The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-07-02

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antelope tallow.
Gulls and terms circled about them
or lowered over the water ready to
swoop down upon their finny prey.
Sandpipers ran along the beach within
stones throw, but the curlews
showed their greater knowledge of |
mankind by keeping beyond gunshot |
Once great flock of geese drove
high overhead, their leader honking |
the alarm as they swept above the
suspicious figures on the beach. Like |
the curlews, they had knowledge of
mankind. But the flock of white
pelicans which came sailing along in
stately leisure on their immense
wings floated past so low that Blake
| felt certain he could shoot one. He
raised his bow and took aim. but re-
| Trained from shooting at the thought
that il might be a sheer waste Of his
| precious poison.
A little later a herd of large ami
mails appeared on the border of the
grass jungle, but wheeled and dashed
back into cover so~quickly that Blake
barely had time to make out that they
were charlottesville first he had seen
on this coast, but easily recognized by
their resemblance to the Cape va
riety. Their fight gave him small
concern; for the time being he was
more interested in topography than
game.
The southern headland now lay
close before them, its seaward face
rearing up sheer and lofty. but the
approach behind running down in
broken terraces. Mid-morning found
the explorers at the foot of the ridge.
Blake squinted up at the bowlder-
strewn slopes and the crannies of the
broken lodges.
Likely place for snakes, Miss Jen.
NY" he. remarked. Guess I'd better
lead"
Eager as she was to look over into
the country beyond, the girl dropped
into second place and made no COM
plant about the wary slowness of
her companions advance. She found
the most difficult parts of the ascent
quite easy after her training on the
tree-ladder Blake could have taken
lodges and all at a run, but as he
mounted each terrace he halted to spy
out the ground before him. Like Miss
Leslie, he was looking for snakes,
though for an exactly opposite reason
He wished to add to the contents OF
the cigarette case.
Greatly to his disappointment and
the girls relief neither snake nor sign
Of snake was to be seen all the way
up the ridge. AS they neared the
crest Blake turned to offer her his
hand up the last lodges, and in the
instant they gained the top
The wind, now freshening to a gale
s'ruck the girl with such force tha
she would have been blown bach
4 down the lodges had not Blake
a clutched her wrist. Needless alike o
4 the painful grip which held her anC
4 of the gusts which tore at her skirt
\ the girl stood gazing out across thu
\ desolate swamps which stretched
away to the southwest as far as thu
eye could see. She did not speal
until Blake led her down behind thu
shelter of the crest lodges.
i What's the natter" he demanded
% Didn't warn your
She looked away to hide the tear
20 which sprang into her eyes.
IN Il can't explain-only, it makes m
y, feel $3.50 lonely"
a "Oh, come now, little woman; don
" take on sol" he urged. 1T might b
n a lot worse, you know. We've gotte
c. along pretty well, considering"
"a You have been very kind, MI
M Blake, and as you say, matters Nigh
AZ have been worse. | do not forge
In how far more terrible was our situi
"a ton the morning after the storm. Ye
Nv you must realize how disappointing
is to lose even the slightest hope {
nv escape"
We'll | don't know. II 1t wasn't fC
or the fever that's bound to come wit
al the rain, !, for one, would just a
We leave stick to this camp right alont
providing the company don't change
"a. She turned upon him with flashin
in eyes, all thought of caution lost in he
N. anger. How dare you say such
or thing? You are contemptible! | d
ne spise you"
he MY, Miss Jenny, but you are pre-
of ty when you get mad" he eXclaime
ne The answer took her completed
ce aback. He was neither angry M
to laughing at her. but met her defiai
to glance with candid, sober admiratio
,st There was something more than a
niration in his glowing eyes; yet 81
en- could not but see that her alarm hi
I.,.I
as been more respectful. Suddenly 81