Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-04-21

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thing that came out of the loneliness to
show him how sacred. how pure love is.
Very gently he bade her lean back
n rest her head against his shoulder,
and sleep. He would keep watch.
The moon passed slowly over the
great dome above n disappeared be-
hind the wall of rock that sheltered
them. She had been asleep for hours.
Then his tired yes closed and their
heads touched in sweet Oblivion.
The sun was shining brightly when
he opened his eyes.
A man stood over them. with a pity
ng. though satisfied half smile on. his
hard face. Eric blinked his eyes, and
rubbed them, staring harder and hard
er.
"Why-why-'' he mulmured in ut
ter bewilderment.
The babes in the woods remarked
the thick set man. with a satirical
sea instead of a wood. DO o know
what time it is""
How did you get here" demanded
Eric. a to q his Amusement.
The girl stirred and then sat bolt up
right, staring at the sinister face of
the man, whose hands were deep in
his coat pockets, his legs spread far
apart.
Il walked on the water was his
sacrilegious answer. ITS 10 o'clock.
-Four bells. Will you have your Eggs
fried n boiled%"
Eric managed to grin. Fried" he
said. conscious of a great hunger.
Joan's face frightened a, once.
Can we go home?" she cried.
Sure. Miss Bright. My private
yacht is lying off here. With steam up.
The dinghy awaits. Will you put on
your shoes and stockings"
Joan blushed holly n drew her
feet up under her skirts. Eric had got
to his feet and was running to the
corner of the ledge to look for the craft.
There it lay, in the lee OF the reef, a
smudgy. unlovely. chortling tug boat.
smoky and impatient. with a a dozen
grimy individuals on board. all of
whom We're surveying the reef with
the nonchalance of men used to dis
aster. A small row boat. with a single
occupant, puttered along the edge of
the reef. waiting for the master who
had come ashore. Eric sent up a shout
n waved his and A voice at his ell
bow spoke.
Il thought I'd find you here. Every
one else is looking to the south OF the
Point. everywhere but the right place.
Thinks L. they've gone out to sea. So
we started straight out" He chuckled.
It's a joke On those wise chaps-your
uncle and the preacher and all of EN-.
looking in the bay n dragging, and
praying. and cursing the luck"
How did you think of looking away
out here. Mr.. Carr?"
Adam Carr closed one eye II all
ways nave great luck in finding peo-
pie where they don't expect to be
found he said enigmatically. i fig
ured on these reefs, n t~elephoned out
to the light keeper, asking IL he'd seen
a capsized boat go by. He said he
thought he saw one away out to sea
yesterday afternoon. Father said to
right then and there that if o had
half "A nance you'd make one OF the
reefs. He seems to think you're made
of the right stuff, Mr.. Eric Midthorne.
And here we are. II YOU hadn't been
here. I'd have known where you We're"
He screwed up his lips significantly
and pointed downward with his stubby
thumb.
AT the bottom of the sea-" said
Eric. with a shudder.
Yes. But you'd ave come shore
in time. 1 daresay. Well! Here's Miss
the eggs fried in the engine ROOM"
Did o really think about bringing
cried Eric.
Eggs and coffee" responded the
faced man, as he motioned for his
oarsman to approach.
What a horrid looking man." wills
pered Joan, when his back was turned.
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Eric. He's Jabez Carr's son. l didn't
know he was in Corinth.'
Later on. he deliberately put the
to Adam Carr: Where did
you come from, Mr.. CARR"
They had finished eating their eggs
and We're sitting on the after deck
with their strange rescuer. The tug.
through h bright waves. leaving be-
hind IL long, almost amending trail OF
smoke.
Adam Carr's inscrutable face took on
a new line or two. Il guess you
be any the wiser If / told
you. It's more thar likely you never
heard OF the place"
oh. do tell u.s. cried Joan, who had
become deeply interested in the man.
Despite his ugliness. despite the sin
lister face of him, he possessed a GER
fascinating individuality that i'm
pressed her. as it did all young per-
sons susceptible to curiosity.
Ever hear of Taslnir?!" he asked la
conically. They pondered and shook
their heads.
II thought SO. So you are none the
wiser, are you?"
They shee pishly admitted the fact.
rs it a city or country?' asked Eric.
Its neits.er," he affirmed. He
grinned in A most tantalizing manner.
Afterwards they were to learn that
Tasmir was the seat OF a Russian
nobleman.
Well said Eric, hiding his chagrin
and resentment, I'm glad you came,
no matter where you came from. 1t
must have been like looking for a
needle in a h%aystack. but still you found
u.s."
I've never tried to find q needle in
a haystack." said Adam Carr reflect
lively. I'm sur it must be interest
ing. I'll try sometime
What "A queer man you are, Mr..
stared at her. and she shrank inward
ly from the sardonic glitter in his