The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-09
.andy beach IA White and SHINING d

the sun. ..-------.------.------ss =
do you think wen make it?' she
asked quietly. ~ q ~ ~ rs
Wen tyr he answered with edual
repression. Their eyes met In the IN
derstanding of a common peril. Their
was much against them, but wind and
tide were with them, and when thu
Cults Wing sank 1t was within a fea
feet Of the islands shore.
Peyton stepped out and carried Miss
Ainsley to. land. Then he pulled in the
boat as far as he could and made il
fast. +
''Maroonedw cried Miss Ainsley
lightly. She did not refer to their pa n
danger. nor did he, save to say solicit
tously. Miss Atnsley:: you're soaking
wet!'
$50 are you! But the suns strong
and hot on this little beach, and wei
soon dry. When do you think they'll
come for us?'
I'm afraid we won't be missed TIL
nightfall. and it's only 3 O'Clock now
Thank heaven my matches arena
damp, and we can build firer'
"Crusoe the second!' laughed Mis-
Ainsley. "Do you think the wreck viii
yield US anything? 1t should, accord
ing to the best story books"
Nothing but the battling pail and /,
coffeepot and two tin cups in thu
stern locker"
Get them" she besought. Wei
use them to cook with
Cook WHAT"
Miss Ainsley's eyes danced. "ol,
Crusoe, Crusoe! Haven't you any I'M
agination? Don't you know there's al!
ways food on desert island-sea
gulls' eggs and things like that? Come
along and let's explore"
There! j told you!" she exclaimed
as their wanderings brought them Ia
a little spring. isn't that pretty, the
way 1t bubbles up between the moss
and ferns? And l do believe there's
been a picnic here. Look at that bill
of orange peel"
Eyes, andf see thisw cried Peyton,
emerging from a thicket with brown
paper parcel in his hand.
Something the picnickers forgot!'
cried Miss Ainsley ecstatlcally. "open
IT, quick!'
Peyton caught the fire of her en-
thhsiasm. "rea and sugar and a loaf
Of bread,' he laughed.
uprno a pp owoIoir,n5 NFts. Itn.to,,
do You think that it's stale?" She
pulled a bit from the heel of the loaf
and nibbled 1t furtiyely. mo! It's
fresh There must have been a picnic
here this morning. Wen have feast,
regular feast"
Time went swiftly in preparing II.
Peyton found some blackberries, and
Miss Alnslie made plates of leaves
They built fire of drfftwood on the
beach, and over pile of stones the
coffeepot sang pleasantly. 1t was
sunset when they seated themselves
luxuriously on the sand and ate what
Viola Ainslie called the fruits of their
foil .' ~ n ~ Af} ~
This tea is the best ever tasted "
Peyton declared
you didn't know | was such good
cook, did youY" Miss Ainslie inquired
as she sat opposite him poking at the
fire.
"They viii be coming for us soon. ;
said PeytOn, land then our day win be
over"
eyes" said Miss Ainslic With some
thing strangely like a sigh.
Behind them the woods of the little
island were deepening INTO the sltad
ow; the waves broke softly lop thF
beach; the rosy tiames oT The fire shont
brightly out into the gathering dusk.
.Listenn She fadded. In the distance
could be heard the Faint, steady pun
ing Of steam iaunch "They've seer
the fire. she exclaimed, shielding hel
eyes with her hand.
There's sMcHSugget." cried Peyto}
almost savagely. and I suppose YOU'RE
glad" He was kneeling on the sand
picking up the fin cups.
Miss Ainsley smiled. "Oh. Robinson
Crusoe," she said softly. 'how very
blind you areT'
Peyton dropped the cups and stared
at her. "You mean he brcathed.
81 mean that this afternoon when
thought thai perhaps we've wouldn't
reach the shore-it didn't seem as il
the other things mattered at all.
knew then what really counted most
I knew that wealth was nothing and
that ! only wanted you you your
The last words were almost inaudibir
and Peyten had TO lean very near tc
catch them. Then the voice OF the mil.
lionaire McNugset reached them
through the megaplone.
Coming cried Miss Ainsiie in an.
swer. Hurry up, Crusoe. Why on
earth are you. carrying that old coffee
pot under your arm?"
Its trophy" said Peyton. "of =
shipwreck that has made me the hap
piest man On earth"