The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-20

iest ne should part the laShing But
II was made of stout stuff and he had
no purchase; although he pulled until
the sweat stood out on his forehead
from the violence of his efforts, they
were OF no avail. She had not dared
10 interfere or to say a word, but
when she saw his efforts slacken, she
pointed to the sands to indicate to him
that he was to sit down, and then she
went away conscious that while the
rope held she was free. She was con.
scious of another thing, too, and that
was that he was learning a sad and
bitter lesson of physical restraint to
which he had never before been sub
ject.
She had rejoiced in his companion
ship, of course. 1t had given her some
thing to do. her mind something to
work upon, and would do more in the
future, but she never enjoyed mo-
ments freedom more. She ran to the
little amphitheater formed by the
cliffs where the cave was and throw
ing aside her blouse and skirt, she lux.
uriated In bath in the fresh, cool
delightful waters of the pool at the
base of the fall. There was certain
amount of apprehension, for, of course
he might break his tether at any time
but she was sufficiently confident not
to let this take away the pleasure she
felt in the bath of fresh water after
the long experience with the salt seas
If she had had a cake of soap she
would have been completely happy.
She had much to do and she could
not linger. For one thing, she had to
face the problems of clothes. She had
except what she wore. Besides the
usual underwear these consisted o.
her blue serge blouse and skirts
short skirt at that-and silk petit
coat She left the blouse and Skin
outside on the rocks where they would
soon dry in the sun. They had beer
wetted so often that there was no pos
sibility of their shrinking further
Then she took stock of the rest. Will
needles and thread, of which SHE
possessed some store in the housewife
which had been saved from her bag
she thought she could make shift II
manufacture three or four garments
open at the neck, without sleeves ant
with skirts that came to the knee
garments just sufficient for modesty
There was no other need for clothes
so far as that went, in that balm.
island
Naturally she shrank from this, bu
unless she restorted to this expedien
her clothes would wear out all a
once. Indeed, they were in none to
good a condition as it was, and whel
they were worn out she would hav
nothing. She would not have hes
tated a moment had it not been TO
the man, but man or not, the decision
in her mind was one to which sh
must come.
Unlike most overeducated womer
she was still expert with her needle
and as her garments were to be
the simplest she had not much diff
Guilty in making over her silk skirt l
the way she fancied. Belted in at tn
waist. it would do She would use tn
rope that bound the man for that pu
pose, keeping it always about her. Sh
had. of course, but one pair of stool
ings and one pair of light canvas boa
ing shoes, which were almost cut
pieces. She would have to go BAR
foot.
Putting her blue serge dress and tn
rest of her clothing carefully ava,
Including her shoes and stockings, sf
stepped out on the sands. bare arme'
bare footed, a cleaning figure like
an Olympian goddess. She was
woman naturally dark in complexio
!, and while the sun would probably bur
her cruelty and burn her young fies
never exposed to it's intensity, darke
she would not grow red or blister. ST
was thankful for that with unconsciol
I femininity. At any rate, she must g
i used to going out in the sun witho
a hat, too People, natives who we
I born and lived in this latitude, d
i become accustomed to such thing
}, she knew, so undoubtedly could she.
With these thoughts. she stepp
e around the headland and walk
VI across the beach toward the palm tr
r. where she could see in the fading lig
y of the afternoon her prisoner was ST
{ tied
g Modesty is a negative term Tt
e which is indecent exposure in a bs
q room is the height of convention on
o sea shore. Certainly this man had
concept of such quality. He h
IT not noticed before when she had col
If out barefoot to swim to the barr
y reef, and yet somehow she fancied
y he stared at her approaching that L
lie time he marked the difference. AnC
h slow, fiery blush famed over her fr
r her bare feet to her bare head,
IL tended along her bare arms. :
lie stopped under the persuasion OF
c. pulse to turn and go back to the ca
in and resume her clothing, at least
oe long as it might last. But she wal
a, woman of strong will. She reason
m that all the emotions to which she
subject were in her own bosom; I
ne the man before her neither knew
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