The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-14


ever. the situation was reversed.
Miss Loslle. Mr.. Blake" he
mnrmured. hoping TO pu, an end TO
tho sltuatlon.
but Blake persisted
You see. Miss" he said. Il
knew all along you were Jenny
L1slle. ran a survey for your
dear papa when he was manlpulAt.
Ing tho q T. railroad. Meantime.
suppose you tao acrApe up some.
thing 90 cat I'm going out TO see
what's left Of that blamed old tub e.
Surely youll not venture TO
swim out 40 far" protested Win.
thrope Il saw the steamer sink
as we cast oft"
Looks like n mast sticking up
ou; there. Maybe somo OF the rig
Eing ID loose"
"But the sharks, You must not
risk your llfe'"
cause why7 II do. IN. babes
In the woods will be left without
even the robins TO cover Thorn. poor
things"
please. Mr.. Blake. do not be 40
cruel" aobbed Miss Lesllc. her
tears starting Afresh Tho sun
makes my head ache dreadfully.
and have no la, or shade. and
I'm becoming so thirsty"
and you think you've only to
wait. and half dozen stewards
will como running with parahols
and ice water. Neither you nor
Winthrope seem to've got your eyes
open. Winthrope. chase yourself
over the mud. and get together a
mess OF fish that are not too dead
Must be dozens. after tho blow.
As for you. Miss Jenny, guess you
can pick up some reeds. and RIG
a headrear out OF this handkerchief
walt a moment. Put on my coat.
II you don't want 10 be broilod alive
thru tho holes of that peek-a-boo."
But say. Blake" began Win
thrope.
Don't say-do." rejoined Blake.
and be started down the muddy
ahorc.
Blake walked quarter OF n mile
before he reached the waters edge.
There was little surf. and he paused
only a few moments 10 peer out
across the low Ewells before he com
menced TO strip.
Winthrope and Miss Leslie had
been watching his movements: now
90. Il 10 ttsHfa f1ttrrss ~
haste. and set to gathering reeds.
WINTHROP began strolling about IN
search OF fish.
II was no difficult search. The
marshy ground was strewn with
dead sea-creatures, many OF which
were already shriyelling and drying
In tho sun.
lie found himself near tho beach
and stood for half an hour or more
watching the black dot far out in
the waterfall that was TO be seen
OF Blake. The American was head
ing out among tho reefs.
A call from Miss Leslie inter.
rupted his watch. and he fastened
TO rejoin her. While Winthrope
was yet several yards distant, the
girl began to complain to him. I'm
so thirsty. Mr.. Winthropel Please
get me a drink"
"But. my dear Miss Leslie. These
pools are all sea-wster. must say,
I'm deuced dry myself"
"Oh. I'm so thirsty Do you
think II would help II we ate some
thing"
Make IL all the worse. Besides,
how could we cook anything7"
But Mr.. Blake said to gather
some fish. Had you not best"
HE can pick up all he wants.
shall not touch the beastly
things"
Then ! suppose there is moth.
ing to do but walt for him"
WINTHROP shrugged his shout.
ders. and drew out his silver Gig.
aret case. II was more than half
full, and he was highly gratified to
find that neither the cigarets nor
the yesta matches in tho cover had
been reached by the wet.
by Jove. here's luck!" he OK
claimed. and he bowed TO Miss
Leslie. Pardon me, but II you
have no objections"
Tho girl nodded as matter OF
form. and Winthrope fastened 10
light the cigaret already I'm his
fingers. The smoke by no means
tended to lessen tho dryness of his
mouth, yet It put him In reflec
tive mood. and In thinking over
what he had read OF shipwrecked
| parties, he remembered that peb
BILE held in the mouth is supposed
10 ease ones thirst.