The Red Cloud chief., 1905-08-04

sion from an examination OF the char.
coal. and the argument thereforth pro.
ceeded with less emphasis. Whatever
" was that he said evidently carried
conviction.
l:is, nesting close to the sailor, whis.
pered:
40 you know what he has found
OutY"
II can only guess that he can tell by
lhs appearance OF the burned wood
low long K Is since II was extingulsh.
VI. Clearly they agree with him"
Then they know we are still hete?'
Either here or gone within q ,e'S
hours. In any case they will make q
thorough search of the island ut day
break"
"Will 1t be dawn soonT
lies. Are you tired?"
"A little cramped-that Is all"
Don't think | am foolish. Can you
manage TO Sleep"
"Sleep! With those men so near!'
"Yes. We do not know how long
they will remain. We must keep up
pur strength. Sleep, next to food and
lrink. IL a prime necessity"
IF 1t will! please you l will try" she
laid. with such sweet readiness to
obey his slightest wish that the won.
der Is he did not kiss her then and
there. BY previous instruction she
knew exactly what to do. She crept
quietly back until well ensconced In
PIN ptnhA urilannl avI halynrnl 90.
her accommodation. There so seclud.
ed was she from the outer world OF
horror and peril that the coarse voices
beneath only reached her In a murmur.
Pulling one end Of the tarpaul!n over
her. she stretched her weary limbs on
a litter Of twigs and leaves, commend.
ed herself and the man she loved TO
Gods keeping and, wonderful though
II may SEEM, was soon sluinbering
peacefully.
The statement may sound passing
strange to civilized ears. accustomed
only to the routine of daily life and
not Injured to danger and wild sur
%roundings. But the soldier who has
snatched a hasty doze I'm the trenches,
the sailor who has heard a fierce gale
buffeting the walls Of his frail ark,
can appreciate the reason why Iris.
weary and surfeited with excitement,
would have slept were she certain that
the next sunrise would mark her last
hour on earth.
jerks, too, composed himself for a
brief rest. He felt assured that there
was not the remotest chance Of their
lofty perch being found out before
d%aybreak, and the first faint streaks OF
dawn would awaken him.
When the morning breeze swept over
the ocean and the stars were beginning
to pale before the pink glory flung
broadcast through the sky by the yet
invisible sun, the sailor was aroused
by the quiet futtering of a bird about
to settle on the rock, but startled by
the sight of him.
His faculties were at once on the
alert, though he little realized the dan
ger betokened by the birds rapid dart
into the void. Turning first to peer at
Iris, he satisfied himself that she was
still asleep. Her lips were slightly
parted In a smile. She might be
dreaming Of summer and England. He
noi~selessly wOrmed his way to the
verge of the rock and looked down
through the grass roots.
The Dyaks were already stirring.
Some were replenishing the FIRE, others
were drawing water, cooking, eating,
smoking long thin stemmed pipes with
absurdly small bowls or oiling their
limbs and weapons with impartial en-.
ergy. The chief yet lay stretched on
the sand. but when the first beams Of
the sun gilded the waters a man
stopped over the PROSTATE form and
said something that caused the sleeper
to rise stlffly, supporting himself on
his uninjured arm. They at C wen
of together toward Europa point.
They have found the boat" thought
jerks. We'll, they are welcome to all
the information II Affords
The chief gave some order, at which
they all hung back s~heepishly. Cursing
them in choice Malay, the chief seized
a thick faggot and strobe in the direc-
ton of the cave. Goaded into activity
by his %truculent demeanor, some fol.
lowed him, and jerks, unable to see,
but listening anxiously, knew that they
were tearing the cheval de frise from
its supports. Nevertheless none OF. the