, 1909-12-16

the several pieces of the boat which
MADE up the stern were scattered on
the beach. There was one straight
piece which vent across the stern
OF the boat and made a little box for
the coxswain to sit in, which would
40 for a shovel. 1t vas too wide, but
she 1t against a big stone and
was possessed of what she wanted.
n ends were rough and serreted and
nfit for her hands. but these she
smoothed by the aid of her knife. She
s~harpened the other end and soon had
a rude semblance of a shovel. She in
tended to use hat on the boat on the
sand the next day.
Finished with this, she looked at
the man and sighed in despair. Could
she ever get rid of him? Instantly
there flashed into her mind that
which she had before overlooked as OF
no moment. A long. heavy boat rope.
the boats painter, she had noticed
when she dove lay floating by the
side of he boat from which It had not
been severed. An idea came to her.
Dropping the shovel and followed by
he satellite, she plunged in once more
and again swan to the boat. Wasting
no time, she dove as before, found the
rope and having previously opened
her knife. cut 1t quickly and came to
the surface gasping.
There were perhaps 10 or 10 rect
of 1t. 1t was a stout piece of rope, OF
nusua quality, as had been every
thing on board the yacht. The very
best of stuff had gone into 1t and she
did not believe any man on earth
could break it. She had amused her
self on the cruise by learning the rudi-
ments of ~seamanship and she could tie
knots like any sailor. This little &C
co~mplishment was to stand her in
good stead. She wrapped the rope
around her neck, plunged in the la
once more to the shore.
She led the way up the sands to the
palm grove. Then she tied the rope
around the mans neck, not In a slip
moose, of course, but N a hard circle,
and quickly made a running bowline
around the nearest tree. He had not
made the slightest resistance. He had
no idea evidently of what she was do
ing or the purport of her motions.
Then she turned and went away from
him quickly. He started for her at
once and was nearly jerked from his
feet by the tautening of the rope. 1t
was a new situation for him, yet his
hands instinctively went to his throat
and he strove to tear away the moose,
putting forth such a p~rodigious amount
of strength that she stood in horror
lest he should part the flashing. But
1t was made of stout stun and he had
no purchase; although he pulled until
the sweat stood out or his forehead
from the violence of his efforts, they
were OF no avail. She had not dared
to interfere or 10 say a word. but
when she saw his efforts slacken. she
pointed to the sands to indicate to him
that he was to sit down, and then she
went away conscious that while the
rope held she was free. She was con-
scious of another thing, too, and that
was that he was learning a sad and
bitter lesson of physical restraint to
which he had never before been sub
ject.
one udu TeJolctu III uis COulpduiOA-
ship, of course. 1t had given her some
thing to do, her mind something to
work upon, and would do more in the,
future, but she never enjoyed a mo-
ment's freedom more. She ran to the
little amphitheater formed by the
cliffs where the cave was n throw
ing aside her blouse and skirt. she lux
uriated In a bath in the fresh. cool,
delightful waters of the pool at the
base of the fall. There vas a certain
amount of apprehension. for, of course.
but she was sufficiently confident not
to let this take away the pleasure she
felt in the bath of fresh water after
the long experience with the salt seas.
If she had had a cake of soap she
would have been completely happy.
She had much to do and she could
not linger. For one thing, she had to
face the problems of clothes. She had
absolutely nothing when she landed
except what she wore. Besides b
usual underwear these consisted Of
her blue serge blouse and skirt-a
short skirt at that-and a silk petit
coat. Sne lelt Tue piouoc anu Shis
outside on the rocks where they would
soon dry in the sun. They had been
wetted so Otter that there was no pos
sibility of their shrinking further.
Then she took stock of the rest. With
needles and thread. OF which she
possessed some store in the housewife
which had been saved from her bag,
she thought she could make shift to
manufacture three or four garments,
open at the neck. without sleeves and
with skirts that came to the knee
garments Just sufficient for modesty.
There was no other need for clothes,
so far as that went, in that balmy
island.
Naturally she shrank from this, but
unless she restorted to this expedient