Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1907-07-26

the sun.
DO you think wen make TT She
asked quietly.
well try" he answered. with equal
Their eyes met In the I'M
derstanding Of common peril. There
was much against them, but wind and
tide were with them, and when the
Cults Wing sank II was within few
feet Of the Islands shore
Peyton stepped out aud carried Miss
Ainsey to land. Then he pulled In the
boat as far as he could and made IL
fast.
"AIarooned! cried Miss Ainsley
lightly. She did not refer to their past
danger. nor did he, save to say solici
tously. Miss Alnsley, you're soaking
wet"
80 - you But the suns strong
and hot On this little beach, and wen
soon dry. When do you think they'll
come for usT
"Tm afraid we won't be missed till
niehtfall. aud It's only 8 o'clock now.
Thank heaven my matches aren't
damp. and we can build iire"
"Crusoe the second" laughed Miss
Alnsley. "Do you think the wreck VIII
Yield Us anything? II should. accord
ing 10 the best story books"
Nothing but the balling pail and
coirecpot and two tin cups In the
stern locker"
Get them" she besought. Wen
use them to cook with"
Cook what"
Miss Ainsley's eyes danced. oh,
Crusoe. Crusoe, Haven't you any I'm
aglna,lon: Don't you know there's al
WAYS food on desert lsland-sea
gulls eggs AMI things like thatf Come
along aud let's explore"
There. told you" she exclaimed
AS their wanderlugs brought them to
a little spring Isn't that pretty. the
way Il bubbles up between the moss
aud ferns? And 7 do believe there's
been n picnic here, Look at that bit
III orange peel"
Yes. aud see this" cried Peyton.
emerging from thlcket with q brown
paper parcel IN hls hand.
something the picnlckers forgot"
cried Miss Alnsley ecstatically. "Open
! II. quick"
PeytDn caught the lire OF her en-
thaslaSm. Tea and sugar and LOAF
| - l,.,.I - ba iauphnl
Bread exclaimed Miss Alnsley.
"Do YOU think that IT'S stale" She
pulled u bit from the heel OF the loaf
and nlbbled II furtlvcly, mo! It's
fresh There must have been picnic
here this morning. Wen have a feast,
regular feast"
Time went swiftly In preparing II.
Peyton found some blackberries, aud
Miss AlnslIe made plates of leaves
They built lire OF drlftwood on the
beach. ana over pile Of stones the
coflrepot sang pleasantly. Ii was
sunset when they seated themselves
luXuriously on the sand and ate what
Viola Alnslle called the fruits OF thelT
toll.
This tea Is the bc>t ever tasted,
PeytOn declared.
"You didn't know | was such good
cook, did yOuf" Miss Alnslle inquired
; as she SAT opposite him poklng at th'
Dire
They Will be coming for us soon,
said Pcyton. and then our day viii b.
over"
Yes. said Miss Alnslie with some
thing strangely like n sigh.
Behind them the woods VI the llttl
island were deepening into the shad
ow: the waves broke softly Oh tn
beach. the rosy i,mes ~ the IRE shon
: brightly ont iuto the gathering dusk.
70 "Llsi...." -, aided. Ia the distnnc
= could ir 'gd the fuint, steady pun
,, ing Of steam launch They've see
the hr,." -lr exclaimed, shielding he
=, eyes j' lrr hand
"Thcr'~ N,Nuggcl," cried Peyto
almost >lyagc'y. aud suppose vcur
glad" lie was kneellng on the san
picking w. Tie TN cups,
Miss AiuSl,y smiled "Oh, Kobiuso
;, Crusur." she said softly. how yer
= blind You are"
peytpn dropped the cups anu stare
al her You mean he breathed.
IL mean that this afternoon when
thought that perhaps We we wouldn
' reach il.r shore Il didn't seem as
: the other things mattered ut all.
knew then what really counted mos
>, knew that wealth was nothing al
that only wanted YOU - you - you
The last words were almost lnaudibl
and rcyton had 10 lean very near
catch them. Then the voice Of the m
" llonalre McNuggct reached the
through the megaphone.
Coming" cried Miss Alnslle In q
- swer. Hurry up, Crusoe. Why
" earth are you carrying that old cote
:; pot under your armf"
~ ITS trophy" said Peyton, "of
- shlpwreCk that has made me the ha
" piest man ON earth"
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