Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-11

the remaining two IN like manner. ana BE-
gan 70 maneuver the raft landmarks
while you land the goods win pre-
pare dinner" announced the girl
Please be careful not to slip again on
the rocks" he said
Indeed wil My ankle gives me re-
minder at each step"
II was more concerned about the rifles
II you fell you might damage them and tl.s
incoming tide Will 90 hcpclessly rust those
] leave behind that they viii DO useiess~
She laughed This assumption at brutal.
ity no longer deceived her.
y will preserve thom a, any cost though
with siN In our possession thcre IL margin
for Academia. However, to rcassure you.
] VIII - back quickly. IL fall second
time you will still lie able TO replace any
deficiencies in our armament"
before he could protest she started on
at run. jumping lightly from rock to rock.
though the effort cost her good deal OF
pain. Dlsregardlng his shouts. she perse-
verod until she stood safely on the sands.
Then. saucily waving farewell, she set on
toward the cave
Had she seen the look Of fierce deSpa.r
that settled down upon Jenls's face as he
turned to his task OF guiding the raft ashore
she might have wondered what II meant
In any case she would certainly have be-
haved differently.
BY the time the sailor had safely landed
htH Nahku Ua1 COokcu tnClF mluuMy
meal She achieved a fresh culinary tri-
umph. The eggs were fried
II am seriously thinking OF trying 20
boil ham," she stated gravely. Have
you any idea how long II takes to cook
one p:operly7"
"A quarter OF an hour for each pound.'"'
Admirable! But we can measure neither
hours nor pounds"
II think we can do both. 1 will con-
struct balance of some kind. Then.
aHtNh he ~.
and some cartridges to the other I will
tell you the wsight of the ham 10 an ounce.
To ascertain the time, l have already de-
termlned to fashion sun dial l re-
member the requisite divisions with rea-
sonable accuracy. and little observation
Will enable us TO correct any mistakes"
You are really very clever. Mr.. Jenks,"
said Iris, with childlike candor Have
you spent several years Of your life In pre-
pairing for residence on desert island"
Something of the sort. 1 have led a
queer kind of existence fall of useless pur-
poses. Fate has driven me into a corner
where, my odds and ends of knowledge are
actually valuable. Such accidents make
men millionaires"
Useless purposes !" she repeated. II
can hardly credit that One uses such a
phrase TO describe fussy people, alive with
| foolish activity Your worst enemy would
not place you in such a category"
MY worst enemy made the phrase ef-
| fective at any rate, Miss Deane."
You mean that he ruined your careerY'
"Well-er-yes. / suppose that describes
the position with fair accuracy"
Was he very great scoundrelT'
| HE was. and Is"
jerks spoke with quiet bitterness The
| girls words had evoked a sudden flood Of
| recollection. For the moment he did not
notice how he had been trapped into speak
ing Of himself. nor did he see the quiet
| content Irs's face when she ELECTED
the information that his chief foe was a
man. A certain tremulouS hesitancy In her
manner when she spoke might have warned
him. but his hungry soul caught only the
! warm sympathy of her words which fell
like rain on parched soil.
You are tired" she said. Wont
you smoke for little while. and talk
to me?"
CONTINUED TOMORROW