Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-11-03


pated, for, though he and Morissey
penetrated several OF the assures in
the expectation OF finding a path to
the top, they came each time to mar
row crevices or unscalable walls of
rock. Their patience was eventually
rewarded, however, by discovering
narrow and precipitous trail which led
them, after half an hours hard climb
ing. to the tableland which formed the
roof. as 1t were, of the island.
The best thing for us to do, Morris
sey," said Hope, lis to separate. You
follow the line OF the cliffs in cne
direction and I'll go in the other. Well
work right around until we meet each
other again"
AYE, aye, sir" said Morissey obe-
diently, and of he started.
For nearly an hour Hope walked
steadily, clambering over rocks and
powders, pushing his way through
ravines. SO wild, so deserted, was
the appearance Of the island, that the
young officer had almost abandoned
hope Of its having any inhabitants,
when. rounding q shoulder of rock, he
saw against the skyline the figure of
a man. In response to Hopes shout,
the stranger, tall, sun-bronzed man
of middle age, came scrambling down
the rocky hillside.
II had no idea that there was any
one else on the island" he said. in
a pleasant, well-modulated voice.
What are you doing over here?
Fishing?"
mo-" said Hope; I'm a shipwrecked
sailor and though I'm not exactly
starving, will be II I have to go
without food much longer" and he
related briefly their experiences In
the storm and how they had found
refuge on the island.
by the way" he added, do you
happen to have any gasoline? We
can't get away from here until we
get some"
II can give you and your friends
something to eat" was the answer.
''but haven't any gasoline. I'm only
here myself because of tho storm.
came over from Middle island in .
skin yesterday morning intending to
make some soundings and 60 back in
the afternoon. You soe," he ex.
planned, I'm in the coast survey"
by Jove!" exclaimed Hopc, stop
ping dead. then you must know the
man we're looking for. He's in the
coast survey. too. His name Is Fitz-
MANIFESTATIONS Fitzmaurice."
You're talking to him." was the an
syer. THAT happens to be my name"
well, I'll be hanged" Hope ejacu-
Ihted. Talk about having luck! Here
We are, Miss Burke and 1, ship
wrecked on a rock in the Pacific, and
the only person on that rock is the
man we've been hunting for! l was
told by an auctloneer named Dawson,
Jpn San Francisco. that last week you
bought three books OF him at auction.
They were scientific works-on hy-
biography, IL remember rightly"
Right you are" oaid the other.
photography is In my line. you know,
SO when l saw these books on the
auction list that Dawson sent me.
went over to his place and bid them
Ia. They came from the library of
DIR. Burke. didn't they?"
"Yes," said Hope, "and it's DR..
Hurke's daughter who Is waiting down
at the cove. I suppose you left the
books over on Middle island"
NO." said Fitzmaurice, ut happens
that two of the books are here in my
shack. l brought them along yester-
day, intending to look them over, but
l was so dead tired last night that
didn't even open them. The third
bPok isn't here, I'm sorry to say, but
yPu can get II without much trouble.
! loaned It to a friend. DR.. Emerson
Owen, who lives at little place
when Mahlin and Satsuma had ex-
tihguished the light on Southeast Is
lalnd, after sandbagging the lighthouse
keeper, they were as certain that they
hid permanently ridded themselves OF
Hippo and Cleo as though they had
sden their lifeless bodies washed upon
the shore. The next morning. the
storm having abated. they set out for
Middle island in search of Fitzmau.
rife, only to learn from the officer In
charge OF the radio station that the
MIN for whom they were looking had
LEFT the day before for one of the
NPrth Farallons and that he had not
ydt returned. evidently having been
delayed by the storm. BY means OF
a Ichart the officer showed them the
island on which they would probably
fiJd Fftzmaurice and indicated small
hdrbor in which. were he on the is.
lahd. they wound find his boat an.
chored.
about the same time. therefore, that
Hfpe. Cleo and Morissey were drying
before their fire at one
end OF the island, Mahlin ana Satsuma
were landing from their launch at the
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