Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-13

They passed on While trayersing the
coral-strewn south beach, with its patches
of white soft sand baking In the direct rays
OF the sun. jerks perceived traces of the
turtle which swarmed in the neighboring
sea.
"Dellclous eggs and turtle soup" he an
nounced when 1r 3 asked him why he was
so intently studying certain marks on the
sand caused by the great sea tortoise dur
Ing their nocturnal visits TO the breeding
ground
"If they are green turtle" he continued,
I'VE are in the lap of luxury They lard
the alderman and inspire the poet. When
sh p comes TO our assistance l will per-
suade the captain to freight the vessel with
them and make my fortune"
Il suppose. under the circumstances, you
were not a rich man. Mr.. jerks" said Iris,
timidly.
81 possess wealthy bachelor uncle. who
made me his heir and allowed me four hun
dred year; so | was a sort Of Croesus
among stan corps officers When the smash
came he disowned me by cable. BY selling
my ponies and my other belong ngs | was
able to walk out of my quarters penniess
but free from debt"
And all through a deceitful woman!"
Yes"
Iris peered at him from under the brim
of her sou'wester. He seemed to be alb
surdly contented. so different was his tone
a.
to the attitude he adopted during the at
tack on the pitcher plant
She was puzzled, but ventured further
step
was she very bad to you. Mr.. Jenks7"
He stopped and laughed-actualy roared
at the suggestion.
Bad TO me !" he repeated. II had moth
ing to do with her She was humbugging
her husband, not me. Fool that l was, 1
could not mind my own business"
c. hi IA
| the man who suffered on her account IL
| is regrettable but true statement that
| Iris would willingly have hugged Mrs Co.'S
| tobell at that moment. She walked on ar
| during the next half hour OF golden silence,
and Jenss did not remind her that they
were passing the gruesome Valley Of
| Death,
Rounding Europa Point. the sailors eyes
| were fixed on their immediate surround
| ings, but Iris gazed dreamily ahead. Hence
I was that she was the first to cry in
| amazement:
"A boat See. there! on the rocks !"
There was no mistake. A ships boat was
| perched high and dry on the north side of
| the cape Even as they scrambled toward
| II jerks understood how II had come there.
When the Sirdar parted amidships the
| after section fell back into the depths be-
| yond the reef and this boat must have
| broken loose from its davits and been driven
ashore here by the force of the western
| current.
But there were stores on board. Jenks
| remembered that Captain Ross's foresight,
had secured the provisioning of all the
| ships boats soon after the first wild rush
to steady the vessel after the propeller was
| lost. Masts, sails, oars, sets-al save two
water casks-had gone; but jerks, with
eager hands, unfastened the lockers and
here he found a good supply OF timed, meats
and biscuits. They had barely recovered
from the excitement of this find when the
sailor noticed that behind the rocks on
which the craft was firmly lodged lay a
small natural basin full of salt water, re.
plenished and freshened by the spray OF
every gale, and completely shut off from
all seaward access.
II was not more than four feet deep
beautifully carpeted with sand. and secluded
by rocks on all sides. Not the tiniest crar