The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-08-26

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for occupation. and so he promised
and went his way
When he had disappeared, she
turned the edge OF the elf in the Sc
cluded amphitheater where her cave
fronted the ocean. She threw aside
her tunic Of woven grass and plunged
into the cool. delightful pool. which
fortunately the earthquake had not
disturbed. Her clothes. the scanty
garments she had improvised from her
underclothing. had long since worn
out. IL had not been difficult, how
ever. to plat OF certain pliable rushes
which grew In plenty upon the island.
the loose and shapeless garments they
both wore She had used strips torn
from what had remained Of her cloth
ing for binding and edging and prsc-
tice had made her dextrous and skill
full In the rude weaving. She still
preserved, however. the blouse and
skirt OF sefge. her only pair OF stock
ings and the canvas boating shoes.
Sometimes in idle moments shs tried
those shoes on. Fortunately for her.
they were loose and easy. Going bare
foot three years had enlarged her
small and slender feet TO something
like those human and proper proper
tons which. from the standpoint OF
nature at least. had greatly enhanced
their beauty. She kept these clothes.
she hardly knew why. perhaps for one
reason since she had been able to
weave the wattled garment % well
suited 10 her needs she had had no
use for them; perhaps against the day
OF the arrival of other civilization
than her own.
Greatly refreshed by her bath--and
II shows her absolute confidence In
him and his worth that Interrupted
never occurred 70 her; II had never
come and therefore II never would
she resumed her tunic and walked
toward the cave. The tide was very
low The sands terminated on one
side in a rocky ledge where long
arm OF the lagoon ran TO the foot OF
the clif. The cliff had been tremen-
dously shaken. apparently. and she mo-
ticed just above the water line a mar
row opening. She had thought from
noises during storms that there was
a hidden cave IA The Gle via :;
opening under the water. She had
imagined that possibly she could enter
II by diving. but she had never cared
TO make the attempt. although by this
time she had become as much AZ home
In the water or under II as II she had
been a native OF the south seas. Some
times in the morning they swan In
the lagoon together. oftentimes she
swan alone. II was a great pleasure
to her and a necessity as well In that
low latitude.
Curiosity induced her to inspect
more closely this opening near the
waters edge Again throwing aside
her garment, she plunged into the arm
OF the sea and swan boldly toward
the cliff. There was just room enough
between the waters level and the top
Of the opening for her head She
found herself in a straight passage
way perhaps eight or 10 feet long and
as many wide. Cautiously she swan
through II and discovered herself In
an immense cave Light filtered
through the opening and one or two
assures had been opened here aud
there, by the earthquake or by SOME
CONFUSION of nature before, through
the rocky wau, invisible on the face q.
the elf from the outside but quite
distinct Within, There was oven a
stretch of sandy beach on one side.
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lnd at down 20 rest
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