The Falls City tribune., 1909-01-22
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SYNOPSIS.


Blake, a 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
CHAPTER II.-Blake. Stunned on the
boat. because of his ~roughness, became
a hero as p~reservers of the helpless pair.
The Englishman was suing for the hand
OF Miss Leslie. Blake started to swim
left.
CHAPTER III.-Blake returned safely.
Winthrope wasted his last match on a
cigarette, for which he was scored by
Slake. Their first meal was a dead fish.
CHAPTER 1N.-The trio started a ten
mile nike for higher land. Thirst at
tackled them: Blake was compelled to
carry Miss Leslie on account of weari-
ness; He tainted Winthrope.
CHAPTER V.-They entered the Jun
ia a tree. e
CHAPTER VI.-The next morning they
descended to the open again. All three
constructed hats To shield themselves
from the sun. They then Toasted on
cocoanuts, the only procurable food. Miss
Leslie showed a liking for Blake. but de-
tested his roughness
CHAPTER VII.-Led by Blake they es-
tablished a home in some cliffs. Blake
found a fresh water spring.
CHAPTER VIII.-Miss Leslie faced an
unpleasant situation. They planned their
campaign.
liza F1I -1A.-IDtdht i'
-arveyor's ~magnifying glass, thus insur-
ing fire. He started a jungle fire, killing
u large leopard and smotherlng several
CRIBS.
They started at once, Miss Leslie
il the lead. AS they rounded the point
she caught sight of the smoke still
rising from the cleft. A little later
she noticed the yultures which were
streaming down out of the sky from
all quarters other than seaward. Their
focal point seemed to be the trees at
tie foot of the cleft. A nearer view
showed that they were alighting in the
thorn bushes on the south border of
the wood.
OF Blake there was nothing to be
seen until Miss Leslie, still in the
lead, pushed in among the trees. There
they found him crouched beside a
small fire, near the edge of the pool.
He did not look up. His eyes were
riVeted in a hungry stare upon several
pieces of flesh. suspended owe the
flames on splits of green twigs.
Hello" he sang out, as he heard
their footsteps. Just in time, Miss
JENNY. 1OUI DlOllcu Sltdh II Dt Itduy
in short order
oh, build up the fire, I'm simply
raVenous," she exclaimed, between i'm
patience and delight.
Winthrope was hardly less keen;
vet his hunger did not altogether
blunt his curiosity.
Il say, Blake" he inquired, where
did you get the meat?'
Stow it, Win. my boy. This amt
- packing house. The stuff may be
tough, but it's not-er-the other
thing. Here you are, Miss Jenny.
Chew it off the stick
Though WINTHROP had his suspi-
cions, he took the piece of half-burned
flesh which Blake handed him in turn
and fell to eating without further ques-
ton. As Blake had surmised. the
roast proved far other than tender.
Hunger, however, lent it a most ap-
p~etizing flavor. The repast ended
when there was nothing left to devour.
Flake threw away his empty spit and
sose to stretch. He waited for Miss
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md then began to chuckle.
What's the joke?" asked Win
thrope.
Blake looked at him solemnly.
We'll now, that was downright
mean of me-" he drawled; after rob
Ing them, to laugh at it,"
Robbing who21
The b%uzzards.'
You've fed us on leopard meat,
lists disgusting,"
I found it filling. How about you,
Mss Jenny?'
Miss Leslie did not know whether to
laagh or to give way to a feeling of
nausea. She did neither.
Can we not find the spring of which
we'd spoke?' she asked. 4 am thirsty
Well, I guess the fire is about burnt
out" assented Blake. Come on: well
Sec"
The cleft now had a far different as
Teet from what it had presented on
their first visit. The largest of the
tCees, though scorched about the base,
still stood with unwithered foliage.
title harmed by the fire. But many
= their small companions had been
Killed and partly destroyed by the heat
and flames from the burning brush. In
places the fire was yet smouldering.
Blake picked a path along the edge
G the rill, where the moist vegetation,
though scorched, had refused to burn.
after the first abrupt ledge, up which
Flake had to drag his companions, the
ascent was easy. But as they climbed
around an outjutting corner of the
steep right wall of the cleft Blake
muttered a curse of disappointment.
He could now see that the cleft did
not run to the top of the cliff, but
through it, like a tiny box canyon.
The sides rose sheer and smooth as
walls. Midway, at the highest point of
he cleft. the baobab lowered high
sboye the ridge crest. its gigantic
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