Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-04

Yes" hc said. pointing 20 the dish
cover. IF Won polish I'll" ton of tnut
with your sleeve it will serve rs Il
plate. Luncheon is rooly."
He neatly diShcd ~ two slices of
ham on q couple of biscuits and hand
ed them to her with the clasp knife.
II can dcncnd on nay fingers" he eX
planned. 1t will not he tie first time.
"IIavc YOU led an adventurous ife;"
she asked. bv way of polite conversa
ton.
NO" he growlcd.
II only thought 80 because You APP
pear to know all sorts of lodges for
prulonginc cxistcncc-thiugS | never
heard Of.
"Broied ham-and biscuits-for in
stance"
At another time Iris would have
snapped NJ him for the retort. still
bumbly regretful for her previous at
titude, she answered mcokly:
Yes in this manner Of cooking them.
| mean. But there are other items
methods of lighting fires. finding water,
may be found on Il desert island such
ms plantans and cocoanutS and certain
sorts Of birds
When the meal was ended jerks
sprang lightly to his feet. Rest and
food had restored his faculties. The
girl thought drcamily. rs he stood
there in his rough attire, that she had
never seen finer man. He was tall
siucwy and well formed. In rrpose his
face was pleasant. If mastertul. lis
somewhat sullen. self contained eX
/ preston was occasional and acquired
/ She wondered how he could be so ener
| getic, Personally she was consumed
with sleepiness.
He produced "A revolver.
do you mind if fire a shot to test
| these cartridges:" he inquired "Thc
powder is all right, but the illuminate
In the caps may be damaged
She agreed promptly. He pointed
the weapon at cluster Of cocoanuts,
and there was loud report. Two nuts
fell to the ground, and the air was fill
ed with shrill screams and the Tapping
of innumerabe wings. Iris was mo-
mentarily dismayed, but her senses
confirmed the sailors explanation --
"Sea birds"
"Can you use a revolver" he asked.
only father taught me. He thinks
every woman should know how to de-
fend herself If need be-
Excellent Well, Miss Deane, you
must try to sleep for couple Of hours.
purpose examining the coast for some
distance on each side. Should you
want me. n shot will be the best sort
Of signal
81 am very tired" she admitted
"But yOui'
"Oh, | am all right, l feel restless
that is, | mean ] will not he able ia
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 fatigucd she
would have caught the vague anxiety
the note of distrust, in his voice But
the carpet of sand and leaves on which
she lay WAS very seductive. Her eyes
: tloStu. Snt Its'Itu lulD u 'oHlI VI
BILE position and slept.
The man moved the revolver out OF
harms way to a spot where she must
see it instantly, pulled his sou'westel
well over his eyes and walked of
quietly.
They wore flung ashore on the north
west side of the island. Except fol
the cove formed by the coral reef with
its mysterious palm tree growing ap
parently in the midst of the waves, thu
shape of the coast was roughly tina
of the concave side Of bow, the two
visible extremlties being about three
quarters of mile apart.
lie guessed by the way in which thu
sea raced past these points that thu
land did not extend beyond them, Re
hind him 1t rose steeply to considera