The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-07-15

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Tsea she threw herself down under
~ trees and rested. She had left
her watch, her precious watch, back
n tie cave with the book She did
rssf dare 70 carry II around with her.
- had no way OF carrying II In the
INA. single garment which she wore.
bsf she judged from the height OF the
n~s that u must be noon time. They
x.ds their meal on the fruits OF the
asaands this time with . rich and Juicy
,ccoanut added, which the man got for
Ssr az her suggestion In the sign Ian
nxags At which she was becoming ex-
D<rt. BY climbing with wonderful agil-
eay. ape-like agility almost, one OF the
Ell cocoanut palms with which the
AsHard sbounded. There were fruits
- various sorts In great plenty on the
Azfand aud she was becoming accus-
tened to the diet by degrees.
She passed the noon hour In trying
o. add to the mental equipment OF her
srmpanion. He could say q number
a vords now and had some idea OF
tAsfr- meaning. although he had not
sst attempted to frame sentences nor
had she yet tried to teach him so to
30 IT was pleasant under the shade
n the trees. She found herself mar
yelling at times as to the contentment
chat possessed her. a product OF the
age suddenly plunged into the Eden
NE existence which her forebears
might have enjoyed ten thousand
years before.
The, hours ran on until the declin-
Eng sun and the GOODNESS that came
stth the late afternoon warned her
Nat u she we're to continue her ex-
pac<ations she must be about II i'm.
wediatelY. So she rose and nerving
herself to, her task went toward the
ecppios where lay the CHASTITY remains
"a what had been a human being.
Forcing herself to the duty with her
kntfs che carefully cut away the rush
q, being particular not to disturb the
boaes Of the skeletons. AS before she
I'D al this In the face of a vigorous
r<nonstrance from the man. In some
wny, she could not tell how, the place
have come near 1t evidently OF his own
vfU. and although the power Of mem
wJ In him was but latent the impress
sSra that had been produced upon him
by what she found there at some
yxxicd in mis- life was strong enough
% make him avoid II forever.
She did not ask him for assist
ance, indeed. she would not have
erusted him with the knife under any
circumstances, and he made no at
tempt To keep close to her. He stood
an the outskirts OF the coppice in a
great state OF excitement, uttering
without sequence or reason such
words 40 she had taught him. To him.
IN this instance. she gave no heed.
Presently she had completely un-
osyeredi the two skeletons. She had
sfadaed anatomy. but was not a spe-
esalist IN that department of human
Warming She thought that the skele-
On before her was that OF q woman.
4ks measured its length with q piece
a tai grass and compared 1t with her
owns They were both Of q size. The
sniE IN which the bones lay was soft
zH1 porous. Every vestige OF clothing
tsf long since rotted away and disap-
Deared with the flesh IL covered. IL
TIE person whose bones lay there had
vprn, any article OF gold or silver.
wASsh9 being rustless would have sur
vsvsdf The long exposure. they were
u.eba 5iy buried In the earth beneath
he Ssus& She would attend to that
Aate-T
Their sae looked toward the bones
q s1is 3eet Of the human remains and
seeded instantly that they were the
beceS % . dog Across the vertebrae
ny - piess Of metal. She picked It up.
recognizing II instantly as . plate
vffca dad probably belonged to .
dog collar. There was an inscription
IN y which she did not take the trou-
be ~ the moment to read. Slipping
Il sHfs TIE bosom of her tunic and
RzaiNg sure that the combining rope
wou& seep II from falling out. she
sfoepes down and gathered the bones
- tHe human being up in her arms,
reIa-sfVe as the task was, and carried
shen down to the boat on the beach.
Sbs iaid them in the bottom OF the
bod carefully and then moved by a
sGdaen impulse, she went back and
<zthsred up those OF the dog which
sac oac IN the boat also. II was an
easy MISTER to tumble few spadefuls
n SAND over the. bones. Then she left
eAem in that rude Viking sepulture.
knawing that time would soon refill
the empty dinghy and the bones would
bs safely buried unless some other in
vsstizator should uncover them.
The. nam had assisted her in no way
10 this process but his excitement was
very great While she stood looking
Gown at the little heap OF sand which
oysersd all that remained OF this for
nsrn ard forgotten visitor to this is
hind. wondering II the fate OF that
trespasser upon these silent shores
would some day be hers. the man sud
asaly dropped on his knees as she had
seen him do ON her frst night on the
island. He put his hands together and
bsgan that mumbled jargon which she