The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-04-01
CHAPTER x.-coniInu.d.

'h' h"l ahHoh new up IN nef race
and powdered her hair with their gray
dust; yet she persisted blowing stead.
lily until a shred Of bark caught the
sparks and Haired up In tiny flame.
a little more, and she had a strong
fire blazing against the tree trunk.
She rested a short time. relaxing
both mentally and physically In the
satisfying consciousness that Blake
never should know how near she had
come to failing In her trust.
Soon she became aware Of keen
feeling Of thirst and hunger. She
rose, piled fresh supply Of sticks ON
the lire, and fastened back through
the cleft toward the spring Around
the baobab she came upon Winthropc.
working In the shade OF the great tree.
The three leopard skins had been
stretched upon bamboo frames. and
he was reslgnedly scraping at their
Inner surfaces with n smoothedgcd
stone Miss Leslie did not look too
closely at the operation.
Where is-he?" she asked.
Winthropc motloned down the
cleft.
II hope he hasn't gone far. I'm half
furnished. Aren't you?"
Really. Miss Genevieye. II IL odd.
you know. Not an hour since. the
very thought Of food"
And now you're as hungry as I am.
Oh do wish he had not gone on Just
At the wrong time!"
A ~. oh H.. A.
You know. he got 80 messed up over
the nastlcst part Of the work. which
! positively refused to do"
What's that beyond the bamboos?
There's something aliyol"
Pray, don't be alarmed. II is-cr-
It's all right, Miss Geneyieve, l az.
sure you"
But what is It? Such queer noises.
aud | see something alivel"
only the vlutures. II you must
know. Nothing else, ! assure you"
"Oh!"
1T Ia all out Of sight from the
spring. You are not to go around
the bamboos until the-that Is, not
TO day"
bAN "is iihh' nay AHhA
why. yes-to be sure. lie also said
TO tell you that the outlets were on the
top shelf"
you mean"
His way Of ordering you to cook
our dinner Really. Miss Genevieye, / |
should be pleased to take your place. /
but have been told TO keep to this.
10 "a toll l..
fellow-yery hard for gentleman.
you know"
Miss Leslie gazed at her shapely
hands Three days since she could not |
have conceived Of their being so rough |
and scratched and dirty. Yet her dis. |
gust at their condition was not on.
tirely unqualified.
at least ! have something TO show |
for them" she murmured.
Il beg pardon said Wlnthrope
Just look at my hands-like a serv. |
antsl And yet | am not nearly so
ashamed OF them ms | would have |
fancied. II is very amusing, but do |
you know, I actually feel proud that |
have done something -somethlng
useful ! mean"
"useful?-Icalllts shocking. Miss Gen.
eyieye. II is simply vile that people Of
our breeding should be compelled to |
do such mental work They write no |
end Of romances about castways: but |
l fail to see the romance In scraplng /
skins Indian fashion, as this fellow
Blake calls H."
II suppose, though we should re-
member how much Mr.. Blake is doing
for us, and should try to make the
best OF the situation"
1T has no best, II Is all n beastly .
muddle." complained Winthrope. and
he resumed his nervous scraping o.
the big leopard skin.
The girl studied his face for mo.
ment, and turned away. She had been
trying so hard to forget
He heard her leave, and called after, |
without looking up: please remem.
Der He said TO cook some meat"
She did not answer Having salts |
fed her thirst at the spring, she took
one of the bamboo rods. with It's haggled
blackening pieces OF flesh. and re-