The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-27
csAPTER v.

Sunlight End shadow playing IN
gwift attenuation upon his face. ae the
Echo cowtssied to the morning
breeze, Coast awuAgned.
For q moment almost thoughtiess
be lay drOwsily eu5uying the rise and
mp Of The boat, as nowsf1y conscious
OF faint thrill Of excitement; most
" comparable. perhaps. to tho FIRST
waking sensations Of fourteen
year-oid boy On . Fourth II JulyI
morning.
Then without warning tfse small
ctronometer on the transverse Above
his head raped out smartly two dou-I
hle-chimes -shipS time: four bells,I
Hen O'Clock In tho forenoon.
Astonished. no sat up quickly. and
his sttn sleepy gaze. passing through
the companionway, encountered the
amused regard Of the soidisant Mel-
chisedeo Appaeyard Promptly Coast
found himself In fun possession Of his
facultieA That IN obedience TO FIRST
instincts he nodded with o cucdial
smile. was significant.
Appieyard returned the Ua1utztfon
with a quick bob Of his small head.
Woodworking. heroI" be sang out
cheerfully. I'll
He sat in the cockpit, huod1ed INTO
She folds Of q gray blanket, voaumin-
GUS for his slight figure, q thin but
why forearm barred 10 wield the Gig
arctic he was smoking with eveEy IN
dication of enjoyment.
''Goodmorning,.he returned. How
Gyou feel after your adventuFer
'Unclothed but in my right mind"
said Appleyard, with q twinkle Of anx-
lefty amending: TO the best Of my
knowledge and belief" He Indicated
airily the various articles constituting
his painfully simple wardrobe. wait
ing for en- 10 dry"
AppieyaTd hoped up, fingered his
everyday attire critically. and pro-
nounced II bone-dryi then, bundling
n ND, be returned to The cabin, seat
ing himself on the opposite trsnsom
30 dress.
~And tho sensations Of hero. ~
ercshed by sound SAUNDERS, are
Hunger said Coast. He moved
forward and began to experiment
gingerT with o new and untried alco-
hol stove. 7 can ofrer you egg2. cot
fee biscuit-and nothing else" he
added, producing raw materials from
q locker. You see, I hadn't expected
10 entertain"
Rotten inconsfderate Of you" APP
pieyard grumbled- III wire you
warning next time n occurs b me to
drop In Unexpectedly"
Divided between amusement and
perplexity, In the course Of the meal
Coast reviewed q personality stngu-
larry enriched By variety OF sug-
gestions consistently negative. The
mans age was fndeterminable-som
where between thirty and forty-nve.
Loosely summarized, he might have
been anybody or nobody on lark or
his uppers.
Appleyard looked up quickly, with q
shy, humorous smile.
well, what d'you make Of me3-
TITS hard enough TO guess what
you've made OF yourself"
'F1ettery note" observed Apple
yard obscureiy. Yet you win my sym
patty; sometimes am moved TO won
der-really." He tapped an egg
thoughtfuIly, q crinkie forming be-
tween bis coloriess eyebrows 'Itl
really not what q man makes Of him.
self it's what his temperament does
to him."
Temperament"
YES; you really ought TO keep enc,
too; they're all the rage Just now
and such excellent excuses for the In
diligence Of your pet idiosyncrasies."
"Ohi And you blame yours
Tor whatg"
For making me al presume pos
tertty, IN the final analysis. win I'D
Judge me Romantic"
-LAterature3" asked Coast, aghas&
Good Heavens. mol Nothing like
chat; Life" He sighed profoundly.
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