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

while. seen en- plein face IN the eisrc Of
the sunlight Il suggested nothing more
than a slight indentation.
He rapidly sketchcd to Iris the defen~fve
plan which the Eagles Nest suegcsfed
Access must be provided by means on :
ledge, and capable OF being pulled up or
let down at the viii OF the occupants. Then
the place must be kept constantly stocked
with judielous supply Of provisions water
with tarpaulin. and thus kept IN fairly
good condition.
we ought TO sleep there every night"
he went on, and his mind was 30 engrossed
with the tactical side OF the preparations
that he did not notice how Iris blanchcd
at the suggestion.
surely not until danger actually
threatensT' she cried.
Danger threatens us each hour after
sunset. II may come any night. though I
expect at least fortnight's reprieve.
Nevertheless, l intend TO act as II tonight
may witness the first shot Of the sieEc."
do you mean that7" she sighed. "And
my little room In becoming 30 very cozy !"
Belle Vue Castle. their two-roomed hut.
was already home TO them.
jerks always accepted her words liter
ally.
We'll" he announced after a pause. IN
may not be necessary to take up our quar-
ters there until the eleventh hour After
have hoisted up our stores and made the
ladder. will endeavor to devise an efficient
Gordon of sentinels around our position We
will see"
Not another word could Iris get out OF
him on the topic. Indeed, he provided her
with plenty Of work BY this time she
could splice a rope more neatly than her
tutor. and her particular business was 10
prepare no less than sixty rungs for the
ropeladder. This was an impossible task
for Aav hut NJ
helped her. They toIled late. until their
fingers were sore and their backbones
creaked as they sat upright.
Meanwhile, jerks swarmed up the pole
again and drew up after him a crowbnr.
the sledgehammer and the picisax. with
these implements he set TO work to improve
the accommodation. OF course, he did not
attempt seriously TO remove any largo
quantity of rock. but there were project
ing Jumps and inequalities of floor there
which could be thumped or pounded out OF
existence.
1t was surprising TO see what q clear
ance he made in an hour. The existencs
of the fault helped him a good deal as
the percolation OF water at this point had
oxidiEed the stone TO rottenness, To his
great Joy he discovered that few prods
with the pick laid bare a small cavity which
could be easily enlarged. Here he contrived
niche where Iris could remain In absolute
safety when barricaded by stores. while.
with n squeeze, she was entirely sheltered
| from the one dangerous point on the oppo-
| site cliff, nor need she be seen from the
| trees.
Having hauled into position two boxes
| of ammunition-for which he had scooped
out a special receptacle-the invaluable
waterkegs from the stranded boat. several
| tins OF biscuits and all the timed meats.
| together with three bottles OF wine ana two
| of brandy, he hastily abandoned the ledge
and busted himself with fitting number
| of gunlocks to heavy faggots.
| Iris watched his proceedings In silence
for some time. Al last the interval for
| luncheon enabled her to demand an ex-
| PLANTATION.
| "If YOU don't tell me at once what you
intend to do with those strange inple-
ments," she said. "I will form myself into
an amalgamated engineer and come out
| on strike"
"If YOU do" he answered, you will
| create a precedent. There is no recorded
| case OF a laborer claiming what he calls
! his rights when his life is at stake. Even
an American tramp has been known to work
like a hend under that condition"
"Simply because an American tramp tries,
like every other mere male, to be logical.
woman is more heroic. once read OF Q
French lady being killed during an earth
quake because she insisted on going into
| falling house to rescue that portion OF hel
hair which usually rested on the dressing
table while she was asleep" "a
'T happen TO know" he said. that you
are personally unqualified TO emulate her
example"
She laughed merrily. lightly did yes
terday's adventure sit upon her. The ailu-
sion to her disheveled state when they were
thrown ashore by the typhoon simply Inn
pressed her as amusing. Thus quickly had
she become Injured to the strange circum-
stances of a new life.
"T withdraw the threat and substitute a
more genuine plea-curiosty," she cried.
CONTINUED TOMORROW