The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-06-10
CHAPTER xIx.-con,Inued.

"Mr-Mr Blake. pray DO not ret
excited II mean please excuse me
I'm"
You're coming down slckl" he
said
No. no. have no fever"
"Thon its tho sun Yet you ought
Ia keep up there whore tho air IL
freshest I'll make you shade"
She protested. and withdrew. some.
what hurriodly. to her tree
In tho morning Blake was gone
again but Instead of note, beside
the IRE stood the smaller antelope
skin converted into a great bamboo.
ribbed sunshado.
She spent the day M usual on the
hcadlnnd. There was no wind. and the
sun was scorchlng hot But with her
big sunshadc to protect her from the
direct rays. the heat was nj least on.
durable She even found energy TO work
~ n h.rb@t ~hIel, abe ~ss- stt-nrtiur
10 weave out Of long. coarse grass; yet
there were frequent Intervals when
her hands sank idle In her lap. aud she
gnzod away over the shmmcring
classy cxpanso of the ocean.
In the afternoon the heat became
opprosslyely suliry. and long slow
swell began to roll shorcward from
beyond the distant horizon. showing
no trace Of white along its oily crcsts
until they broke over the coral reefs
There was not a breath ~ air stirring.
and for time the reefs so checked
the rollers that they lacked force 10
drive ON In and break upon the beach
Steadily. however the swell grew
heavier. though not so much as cats.
paw rufllod the dead surfaces NJ the
wntcry hlllocks By sunset they were
rolliuE high over both lines of reefs
aud racing shorownrd 10 break upon
the beach and the clin foot In furious
surf The still air rcycrhcratcd with
the booming Of the breakers Vet the
girl inland bred uud IMMERSED In
weather lore. sat needless aud indif
teront. her eyes lNcd upon the hort
son In u vacant stare
Her rcycrlc was ut last disturbed by
tho peculiar behavior Of the seafnwl
Those In the air clrclod around In u
/ manner strange 10 her. while thoii
mates ON the lodges waddlcd restlcssl,
about over and between their nests
There was shrillor note than usua
In their discordnnt clamor
Vet even when she gave heed to IN,
birds. the girl failed 10 realize thcll
alarm or To sense the impending dnu
ger II was only that feeling ~ dis
quiet hod broken the spell ol her rev
cric. Il did not ohtrudc upon the ncl,
nf her conscious thought She Hgho,
and rose tp return TO the cleft. ids
wondering that the air should seen
moro sullp than nj midday The
peculiar appearance nf the sun aud IN,
Western sky meant nothing more Z,
hrr than un odd effect NJ color an,
llsht she smlliurly compared Il viii
an attempt ~ q sunset painted hy AZ
rtist trlyud " the IMPRESSIONS
chool
BOTHER Wmihropo nor Rlakc was II
sight when she reached the haohah
p and neither appeared. though she d,
. ] NN'N .NNI'N NNNNl NNN "a. ~ NhH NNAN
! possible that they had eaten before he
ctuu and had gone IN again. IN
EurlIshmau to dozc and Blake on al
yeuIng hunt
Al last tired ot waiting. she coycro
the hue aud retired into her trcc.cay,
Tho air In the cleft was still NOR
suHng tho ON the hcadland Sh
paused W; h hor hand appraised {
'lusc the swinging door She ha
propped Il open when she came ont {
he morning After moments hes
htion. she Went ON across the hollow
) leaving the door wide open
u will rest little ana olo'
> later" she sighed She was fr
weary and dcprcr
4 An hour r.## u .'l
.n-- lay up,l tie cleft. u4 ~
: rlcsdas had hu8hod their shrill not
; Ino only sound was munied r
aor.Ing echo Of the surf roariu