The evening world., 1915-01-09
Ish Weeks CNpke. LgIl \ ne EVell IGn)
|LOVE INSURANCE
By. EARL DERR BICCHRs


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.It's ali rsshA 7 ss,i ye.. Only .
little bonfire I teushsd Oh. 0usss
you must have tainted. bss ne al
"Is was silly Of ne 70 saiae But
when I saw that dreadful thing
leap"- She filtered. and lay shud-
dsring. Fearful tha& she was about
hand between bic palms with stngins
YOU'RE ~" hs shouted. the Jokes
Sn youi kitty Jumped juste the other
way. and he won't come back In Q
hurry with that flrO 20 head him OF.
Jump up now. and we'll do . Nc on
the Strength of ~"
She attsmptsd . smile. and . trace
Of cclsr Oh. sncwsd s,, in her .,;a cn:saa With
recovery. he drew her 10 attinS 20.
sition. Stsppsd quickly behind, and.
' with his hands beneath her elbows,
lifted her upright. But she pas still
too weak and giddy TO stand alone.
A. he rsleAseA he grip. she swayed
and would have fallen had he not
caught her arm.
m. ",sssy," sosy, Al :: ..:ss sS%'n''h'd. srae'
:rm-rm Just : little dissy." she
murmured. clinGin9 10 hia shoulder.
Ut will pass N . minute. IT'S 20 silly.
but I'm that way-rom, III think
you are the braVest man
"Yse. yss-but thAt's not the point.
Leave 20 now. like sensible girl. It's
about time 20 hit the trail"
He drew himself FREQ. and without
. glance st her blushing face. began
TO gather up their scattered outfit.
| MT Ask Ia -AAeA n haA ~new6tAA
II down with the cocoanut. He tossed
the nut into the skin bag. and
jammed the hat on his head. pulling
the brim far down over his eyes.
when he had fetched his club he
walked back past the girl. with his
eyes avertsd. .'..
Come on be muttsrsd.
Tho scarlet in the girls checks
swept over her whole face In burn.
ing wave. which ebbed slowly and
left her coiorsess. Blake had started
on without . backward glance. she
9ased about with . bewildered look at
the pains and the barren ride and the
6ery tidal wave Of hams. Her gase
came back 70 Blake. and she followed
within q short distance she found
hersolf cut OF the sheltering leo OF the
ridee. The first windgust almost over
threw her. She could never have
walked against such . gale; but with
the wind at her back she was buoyeo
up and bosns along - though OF
. Wtugs. Her sole enort was 10 kceb
her foothoid. Had u BEEN ner morn. sc
Ing trip. she could have cr'sa cus VIZ ~.
..! 10y e1S r.. ;S'pDsSh = DsShooisssI. s Nov d:
; Waiksd 90 sobsriy a. ths Wind woule
csrynet. and took 0Aro not TO loooet
he distance bstwesn nssse't ans ans
0' 1iis Sy mile &hsy nssssned hesi
: aoross tie paain-on their right th<
blue SEA OF water. with 10 whitecapl
ana spray; on their lsft the ye.iow
sea Of hre, with iso gun too OF smc.S -
once only had Blake looked BACK te
- n the Rirl was following. Aftsl
thst he swung along. wdkh down ben,
head. hts eass upon the groupd. Even
wh~C hs passed IN under the grove
and around the pool 10 the foot OF tne
l.~Neft. ne began the ascent witnou,
" ,kitinS 70 assist her up the break In
! ne psth. The giA came after. heI
6ps drm, her eyes bright ana sxpeo-
tant. shs drew herself up the ledee
e though she had been bred tc
mou tain climbing.
insa6o the barricads blaks ~
vsitng 20 closs the opsning.. She
. cn( Athroush. and rose 10 eaton hin
iooS At me- shs said. ''ono,
was most unjust 70 you ln my
thou9hts. I wrongsd you. Now
must tell you that think you an
the bravsst-ths noblsst NAM
'sCsst awayi" he exclaimed. and a
. Shook OF her hand roughly. Don,
b . Hoeli You don't know VIVA
,, you're ts!kins aoout .>.. ,.
2 "Buk DO. Tom. I believe tnss yoS
{ "Tm Q blaekkusrd-do you 'hsarr'
mo 6iackGuard II brave. The wal
. you faced that tsrrtbie bsast"-
~Yes, blackguard - to've let yot
. say q single word Can't you see
Hvsn n I'm not what you call . gen
, tiemau, I thought knew how an!
man ought 20 treat . woman-out =
|: 30 and let you know: before we'd 20
|, back smcns people, TI NV ,.. ,
!. moi" he rstorted harshly. TIN
gUfng now 70 pile UP wood on tn
= Cliff for q beacon fire. In the morn
ing TIL start making that catama
. "No. you shall not You snail no
|. 10 on, and leave me. and-and rtsl
your life! can't bear TO think o
iii Stay with me. Tom-deari Evel
n q ship never came"-
He turned resolutsly. % ~ not n
> SEQ her nlushing face.
Come row. Miss Leslie" ne salt
IN Q dry, oven tone: don't make I
% awfuliy hard. Let's be sensible
and shake hands on Il, nike two rea
comradsx'-
. She struck franticaily at his out
} stretched hand.
Keep away-f hate you'll" sh'
cried.
Before ne could speak she was run
ming up tho cleft.
!. CHAPTER XXI.
IN Double SaIpatt0n.
rrNy ~ houv Ar mara afta,