The newspaper., 1909-08-13
SYNOPSIS.

Lord winthrope. an Engii.hman. and Tom
Blake. 4 brusdue American. were passen-
Inhabited island and were the only ones
not drowned. Blake recovered from a
drunken stupor.
CHEPrER n-Biake. Stunned on the
q hero as preservers of the helpless pair.
The Englishmsn was suing for the hand
Of Miss Leslie. Blake started TO swim
Sash 70 the ship to recover what was
CHAPTER III-Blake returned safely.
winthrops wasted his last match on
cigarette. for which he was scored by
Blake Their nrst meal was a dead nsh.
CHAPTER IV.-Ths trio started a ten
mile hike for higher land Thirst at
carry Miss Leslie on account of weari-
ness He taunted winthrope.
CHAPTER v.-They entered the Jun
gle. That night was passed roosting high
CHAPTER vI.-The next morning they
Aescended TO the open again All three
ssa is. hats S.r 70 his,d ,he, sssfss es
eoeoanuts. the only procurabie food. Miss
Leslie showed a liking for Blake, but de-
tested his roughness-
CHAPTER vII.-I>ed by Blake they es-
tabiished home in some cliffs. Blake
found fresh water spring.
CHAPTER vIrr.-Miss Leslie faced an
unpleasant situation They planned their
eampaiRn
CHAPTER 1h--BlAkf recovered MS
surveyor. magnifying glass. thus insur-
ing FIRE. He started a Jungle IRE. killing
cubs.
CHAPTER Kin the ieopard's cavern
they built n small home. They gained
the oiirs by burning the bottom of n
tree until It fell against the heights.
CHAPTER Nf.-The trio secured eggs
from the cliffs. Miss Lesle's white skirt
was decided upon as n signal
CHAPTER NII.-snss Leslie made n
dress from the leopard skin. Biakc's ef-
forts to kill anteiopes failed
CHAPTER NIII-Overhearfnr a con-
yer~atIon between Blake and winthrope.
Miss Leslie became frightened.
"D4nt Worry. You'll likely stave II;
OF for n couple OF weeks or so. You're
lively yet. and that's a good sign. I
knew Win was In for Il when he be
gan TO crouch and loaf and 90 the
baby act I haven't much use for
dudes in general. and English dudes
In particular. but I'll admit that
while Wins soft enough in spots. he's
not all mush and milk"
Thank you. Mr.. Blake"
You're welcome. couldn't say
less. seeing that Win can't speak for
himself Now you tumble in and get n
good sleep. I'll 20 on as night nurse.
and work at the barricade same time.
You're not going to do any night
nursing ! can gather the thorn brush
in the afternoons. and pile IL up at
night
In the morning Miss Leslie found
that Blake had built substantial
canopy over the invalid. in place OF
the first ramshackie structure.
It's best for him to be out in the
air." he explained. so fixed this up
to keep OF the dew But whenever Il
rains. wen have to tote him inside
"Ah. yes. to be sure How is he,"
murmnred the girl.
Hes about the same this morning.
But he got little sleep. Keep him
doscd with all the hot broth he'll take.
And say. roust me out at noon. I've
had my breakfast Now I'll have n
rnooze. So ionE,"
He nodded. and crawled under the
shade OF the nearest bush. too drowsy
90 observe her look OF dismay.
At noon. having learned that Win
thrope's condition showed little change.
Blake ate hearty meal. and at once
set on down the cleft. He did not re
appear until nightfali: though at In
tervals Miss Leslie had heard his step
as he came up the ravine with his
loads OF thorn-brush.
This course of action became the
routine for the following ten days. It
was broken only by three Incidents.
all relating to the important matter OF
food supply. Winthrope had soon
tired OF broth. and showed such an in
satiabie craving for cocoanut milk
that the stock on hand had become
exhausted within the week.
The day after. Blake took the rope
ladder. as he called the tangle OF
knotted creepers. and went on towards
the north end OF the cleft. When he
returned. n little before dark. the
lower part OF his trousers was torn to
shreds. and the palms Of his hands
were blistered and raw; but he carried
a heavy load OF cocoanuts. After a
vain attempt to climb the giant palms
on the far side OF the river. he had
found another grove near at hand. in
the little plain. and had succeeded in
reaching the tops of two OF the
smaller palms.
Under his directions. Miss Leslie
clarified bowl of bird fat-goose-
grease. Blake called it-and dressed