The evening world., 1915-01-05

Niss Leslie. with Q little frightened
catch in her voice. She was at last
beginning to realize what this rude
break In her sheltered. pampered life
might mean. What shall we do?
lt's-it's absurd to think Of having to
stay In this horrid country for weeks
or perhaps months-unless some ship
comes for usl".
Look here. Miss Leslie" answered
Blake. sharply yet not unkindly.
suppose you Just sit back and use
your thinker q bit II you're your
daddys daughter. you've got brains
school stuff."
what do you mean. sir?"
'Now, don't get huffy. please! It's
q question Of think. not Of putting on
airs. Here we are, worse on than
the people Of the Stone Age. They
had fire and flint axes: we've got
nothing but our think tanks. and as
to lions and leopards and that sort
Of thing. II strikes me we've got about
as many on hand as they had"
"Then you ana Mr.. Winthrope
should Immediately arm yourselves" /"
"How?-But we'll leave that till
later. What elseT"
The girl gazed at the surrounding
effort at concentration. I'VE must
have water. Think how we suffered
yesterday! Then there Is shelter from
wild beasts. and food, and
"All right here under our hands, II
we had fire. Understand"
II understand about the water. You
would frighten the leopard away with
the fire. and II It would do that. II
would also keep away the other AMI
mails at night. But as for food. un-
less we return for cocoanuts"-
Don't give It up! Keep your think
er going ON the side. while Pat tells
us our next move. Now that he's got
the fire sticks out Of his head
II say Blake. wish you would
drop that name. 1t Is no harder to
say Winthrope."
you're of there" reJoined Blake
"But look here. I'll make 1t Win. II
you'll figure out what we ought to dc
next"
Really. Blake. that would not be
half bad. They-er-they called me
Win at Harrow"
"That so2 My English chum went
to Harrow-Jimmy scarbridge."
Lord James!-yOur chum"
He started In like you. sort OF top
lofty. But he chummed all right
after I took out a lot OF his British
starch with a good walloping."
"Oh. really now. Blake. you can
eIpect amy one with brains to believe
that, you knowi"
NO: I don't know. you know-and
I don't know II you've got any brains
you know. Here's your chance "a
show US. What's our next mover
Really. now, have had no expert
ence In this sort Of thing--dont In,
tsrrupt, please' II seems TO me that
our hrst concern In shelter for the
night. II we should return to yopi
tree nest we should also be near th'
cocoa palms"
That's one side. Here's the other
Bar 90 wade aeross-sharks and all
gators: then swampy ground-mh
iaria. mosquitoes. thorn jungle. Guess
the hands of both Of you are still sore
enough by their look"
~ only I had a pot Of cold cream
sighed Miss leslie.
III only had "a hunk OF jerket
beef" echoed Blake.
II say, why couldn't We chance !
for the night around on the ssa~ar,
face of the climr asked Winthrop
II noticed "A place where the iodgrl
ovsrhang--alm0st "a cave. DO yoi
think II probable that any wild bess
would venture so close 20 the sesf"
Cant say. Didn't see any tracks
80 well chance u for Tonight
Sext9"
"By morning I bslisye my anki'
will be In such shape that could ~
back for the string of cocoanuu
which We dropped on the beach"
I'm 60 myself. to-day, else ws'l
have no supper. Now we're soitiD
down 20 bedrock. n those nut
haven't been washed away by th
tide, we're nnsd for tonight. ana ~
two neal. such % 81 thsy are, % ',' bv
~ 1sisl Up ~ Aaothss day % o." .