The Washington times., 1912-08-07
CHARTER XXI.
. Team Work.

4 LII the wood in the cleft was
n sodden from the fierce, down
"a pour that had accompanied the
cyclone; all the cleft bottom
other .thau!ths bare ledges was a bed
OF mud; everything without the tree
caye bad been either blown. away or
spattered rubbish.
thsSIt RJt t,e,sg The sgirl had far too much to
the mere damage and destruction of
thlnss. 1t was rather relief to find
Not being able to !flnd any dry fuel,
she gathered a quantity, of the least
sodden OF the twigs and branches and
spread them out on ledge In the clear
sunshine. While her firewood was dry
ing she>scraped away the mud and lit
ter heaped Upon her rude hearth. She
them began a. search for lost articles
When she dug out the pottery ware she
the platters in fragments. The drying
frames for, the meat had been blown
away, ana SO had the antelope and
hyena skins 50: -, -. .,.!.'. ...
among the bamboos. she went TO It and
was NOT little surprised to see the tat
tered remains or her duck skirt 1t had
evidently been torn from the signal staff
by the nrst gust Of the cyclone. whirled
down into the cleft by some flow or
eddy in the wind, and wadded so tight
ly into therheart of the thick! eIump Of
stems that all the fury Of the storm
had failed to dislodge it. Its recovery
seemed to the girl special providence,
nal on the cliff.
Having started her fire and set on
stew. she hunted out her sewing ma
and began intending the slits in the torn
flag. While, sbe. worked she sat OH
shaded ledge. with. her bare feet toast
ing In the sun and her soggy mud
smeared moceasfns drying within reach.
WhenT Blake appeared the moccasins
were still where she. had, first set them,
but the little pink feet We're safely tuck
ed beneath the tattered nag. Fortunate
"H1iio@' he exclaimed WHAT'S that
the flag? Say. that's luck! I'll break
out a-naniboo right on Old staf's car
"Mrt &BlakeAjust a moment. please.
What have you done .with-wtth it?"
Blake Jerked 1his thumb upward
You have carried him: up on the
Best7plAce ! could think o.. 40 ami
mals-and piled some stones over. But
I say, look here A-i+-s 2fkIHI5
He drew out a piece of wadded cloth
marked OF into little SQUARES by cross
near The edge had been ripped open.
Blake thrust in his finger and worked
out an emerald the size; ef-a large pea.
"o.h-ht' cried Miss Lake, as he held
the sghttering gem out to2qher in his
He drew it back and carefully thrust
II again into the pocket. n,
That's one" he said. .'-'Tiiere'a an
other lin every square of, this innocent.
harmless rag-dozens OF them. He must
have made. a clean sweep of the dukes
or more like. the duchess jewelry.
Now. If you please, ! want you to sew
this up tight again, and---G - Z. -
Fl seannot+r cannot touch 1t! she
% Say. I didn't mean TO. II was con-
founded stupid of me-" mumbled Blake.
Won't you excuse me-. =, I
of 3oeorss,s' IT STias nEiyt the-the
thought that
when it comes 10 rAaaies:r I'll fix the
thing all right
catsh:ng up the .i;tss ReStssst SIoIS sTsll dIs poi
With sticky mud. .7.".''
off with u jug of mud -ard It won't
hurt the stones till We get a chance to
10 find-. English duke minus a pint OF
first.class .sparklers! WIN you mind it's
setEns iP the cave after things are
"fsfsosgf No, hot Ca aasss3t is.n:!. A'.s'.ah 49, T.
He nodded soberly. eAlr right. then.
Now TIL 30 for the new flagstaff You
might set fout breakfast"
She nodded in turn. and when he
came back from the ,hamboos with the
largest ~ the great canes on his sholai-
She She SET setti@ Ssioss him. AND % Turned % to o': go
''FIold on, he said. ''ThIs won't do
YOu'ys S9t TO- eat your share"