The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-01-08


yet hesitated and delayed. Win
thrope came down with second at
tack Of fever.
Meantime Blake went about his
share Of the camp work. gru6 and
silent. but with the usual concrete re-
suits He brought load after load Of
fresh cocoanuts. and took great pains
to hunt out the deliciously favored
eggs of the frigate birds to tempt
Winthrope's falling appetite. When
Miss Leslie suggested that beef juice
would be much better for the invalid
than broth. he went out Immediately
in search Of O g,Jm- bearing tree, and
that night, after heating q small
quantity Of gum In the cigarette case
with the adder poison, he spent hours
replacing his arrow heads with small
barbed tips that could be loosened
from their sockets by q slight pm.
A little before dawn he dipped tive
of his arrow heads In the sticky con.
tents of the cigarette case, fitted
them carefully TO their shafts and
stole away down the cleft Dawn
found him crouched low In the grass
where the overflow from the pool ran
out into the plain along it, little
channel. He could see large forms
moving away from him; then came
the flood Of crimson light, and he
drove Of huge Gland.
He rose and shot ~ they were
wheeling to fly. Before he could At
his second arrow 10 the string, the
whole herd were running Off at q
numbering gallop. He lowered his
bow. and walked after the animals.
smiling with grim anticipation. He
had seen his arrow strike against the
side Of the young bull at which he
A little beyond where the bull had
stood, he came upon the headless shaft
Of his arrow. A. he stopped and
caught It up. he saw one Of the fleeing
animals fall. When ne came up with
the dead bull. his first act was to
recover his arrow-tip and cut out the
nesh around the wound.
So great was the abundance of
meat that Blake worked all the re-
strinsing the flesh on the curing
racks, and Miss Leslie tried out pot
after pot Of fat and tAllow. until
every spare vessel was filled and she
had to resort to o hollow In the rock
beside tho spring.
It had been Winthrops's duty to
gather eggs on the cltn top. A. he
was still too weak to climb Niss Las
lie volunteered for the duty. Blake
demurred. She insisted. adding:
'Mr. Blake-if you must know-I
ana be apart-aione."
Blake scowled. "Alone with that
dudei He'd soon find enough strength
to climb up with you on the cliff"
'T-Ah-Mr. Blake, would he be apt
to follow me II l told you distinctly
I should rather be aloner
would hef Well, I should rather
guess noti" cried Blake. making no
attempt to concea, his delight.
v. ,.Th Ssnd. you Mr. HlAf'' You are
'Kind to let you do moro work. But
say. I'll help out all I can on the other
work. You know. Miss jenny
rough fellow like me don't know how
to say II, but ne can think It Just tho
same-ra do anything In the world
AS ne spoke he held out his rough.
powerful hand. She ehrank back q
little, and caught her breath in sud
den fright. But when she met his
steady gaze. her fear left her as
quickly a. It had come. She impul-
sively thrust out her hand, and he
seized It in . grip that brought the
tears to her eyes.
Miss Jenny! Miss Jennyi" no
murmured. utterly unconscious that
that n 1 I'm n your f,s se Iiss jenny, 70"
Eyes. Mr.. Blake" she answered.
blushtng ana drawing her hand free.
Il believe you are a friend-I believe
can trust you"
You can. by-Jiminy! But say"
he continued. laundering with dense
stupidity. do you really mean that?
Can you forgive me for being 30 con-
founded meddlesome the other day.
He stopped short. for upon the In
slant she was facing him. a. on that
eventful day. scarlet with shame and
How dare you speak Of NJ" she
mani"
Before he could reply she turned
and loft him, walking rapidly and
with her head hold high. Blake stared
after her In bewilderment.
well. what in-what In thunder
have I done now?" he exclaimed.
Ladies are certainly mighty funny!
! thought we were going to be chums!
But then, OF course, I've the whole
thing to learn about nice girls-like
her!"
"I-ah-must certainly agree with
you there. Blake" drawled WINTHROP
from beside the nearest bush.
Blake turned upon him with savage
fury:
You've been eavesdropping!"
The Englishman's yellow face paled
to a sallow notified gray. He had
seen the Same look in Blake's eyes
twice before. and this time Blake was
far moro angry.
You sneak!-you sham sent!" re-
peated the American. his voice sink
Ing ominously.
Winthrops dropped in IN abjeot
heap, a. though Blake had struck
him with his club.
mo. mol" he protested shrtiiy. Il
am a real-I amin Q not
That's it-you're q not! That's
true!" broke In Blake, with sudden
grim humor. You're Q nothing. A
nothinsl"
The change to sarcasm came as an
immense relief to Winthrope.
"Ah. l say now. Blake" he drawled,
pulling together his assurance the
instant the dangerous light left
A.