6 POT® HE IPHFfiM® MQBSI2T U AMES *V B MUMMM DY MY WALTM COS J yA' t'T /9G6 OY A.CAIIC'CUXC * CO. ■■ & SYNOPSIS. The story opens with the shipwreck of the steamer on which Miss <o ncvleve Leslie. an Vmcrlcan heir> Lad Win thrope, an Kngllshman, and Tom Blake, » brusque American, were passengers. The three were tossed upon an Uninhab ited Island and wire the only ones not drowned. Blake recovered from a drunk en stupor Blake, shunned on the boat, because of his roughness, I i came a h< ro RS preserver of tin helpless pair. The F'nslishmnn was suing tor the hand of Miss Leslie, Blake started to swim back to the ship to recover what was left. Blake returned safely. Winthrope wasted his last match on a cigarette, for which he was scored by Blake. Their first meal was a dead ilsh. The trio started a ten mile hike for higher land. Thirst at tacked them. Blake was compelled to carry Miss Leslie 011 account of weari ness. He taunted Winthrope. They en tered the Jungle. That night was passed roosting high In a tree. The next morn ing they descended to the open again. All three constructed hats to shield them selves from the sun. They then feasted »n eocoanuts, the only procurable food. Miss Leslie showed a liking for Blake, ! but detested his roughness. by Blake I they established a home in some cliffs, j CHAPTER Vl.—Continued. Along the south side of the cliff the ►ea extended in twice as far as on the north. From the end of the talus the coast trended off four or five miles to; the south-southwest In a shallow bight, whose southern extremity was bounded by a second limestone head land. This ridge ran inland parallel to the first., and from a point, some lit tle distance back from the shore was covered with a growth of leafless trees. Between the two ridges lay a plain, open along the shore, but a short dis tance inland covered with a jungle of tall yellow grass, above which, i here and there, rose the tops of scrub by, leafless trees and the graceful crests of slender-shafted palins.! Blake's attention was drawn to the, latter by that feeling of artificiality which their exotic appearance so often wakens in the mind of the northern bred man even after long residence in the tropics. But in a moment he turned away with a growl. "More of those darned feather-dusters!" He was not looking for palms. The last ragged bit of cloud, with Its showery accompaniment, drifted p«st before the breeze which followed the squall, and the end of the storm was proclaimed by a deafening chorus of squawks and screams along the higher ledges of the cliff. Staring up ward, Blake for the first time observed fhat the face of the cliff swarmed with peafowl. "That's luck!" he muttered. "Guess I haven't forgot how to rob nests. Bet our fine lady'll shy at sucking them raw! All Ihe same, she'll have to if I don't run across other rock than this, poor girl!" He advanced again along Ihe talus, and did not stop until he reached the ssind beach. There he halted to make a careful examination, not only of the loose debris, but of the solid rock above. Finding no sign of flint or quartz, he growled out a curse and backed off along the beach to get a view of the cliff top. From a point a little beyond him, outward to the ex tremity of the headland, he could see that the tipper ledges and the crest of the cliff, as well, were fairly crowded with seafowl and their nests. His smile of satisfaction broadened when he glanced inland and saw, less than half a mile distant, a wooded cleft which apparently ran up to the summit of the ridge. From a point near the top a gigantic baobab tree towered up against the skyline like a Brobdingnagian cabbage. "Say, we may have a run for our money, after all," he murmured. "Shade, and no end of grub, and, by the green of those trees, a spring— limestone water at that. Nex,t thing, I'll find a flint!" lie slapped his leg, and both sound and feeling reminded him that his clothes were drenched. "Guess we'll wait about that flint," he paid, and he made for a clump of thorn scrub a little way inland. As the tall grass did not grow here within a mile of the shore, there was nothing to obstruct him. The creeping plants which during the rainy season had matted over the sandy soil were now leafless and withered by the heat of the dry season. Even the thorn scrub wa3 half bare of leaves. Blake walked around the clump to the shadiest side, and began to strip. In quick succession one garment after another was flung across a branch where the sun would strike it. Last nf all, the shoes were emptied of rain water and set out 10 dry. Without a pause, he then gave himself a quick, light rub-down, just sufficient to in vigorate Ihe skin without starting the perspiration. Physically the man was magnificent. His muscles were wiry aud compact, rather