The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-10-27

MIN. He ground his teeth togethor . :
q mar does who submits to q nairr,,l
operation and resolves not to Finch ~
meath the knife.
IT is very bad" he said; moi Quito
the end. but near it."
The end" she bravely answered "a,
death! We are living and unininrod
0 must fight On. If the Lord wills -
We shall not die" -
lie looked in her blue eyes and 40 W
there the light of heaven. Her o,onoo
did not droop before his. In s,,cb No
ments heart speaks to heart without
concealment.
we still have a little water" she
cried. Fortunately we are not thirsty
0 have not forgotten our SUNNY of
champagne and brandy?"
lie could only fall in with her nnre.
nectlve mood and leave the dreadfn,
truth TO its W evil time. In their III.
tie nook the power of the sun had not
yet made itself felt. BY ordinary com
putat1on 1T was about 8 o'clock, Long
pefore noon they would be g%rilline
throughout the mex few hours thew
must suffer the torture of Dives viii
one meager pint of water to share no
tween them. or course the wine and
spirit must be Stunned like a pesti-
fence. To touch either under such con.
oltlons would be counting heat. ano.
pleXy and death. And next doy,
lie frightened his laws hefo,a no m
swered:
I'VE will console ourselves with o hot.
tie OF champagne for dinner. Mean
Whlle hear u friends shouting To
nose lett on this side Of the island. 7
must take an active interest in tho
conversation"
He grasped a rifle and Law down on
ledge, already gratefully warm.
Ihere was a good deal of sustained
shoutlns going on. jerks thought no
recognized the chiefs voice giving in
structions to those who had come
from Smugglers' cove and We're now
standing on the beach near the ouorrv
wonder if he is hungry" he
thought. IF so, l will interfere with
the commissariat."
Iris peeped forth at him.
"Mr. Jenks!."
Yes" without turning his head. He
knew it was an ordinary question
May / come too?"
What. expose yourself on the ledpep
YES, even that. l am so tired Of
sitting here alone"
We'll, there is no danger at present
But they might chance to see YOU. and
you remember what r.
Yes, l remember quite well. IF fiat
IS air. There was a rustic of gar
ments. II am very mannish In appeor-
ance. If you promise not to look at me
l will join you"
Il promise"
Iris stepped forth. She was flushed
a little, and, to cover her confusion,
maybe. she picked up a rifle.
Now there are two guns" she said
as she stood near him.
he could see through the tail of his
eye that a slight but elegantly pro-
R Faf1ng eao ET2anlS f Eaa sndaeS9}ty t aRSspsgssqR =
ed from nowhere. BE was glad she
had taken this course. 1t might better
the position were the Dyaks to see her
thus.
1.-The moment ] tell you you must fall
fat" be warned her. mo ceremony
about it. Just hop!!'
II don't know anything better cal
culated to make one flop than a bullet"
she laughed. Not yet did the tragedy
Of the broken kegs appeal to her.
Eyes, but it achieves it's purpose in
two ways. l want you to adopt the
precautionary method"
Trust me for that. Good graciousv!'
The sailors rifle went off with an
unexpected bang that froze the excla-
nation on her lips. Three Dyaks were
attempting to run the gantlet to their
beleaguered comrades. They carried
q jar and two wicker baskets. He with
the jar fell and broke it. The Others
doubled back like hares, and the first
man dragged himself after them. jerks
did not fire again.
Iris watched the wounded wretch
crawling along the ground. Her eyes