Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-15

emphasized his previous explanation OF It's
virtues. Here they might reasonably hope
to make successful stand against the
Dyaks
Then you feel sure that those awful crea-
lures will come back7" she said slowly
"Only too sure, unfortunately"
How remorseless poor humanity is when
the veneer ls stripped on Why cannot they
leave us In peace7 I suppose they now cher
lsh n blood feud against us. Perhaps. IL
had not been here. they would not have In
jured you. Somehow seem 20 be bound up
with your misfortunes,"
Il would not have II otherwise we're II In
my power" he answered. For an instant
he left unchallenged the girls assumption
that she was In any way responsible for
the disasters which had broken up his
career. He looked into her eyes and almost
forgot himself Then the sense of fair deal
ing that dominates every true gentleman
rose within him and grlpped his waverng
emotions with ruthless force. Was this n
time TO play upon the high-strung sensibn-
tiles OF this youthful daughter of the gods,
to seek TO win from her n confession OF love
that few brief days or weeks might prove
TO be only n spasmodic. but momentsrily
al-powerful. gratitude for the protection he
had given herr
And he spoke aloud. striving to laugh.
lest his words should falter-
You can console yourself with the
thought Miss Deane, that your presence on
the island will In no way affect my fate at
the hand of the Dyaks. Had they caught
me unprepared today my head would now
be covered with a solution Of the special
varnish they carry on every foreign expe-
dition."
"varnishY" she exclaimed.
Yes az a preservative, you understand"
And yet those men are human beings ~
For purposes OF classification. yes Keep
| ing to strict fact, II was lucky for me that
you raised the alarm and gave me n chance
| to discount tho odds of mere numbers. So,
you see, you really did me a good turn"
What can be done now TO save our
! lives7 Anything will be better than to
| await another attack"
The first thing to do is to try to get
some sleep before daylight How did you
| know was not in the Castle?"
II cannot tell you. 1 awoke and knew
| you were not near me- II l wake I'm the
| night can always tell whether or not you
are In the next ROOM So dressed and
| came out"
"Ahl" he said, quietly Evidently
snore."
This explanation killed romance.
| Iris retreated and the sailor, tired out a,
last managed to close his weary eyes.
| Next morning he hastily constructed a
pole OF sufficient length and strong enough
to bear his weight by tying two sturdy
young trees together with ropes. Iris helped
him to raise II against the face OF tn,
| precipice, and he at once climbed TO tn,
| ledge.
Here he found his observations Of tn,
previous night abundantly verified. TIL,
| ledge was even wider than he dared 4
hope. nearly ten feet deep In one part. ant
It sloped sharply downwards from the oute
lip OF the rock BY lying fiat and carefully
testing all points OF view. he ascertaineC
that the only possible positions from whicl
even a glimpse of the interior floor coult
be obtained were the branches of n few
tall trees and the extreme right OF tn
opposing precipice. nearly ninety yards dis
tant. There was ample room TO store waite
and provisions, and he quickly saw tina
even some sort of shelter from the fierc
rays of the sun and the often piercing col
of the night might be achieved by Judi
clously rigging up tarpaulin.
This is a genuine bit of good luck" h
unused. Here, provided neither of us 4
hit, we can hold out for a week or longer
at a pinch. How can IL be possible that
should have lived on this island so man,
days and yet hit upon this nook OF safety b!
mere chance, as II were?"
Not until he reached the level agaii
could he solve the puzzle. Then he per
ceved that the way in which the elf
bulged out on both sides prevented tn
ledge from becoming evident in profile