than bulky, and as he moved they played beneath his white skin with the smoothness and ease of a tiger's. After the rub-down he squatted on Bis heels and spent some time trying to bend his palm-leaf hat back into ehapo. When he had placed this also out in the sun he found himself be ginning to yawn. The dry, sultry air had made him drowsy. A touch with his bare foot sUowed him that the •and beneath the thorn bush had al ready absorbed the rain and offered a surf..c« lie glanced >1 round, drew "You Beastly Cad!" his club nearer and stretched himself out for a nap. CHAPTER VIII. The Club Age. || T was past two o'clock when -zgjrjM-l the sun, striking in where Blake lay outstretched, be gan to scorch one of his legs. He stirred uneasily, and sat upright. I/ike a sailor, he was wide awake the mo ment he opened his eyes. He stood up and peered around through the half leafless branches. Over the water thousands of gulls and terns, boobies and cormorants were skimming and diving, while above them a number of graceful frigate birds —those swart, scarlet-throated pi rales of the air—hung poised, ready to swoop down and rob the weaker birds of their fish. All about the headland and the surrounding water was life in fullest action. Even from where ho stood Blake could hear the harsh clamor of the seafowl. In marked contrast to this scene the plain was apparently lifeless. When Blake rose, a small brown lizard darted away across the sand. Other wise there was neither sight nor sound of a living creature. Blake pon dered this as he gathered his clothes into the shade and began to dress. "Looks like the siesta is the all round style in this God-forsaken hole," he grumbled. "Haven't seen so much as a rabbit, nor even one land bird. May be a drought—no; must be the dry season— Whee, these things are hot! I'm thirsty as a shark. Now, where's that softy and her ladyship? 'Fraid she's in for a tough time!" He drew on his shoes with a jerk, growled at their stiffness, and, club in hand, stepped clear of the brush to look for his companions. The first glance along the foot of the cliff showed him Winthrope lying under the shade of the overhanging ledges, a few yards beyond the sand beach. Of Miss Leslie there was no sign. Half alarmed by this, Blake started for the beach with his swinging stride. Win thrope was awake, and on Blake's ap proach, sat up to greet him. "Hello!" he called. "Where have you been all this time?" "'Sleep. Where's Miss Leslie?" "She's around the point." Blake grinned mockingly. "Indeed! But I fawney she won't be for long." He would have passed on, but Win trope stepped before hint "Don't go out there, Blake," he pro tested. "I —ah —think it would be bet ter if I went." "Why?" demanded Blake. Winthrope hesitated; but an impa tient movement by Blake forced an answer: "Well, you remember, this morning, telling us to dry our clothes." "Yes; I remember," said Blake. "So you want to serve as lady's valet?" Winthrope's plump face turned a sickly yellow. "I —ah—valet?— What do you mean, sir? I protest—l do not understand CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1909 you!" he stammered. Hut In the midst, catching sight of Blake's bewildered stare, he suddenly flushed crimson, and burst out in unrestrained anger: "You —yoii bounder —you beastly cad! Any man with an ounce of decency—" Blake uttered a jeering laugh— "Wow! Hark, how the British lion r-r-ro-ars when his tail's twisted!" "You beastly cad!" repeated the Englishman, now purple with rage. Blake's unpleasant pleasantry gave place to a scowl. His jaw thrust out like a bulldog's, and he bent towards Winthrope with a menacing look. For a moment the Englishman faced him, sustained by his anger. But there was a steely light in Blake's eyes that he could not withstand. Wlnthrope's de fiant stare wavered and fell. He shrank back, the color, fast ebbing from his cheeks. "Ugh!" growled Blake. "Guess you won't blat any more about cads! You damned hypocrite! Maybe I'm not onto how you've been hanging around Miss Leslie just because she's an heiress. Anything Is fair enough for you swells. But let a fellow so much as open his mouth about your exalted set, and it's perfectly dreadful, you know!" He paused for a reply. Winthrope only drew back a step farther and eyed him with a furtive, sidelong glance. This brought Blake back to his mocking jeer. "You'll learn, Pat, me b'y. There's lots of things'll show up different to you before we get through this picnic. For one thing, I'm boss here —president, congress and supreme court. Understand?" "By what right, may I ask?" mur mured Winthrope. "Right!" answered Blake.' "That hasn't anything to do with the ques tion —It's might. Back in civilized parts your little crowd has the drop on my big crowd and runs things 10 suit