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

They each drank small quantity. and the
generous sririt brought color TO their wan
cheeks. The sailor showed Iris how TO
fasten handage by twisting the muslin
round the upper part Of his boot. For the
first time she saw the cut made by the ak.
"Did-the thing-grlp you tnere?" she
ncrvously inquired
There. and elsewhere All over at once
II felt like. The beast attacked me with
! five arms"
She shuddercd II don't know how you
! could fight H." she said. How strong
! how brave you must be"
! This amused him The veriest coward
VIII try 60 save his own life" he answered
| ''lf you use such adiectives to me- what
words can find to do justice 10 you who
dared TO come close to such a vile-loolSing
| creature and kin H. I must thank my stars
/ that you carried the revolver"
"Ah!" she said, that reminds me- You
do not practice what you preach, | found
| your pistol lying on the stone in the cave.
Ihat is one reason why followed you"
" was qu te true. He laid the weapon
aside when delving at the rock and forgot
| 70 replace II in his belt
1T was stupid of me-" he admitted but
I am not sorry"
"Why?"
Because, as II is I owe you my life"
you owe me nothing" she snapped.
risks What will become of me Il anything
happens to you? My point of view is pure
| ~ selfish. you see"
Quite So Purely selfish" He smiled
sadly. "Selhsh people of your type are
| somewhat rare, Miss Denne."
Not conversation worth noting. per-
| haps. save In so Far as IL is typical of the
} trte uttcrances Of people striving to recover
| ~ some tremendous ordeal Epigrams
delivered at tho foot OF the scaffold have
| tsts
The bandage was ready one end was
| wei soaked In brandy. She moved toward
the cave but he cried
| Wait one minute. l want to get n
| couple of crowbars."
| what for?"
| 81 must go back there" He jerked his
head in the direction Of the reef She
| uttered little sob of dismay.
| u will incur no danger tn time" he ex-
planned. 81 found rifles there. We must
| nave them; they may mean salvation"
When Iris was determined about any
thing, her chin dimped. 1t puckered de-
lightfuly now
II will come with you" she announced
| Very well. I will wait for you. The
tide will serve for another hour"
lie knew he had decided rightly. She
could not bear to be alone-yet. Soon the
| bandage was adjusted and they returned
to the reef Scrambling now with difi-
Guilty over the rough and dangerous track
|
brance of the daring activity she displayed
during her earlier passage along the same
precarious roadway.
Then she darted from rock to rock with
the fearless certainty of a chamois. Hei
only stumble was caused, she recollected
by an absurd effort TO avoid wetting hei
dress, She laughed nervously when they
reached the place This time jerks lifted
her across the intervening channel.
rs that the spot where you fell?" h,
asked. tenderly.
| Yes how did you guess it?"
''I read il in your eyes"
Then please do not read my eyes, bu
look where you are going"
Perhaps doing that too" he said
They were standing on the landward sid
of the shallow water in which he tough
tho octopus
Already the dark fluid emitted by hi
assailant in its final discontinue was pass
ing away owing to the slight movemen
OF the tide.
Iris was vaguely conscious of a doubl,
mean ng in his words She did not trouble
to analyze them. All she knew was tina
the mans voice conveyed subtle acknowl
edgment Of her feminine divinity. The te
sultant thrill OF happiness startled, evel
dlsmaved her. This incpient filtration
must be put a stop to instantly.
"Now that you have brought me her
with so much difficulty. what are you go
ing to do?" she said. at VII be mad
} ness for you to attempt to ford that pass
age again. Where there is one Of thos
horrible things there are others suppose
Jenks smiled Somehow he knew tha
this strict adherence to business was Z
cloak for her real thoughts. Already thes
two were able to dispense with spokel
| word.
But he sedulously adopted her pretext
THAT is one reason why | brought tn
crowbars," he explained 'If you will 81
down for a little while I will have every
tn ng properly fixed"
He delved with one of the bars until
. lodged in a crev ce of the coral Then