The Red Cloud chief., 1905-06-09
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titudc, she answered meckly:
YES, in this manner of cooking them,
j mean. But there are other items
methods Of lighting fires, finding water,
Knowing what fruits and other articles
may be found on n desert island. such
IS plantains and cocoanuts and certain
sorts Of birds"
When the meal was eNled jerks
sprang lightly to his feet Rest and
food had restored his faculties. The
girl thought dreamily, as he stood
there in his rough attire, that she had
never seen Il finer man. He was tall.
sinewy and well formed. In repose his
face was pleasant, if masterful. Its
somewhat sullen, self contained ex-
preston was occasional and acquired.
She wondered how he could be so ener.
getic. Personally she was consumed
with slcepincss.
He produced a revolver.
"Do you mind if | fire Il shot to test
these c~artridges?' he inquired. ''The
powder is all right, but the illuminate
In the caps may be damaged"
She agreed promptly. He pointed
the weapon at a cluster Of cocoanuts.
and there was n loud report. Two nuts
fell TO the ground. and the air was fill
ed with shrill screams and the Tapping
of innumerablc wings. Iris was mo
mentarily dismayed, but her senses
confirmed the sailors explanation -
"Sea birds"
"Can you use n revolver?" he asked.
MY father taught me. He thinks
every woman should know how to de-
fcnd herself If need be-"
Excellent. Well. Miss Deane, you
must try to sleep for a couple of hours.
purpose examining the coast for some
distance on each side. Should you
want me. a shot will be the best sort
of signal"
81 am very tired" she admitted.
"But you"
"Oh. | am all right. l feel restless
that is, | mean | will not be able to
sleep until night comes. and before we
climb the hill to survey our domain |
want to find better quarters than we
now possess
Perhaps were she less fatigued she
would have caught the vague anxiety,
the note of d~istrust, In his voice. But
the CARPET of sand and leaves IN which
she lay was very seductive. Her eyes
closed. She nestled into a comforta-
BILE position and slept.
The mar moved the revolver out Of
harms way to a spot where she must
see it instantly, pulled his sou'wester
-.DI -,,a, ht, nx.ny and XrnIEAI off
quietly.
They were flung ashore on the north
west side of the island. Except for
the cove formed by the coral reef, with
Its mysterious palm tree growing ap-
parently in the midst of the waves, the
shape of the coast was roughly that
of the concave side of a bow. the two
visible extremities being about three
quarters Of a mile apart.
lie guessed by the way In which the
sea raced past these points that the
land did not extend beyond them. Be-
hind him it rose steeply to a considera-
BILE height, 100 or 200 feet. In the cen
ter was the tallest hill. which seemed
to end abruptly toward the southwest.
On the northeast side 1t was connect
ed with a rocky ~promontory by a ridge
of easy grade. The sailor turned to the
southwest as Offering the most likely
direction for rapid survey.
He was not surprised to find that
the hill terminated in a sheer wall or
rock, which stood out, Omlnous and
massive. from the wealth of verdure
clothing the remainder Of the ridge.
Facing the precipice and separated
from it by a strip Of ground not TWEEN
ty feet above the sea level in the high
est part was another rock built emi
nence quite bare of trees. ken by
the weather and Scared in a manner
that attested the attacks of lightning.
The intervening belt was sparsely
dotted with trees, casuarinas, poon and
other woods he did not know, resem-
bling ebony and cedar. A number or
stumps showed that the AK had been
at work, but not recently. He passed
into the cleft and climbed a tree that
offered easy access. AS he expected,
after rising a few feet from the ground
his ewes encountered the solemn blue
line of the sea, not half a mile distant.
He descended and commenced IA sys-
tematic search. Men had been here.
Was there a house? Would he sudden
" encounter some hermit Malay or
Chinamani
At he foot of the main cliff was IA
cluster of fruit bearing t~rees-plah-
,,s ,.n,o p,,to and pncon Mains. A