The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-13
CHAPTER XXI.
Unavailing Appeal

She slept late the next morning. In
the first place being upon the western
side OF the island. there was no flood
ing burst of sunlight through the open
door to disturb her quiet slumber. In
the second place she was so worn out
and exhausted, she had had so little
sleep in the past three days that inn
perativc nature forced her into rest.
She might have slept longer indeed,
but that she was awakened by great
cry, human voice calling her name.
She opened her eyes and saw within
the dimness of the cave a human fig.
ure, vaguely white in the darkness:
For one feeting instant she imagined
that 1t might be he, but that hope
was dispelled as quickly as 1t had
been born. She recognized the voice.
il was Langiord's s..
Kate he said approaching her
more nearly and bending over her.
''are you alive thcn!'
He reached down and touched her
hand where it lay across the fern
leaves on her breast. His touch sum
moned her bewildered faculties 10 ac-
ton. Brushing his hand aside, she sat
''It is l." she said.
''You are alive and welli'
''Nes.' she answered.
''Thank God,' cried the man. "We
thought YOU dead. We searched the
island. Where had You hjdden9 Why
have YOU done itg'
She rose slowly TO her feet and con
fronted him.
"You," she said bitterly, ''Why
have YOU come back?'
II don t know answered Laugford.
q can Z tell what moved me. ! was
here on the island with the others. /
searched with the rest. ] know that
no foot Of II was left unvisited. Every
crag and Granny, every thicket and
coppice, every tree, every cave and rift
IN the rocks was examined over and
over again. We knew that YOU were
gone and vet / could not believe it.
Yesterday afternoon | parted from the
cruiser. | did not bear away for this
island until il was too dark aud thev
were too far away TO see what | would
be about, and then | came back here
Al full speed -
why did YOU comet
don't know. | WAS NOT satisfied
~ seemed TO me that / must come
back and search again. | could not
believe II possible that YOU were dead,
really dead. Something in my heart
Al any rate. brought me back once
more TO see the place where YOU had
lived II no more than that. We made
the island early in the morning. The
Yacht lies yoEder. / came ashore
moment since and some kind Provi.
dencc lead me first of all 10 this spot
] entered the cave. | saw YOU living
there iu the cool darkness / thought
You dead ri FIRST. Then | cried to Won
and You moved And then ! touched
your hand. ., Kate. thank God ] have
found you!''
Where is be?" said The woman.
WHY didn I he come back 30
u was cruel thing 20 say. but She
could no more have helped it than She
could have helped hNr breathing. Not
10 have said il would have killed her.
for II Lan9ford.'s love could turn him
back. what should be said then of
Gharnock :. Langford was pale and
bagGard. lie. TOO. had suffered. lie
was paving for his sins. He was ex
plating them and feeling it, although
tlc eXp'ation was not helping her.
What OF him. she asked insist
entity
!" What matters about him7'' he said
failed 10 grasp il. ITc gone -
The man did not tell her that Char
mock had been carried away sense.
less log. .bcrcft of power to think, or
sneak, or move. or feel, by the shock
OF her departure.
"Once' said the woman. "vou had
your chance in the cabin Of that very
yacht ont yondcr and you failed to
grasp II and We separated. -
''Yos - said the man, ~ know that
J realize that now. and ! came back,
have come back now TO take my
chance again.
"ADd 40 he may come back said
tIa .tN1u
be-
"And ] rose higher thc other day
upon the sand -
@ You did, but not high enough. I
believe in him. he will realize IL. TOO. -
she went on. all the confidence of her
hopes springing into life again and Civ
Ing force and power to her voice and
hearing.
"And you condemn me for that one
mistake7' said the man
No. y returned the woman, ''neitber
will condemn him for that one mis-
fake
'' But he's gone. I tell you -
:" And he will come back, I know
s'Ie thinks you dead
81 So did YOU
But / came back, not he
You were your own master said
tho woman swiftly. ''You could 90
where YOU pleased He was subject 10
the decisions of others. ] trust him
still
"And you don T trust me7n
81 trust you enough, but L don't
love you.
"Oh. Kate, think! There must be
something in what T feel for YOU to
move you, ] did not know what it was
did not realize it, ] came back in the
first place as much because / had been
blackguard and coward and wanted
to set myself right in your eyes as be-
cause ! cared for YOU. but every hour of
search made me know my own heart,
and since / have seen YOU. since I see
you now, there is nothing I would not
do for you. nothing / would not suffer
for you. There ism t any expiation or
amendment or anything now, but be-
cause / am n man. and love you, | want
you. / want to make YOU happy. And