The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-01
CHAPTER XNIV.
.ItpITii'S Et-FFI.NS

never sleep bciDf" Her Anxiety was as
suaged b. WORD Of Aims fate but she
reckoned without her host OF trials
that had bred In her a fatigue anodyn-
Gus even u her mental anguish
For time after Barcus had LETT her
She fingered upon tho sands. ii tho
mouth Of the shelter he had selected
for her staring hunsrlls out Oh the
snin.meriu9 sea tha,. now wholly Ill
vested OF it, shrouG, smiled up 70 the
heavens. whose supphir. face ~ mir
rored. az fair and sweet ~ seeming
as though u had never yelled heart
less tragedy.
slowlS /, darkened AS tho sapphire
above grew darker. blending insenss-
biz into rare ultrarl"rinc. with the
slow decline Of tn" sun To- whose alti-
tude above the horizon. the day had
NOT more than ninety minutes more TO
And she thought drowsily that II
that sun sank without her learning
that her lover litcd 81 would not rise
again upon world ,enanted rs Rose
THINE
/, was not true. ste told herself
tina, people never die 81 broken hearts.
she knew that. wcre he taken from
her. she could no longer live
And sleep overwhelmed hor sudden
II. Ike = great. dark cloud
But III dominion over her faculties
was not ~ long duration, slowly,
heavily. mutiuousls. sh" Was rescued
from lis nIrvana-cUme 10 he. senses
with al effect OF one who energies
from some vast place Of blackness and
terror 10 nnd Barcus kucellng over
and girgcrly but perslyt~ufly shaking
her by I'll. shoulder
And then she sat Up with a cry OF
!r,ystined Compassion fol. IA the brief
time that he had been aOscut---it had
not been more Than an hour-Mr Bar
Gus had most unquestlouabl bis been Sc
yerely used
He had acquired Il long cut over one
eye but shallow Union which blood
had dried. together with bruised ana
swollen cheek tina, MAS badly scratched
to boot and what simple articles o.;
clothing remained 70 h!m. after his
strenuous experiences Of the las,
forty.eight hours. had heen reduced 10
even greater simplicity hts shirt. for
example. now lacked = sleeve that had
been Altogether torn away AT tho
shoulder
No be told her, as soon a. he saw
Der sits We're wake once more--'don',
waste time p:tNlns uc. I'm all right
and so Is Alan That's the main thing
for you TO understand. hes still alive
and sound
But whore IS he3 Take me 10 him"
she demanded. rising with a movement
OF such grace ana v!soy that 1, seemed
hard TO believe she had ever known
an instant's WEAKNESS
That's the rub. BarcUs confessed
squattins on The sands ana knuca,ins
his ha!!. Il dasscnt take YOU 10 HIM.
judith might object. Besides. YOU can
see for yourself il isn't SAFE TO mingle
with the Inhabitants Of this tight little
island-and YOU can't set 10 wher.
Alan Is without n.inclinr considerable
SIT down. and IN tell you all about il.
and We'll try 20 figure out what's best
10 be done, Maybe We can manage a
rescue under cover of night"
And when the girl had settled her
self beside him he launched into do
tailed rcpor;
Its katama Island. all right" he
announced. but change has come
over the place since visited IL some
Years ago. Then II WAS community
.! simple hea:ted Villagers and Usher
men. now, unless al signs fail, it's a
dsh o. sihHseieTs noticed a number
OF Chinese about, and that. taken IN
connection with the fact that when
ventured 10 introduced myself 10
the village ginmill and asked a few
innocent questions. the entire popula
tion. TO child. landed on me like
thousand brick the two circum-
stahces mace mo think we'd stumbled
on settlement or earnest workers
a. the sentie art OF helping poor China
men eVade 'he exclusion laws"
YIN WY smile ne pursued: AS
TOT me- landed out back OF the joint
on the nape OF my neck. and took the
cunt. surrounded by lot Of unsym-
palmetto boxes and barrels that had
seen better days And when came 10
an'i ata t't" 20 cra"! uhostentattously
away. was just in time TO witness the
landing OF your amiabie sister. that
nans ~ c ano 'h ,I she Keeps on The
pa9,Foii' ana A!al!' IN company with
as choice crew or scoundre!si as you'd
- Sa'neEea from few
words 'hal leaked out OF The back door
,bonat, i,,ai,h 'na - vas as ! had
'u.''!' "du stoieil poat from
...e s.'t tnat pickca hcf up. and
e. :, y" COZ reef ana after
thsSa saa,,.s -. aaan IN, the schooner or
-. .eis happened along. ana
. a. iai!eu ana struck a bargain
sbtr .rt pam ana signed copartner-
nn,.u,a, ~ som thlns IKE that.
were soon as thick as thieves. and
cot chanss az, that l actual