Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-04-15

7A LII the wood in the cleft
u was sodden from the fierce
a downpour that had accom-
anied the cyclone; all the cleft bot
bm other than the bare lodges was
bed of mud; everything without the
reecaye had been either blown away
br heaped with broken boughs and
hud-spattered rubbish. But the girl
bad far too much to think about to
feel any concern over the mere dam
bge and destruction of things. 1t was
Father relief to find something that
talled for work.
Not being able to find dry fuel she
gathered a quantity of the least sod
Hen of the twigs and branches and
Spread them out on a ledge in the
flear sunshine. While her firewood
Fas drying she scraped away the mud
Rnd litter heaped upon her rude
hearth. She then began a search for
] ost articles, When she dug out the
pottery ware she found her favorite
ftew pot and one of the platters in
Fagments. The drying frames for the
peat had been blown away, and so
lad the antelope and hyena skins.
Catching sight of a bit of white
own among the bamboos, she went to
and was not a little surprised to
Pee the tattered remnant of her duck
Filrt. 1t had evidently been torn from
N SIGNAL ctoFF NV tb, q r.+ or,,,+ IS ,bo
cyclone, whirled down into the cleft
y some flaw or eddy in the wind, and
Fadded so tightly into the heart of the
|hlch clump Of stems that all the fury
n the storm had failed to dislodge
t. Its recovery seemed to the girl
Fpecial providence; for Of course they
hust keep up signal on the cliff.
having started her fire and set on a
BteW, she Aunted out her sewing ma
Ierals from their crevice in the cave
Pnd began mending the Sits in the
lorn flag, While she worked she sat
pm shaded ledge. her bare feet toast
'ns IN the sun, and her soggy, mud
Smeared moccasins drying within
reach When Blake appeared, the
lnoccasins were still where she had
lrst SET them, but the little pink feet
"''H safely tucked UP beneath the
'a' erred flag. Fortunately, the sight
~ the white cloth prevented Blake
prom noticing the moccasins.
Hello!' he exclaimed. whats
,nat the flag? Say that's luck!
VI break out bamboo right OFF Old
S'al carried clean away"
Mr. Blake-iust a moment. please.
"lat have you done with-with it,"
hIane jerked his thumb upward.
cliff" '0N "'''' 'p 'H 'e
Best place l could think of. No
a 1HInlals-and | piled stones over
hut, say, look here"
ne drew out a piece of wadded
e'o'n marked off into little squares
w crossing lines of stitches. One of
1ue squares near the edge had been
-'pped open. Blake thurst in his fin
ser and worked out an emerald the
S'ze OF a large pea.
O-h-h!' cried Miss Leslie, as he
,eiu the glittering gem out to her in
MS rough palm.
!. ne drew it back and carefully thrust
'' again into its pocket.
mats one" he said. There's an
I In every square of this innocent,
,,ai MESS rag-dozens of them. He
a sI have made a clean sweep of the
me s-or, more like, the duchess
w, ives Now, If you please, l want
'' ~, TO sew this up tight again. and"
cried.
8. Gay, didn't mean to- 1t was con-
p rguIued stupid of me-" mumbled
'' axe Won't you excuse me?"
vi course! 1t was only the-the
thought that"
nj no wonder. I always am a fool
ne, Zen 1t comes to ladies'. I'll fix the
'ning all right
catching up the nearest small pot,
, ug eFammed the quilted cloth down
s. ,.'i'n H. and filed it to the brim with
,,. mere, Guess nobody's going to
yo-,. on with a jug Of midland it
c Ton hurt the stones till we get a
yr1 .',Ce to look up the owner. He
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