Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18

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TIC name Of the ship.
fashioned in six foot letters nailed and
spiced together in sections and made
from the timbers Of that Ill fated yes
sci.
Meanwhile he taught Iris how ia
weave net out Of the strands of un.
raveed cordage. With this. weighted
by bullets, he contr1ved a casting net
and caught lot Of small fish in the
lagoon. Among the fish caught they
hit upon two species which most re-
sembled whiting and paddock, and
these turned out to be very palatable
and wholesome.
jerks knew good deal Of botany
and enough about birds to differentiate
between carnlvOrous species and those
TIT for human food, while the salt in
their most fortunate supply Of hams
rendered their meals almost epicurean.
From the rusty rifles on the reef
jerks brought away the bayonets and
secured all the screws, bolts and other
small odds and ends which might be
serviceable. From the barrels he built
a handy CRATE to facilitate Iris cook
Ing operations. and careful search
each morning amid the ashes of any
burned wreckage accumulated a store
of most useful nails
The pressing need for safe vet ac.
cessibe bathing place led him and the
girl to devote one afternoon to COM
plete survey Of the coast line. BY this
time they had given names to all the
chief localities. The northerly promon-
tory was naturally christened North
cape; the western, Europa point the
portion OF the reef between their hab-
itation and Palm Tree rock became
Filey Brig; the other section Northwest
reef. The fiat sandy passage across the
island, containing the cave, house and
well. was named Prospect park, and
the extensive stretch of sand on the
southeast, with its guard of broken
| reefs. was at once dubbed Turtle
| beach when jerks discovered that an
immense number of green turtles We're
paying their spring visit to the island
to bury their eggs in the sand
| ton by passing the scene Of the first
desperate struggle to escape from the
clutch of the typhoon. Iris would not
be content until the sailor showed her
the rock behind which he placed hel
for shelter while he searched for water.
For a moment the recollection of theil
unfortunate companions on board ship
tpht 81,
dimmed her eyes,
Il remember them in my PRAYERS
every night" she confided to him. ut
seems SO mutterably sad that they
should be lost while we are alive and
happy"
The man distracted her attention by
pointing out the embers Of their first
fire. 1t was the only way to choke
back the tumultuous feelings that sud
denly stormed his heart. Happy! Yes,
he had never before known such hap
piness. How long would it last? High
up on the cliff swung the signal to anx-
1ous searchers Of the sea that here
would be found the survivors of the
Sirdar. And then when rescue came,
when Miss Deane became once more
the daughter of q wealthy baronet and
he dlsgraced and nameless outcast!
He set his teeth and savagely struck
at full cup Of the pitcher plant which
had so providentially relieved their
killing thirst
"Oh, why did you do that?" pouted
Iris. Poor thing; it was a true friend
In need. / wish could do something
for it to make it the best and leafiest
plant Of its kind on the island"
VERY WELL" he answered, you can
crafty your wish. A tlnful of fresh
water from the we'll applied daily to
its roots will quickly achieve that end"
The moroseness of his tone and man.
ner surprised her For once her quick
intuition failed to divine the source of
his irritation.
You give your advice ungraciously,"
she said, but will adopt 1t neverthe-
less"
A harmless incident a kindly and
quite feminine resolve, yet big with
fate for both Of them.
jerks unwonted Ill humor-for the
passage OF days had driven from his
face all its harshness and from his
tongue all its assumed bitterness
created passing clio ID until the phys
ical exertion Of scrambling over the |
rocks to round the North cape restored |
their normal relations.
At last they reached the south side,
and here they at once found them
selves in delightfully."- secluded and
tiny bay, sandy, tree lined. sheltered
ON three sides by cliffs and rocks.
oh" cried Iris excitedly what q
lovely spot. perfect Smugglers' covel"
Charming enough to look at" was
the answering comment, but open to
the sea. II you look ut the smooth r.
band OF water out there You will per-
ceive passage through the reef. A
great place for sharks, Miss Deauc. but
ny place for bathsrs.s