The evening world., 1915-01-05

fever. Don't forget the cocoanuts.
and u l don't show up by noon. save /!
He stopped to drink from q pool In
the rock which was overflowing with |
the cool. pure rainwater. and started |
on at his sharpcst pace. Winthrops |
and Miss Leslie. seated aide by side |
in dripping misery, watched him
swing away through the rain, without 1
energy enough to call out q parting |
word.
Beneath the cliff the sand beach |
was succeeded by q talus Of rocky
debris which In places sloped up
from the water to near fifteen feet.
Tho lower part Of the slope consisted |
OF powders and water-worn stoues. ..
over which the surf. reinforced By |
the rising tide, was beginning to
break with an angry roar.
Blake picked his way quickly over
the smaller stones near the ton of
the slope, now and then bending 70
snatch UP q fragment that seemed 10
differ from the others. Finding moth
Ing but limestone, he soon turned his
attention solely to the passage around
the headland. Here he had expected
to hnd the surf much heavier. But
the shore was protected by q double
Line OF reefs. 30 close In that the
channel between did not show q
whitecap. This was fortunate. since
IN places the talus hero sank down
almost to the level OF low tide, Even
q moderate surf would have rendered
further progress impracticabls.
Another hundred paoss brousht
Blake to the second corner Of the
cliff. which Jutted out In q uttlo
point. He clambered around II, and
stopped to survey the coast beyond.
Along the south side Of the clifr the
sea extended In twice as far as on
the north. From the end OF the talus
the coast trended Off four or Ave miles
to the south-southwest in q shallow
blight. whose southern extremity was
bounded by a second limestone head
land. This ridge ran inland parallel
to the first. and from q point some
was covered with q growth Of leaf.
less trees.
Between the two ridges lay q plain.
open along the shore, but a short dis.
tance inland covered with q Jungle
OF tall yellow grass, above which,
here and there, rose the tops Of scrub
by. leaffess trees and the graceful
crests OF slender-shafted palms.
Staring upward, Blake FOR the first
time observed that tho face Of the
cliff swarmed with seafowl.
That's luck!" he muttered. "Guess
haven't forgot how to rob nests.
Bet our fine lady'll shy at sucking
them raw! All the same, she'll have
to. II I don't run across other rock
than this. poor grill"
He advanced again along the talus,
and did not stop until he reached the
sand beach: There he halted to
make q careful examination. not only
Of tho loose debris. but Of the solid
rock above. Finding no sign OF flint
or quartz, he growled out q curse,
and backed on along the beach. to
get q view of the cliff top. From q
point little beyond him, outward to
the extremity of the headland. ne
could see that the upper lodges and
the crest of the cliff as well were
fairly crowded with seafowl and their
nests: His smile Of satisfaction
and saw. less than half q mile dis
tant. q wooded cleft which appar-
emily ran up to the summit Of the
ridge. From a point near the top q
gigantic baobab tree lowered up
against the skyline like . Brobding-
nagian cabbage.
"Say. We may have q run for our
money, after ALL" he murmured.
"Shade. and no end of grub. and. by
the green Of those trees. q spring
I'll ind a fiint!"
He slapped his leg. and both sound
and feeling reminded him that his
clothes were drenched.
"Guess well wait about that flint"
he said. and started back to where he
had left the others.
Briefly he told them of his discov-
cry and the trio set out for the spot
he had seen.
With duo consideration for VIM
Blake set 10 slow q pace that the
half miles walk consumed over hall
an hour. But his smouldertng trri'
tation was soon quenched when they
drew near the green thicket at the
foot Of the cleft. In the almost
deathlike stiffness Of mid afternoon
the sound Of trickling water came u
their ears. clear and musical. -.
"A spring!" shouted Blake. =
guessed right. Look at those greer
plants and grass; there's the channe
dries up"
The others followed him eagerly a
ne pushed In among the trees. TheI
saw no running water. for the TIM
rill that trickled down the lodges va
matted over with vines. But ~ TN
foot OF the slope lay q pool som
tAn yards across. and overshAdowet
by the surrounding trees. There va
no underbrush. and the ground VA
trampled bare a. 9 noor. .
by Jove." said winthrope: "sse tn
"Deer vou mean" rsplisd Blake