The newspaper., 1909-10-01
CHAPTER XIV.
In Double Salvation.

" dawn the next morning.
' the girl slowly drew open
her door and came out of the cave
Blake was nowhere in sight. She
sighed. vastly relieved. and hastenec
across to bathe her flushed face ir
the spring. Stopping every few mo
ments TO listen for his step down the
cleft she gathered up a hamper Of
food and fed to the tree-ladder.
As she drew herself up on the clitf
she noticed a thin column OF smoke
rising from the last smoulderine
brands Of a beacon fire that had been
built in the midst of the bird colony
on the extreme outer edge of the
.headland. She did not, however. OBJ
serve that. while the smoke column
streamed up from the fire directly
skyward beyond it there was a much
larger volume of smoke. which seemed
20 have eddied down the cliff face and
was now rolling up into view from out
over the sea. She gave 40 heed to
this. for the sight OF the beacon had
instantly alarmed her with the pos
sibility that Blake was still on the
headland. and would imagine that she
was seeking him.
She paused. her cheeks afame. But
the only sign OF Blake that she could
see was the fire itself She reflected
that he might very well have left be-
fore dawn. AS likely as not he had
descended at the north end OF the
cleft and had gone off to the river to
start his catamaran. At the thought
all the color ebbed from her cheeks
and left her white and trembling
Again she stood hesitating With a
sigh she started on toward the signal
staY
She was close upon the border OF
the bird colony when Blake sat up and
she found herself staring into his
blinking eyes.
-Hello," he mumbled. drowsily He
sprang up wide awake. and flushing
with the guii.y consciousness of what
he had done Look at the subway
up, Didn't mean to oversleep. Miss
Leslie. You see was up pretty late
tending the beacon. But Of course
that's no excuse"
Don't" she exclaimed. There were
tears in her eyes: yet she smiled as
she spoke. 4 know what YOU mean
by pretty late. You've been up all
night"
No. | haven't Not all night"
To be sure, l quite understand,
Mr. Thomas Blake, Now sit down
and eat this luncheon"
Cant Haven't time I've got to
get to the river and set to work I'll
get some jerked beef and eat it on the
way. You sec
Tom" she protested
It's for you" he rejoined and his
lips closed together resolutely.
He was stepping past her. when
over the seaward edge of the cliff
there came sound like the yell of a
raging sea monster.
"Siren," shouted Blake whirling
about
The cloud OF smoke beyond the cliff
end was now rolling up more TO the
left He dashed away towards the
north edge of the cliff as though he
intended TO leap of into space. The
girl ran after him as fast as she could
over the loose stones Before she had
covered half the distance she saw him
halt on the very brink OF the cliff
and begin to wave and shout like
madman. few steps farther ON she
caught sight OF the steamer. 1t was
lying close in. only little way OF
the north point of the headland
Even as she saw the vessel. its siren
responded to Blake's wild gestures
with series of joyous screams. There
could be no mistake. He had been
seen. Already they were letting so
anchor. and there was a little crowd
of men gathering about one of the
boats Blake turned and started on
run for the cliff. But Miss Leslie
darted before him. compelling him to
halt