The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-27

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land. no looming bluff. for
many minutes.
1 fancy we were walking in q circle.
NOT being able 10 see our way. Tor
now the water deepened and again u
Swallowed.
Presently Faraday verged over 20
me, and We locked arms and prone
Laded ai0u<. leaning on each other for
mutual support lu our WEAKNESS ANA
ia the enc the water was but snap
ping about our anili=E, and then we
walked out upon little spit OF SAND
studded with lunches Of tough grass
Making our way along rhis we came
10 broader SpOt-aithOuEh the sea
was SJin on both sides of US.
Here Faraday hunE hlmse.l down
and followed out a little space for
himself IN the sand, banking il up so
Is 20 form a shelter against tie wind
hc smiled YEARLY Al me- threw an
arm across his e-@s, and, j suppose,
" euT 10 sleep at CDce.
~ any rate. / die. having done as he
had. / dropped Off into a sea OF SUM
Der SWeeter than any ever have
known, utterly worn out as ! was by
the long. aard fight.
Night was upon US again when !
woke and SAT up, neWi.dered tor the
moment and most contoundedly un-
comfortable
The drifting sand had all but buried
me. and filed my ears ana eve sock
cts. and filtered into my mouth and
nose, and sto.eu down the back Of my
neck ielt gritty. my moF'n tasted
gritty and I've no doubt looked
Put appearances bothered ne very
slightly. I fingered and thlrsted. but
mostly rhIrstCd raEinEly-
Shaking the sandy particles from and
out Of me as well as T might J rraWled
ArW into a rage.
What did YOU 90 that for?" ne de
manded.
DO whatea' said 7. no less testify.
fellow sleep and be unconscious Of
all -ais misery, you idiOt2'
"a sery loves company 7 told him
ulteiy enough Il am awake. and I
eco ind a.. them" ne sputtered. And
when YOU do, bring me two gallons
] think the inSouciaut Young man
would have gone 70 sleep again, but 7
Ne talked the night out
That rs 10 say. we ETUDh led T. out.
our pipes and tobacco were wet. Our
matches were SOH ked. our clothes sattI-
burnt skin and tho uiupinC wind still
swept over the island and tried 10
sweep through us, falling 20 sweep Us
out % sea
than ] would care 20 ConsiEn any Of my
faTorire enemies 70, perhapS and there
as no help for it-nCthinE % % bus
sit still the long night through and pray
that the morning WOuld bring us sur
cease OF the storm md that WhprpWith
10 0UenCh our thirsJ-
II passed hat weary night. as nights
do observation-disclosures we told each other
a thousand times that this one never
would. and the second dawn found us
on a little desert Saud-islard # no
considerable area. with neither habita-
tion nor inha bitauts. water nor food.
The storm had blown the sllv clear
and quieted down a bit during the
night. the sunlight warmed and dried
us, meTcifUliv. and showed us the little
sloOp a hopeless wreck about thirty
yards from shore.
The mast had gone by the board.
the iibbOOm was snapped of short
and she had heeIed over O. her side
IN such fashion that Ger >lbin and
hold must surely be fun Of water
We saw this and raved, for all means
Of escape by our own efforts was cut
of.
Faraday was the calmer OF us twain,
as was generally the case
After a tire Of sDeeChlesS emotion Re
rose, DOTTED his neither garments. and
announced his intention Of Wading out
20 the boat
To what end, 7 wanted 10 know?
Water he said. hUSFiIv. She must
have a Cask or two aboard.
And at that YOU may be sure 7 vol