, 1923-05-16

ma o'er her face a stfened out Al
II DEAD. he tried to turn her over witt
his foot. Then he felt half frightened
Had the sun got to her head?
he knelt down beside her and shoe,
her. Jude, what's the matter witt
your
No reply.
He took the panama from the face
The eyes were closed and the features
were in repose.
now, really alarmed, he jumped up
ran down to the boat, seized the balm.
tin. n filed 1t with sea water. Ht
mao never seen a case Of sunstroke
put he had heard cold water on tn,
head was a remedy.
AS he turned back with the tin tn,
corpse was sitting up.
"What're you doing with that balm,
tinT" said Jude.
III Jolly soon show you |" said he
making toward her. "Shamming dead y
But before he could reach her sh,
was gone among the bushes. Flingin,
the baling tin away, he Joined her an,
they started. Jude, as If to make up
put her hand into his In a trusting n
loving manner. She swung his hane
as they walked. Then, near their des
tination, she flung it away and made
on, hunting like a dog among tn,
pushes till she found what she was ir
search Ola long, knotteo rope.
whats that for?' asked he.
You wait and see" replied Jude
heres the cache. Mind where you're
walkin' or you'll be into it."
The cache was well hidden amons
the bay cedars. The opening, eight feei
long by six broad, was covered owe,
with short poles spread with cut
branches gone withered with the sun
When they had got the covering off
Jude tie one n of the rope to a tree
close by and dropped the other enc
into the cache. She swung hersel,
down by 1t, and Radcliffe followed.
From the floor of this place a stem
two feet high, gave entrance to the
cave.
There were a candle and some
matches inside the cave entrance. She
Lit the candle and led the way.
Radcliffe was astounded, less by the
size of the place, than the stack OF
goods - canned peaches, condensed
milk, corned beef, tomatoes, OK
tongues. The old brig, making fol
some golf port. must have been n float.
ing warehouse as far as cargo was
concerned.
There were w sacks folded upon
the floor. She started collecting things
n when the sacks were half-flled
Jude. ~clambering out of the pit, hauled
them up by the rope.
Anything more?" asked he, from
below.
Il reckon that will be enough" said
Jude. looking down at him. It'll take
us all our time to carry them to the
boat, and If Satan amt satisfied he
n come and fetch some more him.
SELF
Then drop the rope; 1 want to get
out"
Jude, kneeling at the cache edge.
lowered the rope s;ngerly. He reached
up, and was just about to seize the
loose end when 1t eluded him.
why don't you catch hold?" asked
Jude.
II can't. How could I when you
pulled 1t up again? Go on, drop 1t and
don't play the fool"
The rope came down, and he was
just seizing the end when 1t was
whipped out of his hand.
"D-nl" said Radcliffe.
nNny rnpsrn taIlfpsp goIJ Tod
She lowered the rope again and
snatched 1t up suddenly, bringing with
1t another oath.
But the third time he was too quick
for her. Then as he came swarmlng
up with skinned knuckles and rage in
his heart, she bolted. He chased her,
lodging here and there among the
tree. caught her. and. in his anger and
irritation somehow, kissed her.
The perfectly amazing smack on the
face that followed was revelation; II
also knocked him of his balance so
that he sat down as though cut off at
the knees.
She stood for a moment, frightened
at her handiwork. Then. as he pulled
himself together. she drew away a
step.
"What ails your" asked she.
Radcliffe, sitting up with his hand to
the top Of his head. groaned.
She drew a step closer. Then she
saw that he was laughing, and drew d
step back.
Get up. and don't be fooilng." said
She.
"Foollngl And who started itT'
asked he.
Jude made no reply. She turned and
went OF to the cache. lugged the sacks
n bit more away from the opening. and
started TO put the poles across. When
he Joined her on the work she wouldn't
speak. She was evidently mortnlly
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