Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-27

y bold eyes held a of grim humor' ana
y ne rolled them unblinkngly from the groom
10 the bride and again. His DUCK
+-ouser. drenched and stained with sea water ciuns
the great muscles or ms ,ess' Pc na mo
h.triass bronze Of his chest columnar throat
glowed through the openings OF his torn and Dutton
less shirt Except life and vitality that hteras
sna-r,aa iron, him he was like a statue OF
shipwrecked sailor the real article ITSELF iet
ba had NOT the proper attributes of shipwrecked
sailor There neither despair upon ms couhteanee
nor hunger; instead a kind of enjoyment and the
expression Of who has been set free inoeec ne
must have a kind OF liberty, Tor AFTER the
years of serving master and another ne Lao. IA
our recent struggle with the but served himself
His mind and his the hand that had oFoashs
NJ at length to that desert coast. He it who
had extended 10 ghost or chance. rio Eho
So recently had Of forty in the sfoon.'s
luxurious employ: poiisher OF brass. ho'sstoner
Of decks a wage-earning paragon VINO wss noi Per
mitted think. now thinker ana stTatetsiss.
a wage-taker from man and the or'!GuS master
of s three.
The bride slept the sand where Faralione
had laid her. Her stained and dragsed clothes were
beginning dry and her hair TO blaze m tne puis-
ing rays of the sun. breath came and went with
the long drawn pacdity OF deep sleep enc shoe had
been torn from her BY the SURF and through tear
in stocking biinked pink and tiny toe her
face lay upon and was hidden hE II and oy
her blazing In the loose-jointed abandon OF
exhaustion and sleep she had the effect of flower
that has color and the fabric werc SAN
Ioyalv but the robust erectness and crispEess
gone The groom almost unnamed and wholly for
1orp sat beside her a kind Of huddled attitude.
as IL he was very cold. He had drawn his knees
thin clasped fingers His hair which ne wore rather
long, was n a wild tangle. and his neat eye glasses
with their cord. looked absurdly out OF keep
ing with his general DISAGREEMENT The groom, never
strong robust If he had shrunk. and GER
bride. too looked as II she had shrunk. and GER
tainly felt as If had. But however strong the con-
trast between three small humans and the vast
stretches of empty desert coast there was
no dimtnution about Farallone. but the contrary
have never the presence OF q man loom SO
strongly and large. He sat upon ms rock WIKI
a kind Of vastness bold and strong ne seemed 30
utterly unperturbed. Suddenly the groom. kind OF
querulous shiver in his voice. spoke
THE brandy Farallone. the brandy"
The big sailor rolled his bold eyes from the groom
to the bride. but returned answer.
The grooms voice - note Of vexation.
II said wanted the brandy" he said.
Faralionss voice large and free. like fresh
Il heard YOU" said he.
Well" snapped the groom. get 1t"
Get Il yourself" said Farallone quickly. and no
fell whistling in a major key.
The groom born and accustomed to command. was
his feet shaking with FURY
you damned insolent loafer-" he shouted
"Cut 1t ous-cut 1t out" said the big sailor. you'll
wake her."
The groom's voice sank angry whisper.
Are you going to do what tell you or notT
Not" said Farallone4
~Tl"-the groom's voice loudened-his eye sought
an ally mine. But turned my face away and pre-
tended that had not seen heard. There had been
born In my suddenly cold. unreasoning fear
Of Farallons. and Of what he might do to us weak
lnra 1 heard no words and, venturing look.
saw that groom was seating himself once more
by the bride.
III you sit on the other side Of her." said Faral
lone. you'll keep tho OF her head
He turned his bold eyes on me and winked one
Of them. And I taken by surprise that I
wtnked back could have kicked myself for doing