themselves. But here we're sort of reverted to primitive society. This happens to be the Club Age and I'm the Man with the Big Stick. See?" "I myself sympathize with the lower classes, Mr. Blake. Above all, I think it barbarous the way they punish one who is forced by circumstances to appropriate part of the ill-gotten gains of the rich upstarts. But do you be lieve, Mr. Blake, that brute strength—" "You bet.! Now shut up. Wliere're the cocoanuts?" Winthrope picked up two nuts and handed them over. "There were only live," he ex plained. "All right. I'm no captain of In dustry." "Ah, true; you said we had reverted to barbarism," rejoined Winthrope, venturing an attempt at sarcasm. "Lucky for you!" retorted Blake. "But where's Miss Leslie all this time? Her clothes must have dried hours ago." "They did. We had luncheon togeth er just this side of the point." "Oh, you did! Then why shouldn't I go for her?" "I —I —there was a shaded pool around the point, and she thought a dip in tho salt water would refresh —"ll mm * her. She went not more than half an hour ago." "So that's it. Well, while I eat you go and call her —and say, you keep this side the point. I'm looking out for Miss Leslie now." \Vinthroj)e hurried away, clenching his lists and almost weeping with im potent rage. Truly, matters were now very different from what they had been aboard ship. Fortunately he had not gone a dozen steps before Miss Leslie appeared around the corner of the cliff. Ho was scrambling .along over the loose stones of the slope without the slightest consideration for his ankle. The girl, more thoughtful, waved to him to wait for her where he was. As she approached, Blake's frown gave place to a look that made his face positively pleasant. He had al ready drained the cocoanuts; now ho proceeded to smash the shells Into small bits, that he might eat the meat, and at the same time keep his gaze on the girl. The cliff foot being well shaded by the towering wall of rock, she had taken off his coat and was carrying It on her arm; so that there was nothing to mar the effect of her dainty openwork waist, with its elbow sleeves and graceful collar and the lilmy veil of lace over the shoulders and bosom. Her skirt had been washed clean by the rain, and she had man aged to stretch It into shape before drying. Refreshed by a nap In the forenoon and by her salt-water dip, she showed more vivacity thau at any time that Winthrope could remember during their acquaintance. Her suffering dur ing and since the storm had left its mark in the dark circles beneath her hazel eyes, but this in no wise lessened their brightness; while the elasticity of her step showed that she had quite recovered her well-bred ease and grace of movement. She bowed and smiled to the two men impartially. "Good-afternoon, gentlemen." "Same to you, Miss Leslie!" re sponded Blake, staring at her with frank admiration. "You look fresh as a daisy." Genial and sincere as was his tone, the familiarity jarred on her sensitive ear. She colored as she turned from him. "Is there anything new, Mr. Win thrope?" she asked. "I'm afraid not, Miss Genevieve. Like ourselves, Blake took a nap." "Yes; but Blake first took a squint at the scenery. Just see if you've got everything, and fix your hats. We'll be in the sun for half a mile or so. Better get on the coat, Miss Leslie. It's hotter than yesterday." "Permit me," said Winthrope. Blake watched while the English man held the coat for the girl and rather fussily raised the collar about her neck and turned back the sleeves, which extended beyond the tips of her fingers. The American's face was stolid; but his glance took in every lit tle look and act of his companions. He was not altogether unversed in the ways of good society, and it seemed to him that the Englishman was some what overassiduous in his attentions. "All ready, Blake," remarked Win thrope, finally, with a last lingering touch. "'Bout time!" grunted Blake. "You're fussy as a tailor. Got the flask and cigarette case and the knife?" "All safe, sir—er—all safe, Blake." "Then you two follow me slow enough not to worry that ankle. I don't want any more of the pack-mule in mine." "Where are we going, Mr. Blake?" exclaimed Miss Leslie. "You will not leave us again!" "It's only a half-mile, Miss Jenny. There's a break in the ridge. I'm go ing on ahead to And if it's hard to climb." "But why should be climb?" "Food, for one thing. You see, this | end of the cliff is covered with sea birds. Another thing, I expect to strike a spring." "Oh, I hope you do! The water in the rain pools is already warm." (TO EE CONTINUED.) i ACT AS SPUR TO MAN'S PRIDE. Love and Belief Are Powerful Agents for Reformation. Love and belief in a man can never hurt him. 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