walled
a1xokenly 81 had dream such g hor-
n7hle dream You were strugglingwifh
sqne awful thing down there" she
pQiutd to the rocks. 81
swas not near the place. he saif
1abor1oussy It cost him an effort to
breathe. His broad chest expanded
Inches with eachsrespnatiOn
esYes, yes understand But
asFSkesand ran to saRe .you. When 8
vut here I saw :soHaethlng, "a thing
yrifh .waying. arms, and fred-s ae We'd
.9shed ami then you came.
1The sailor WALKED slowly to the
rocks. q fresh chip out .of the stone
showed where thes bullet Btruck- One
e bowlder wasswet. as afrwates- bad
E,een spaashed over it. Heshaltea and
mixed intentay into the water. Not 3
faLsh was to he seen. but gsnals sph,ais
- st sand sHeres eddying Up rom the bot
s,rrn where it shelved sseepy from
she shore.
IRIS followed him. SeeT she CRED
excitedly. .1 was not t::rastaken- There
uas something. there.
creepy sensation ran up the mans
,.nine and passed behind his ears. Al
q sshis snot the drowned Lascars were
Fy55an Ydke an Inspiration came tn
ss.,r.Tstnare that the cutthish, tn
Erpaae sactopIs, abounds in e,Chin'
s5ts saeewas vivid when he turned t
rr,ss .sYou are overwrought by "a
xIaue Miss Deane,r he said. @Wha
Won saw was probably seal" 81
axnew .the andicrous substitution woul
S r,ut be questioned. Please go and Ii
aown again. =
cannot" she protested. 81 am to
frightened" !"
frightened! BIZ dream! In broa
dsylssas.-
amt why are sou SO paiea What ha
Elarmed you?
Can you ask, Did you not give th
agreed slgnale-
fYes, but
Her aneuiring glance fell. He VI
hxexfE1ess from agitation rather ths
running He was perturbed on her a
eruzt. For an instant she had look'
INTO his soul.
Il will go back" she said quieti
.xhough I would rather accompa1
yon Mhat are you doing?
Seeking a place to lay our heads
ne answered, with gruff carelessnes
1You really must rest. Miss Dear
Otherwise you will be bcoken up
fatigue and become ILL.,
So iris again sought her couch
sand. and the sailor returned to t
skeleton. They separated unwilling
each thinking only Of the others sal
III and comfort.