The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-06

TOOLH lOE llIOIl III CH0 CdpdCIOuS side pockets of my coat, and then we turned back to the outer room. Pass ing by the hideous altar, we gained the light. It was now late in the after noon, we found to our surprise.
 We had spent hours over the treas ure and we had just time to retrace our steps and get back to the boat on the beach and partake of our evening meal when night fell. As we sat by the fire that night I made little bags out of a piece of canvas taken from bread bag and we put the jewels into them, dividing them into equal parts. One bag she wore constantly thereaf- ter on her person and the other. She insisted that the rough and ready divi- sion we had made was permanent; that the bag carried belonged to me and the bag she carried belonged to her. But I refused to have it so in spite of her argument, and there we left it.
 During the next two or three days we leisurely explored the island. There was nothing else on it to see which merits any particular description. We did not again visit the central hill, nor did we enter any other cave. We did not even go near the treasure cave aSd1n. On LHo contrary, we kept GO the open. We chose to live near the sea on the beach, which was high above all tides and which was remov- ed from the charnel spots which made a moclzery of the sylvan groves with in the walls. The island was well pro- vided with tropical fruits, many being good for food. as I knew. We caught fish in the lagoon and turtle on the sand. We lacked nothing to make us comforta bIe, even happy, except the means of escape.
 We spent our days in trying to de- wise some means of getting across the reef and back home again-that is, when I was not idly lying at the feet or following the footsteps of the wo- man I loved. didn't want to get away, so far as I was concerned. didn't care whether we ever got away. I had wit enough not to let her see, not to let her suspect. that for a mo- ment. however, and I tried to convince her by my conduct toward her that my kissing her on the ship had been but momentary madness, but learned lat CT that I failed lamentably. She says now that a baby could see that was dying for her, and suppose it is true, but at least didn't say anything. Aft CT that outbreak in the cave I kept si- 1ence.
 Late one afternoon we stood at the head of the stairs looking seaward. We had come from. a long ramble throughout the cup of the island, and as we stood on the top our gaze as usual instinctively turned toward the sea, perhaps seeking for the sail Of some rescuing ship. The water was +1o7 0aV
 'sGreat God" I cried: Hook yonder!'
 'sI see I seev' she cried in turn ''Who can they be?'
 Jewellers from the other islands tc the westward Unanswered.
 They could not see us yet, fortunate ly; but, after all that mattered little My little lady did not seem to be near 1y as disturbed as 1.
 ''The reef wal protect us,'' she said at last, looking at me confidently.
 ''Not for a moment I answered. e@They will ride that reef in those light canoes moEe easily than we did,
 And you think she instantly be gan.
 "Our lives are in Gods hands. If I know anything these will be ferocious, bloodthirsty sa7ages. See! They are armed
 I pointed to one tall brown man, who stood up in the bow of the nearest canoe, fourishing a broad bladed spear.
 ''We must hide'' she said.
 ''But where? They will search the island"
 ''In the treasure cave" she answered.
 And indeed that was the most likely spot. We had brought but little with us that afternoon had thrust brace of pistols in my belt, and she herself, by my advice, always carried her two small ones, and I had my sword and ax, but everything else was in the boat on the beach. For moment I thought of running down there and getting some of our things, but as I half turn ed to descend the stairs she. detained me, divfning my purpose.
 'No, noY' she urged, clasping my arm with both hands. ''We must make shift with what we have. Perhaps they may not discover us, and we can hide safely until they depart. Come! Let us go.''
 There was sense in her remarks. It might be that after performing their awful worship these most unwelcome e visitors would return as they came, and by keeping closely hid we might escape an encounter with them. They would certainly find all our goods as soon as they crossed the reef and land ed. But there was no help for that now. We had to make the best of a bad situation.
 We turned and ran down the path across the wall. I had forethought to gather number of cocoanuts and some other fruits as we passed. I filled my own pockets, and then she made a bag out of the skirt of her dress and carri3d the rest. Presently I reflected that we had no need for such haste There would be plenty of time for us to reach the cave and conceal ourselves long before they landed, so we progressed more slowly.
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