The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-11-07

done my best. suppose It's wrong
to give up-but they've made II too
much for me. this time"
Il know" she said gently.
"You"-he stammered-"you're not
afraid"
There is nothing to fear" she said.
but death. :"
Then" he said more bravely. after
n time-the water now was near his
chin-"good.by- luckl"
Not yet. dear friend" she returned.
mot yet"
But the sun was perilously close
upon the rim OF the world. But little
time. and II would be night.
He closed his eyes TO shut out the
vision OF its slow. implacable descent.
The water was now almost level
with his lips; II seemed strange that
his throat could be 30 dry. 30
Ho opened his eyes. shudderins.
IT'S good-by now" he faltercd.
Not yeti" her voice rang beside
him. vibrant. Lookup there-aiony
tho cliff" .
lie lifted his gaze :.
Two men we're rIsr..s vons ,hs
clih-and tho man IN The lead wal
Alan, But his lead was very scant.
and the man who pursued was one OF
Judith's. and stuck TO the trail like q
bloodhound fresh from the leash.
And now tho water was nj his lips;
parcus could no more speak without
stranglins.
or a sudden he groaned In his heart:
though there was no passabie way
down the clin. still the sight OF his
friend alive and unframed had brought
with II a thrill OF hope: now that hope
died an he saw Alan stumble and 20
TO his knees.
Before he could rise tho other was
upon him. with the fury OF wolf seek
ing the throat OF stag.
For an instant they fought like mad.
men; then. In n .trice. the sky limo
OF the ellf was empty; one or tho
other had tripped and fallen over the
brink. and falling had retained hole
Of bis enemy and carried him down as
well 4
by no chance. Bareus tod himself.
could either escape uninjured.
Yet. 10 his amaxement. he saw one
man break from the others embrace
and rise And he who lay still. q
erumpled. inhuman heap upon the
sands, was Judith's man.
With a violent EFFORT BArcus lifted
his mouth above water and shriekedi
"Alanl Alanl Help! Here-at tho
end OF the point-in the wster-heipi"
A precious minute vac lost before
Alan discovered their two heads. 40
barely above that swiftly rising hood.
Then he ran toward them as he had
never run before. and as he came
whipped out iack.khife and freed its
blade
Even sO-since Il VIZ, OF course,
Rose whom Alan freed the first
barcus was half'drownei before Alan
helped him IN turn up 70 the beach.
And as this hapI ened the last blood.
red rim OF the sun was washed under
by the waves
Two minutes later the lifeboat was
anoat, and MI Bsreus. already reeOV-
cred. was laboring with the fiywhssl
OF the motor. stimulated 10 supreme
eKertion by the sight of'a party, led By
Judith. racing madly down the beach.
But II was not until well out from
shore and on the way TO the safety
promised by the mainland--noW read.
lily diseernible on the hOTiEOn-that
any one OF them found time for speech.
Then Mr. BaTeus Strengthened up
from his assiduOus attentions 70 the
motor. and observed
you bear charmed life. my "a.
yenturous friend I Nant % tell y0u
that when ] saw you so over that elin
! made up my mind your usefulness
would be a. least permanently i'm.
paired. As Il Is. don't mind telling
y0u that II ever ! get out Of this affair
alive, I'm going 20 have a try 90 gagr
life myself Just once. for lucas"
go RE C0NTlEIrEns