The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-10

said.
You pulled 1t clear out Of the water"
said Harry.
"Thafs just what thought-just what
was Altered of. forgot about the tide. ana
should have pulled It three lengths up.
Boys" he added with = sudden familiariC.
III have to ask you to walk fer me while
make that boat safe. 1 won't be but cou-
pie O. minutes. Stay here"
Stupid ass" calculated Chauncey - ~
struck : match ON his cigarette case and eae
down on a fallen log. why didn't We buy
the silly boat?
"riever thought of it-stupid ass myself"
said Harry.
thence increased every minute.
'He certainly ought 20 be here now: Tn
going to see what's the matter with him.
sNot Without me; don't fancy this happy
island. and don't mind saying 3d." de-
clared Chauncey. joining him.
: Halt IN hour later they stopped In little
HaS "a, troy rcm 9 eae
II see. We ara lost: We are babes n he
wood-only the babes were lucky not e b
carrying suit cases. Nine stay: here
and they plunged again Into the forest.
The woods opened suddenly before then
the e aoc
beach they shaded their eyes with their
hands and scanned the horison- A black
streamer OF smoke tar distant marked .
rapidly rsceding vessel. But they could not
make out whether Il was . tug or steamer.
stood : dingy skipper with . lsvsllsd siass.
grinning - no gased at them.
s:ea s.ne S.,x tn e. :ss
across his throat sisniasantiy. HIS tone
was one Of polite curiosity aothing more.
'No-not them" chuckisd the skipper.
That wasn't . part ;. t Ill., here JOB This
want no quick merciful KILN. He wanted
It done-like that there"
And he handed the glass - the desk.
Chauncey had aoppsA dejsotsdly On .
NOW whs hat -, Do .. e, :, believe that brute
Pretty near know It." said Harry. calling
have been all right for hours. The tide u
going out"
And which way are We going?''
In. said Harry, starting back to the
woods. We've got to md water hrst, and
then we've got to work"
But, say. its easier to knock across the
old island and md the settlements II you
want drink. there's still drop in the bot
tle." He reached Hospitality toward his hip
pocket to which he had transferTed the
whiskey from the suit case.
mo. and don't you drink any o3 Il, eatAse,"
commanded Harry. You'll probably be
thirsty enough without burning yourself mp
with that"
"But I can stand little christ. I'm mot
such mollycoddls - You think am. Lsrs
start for the other side
"Chauncey, we stay here. or near here
It's our only chance. In the first place. II We
start for the other side well only get lost
again. In the second place, there isn't any
other side that has people ON It. This II the
wrong island. There isn't anybody on 4.
We've been set on here to starvs and thirst
days, but not tho thirsting. We've eot to
dnd watef."
Chauncey Hamlin's weak face turned blank
with establishment Fur IN instant Harry
feather. But he merely got slowly 70 his
feet, stretched . delicake @st toward the 80
and uttered one long drawn. vsnomous, fear.
fully sincere cuss word.
'Now you stay here and snswsr whensvsr
oall I'm going to look for water. I'll
anchor by your voice. 30 don't move. No
matter II you don't hear me for . while.s
entangied underground in . widening circlaI
they hallooed to ono another. until suddenly
the hail from the forest was pitched Il .
high key Of triumph.
He came back to the beach slowly. psus.
ing every few yards to break twies aud
mark the tran to the little spring he had
found.
There was an old cask among the strange
variety Of driftwood that lined the beach
and this they carried into the forest md
filled at the spring.
Nov to get to work." said Harry
Chauncey looked 1t him perplexed. The
word was not In his vocabulary 1t the best,
and how It could apply to . deserted island
without anything to work with was past the
fathoming Of his imagination.
"Wcfk!' he repeated.
yes There's enough driftwood 70 mako
some sort OF . raft, and that's our chanNo
Remember. you pick out only sound boarda
and spars, and look sharp for rope or wire.
II We have to, We can use vines. but viro
viii save half the work. You 70 M On the
beach and I'll 60 down. Here's the eisnai
dag" =
He thrust . small stick into the eroun6
and tied his handkerchief to the ton az n.
But isn't It rather later" inquired
Chauncey. Really. I'm q BIT played ne
after AL this tramping-and getting s. mt
out With .Aat rascally skipper. Couidn't -
put It over Until morning!s
Wen work while we'vo rot the atrsnetA
In M. Chauncey. It's going TO be : rsco
against time. II there's . 5000 nnoon ~
can work al night
For the nrst time Chauncey eeameA n
Und0FDf0nd What