The Mena weekly star., 1910-09-22

Piace Dy the prostrate figure.
 Lights herel" he cried He made such rapid examination as he could, seeing in moment one foot lying in- { srt, out of place, and helpless. She's only tainted" he said "It's her ankle. She's broken it in the darkness com Ing to meet us. We will take her to i tho ship
 No" said the man. "sbe must come of her own free will. Send to the ship for bandages and whatever you re- 1aire."
 Vary we'll" said the surgeon, rising and comforting hastily with MT. Whit taker. Meanwhile, your handker- chiefs, gentlemen. and some cold water"
 There is a spring hereabouts," said the man, ''on the other side of the bill"
 q will fetch the water" said the chaplain.
 He was wearing a tightly woven straw hat in which he could easily carry it.
 MT. Whitaker turned and ran to the beach whence he sent the boat of to the ship. The surgeon meanwhile had bound up the woman's ankle, and bathed 1t with water and whisky, and had forced some of the spirits down the woman's throat but the mans touch, his presence, would have suf- aced to call her back to life.
 Do you suffer-" he asked tenderly as consciousness returned to her.
 Not since you are here," she said Y ran to meet the ship and fell and hurt my ankle"
 "The doctor has fixed it up for you. We have sent to the ship for band ages"
 Man" she said. whose ship is itf"
 Mine" Did you see my signal?"
 "Yes, and we were glad because it told US that you were alive, but we were coming directly here" And did you come for me?
 For you only"
 How did you know that was here?"
 q didn't know it."
 Why did you come then?"
 T was sent here"
 'Who sent you"
 'Tangford."
 "Did he tell you was here?"
 No. he told me to go back to the island, that was all"
 Nothing more?"
 He gave me a letter which I was to open when set foot upon it."
 "Open 1t now" said the woman.
 She had risen to a sitting position. He knelt beside her, his arm around her supporting her. He carried the letter in his pocket. He had slipped it there as he started for the shore. He took 1t out and handed it to her. You may open fl" he said.
 With trembling fingers she tore the envelope. Inside there was nothing Tor him, but a smaller envelope ao. dressed to her. The chaplain held the light close to enable them to see.
 Tt is for me-" she said, mot for you"
 "Yes," said Charnock gravely, sti- fling spasm of jealousy in his heart. You may open it." Not l." returned the man touched by this confidence. Tt is for you.' Without more ado she tore the sec ond envelope. A little slip of paper fell from it. His message was aston ishingly brief. While Charnock reso- lutely averted his head, she read these words:
 T broke my word once to your sor- row; I break it again to your joy. Won't you try to remember now that am gone that tried to make amends and that I gave him back to you?"
 She glanced at the paper and then she read the simple words aloud. Charnock understood vaguely that in some way Langford had known that the woman was alive-how he could ascertain later-and that she had made him promise not to tell; that he had broken his promise and died. T don't understand the last words. said the woman "They are his last words, take 1t, !" answered the man. He looked like a dead man when he came to me at my house in Virginia and told me to go to the island"
 Poor Langford." said the woman.
 May God have mercy on himl" added the chaplain. solemnly He knew the story. too. Do you forgive him. my child2" asked the old man as he, too. turned away to leave these two alone.
 With all my heart" answered the woman.
 And do you forgive mer asked Charnock softly.
 with all my heart" again an | swered tho woman, but with change | in tho is+onation that made all the diff ference ia the world between the two statenca,1.
 She tcsrod her face toward him. reachinr -ar arms I'D to his neck. for getting tl.o pain in her foot in the long Kiss he pressed upon her up turned lips while he held her close there h rst sti.l and starry night on that gamli1s laleal of regeneration in l the far Pacific ss@
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