Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-28
CHAPTER xI.-Continued

CHAPTER kl.-Continuco.
Miss Leslie sighed. "Why did you
speak of them? / am still hungry
enough to eat more eggs-a dozen
that Is, if we had little salt and but
ter"
And a silver cup and napkins!"
added Blake. about the salt, though,
well have to get some before long,
and some kind of vegetable food. 1t
won't do to Keep up this whole meat
menu"
IF only those little bamboo scouts
were as good as they look-like kind
of asparagus!" murmured Miss Leslie.
1--WE heard that the Chinese eat
them" said Winthrope.
"They eat rats, too," commented
lslake.
1--WE might at least try them," per-
sisted Miss Leslie.
How? Raw"
81 have heard papa tell Of roasting
corn when he was a boy"
That's so; and roasting-ears are
better than boiled. Win, guess we'll
have a sample of bamboo asparagus
la Les-lee!"
WINTHROP took the penknife and
fetched a handful Of young sprouts
from the bamboo thicket. They were
heated over. the Goals on a grill of
green branches and devoured half
raw.
Say" mumbled Blake, as he rum
mated on the last shoot, we're getting
on some for this smell hole of q coast
house, and chicken ranch and vege-
tables in our front yard. We've got
old Bobbie C1hsoe beat, hands down,
on the startoff, and he with his shipful
Of stuff for handicap!"
"Then you believe that the situation
Gooks more hopeful, Mr.. Blake?"
We'll, we've at least got an extern
sion on our note for a week or two.
But I'm not going to coddle you with
lot Of lies, Miss Jenny. There's the
fever coming, sure as fate. I may
stave it off a while; you and Win, ten
to one, will be down in a few days
and not smell of quinine in our
commissary. Then there1l be dysen-
terry and snakes and wild beasts No;
we're not out of the woods yet, not by
a-considerable."
thrope, Il must say, you're not very
encouraging"
"By Jove, Blake" muttered Win
Didn't say I was trying to be-"
But, Mr.. Blake, / am sure papa will
offer a large reward when the steam
er is reported as lost. There will be
ships searching for US"
Were not in the British channel,
and I'll bet what few boats do coast
along there don't nose about much
among these coral reefs"
0"T fancy it would do no harm to
erect signal" said WINTHROP.
"Only thing that would make a
show is Miss Leslie's skirt" replied
Blake.
There is the big leopard skin," per-
sisted WINTHROP. To his surprise the
engineer took the suggestion under
serious consideration.
We'll, l don't know" he said. "If
we had water background, now. But
against the rocks and trees-no; what
we want is white. I'll tell you-when
Miss Jenny sets to and makes herself
a dress of that skin, I'll fly her skirt
to the zephyrs."
"Mr. Blake! l really think that Is
cruel OF you'll"
"Oh, come now; that's not fair! I
wouldn't have said word, but you
said you wanted to help"
IL beg your pardon. Mr.. ESsx9. L
= did not quite understand you. /
really do want to help-to do my
share"
Now you're talking! You SEQ, it's
not only question Of the signal, but
If clothes. We've got to figure any
way on needing new ones before long.
Took at my pants and vest, and Wins
TOO. Inside a month wen all be In
hide-or in hiding. That's joke,
Win, me by; see?"
But in the meantime" began
Miss Leslie.
in the meantime we're like to miss
a change or two Of being picked up.