, 1910-02-24


great, ina Tor me- Tune being MA love
was IN allegiance. He pitied himself.
ne ioathed Langfofd. he was contemp.
.uousiy indifferent to the world. and
for the moment he almost bated tba
woman. The sub-conscfou.ness that
ne mao that this was as u~ngrateful as
II was unwarranted added to his
w~retchedness and misery.
No" he cried, before s,v ansxvar
IS made, let me speak,"
Your pardon" said Whitaker.
may l ask who you are?"
SIR" returned the man, as to who
: am and what ! am. I do not know.
nor Toes 1t greatly matter"
Your pardon again." retorted the
lieutenant commander, coolly. but II
matters very much. Unless you have
some right to interfere. I do not con
cede that AM suggestion from you in
.nis crisis which seems to concern
these two people, this lady and this
gentleman. is at all In order"
But it does concern me-" returned
the man. impatient Of this checking.
LOT love this woman myself, and she
nas done me the honor to say that she
ioVed me. had intended to make
ner my wife should Providence ever
bring us to civilizations AGAIN."
Had intended" exclaimed the WON.
an under her breath. but NO one no.
oced her words. and the lieutenant
spoke again.
That being the case, some in
formation as to who you are and how
you came here IL the more evidently
in order"
Il can answer that" said the WON.
an. When I landed on this island. /
found this man here. He had been
mere a long time. I believe he had
been cast away here as q child and
had grown up alone. He had no
speech or language. He had no mem
DRY OF the past. His mind was a
blank. I was glad to ind him here.
He gave mo occupation, companion.
ship. had been well educated. I de-
termined to teach him. I knew that
his ignorance was the result Of his
environment. I believed him to be
naturally acute. 7 found my beliefs
L Taught nlH Au tnSt L
could of life and letters from memory.
For three years my sole and only &C.
cupation has been to teach him what
knew. No preceptor ever had apter
or more docile pupil"
mo learner v e sat at the feet of
such a teacher" cried the man.
touched by the recollection. Think,
men, all that I knew was q childish
bab5le Of prayers which had remained
i n my memory. was ignorant Of
everything, even that I myself exist
ed; that there was any difference be-
tween me and the palm tree or yon-
der bird; that a was made in the
image Of his God; that there was such
a thing as q woman upon earth. I had
no ideas Of honor or honesty, or pur-
ity, or sweetness, or truth, or life, or
God, until she taught me. I believed
in her as I believed in God, and I loved
her as I love sunlight and fresh air
and the sweet wind. I loved her, as I
learned to love under her teaching.
goodness and truth and every virtue.
And to think. to think. to. think"
he threw up his hands In 4 wild ges.
ture-'that it has come to this"
And he taught me something, Mr..
Whitaker said the m H
gave me back my faith in manhood
which you" she swept Langford
with a bitter glance-"had destroyed.
He gave me back, l think. my faith in
God. He taught me many things. And
when two days ago an earthquake bur
led me within the cave l call
my home, and he tore the rocks asu
der and freed me and caught me in
his arms, l knew that he had taught
me what love was, and as he con-
fessed before you all that he loved me,
that he did love me-, / will confess the
same, and say that I at least have not
changed in this hour"
Kate, Kate!" cried Langford. "for
Gods sake, think of what you say and
do"
Sir" said Whitaker, turning to the
man of the island. you are a very
fortunate man."
of all on EARTH" was the bitter an
swer, 81 cannot think there are any
more miserable than l."
Did you learn nothing Of his past,
Miss B%renton?' asked Whitaker. un-
comfortably. unable to answer this
strange yet natural assertion. Gould
the nan remember nothing?"
Il learned a great DEAL" returned
the woman. I'm the cave which he
had made his home and which he has
since yielded up to me"
Where is this cave?"
On the other side Of the island.
You shall see 1t presently. found q
Bible. There vas a date in 1t some
80 years back and a name in it."
What is the name?"
John Ravell Charnock."
of Virglpia?" asked Whitaker,
eagerly.