The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04
lConf1uHaad.N ST, E CHAPTER XII. f. lnside,4iIe Barrier

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 FRTHStrudgeds along the sand par AMk alleIs to kthe boat, which was following the course of the
 barrier reef, seeking what I kne~E fheykzrouEG not fnd-an entrance to theFfagoon and thence to the island The lagoon narrowed in places, until had it snoESbeen. for the roar of the waves fnatheTreef hail could easily have carried | ana ashamed to say that I usede insulting gestures on oc- casdnu. .Whereat some of them stood up in the boat and shook their fists in: our direction. Although T was sure they could not reach us, their presence was a menaceran6fra barrier to us. After they hadf roweds the length of the 1s- lana theWlgave it up and went back to, the ship -swhich had followed their course
 By thdsst8me the day was far spent We retracedx ours stepss and came to the place where l. had hauled up the 6fngy We. were hungry The pro- visions we. had, taken lw1th~us we had eaten during* the Journey. The first business was ssupper- I had noticed some cecoanut trees and other strange tropical fruits, so had no fear of starvation We could live on the is-S land indeAndtely;, therefore I was not spartng with the provisions We kin died a fire and made shift to boil some coffee. We had. neither milk nor sugar, but the taste of civilization did us good.
 For the night capsfzed the boat and drew 1t close against the coral wall, spread the sail and boat cloak upon the clean, dry sand, gave her one blanket and Lbade ther take her rest It was snug, dry and, comfortable.
 'EBut youg' she asked.
 'T shall do very well here with my boat cIoak.and one of the blankets, and I shall lie across the stern of, the boat between 1t and the cliff. out of sight but within touch or call if you need me"
 AT am afraid, 9 she said softly.
 'sNothingx can come to you except over my body, andsI' am a light sleep CT. Anything wilFrouse me,'' I said reassurng1y.
 ~I would not ss have you harmed, either,S zshst tpersisted
 'I shah not be-"
 'gTheresmay sbe5wi1d beasts."
 sI do not. think there is animal on this. Island,'' laughed, '.and we have aeen ,n0 signs of man. The ship certainly 1Nou1dS have attracted the at tentdon~of lsOme<one had mot the island been deseT<e7-''
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 'sYou forget the rampant that God has flung about us. Now, madam, you can gostos sIeepyin safety, I assure you"
 Before that, 1" she said, dropping down on,fherkknees in. the sand and mot1onfngs smez to follow her example, which | didsawkwar1ly enough-Ihope am not saenoczer orSdisb believer, but I confess athaksTsdfdn'b often bend the knee-~we will have a prayer to- gether.'~
 She yhadssHpped little prayer book within her dress, and she now drew it forth gfrOm sher Ebosom and by the light of the fire, ,re4d the Psalm of Da- vid, uf1schs begins: Out of the deep haveeF ca11edAuneo- thee, O Lord. Lord, hear. my voice. And then she prayed, using some of the old collects of the church and. adding one of her own making dn wh1c1s sine besought God to care or~us further, while she thanked him for having raised up defense for herln my poor person, only she did not so describe it listened very hum bly. saying a heartfelt Amen at the end---
 There was 8 silence for a little space when she had finished, and in that si- Ience devoted, myself before God to her service again, and then she rose and gave me her hand
 "You have been a true knight and gentleman" she said softly, her eyes shining. ''andsI thank you.'
 i could only take it dumbly and stare at her Ike the great fool I was. whereat she smiled brightly, although her eyes suddenly filled with tears.
 And now.'' she added: God keep you Good night"
 then kissed her extended hand, which she suffered without resistance.
 I sat for long time before the fire, thinking and making plans for our es- cape The ship didn't give me much concern, because I was sure she couldn't come at us and in the end she must go away and leave us.
 long time I sat there until I finally fell asleep. I must have slept some time and soundly for I was wearied- It was she who awakened me When I opened my eyes and saw hef sweet face bending over me and heard her dear voice calling me de- clare almost felt as if had died and gone to heaven and was being wei