Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-05-26

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must stay down here upon the earth
with me-"
Her mention Of his wings gave him
his first faint perception OF the line
the struggle would take. His mind
flashed for an instant into the posi-.
ton which her own would take when
she should know the truth. To her II
It would not seem that they were
castaways together. He was not ma
rooned here on this shore. His ship
was waiting to take him anywhere In
the world. lie was as free as the
wind Itself
II believe living In the sky is what
makes you do that" he heard her sny
makes you drift of into frances
that way. perfectly oblivious to the
fact that people are asking you Ques.
tions''
He mot her smiling eyes, and n
smile came. unbidden. into his own.
You've forgiven me already. l see."
he said. What was the question
about!"
1T was about breakfast. Have you
anything to eat in that bundle Of
yours?"
He shook his head. and she drew
down her lips In mock dismay.
rs there anything to eat anywhere7"
she questioned. sweeping her arm
round in a half circle. landward.
Mustn't We 60 hunting for a walrus
or a shark or somethins?"
CayIey had to turn away from her
as she said that. The remorseless
irony Of the situation was getting be-
yond human endurance. The splendor
OF the day: the girls holiday humor:
her laughing declaration that she
would not permit him to fly away:
this last gay Jest out Of the pages OF
Alice in Wonderland about hunting
for a walrus.
Cod" he whispered as he turned
away-"My God."
He had his revolver. and besides the
six cartridges which the cylinder con.
tained. there were. perhaps. 30 in his
belt. For how many days. or weeks.
would they avail to keep on starva-
ton?
But his face was composed again
when he turned back to her. There
are two things that come before break
fast" he said-"fre and water. There
is a line OF driftwood down the beach
to the westward. there at the foot OF
the talus. When we get a FIRE 60
ing" he stopped himself short. Il
was going to say that we could melt
some ice for drinking water. but until
we have some sort Of cooking utensil
to melt 1t in. II won't do much good.
There must be something OF the sort
in the hut here"
She shook her head. They're
completely abandoned" she told him.
"Our shore party searched them first
OF all, and afterward Uncle Jerry and
I searched them through again. There
is nothing there at ALL but some heaps
OF rubbish"
Il think I'll take a look myself
said he. Rubbish is a relative term.
What seemed no better than that yes
terday afternoon while the yacht was
In the harbor may take on a different
meaning this morning"
He disappeared through the door
way, and two minutes later she saw
him coming back with a big battered
looking biscuit tin.
Unless this leaks too fast" he said.
at will serve our purpose admirably"
He observed. without rejecting
what the observation meant, that
bountiful supply Of fuel was lying in
great drifts along the lower slope of
the talus. Jeanne accompanied him
upon his quest of It, and with small
loss OF time and no trouble at all they
collected an armful. They laid their
fire upon n great fiat stone in front OF
the hut. for the outdoor day was too
fine to abandon for the dark and damp
In the interior, and soon they had the
IRE blazing cheerfully.