The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-05
CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XIV.
Helen's first night on the island
was a terribly trying one. She
seemed environed with peril, and
yet surrounded by desolation. No
one at hand to save her from a
wild beast. No one near except a
sick sailor and one she would al
most rather die than call to aid
her, for he had once told her he
loved her. She covered herself,
face and all, and so lay trmebling,
and longing for the day.
At the first streak Of dawn she
arose and plunged her face and
hands in the river, which did her a
world of good.
She found fire, and Hazel cook
ing cray fish. She ate the cray fish
heartily, and drank cocoanut milk
out Of half a cocoanut, which Hazel
had sawn, polished and mounted
for her.
HaZefs day was occupied In
stripping a tree on the nigh west
ern prOmontory of the bay, and
building up the materials of bon
fire a few yards from it, that, if
any whaler should stray that way,
they might not be at a loss for
means to attract her attention.
WEIGH was very i'll all day. That
evening, he asked Heien for her
prayer book. She brought it and
turned the leaves to find the pray
ers for the sick But she was soon
undeceived as to his intention.
Sam had it wrote down how the
Prosperine was foundered, and
should lick to lie Alongside my
messmate on that there paper. Be-
gin as Sam did, that this Is my
last word"
20, l hope not. o, Mr.. WEIGH,
pray, do not leave mel"
We'll, we'll, then, never mind
that, but just put down as 1 heard
Sam; and his dying words, that the
parson took down, were the truth"
II have written that"
And that the two holes was on
her port side, and seven foot from
her sternpost; and say them very
augers that is in our cutter made
them holes. Set down that"
1T is down."
Then I'll put my mark under
1t; and you are my witness"
Helen. anxious to please him in
everything, showed him where to
put his mark He did so; and she
signed her name as his witness.
Then he told them to go to their
work; he was all right now.
The next morning, after an early
breakfast, Hazel and Helen went
off in different directions; Hazel
with his ak to level cocoanut trees,
and Helen to search for fruits in
the jungle.
She came back in about on hour,
very proud of some pocs she had
found with nutmegs inside them.
WEIGH was not in the boat. She
saw his waistcoat, however, folded
and lying on the thwart; so she
knew he could not be far off and
concluded he was in her bower.
But he was not there; and she
called to Hazel. He came, laden
with cocoanuts.
Then Helen made a discovery.
Hazel had torn up from the edge
of the river an old tree trunk, and
this he had set up in her hut for a
table. after saving the roots down
into legs. On the smooth part of
this atble lay little pile of money,
ring with large pearl in it. and
two gold earrings. which Helen had
often noticed in Welch's ears.
She pointed at these and turned
pale. Then, she darted out of the
house and in a moment was at the
boat.
There she found, beside his
waistcoat, his knife, and a little
pile of money, placed carefully on
the thwart, and, underneath 1t, his
jacket rolled up, and his shoes and
sailors cap, all put neatly and in
order.
Hazel began to have vague mis-
givings. What does this mean p
he said.
"'What does 1t meant" cried
Helen, In agony. "Dou't you see /?
A legacy! The poor thing has di,
vided his little all. Oh, my heart,