The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-05-21


feeble movements.
Piqued by her look, Winthrope
started back through the glade. Miss
Leslie was turning to follow. when
she caught sight of gorgeous GRIM
son blossom under the nearest tree. IL
was the first flower she had seen since
being shlpwrecked She uttered lit
tie cry of delight, and ran to pluck the
blossom.
Winthrope, glancing about at her
exclamation, saw her stoop over the
flower-and in the same instant he
saw huge, vivid coil, all black and
green and yellow, flash up out of the
bedded leaves and strike against the
girl. She staggered back, screaming
with horror, yet seemed unable to run.
\ Winthrope swung up his stick. and
dashed across the glade toward her.
What is it--a snake?" he cried.
The girl did not seem to hear him.
She had ceased screaming, and stood
| rigid with fright, glazing down at the
| ground before her In a moment Win
| thrope was near enough to make out
the brilliant glistening body, now ex-
| tended full length in the grass. 1t was
| rearly five feet long and thick as his
| thigh. Another STEP and he saw the
hideous triangular head. lifted a few
inches on the thick neck. The cold
eyes were fixed upon the girl In a
malignant, deadly stare.
Snake! snake!" he yelled, and
thrust his cane at the reptiles tail.
Again came a flashing leap of the
beautiful ornate coil, and the stick
was struck from Winthrope's hand.
| He danced backward, wild with ex-
element.
"Snake!-Hi, Blake monster
Run, Miss Leslie! I'll hold him-Ill
get another stick"
He darted aside to catch up a
branch, and then ran in and struck
boldly at the adder, which reared
Kissing to meet him. But the blow
fell short. and the rotten wood shat
tered on the ground. Again Win
thrope ran aside for a stick. There
was none near, and as he paused to
glance about, Blake came sprinting
down the glade.
"Where?" he shouted.
"There-Hi! look out! You'll be on
hint"
Blake stopped short barely beyond
| striking distance of the Kissing rep
tile.
wow" he yelled. Puff adder!
III fix him."
He leaped back, and thrust his bow
at the snake. The challenge was met
by vicious lunge. Even where he
stood WINTHROP heard the thud of the
reptiles head upon the ground.
Now, once more, tootsie!" Knocked
Blake, swinging up his club.
Again the adder struck at the bow
tip, more viciously than before With
the flash of the stroke, Blake's right
foot thrust forward, and his club
came down with all the drive of his
sinewy arm behind 1t. The blow fell
across the thickest part of the adder's
outstretched body.
Told you so! See him wiggle!'
shouted Blake. Broke his back, frs
lick What's the matter, Miss Jen
ny? He can't do anything now"
Miss Leslie did not answer. She
stood rigid, her face ashy-gray hel
d!lated eyes fixed upon the writhing
Kissing adder.
81 think the snake struck her!'
sasped Winthrope, suddenly overcome
with horror.
Cod" cried Blake. He dropped hi.
club, and rushed to the girl In a mo
nent he had knelt before and funt
up her leopard-skin skirt Her stock
ings ripped to shreds In his frantic
grasp. There, little below her RICH
knee, was tiny. red wound Blak,
put his lips to 1t, and sucked will
fierce energy.
Then the girl found her voice.
GO away-go away! How dar,
you'll" she cried as her face flushed
scarlet.
Blake turned, spat, and burst on
with a loud demand of Winthrope
Quick! the little knife-I'll have t,
slash 1t! Ten times worse than a raj
tlesnake- Lord! you're slow-Ill US
mine!"
Let go of me-let go! What do 20,
mean, sir?" cried the girl, struggling
to free herself
Hold still, you little fool" h
shouted IT'S death-sure death,
| don't get the poison from that bite!
I'm not bitten Let go, say! |
struck in the fold of my skirt"
For Gods sake, Jenny, don't lie
+ It's certain death! ! saw the mark
THAT was thorn. drew it on
an hour ago"
Blake looked up into her hazel eyes
| They were blazing with indignan