The Washington times., 1913-07-19
THE TIMES DAILY SERIAL STORY
THE GOLDEN GATE
y By WIN. BROWN MELONEY.
1913. Frank A. Munsey Company,

the forelock of his dark brown hair
He started. She dropped the edge OF
the tent realizing, without amaze
ment, that they two were alone in an
empty, far-fiung waste of the world
She lay her head down on his lons
coat which he had rolled into a pillow
She dared not speak.
She heard Lavelle moving about out
side during what seemed an intermin-
able time, and, of a sudden. the single
ness of his football brought Chang surg
ing into her thoughts. A moment later
Lavelle stood in the tent entrance. car
rying food and drink. She sat up to
behold in his face an expression which
stabbed her with its pain.
You are In pain, little woman" he
said tenderly. All she could do was
shake her head that she IVES not. Dis
covering what II was she was holding
tightly to her bosom. he turned away.
He understood.
Presently he pressed her to eat the
meal he had prepared. Although it
and drank because he wished her to do
so.
What of Chang? Has he gone-sone
away" she dared to ask finally. His
silence hurt her.
The man sitting In the tent entrance
had his gaze fixed far away upon the
relentless oceans break. He nodded his
head sadly. p.
Gods benison be with him-the
truest. the best friend II has ever been
given to any man to know" Lavelle
said, facing Emily After a brief pause
he went on with a tense voice:
This treacherous earth-treacherous
with the seas reachery-opened at our
feet down there like the swapping jaws
of monster. Chang went first. l put
out my hand to save him The, Jaws got
me. y ~ - ~.
'1t seemed very hard that Ike end
should come like that-withou: even a
moment to say goodbye" Lavelle
paused again. You can have no idea
what a torment of waters IS down
which catch at ones limbs and cling TO
them like serpents. .r
"As We came up toto snatch al the
crust of snore-it crumhled al our touch.
could see the hill. You-you had just
turned away. AS looked your head
passed out of my sight. Then We saw
that-that fiend climb DIP here We saw
him stop and-and look back. l shouted
that is, I tried to shout hutT had no
breath. 1 never was so weak in all
III nv days. But whether he heard me
or didn't he must have soon = hat lad
happened to us. He would never have
dsred come near Vou-if he hadn't
''The -arth broke under our hands
again and again. The sea tore at u.s.
There is a tremendous current under
iiiiS ioidiu- SOu loI-ipT
us to come to you. Chang heard you.
But we were caught-struggling like
two foolish animals in trap. When
the signal staff went down-why. I
think-I could not think We saw
you come to the edge OF this hill there
heard YOU cry again. but the sea-
Lavelle became silent His eyes
sought the great blue deeps below
Emily could not sneak. Her soul was
crying to comfort this man. The
yearning OF an unknown motherhood
was in her heart
Like most sailormen - deep water
men" he went on. Chang could not
swim. imagine he must have found
a foothold in one OF the roots in .he
water. He caught me-suddenly-lifted
me bodily. II seemed. I'm out of the
sea-on to the shore. He was v-ry
powerful turned to help him All
was quiet up here. He shook his head
and-and let go.
"'Go. master: quick. go' Goodbye
fen, Goodbye for you.
"a second only he fioatod. Then -"
sea sucked him down. He went with
smile-unafraid. And I came to
to vou-on the hill. You DON'T
His voice broke. He leaped to his
feet and walked away. Ii was not a
good thing that a mans tears shall be
seen by a strange woman.
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