Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-02-11
"The Wings
Of the Morning
copyrighted by E. ]. Clode)
BY LOUIS TRACY


created a passing cloud until the phys
ical exertion of scrambling over the
rocks to round the North Cape re-
stored their normal relations.
A strong current raced by this point
to the southeast, and tore away the
outlying spur of the headland to sucn
an extent that the sailor was almost
inclined to choose the easier way
through the trees. Yet he perSeVered'
and it may be confessed that the OPP
nortunfties thus afforded of graspmg
+be girls arm, of placing steadyln9
hand on her shoulder, were DOMINANT
factors in determining his choice
At last they reached the south side,
and here they at once found them
so1vns in a delightfully."- secluded and
finy bay, sandy, tree-lined, sheltered
on three sides by cliffs and rocks.
oh cried Iris, excitedly 'What,
a lovely spot! a perfect SmugglerS
Cove" 100
charming enough to look at" was
the answering comment, "but open TO
the sea. If you look at the smooth
riband of water out there, you VIII
nerceiye a passage through the reel
4 great place for sharks, Miss Deane'
but no place for bathers.
Good gracious! / have forgotten
tbe sharks. / suppose they must live,
horrid as they are, but L don't want
them to dine on me"
The mention of such disagreeable
admncts to life on the island no
longer terrified her Thus do English
newcomers to India pass the hrst
three months residence in the coun-
try in momentary terror of snakes
and the remaining thirty years in COM
plete forgetfulness of them.
They passed on. Whilst traYersn8
the coral-strewn south beach, with It's
matches of white soft sand baking III
the direct rays Of the sun, jerks per-
ceived traces of the turtle which
swarmed in the neighbOring sea.
"Delicious eggs and turtle soup!
he announced when Iris asked him
why he was so intently studying GER
tain marks on the sand, caused by
the great sea-tOrtOise during their
nocturnal visits to the breeding
ground.
"Tf thew are green turtle" he con-
tfnued I'VE are in the lap OF luxury.
They lard the alderman and inspire
the poet. When a ship comes to our
assistance l will persuade the cap
tain to freight the vessel with them
and make my fortune.
Il suppose, under the Circumstance
es. YOU were not rich man, Mr.
jerks" said Iris, timidly.
~ possess a wealthy bachelor
uncle, who made me his heir and al
lowed me four hundred year; so |
f stair
Corps officers. When the smash came
he disowned me by cable. By selling
my ponies and my other belongings |
was able to walk out Of my quarters
penniless but free from debt
"And all through a deceitful wo-
mani"
eyes"
.Ifis peeped at him from under the
brim of her sOu'wester. He seemed to
be absurdly cOntented, so different was
his tone in discussing a necessarily
painful topic to the attitude he adopt
ed during the attack on the pitcher
plant.
She was puzzled, but yentured a fur
Their step.
''Was she very bad to you, Mr..
jerks ?"
SLODDGu y
roared at the suggestion.
bad to mel" he repeated. 81 had
nothing to do with her. She was hum
bugging her husband not me. Fool
that | was, | could not mind my own
business"
So Mrs. Costobell was not flirting
with the man who suffered on her ac-
count. 1t is a regrettable but true
statement that Iris would willingly
Rugged Mrs. Costobell at that mo-
ment She walked on air during the
next half-hour of golden silence, and
jerks did not remind her that they
were passing the gruesome Valley OF
Death.
Rounding Europa Point. the sailors
eyes were fixed on their immediate
surroundings, but Iris gazed dreamily
ahead. Hence it was that she was the
first to cry in amazement-
"a boat! See, there! On the rocks! p"
There was no mistake. A ships boat
was perched high and dry on the north
side of the cape. Even as they scram-
bled towards it jerks understood how
it had come there.
When the Sirdar parted amidships
the after section fell back into the
depths DeyOnu the reel, anu IulS DodL
must have broken loose from its day.
its and been driven ashore here by
the force of the western current.
Was it intact? Could they escape
Was this ark stranded on the island
for their benefit? If it were seaworthy,
whittier should they steer-to those
islands whose blue outlines were Wis
ible on the horizon?
These and hundred other ques-
tions couTsed through his brain dur
ing the race over the rocks, but all
such wild speculations were PROMPTLY
settled when they reached the craft,
for the keel and the whole of the low
er timbers We're smashed into match
wood
But there were stores on board.
jerks remembered that Captain Ross
foresight bad secured the provision
ing OF all the ships boats soon after
the first wild rush to steady the yes
sci after the propeller was lost Masts,
sails, oars, seats-all save two water
Casks-had gone: but jerks, with Gag
err hands, unfastened the lockers. and
there he found good supply of
timed meats and biscuits. They had
barely recovered from the excitement
of this find when the sailor noticed
that behind the rocks on which the
craft was firmly lodged lay a small
natural basin full of salt water, re-
plenished and freshened by the spray