The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-27
CHAPTER iV-Continued.

TO laugh The next impulse was to
take off the palm leaf hat and stand
with bowed head and clasped hands.
What marvellous miracle was this
that throughout the years which she
could no longer doubt this man had
been alone on the island there had
survived the one childish habit of
prayer and that the one vestige of
language which had remained to him
was the language of petition. She did
not believe in it. of course. 1t was
absurd to her, but it was none the less
wonderful. II filed her with certain
awe. 1t was as il some power had
maintained hold upon the conscious
ness of this man In this way.
Now lay me down to sleep!" How
long it had been since she had said
that? She believed nothing she cared
tor nothing, but the woman hid her
face in her hands for moment. She
clenched her teeth and forced out of
her mind that which at that moment
was striving for birth. She was to
teach this man everything She was
TO make him know life and history.
she was TO bring him in touch with all
the glories OF to-day and she recog
nized in that hour, although she did
not and could not admit 1t, that per-
haps he might teach her something
as WELL something that she had not
known or something that she had for
gotten, without the knowledge of
which all her science was a vain, a
foolish, futile thing
The little prayer was ended The
man rose to his feet She took her
spade and went back to the place
where the bodies had lain and there
began carefully to scrape away the
earth, examining scrupulously every
shovelful ere she threw IL aside. In
one place where the hand had lain,
she remembered her labors were re-
warded She came across two rings, a
diamond and plain circlet of gold.
These she placed In her tunic with
the collar and continued her digging
1t was growing late and growing
dark, but she left no square inch OF
ground unexplored She found moth
ing else. The rings belonged to a
woman evidently. Her surmise in that
particular was right There were nc
either metal parts of her apparel left
The nails in her shoes. the steel Of
her corset had rusted away and left
no sign There was nothing remaining
hut the two little baubles pressing
against her own warm flesh.
SO intent had she been that the SUI
had gone down before she ceased ant
upon the island there descended tina
quick and sudden night of the tropics
The wind had risen, the old ocean wal
laundering on the barrier reef and ;
heavy sea breeze was shriekinl
through the trees The sky on thu
horizon was overloaded and thu
clouds were rising rapidly Their
would be a storm, which was develop
ing with tropic rapidity. Quickly sh
Tetraced her steps along the san
toward the cave on the other side. tn
man following.
They had progressed not more tha
half way when the storm bust upo
them. Peals of thunder and tlashe
of lightning filled the air. 1t was sue
a display of the Titanic forces of nj
ture as might have appalled, the stou
est heart 1t filed the woman with
vague terror. She noticed with sa
Asfaction that the man was entirel
unmoved by the terrific demonstri
tions of nature, BY the flashes {
lightning as they stumbled along
the otherwise total blackness sh
could see his face serene. In a m,
ment of apprehension she caught HI
hand with her own and chung to
Bightly. 1t was the unconscious apes
of the physical weaker to the physics
stronger Her hand had clasped IL
Bands of her fellow creatures mar
uirnEs Never before had his pal
.unet (he palm of human being, muC
less a womans She could feel thi
tremor run through him, but by i
:5tinct, as IL were, he met her han
clasp with his own, and together the
made their way to the cave
They had scarcely reached it whe
Ehe rain burst upon them. The HEAVIER
we're opened, the foods descende
they beat upon the sands in fury. 81
could not drive him out there in tn;
Hood for the night She motiont
nlm TO come within the entrance
the cave which was sheltered from II
wind and which was dry and still 81
made him lie down near the entrant
and then, Withdrawing herself into
recess at the side, she disposed Of Il
oars, which she had carried home {
Eer shoulders, in front of her fro
wall to wall and flashing them wit
she rope to her person made anoth'
Feeble barrier, but which would "
GIVE the alarm to her and waken h'