The newspaper., 1909-09-17
SYNOPSIS.

eh,pwrecle OF the steamer on which Miss
Genevievs Leslie. an American heiress.
Blake n brusque American. were passen-
gers. The three were tossed upon an un-
Inhabited island and were the only ones
not drowned. Blake recovered from a
drunken stupor.
CHATTER u.-Blake. Stunned on the
boat, because OF his roughness, became
The Engiishman was suing for the hand
of Miss Leslie. Blake started TO swim
back to the ship TO recover what was
lsft
CHAPTER III.-Blake returned safely.
winthrope wasted his last match on
cigarette. for which he was scored by
Biaks- Their first meal was dead hsh-
CHAPTER Iv.-The trio started ten
mile hike for higher land. Thirst at
tackled them. Blake was compelled to
ness. He taunted winihrope.
CHAPTER v.-They entered the jun
gle That night was passed roostng high
CHAPTER vI-The next morning they
descended to tho open again. All three
constructed hats TO shield themselves
t trem the sur sun they then feasted easa % on
IAslie showed n liking for Blake. but de-
tested his roughness-
CHAPTER vII-i,ed by Blake they es-
tsblished a home in some clifrs. Blake
found = fresh water spring.
CHAPTER vIu.-Mlss Leslie faced an
unpleasant situation. They planned their
eampairn-
CHAPTER IX.-Biake recovered ms
ins IRE. He Started a jungle IRE. killing
cubs
CHAPTER Kin the Ieopard's cavern
The oiins by burning the bottom Of a
tree until it fell against the heights.
CHAPTER NI.-The trio secured eggs
from the cliffs. Miss Leslie's white skirt
decided updu n signal
CHAPTER XIT.-Nnss Leslie made a
dress from the leopard skin. Blake's ef-
forts to Nil anielopes failed
CHAPTER XIII-overhcarinr n con-
~srsation between Blake and winthrope,
Mrs Leslie became frightened
CHAPTER NIv.-Biake was poisoned
by nsh. Jaekals sttaeked the camp
We've. Blake returned. after nearly dy-
CHAPTER xv.-Blake constructed an
animal trap. It killed a hyena.
CHAPTER NvI-on a tour the trio dis
covered honey and oysters.
CHAPTER XViI--Miss Leslie was At
tasksd hY a poisonous snake Hiak-
CHAPTER xvIu.-For the second time
winthrope was attacked by fever. lie
and Blake disagreed.
CHAPTER XiX.-Biako made strong
door for the private compartment OF Miss
Lexiic's caVc-home. A terrible storm
RACED that night. winthrnpo stole into
her room. hut she managed 20 swing her
door closed In time.
CHATTER NN Winthrop. badly
hurt. died tho following morning
AN right. all right. plenty OF
time he soothed. I'm going 10 see
how things look down the cleft"
He bolted the last Of his meat. and
at once left her alone TO cry herself
back to calmncss over the stitching OF
the signal.
His FIRST concern was for the barri-
cade As he had feared. he found that
Il had been blown to pieces The
greater part Of the thorn branches
which he had gathered with so much
labor were scattered 10 the -four cor
nors OF the earth. He stood staring
at the wreckagc in glum silence. but
he did not swear. as he would have
done the week before. Presently his
face cleared and he began TO whistle
In plaintiye minor key. He was
thinking OF how she had looked when
she dartcd out OF the tree at his call
of her concern for him. When he
was.so angered at winthrope. she had
called him Tom,
After a time he started on. picking
his way over the remnant OF the bar
ricade. without falter in his whis.
iling. The delugc OF rain had poured
down the cleft In a torrent, tearing
away the rootmatted soil and laying
bare the ledges in the channel OF the
spring rill. But aside from an occa-
sional boggy hole. tho water had
drained away.
At the foot, about the swollen pool
was a wide stretch of rubbish and
mud He worked his way around the
edge, and came out on the plain
where the sandy soil was all the firm-
er for its drenching. He swung away
at lively clip. The air was fresh
and pure after the storm, and q slight
breeze tempered the sun-rays.
He kept on along the cliff until he
turned the point. II was not alto
gether advisable to bathe at this time
of day: but, he had been caught out by
the cyclone in corner OF the swamp,
across the river. where the soil was
of clay. Only his anxiety for Miss
Leslie had enabled him TO fight his
way out OF the all but impossible
tmorass which tho storm deluge had
made OF the halfdry swamp At
dawn he had reached the river, and