The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-07-08

Goddess.
outside on the rocks where they would
soon dry In the sun. They had been
wetted so often that there was no pos
sibility Of their shrinking further
Then she took stock OF the rest. VIII
needles and thread. Of which she
possessed some store In the housewife
which had been saved from her be-
she thought she could make shit q
manufacture three or four garmsntDt
open at the neck. without sleeves snl
with skirts that came to the knee
garments just sufncient for MODESTO
There was no other need for clothed
so far as that went. In that hsln&
island.
Naturally she shrsrk from this. sve
unless she restortsd to this sxpsdisat
her clothes would wear out all e
once. Indeed. they were In none tee
good Q condition - Il was. and whsA
they were worn out she would have
nothing She would net have hsgk
tstsd Q moment had II not besa ~
the man, but mAA or nst, the dscisien
In her mind was one to which sAA
must come. --~ess- ->-si
Uniiks most oversdusatsd wonsa'
she vas stin expert with her nsedla.
and - her garments were to b a
the simplest she had not much ain
Guilty In making over her silk skirt In
the way she fsneisd. Beited In ct the
waist, IL would do. She would use the
rope that bound the man for that pur.
pose, keeping II always about her. She
had. OF course. but one pair Of stock
ings and one pair OF light canvas boat
ing shoes, which were almost cut to
pieces. She would have to 60 bare
foot.
Putting her blue serge dress and the
rest OF her clothing carefully away.
Including her shoes and stockings. she
stepped out on the sands. bare armed.
bare footed. . cleaning figure like to
an olympian goddess. She was
woman naturally dark In complexion.
and while the sun would probably burn
her cruelty and burn her young nssh.
never exposed to Its Intensity. darker.
she would not grow red or blister. shs
was thankful for that with uneenscious
fsminiaity. At any rate. she must get
used to going out In the sun without
q hat, too. People. natives whs were
born and lived In this latitude. did
become accustomed to such things.
she knew. so undoubtedly could she.
With these thoughts. she stepped
around the headland and walked
across the beach toward the palm tree
where she could see In the fading light
of the afternoon her prisoner was stin
tied.
Modssty Ia . aegative term. That
which 10 Indecent exposure In . ball
room II the height Of couvention on .
see shore. Certainly this man had ne
concept Of such . quality. He had
not aoticed before vAsa shs had come
out barefoot 70 swim to the barrier
rect and yet somehow she fancisd a.
be stared at her Approaching that this
time he marked the difference. And .
slow. fsry blush Named over her from
her bare feet to her bare head. e.
tended along her bare arms. She
stopped under the persuasion OF i'm
pulse to turn and 20 back TO the cave
and resume her clothing. at least 90
long a. II might last But she was .
woman OF strsog will She reasoned
that all the emoaoss TO which she WAS
subject we're In her own bosom; that
the man before her neither knew nor
cared as to the things which ysxsd
her. So she went on.
She had in her hand the sailors
knife, with the blade opsa. sAs eosll
ITO be continued.)