The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-15
CHAPTER, XXI.

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4 CHAPTER xxi. &;
UnayalIing Appeal, +. n!
II she aleptf late the nextsmorning. In
the first place being upon the western
side of the island, there was no flood.
ing. burst,of sunlight through the open
door to disturb her quiet siumber.. In
the second place she was SO worn out
and exhausted, she had had SO little
steep In the past three days that I'm.
perattve nature forced her into rest,
She might have. slept longer indeed,
but that she was awakened by a great
cry. a human voice calling her name.
She opened her eyes and saw within
the dimnesss Oh the cave a human fig.
are, vaguely whItesins the darkness.
For one feeting instant she imagined
that i might be, he, but that hope
was dtspelled sass aqitkgs as 1t. had
been born. She recognized the voice.
AZ was Langtord's.
Kate" he said approaching her
more nearly and bending over her,
are You alive then? z III "
He reached down ,ands touched her
hard where II lay across the fern
leaves on her breast, HE touch sum.
moned her 3bewildered facilities to &C.
ton, Brushing hts hand aside; she sat
uR 81. 4; |. Y: a & l sftSE
4 You are alive and twell?" Il
Yes, Y she answered. y
\ t.F hank God!' cffeH the smsH assWe
Thought ye,sidead:6 We 1searehed the
ls,sPe yS H asBs 1as se A|aesRiis
shttisss ss6siy ashstiia sraaaitSn,
3frontsd him. &. - a. &. b
You g,slie-said bitterly. why have
s s2 comes paeNs
I'll don't know, answered Langford,
III, It, sa y tplI !y " ,ppysaf n 4. was
here on me island With Thu 6thers. j
searched with the rest. l know, that
mo. foot Of It was left .unvisited. Every
5crag and. granny. every thicket and
icoppicc. every tree. every cave and, Fiji
3in;,the rocks was examined over and
oyer again. We. kneR' that you we're
gone and yet could not believe it.
Yesterday afternoon, I parted from. the
cruiser. I did, not bear away for this
island until It was too dark and they
were too far away to see. what Ilwould
be about. and then I came back here
at full speed" 5i,sS 8.
a.Why did YOU come n Z.
Il don't know. was not satisfied
M seemed to ma that Z must come
back and search again. ! could not
.belieye IL possible;that you were dead,
really dead Something, IN my heart;
at any rate. brought line back once
more to- see the place where you had
lived II no more than that. We made
1.-THE island early in the morning. The
yacht lies wonderful came, ashore q
moment since and some kind Proyi.
dence led me firstIofsal to this spot.
w entered the cave:iI saw you lying
stbere in the cool darkness. II thought
You dead at first. Then. cried to YOU
and You moved: And then touched
your hand. q Kate thank God I. ha;Y;ia
found you!" X Ss,,
Where ii herb asid the ;5: .wosma all
why didn'the cone back?!' is Y "
Il It was a cruel thlHgS tpFsay.: bill. she
could no noEe. hay IL. elped IT., tlian
she could haze lielped, her breathing
Not to have said It would have, Killed
her, for; IL La1gford's; love- Sould turn
him back. what shouldlba said then; Of
Charnock's. LanEford was, pals and
haggard. IA, too, had suffered He
was paying for Ills, sins, re! was, ex
plating 2tlHsnJS and feellngsit, although
the explavbn was MT helping her. Il,
emily. !. KS y !, Il u II
bitterly. He had sbis chance, III
failed tosTasp IL \ He's gone"
The man. lds nit tell. ber. that Char
mock Ind bssnS ga rrie led away a sense sense
tSt'1' rvs ~ - pDPf1tf ~ i1lluh "!
Y speak. OF move. for tssls bs the shoet
i Of her departure u. y
Once said the Woman, t'you had
Your chance In the cabin. Of that very
| yacht out yonders and you failed tc
/ grasp It and we separat ted,
Yes" said the man. n know that
\ 1arealize that now and I came back
Z have come back to take my Chance
again.; q X 81
sAnl SO he ma " come; back ! said
* thee woman 4 You sank lower than
4 he," y " 4 y, n
And 7 rose higher the other day
upon the sand: Il:
b sESi Youj did. butinot high enough. i be
iisye In him HI tSwIlL realize, II, too
isfe went on all the confidence 81 Ser
hopes sprinEing intB ATS gai. an.
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