6 i iaro ig ipmhp|l^^ (-H0 ROBERT I AMES V. fitWET mm/mow wkay mirm ({jfrxicnr /»oi tr A.c.sticcu/tc i* Co. SYNOPSIS. The story with the shipwreck of the steamer on which Miss (jone\ieve l.eslic, an American heiress, I,ord Win thrope an Knglishnian, and 'loin Blake, H brusque Ametlcan, wore passengers. The three were tossed upon an uninhab ited Island and were the only ones not drowned. Make rt- oveivd from a drunk en stupor. Blake, shunned on the boat, been UHO of ids roughness, became a hero a« Pl' server of the helpless pair. Hie Englisl man was suing for the hand of Ml ,rsli»\ Blake started to swim back to tl ship to recover what was left, p, returned safely. Wt nth rope wasted his 1 it-■ t match on a cigarette, for which he was scored hv Blake. Their first meal wis a dead lish. The trio started a ten mil" 1 like for higher land. Thirst at tacked them. Blake was compelled to ciirrv Miss T.eslie on account of weari n. '? He taunted Winthrope. They en tei-eii the Jungle. That night was passed resting high in a tree. The next morn ing they descended to the open again. Ail three constructed lints to shield tliem teives from the sun. They then feasted on cocoanuts. the only procurable food. Miss Leslie showed a liking for Blake, hut detested his roughness, Led by Blake tbev established a home in some cliffs. Blake found a fresh water spring. Miss Leslie fined an unpleasant situation. Tli"v planned their campaign. Blake re covered his surveyor's magnifying glass, thus insuring lire. He started a Jungle fire killing a large leopard and smoth ering several cubs. In tin* leopard s ca\- frn tbfv built n small home. They gained the cliffs liv burning the bottom of a tr#»e i!' 111 it fell against tl e height®. The tr I '** secured from the elms. Miss Leslie's whit' skirt was decided upon as a signal. Miss Leslie made a flrpss from tin* leopard skin. Blake s ef forts to kill ant' lopos failed. Overhear jpw »v. conversation between and Wfnthmpo. Miss Leslie h-came fripht ei e'l wlntl.rope ber ime ill with f«*ver. Rhtke was poisoned by a lish. Jackals Attacked the camp that night, but were dr'vi-n "ff 11v Cencvleve. Blake returned, aft'-r nearlv dving Blake constructed an animal trap It killed a hyena. On a tour the trio dis. overcd honey and oysters. CHAPTER XVI. —Continued. "Would it. not ho best for Mr. Win thrope to rest (luring the noon hours?" "Fraid not, Miss Jenny. We're not on ''other side of Jordan yet, and there's no rest for the weary this side." "What odd expressions you use, Mr. Blake!" "Just giving yon the reverse applica tion of one of those songs they jolly us with in the mission churches —" "I'm sure, Mr. Blake —" "Me. too. Miss Jenny! So, as that's settled, we'll be moving. Chuck some live coals in the pot, and come on." !!" started off, weapons in hand. Winthrope made a languid effort to take posfu s:;lon of the pot. Hut Miss I.»> lie pushed him aside, and wrap ping nil in t! o antelope skin, siung it upon her back. "The brute!" exclaimed Winthrope. "To leave such a load for you, when he knew that I can do so little!" The girl met his outburst with a brave attempt at a smile. "I'iease try to look at the bright side, Mr. Win thrope. Really, I believe he thinks it best for us to exert ourselves." "He has other opinions with which wo of the cultured class would hardly a:;reo, Miss Leslie. Consider his com ir.and that we shall go thirsty until he permits us to return to the cliffs. The man's impertinence is intoler able. I shall goto the river and drink when I choose." "Oh, but the danger of malaria!" "Nonsense. Malaria, like yellow fever, conies only from the bite of certain species of mosquitoes. If we have the fever, it will be entirely his fault. We have been bitten repeated ly this morning, and ail because he must compel us to come with him to this infected lowland." "Still, 1 think we should do what Mr. Blake says." "My dear Miss Genevieve, for your Bake I will endeavor not to break with the fellow. Only, you know, it is do need hard to keep one's temper when one considers what a bounder — what an unmitigated cad —" "Stop! 1 will not listen to another ■word!" exclaimed the girl, and she hurried after Blake, leaving Win thrope staring in astonishment. "My word!" he muttered; "can it he, after all I've done —and him, of all the low fellows —" He stood for several moments in deep thought. The look on his sallow face was far from pleasant. CHAPTER XVII. The Serpent Strikes. I -JIP -Wirt HEN Winthrope came up with tlie others, they were gathering green leaves to throw on the fire which was blazing eiose beside tlio ant-hill. "Get a move on you!" called Blake. "You're slow. Grab a bunch of leaves, hud get into the smoke, if you don't want to be stung." Winthrope neither gathered any leaves nor hurried himself, until he was visited by a highly irritated bee, Then he obeyed with alacrity. Blake was far too intent on other matters te heed the Englishman. Leaping in And out of the thick of the smoke, he pounded the ant-hill with his club, un til ho had broken a gaping hole intc the cavity. The smoke, pouring intc the hive, made short work of the bees that had not already been suffocated Although the antelope skin was d r awn into the shape of a sack, both it and the pot were Ailed to overflow ing with honey, and there were still "Told You 80! Beo Him Wrig g!eJ" mere combs left than the three could j eat. Blake caught Winthrope smiling I with satisfaction as ho licked his fin- j gers. "What's the matter with my expe- ; dition now, old man?" he demanded, i "I —ah —must admit, Blake, we have had a most enjoyable change of food." j "If you are sure it will agree with j you," remarked Miss Leslie. "But I am sure of that. Miss Gene- I vieve. I could digest anything to-day. I'm fairly ravenous." "All the more reason to be careful," rejoined Blake. "I guess, though, what we've had'll do no harm. We'll let it settle a bit, here in the shade, and then hit the home trail." "Could we not first goto the river, Mr. Blake? My hands are dreadfully sticky." "Win will take you. B's only a lit tle way to the bank here and there's not much underbrush." "If you think it's quite safe —" re marked Winthrope. "It's safe enough. Goon. You'll see the river in half a minute. Only thing, you'd better watch out for alli gators." "I believe that —er —properly speak ing, these are crocodiles." "You don't say! Heap of difference it will make if one gets you." Miss Leslie caught Winthrope's eye. lie turned on his heel, apd led the way for her through the first thicket. Beyond this they came to a little glade which ran through to the river. When they reached the bank, they stepped cautiously down the muddy elope, and bathed their hands in the clear water. As Miss Leslie rose, Winthrope bent over and began to drink. "Oh, Mr. Winthrope!" she ex claimed; "please don't! In your weak condition, I'm so afraid —" "Do not alarm yourself. I am per fectly well, and I am quite as compe tent to judge what is good for me as your —ah —countryman." "Mr. Winthrope, I am thinking only of your own good." Winthrope took another deep draught, rinsed his fingers fastidious ly, and arose. "My dear Miss Genevieve," he ob served, "a woman looks at these mat ters in such a different light from a man. But you should know that there are some things a gentleman cannot tolerate." "You were welcome to all the water in the flask. Surely with that you could have waited, if only to please me." "Ah, if you put it that way, I must beg pardon. Anything to please you, I'm sure! Pray forgive me, and for get the incident. It is now past." "I hope so!" she murmured; but her heart sank as she glanced at his sal low face, and she recalled his languid, feeble movements. Piqued by her look, Winthrope started back through the glade. Miss Leslie was turning to follow, when she caught sight of a gorgeous crim son blossom under the nearest tree. It was the first flower she had seen since being shipwrecked. She uttered a lit- CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1 | tie cry of delight, and ran to pluck the j blossom. Winthrope, glancing about at her exclamation, saw her stoop over the flower—and in the same instant he saw a huge, vivid coil, all black and i green and yellow, flash up out of the bedded leaves and strike against the j girl. She staggered back, screaming j with horror, yet seemed unable to run. Winthrope swung up his stick, and dr.shed across the glade toward her. "What is it —a snake?" he cried. The girl did not seem to hear him. She had ceased screaming, and stood rigid with fright, glaring down at the ground before her. In a moment Win thrope was near enough to make out the brilliant glistening body, now ex tended full length in the grass. It was pearly five feet long and thick as his thigh. Another step, and he saw the hideous triangular head, lifted a few inches on the thick neck. The cold eyes were fixed upon the girl in a malignant, deadly stare. "Snake! snake!" he yelled, and thrust his cane at the reptile's tail. Again came a flashing leap of the beautiful ornate coil, and the stick was struck from Winthrope's hand. He danced backward, wild with ex citement. "Snake! —Hi, Blake! monster! Run, Miss Leslie! I'll hold hiiu—l'H get another stick!" He darted aside to catch up a branch, and then ran in and struck boldly at the adder, which reared hissing to meet him. Hut the blow fell short, and the rotten wood shat tered on the ground. Again Win thrope ran aside for a stick. There was none near, and as he paused to glance about, Blake came sprinting down the glade. "Where?" he shouted. "There—Hi! look out! You'll be on him!" Blake stopped short, barely beyond i striking distance of the hissing rep tile. "Wow!" he yelled. "Puff adder! I'll fix him." i He leaped back, and thrust his bow ■ at the snake. The challenge was met by a. vicious lunge. Even where he ■ stood Winthrope heard the thud of the • reptile's head upon the ground. i "Now, once more, tootsie!" mocked s Blake, swinging up his club. Again the adder struck at the bow tip, more viciously than before. With • the flash of the stroke, Blake's right L foot thrust forward, and his club s came down with all the drive of his sinewy arm behind it. The blow fell t across the thickest part of the adder's , outstretched body. "Told you so! See him wiggle!" shouted Blake. "Broke his back, first • lick — What's the matter, Miss Jen • ny? He can't do anything now." . Miss Leslie did not answer. She stood rigid, her face ashy-gray, her s dilated eyes fixed upon the writhing, i hissing adder. i"I think the snake struck her!" - gasped Winthrope, suddenly overcome t with horror. 3 "God!" cried Blake. He dropped his • club, and rushed to th» eirl. In * mo ment he had knelt, before and flung up her leopard-skin skirt. Her stock ings ripped to shreds in his frantic | grasp. There, a little below her right knee, was a tiny, red wound. Ulake put his lips to it, and sucked with fierce energy. Then the girl found her voice. "Go away—go away!- How dare i you!" she cried, as her face flushed scarlet. Hlake turned, spat, and burst out witlj a loud demand of Winthrope: "Quick! the little knife—l'll have to slash it! Ten times worse than a rat tlesnake— Lord! you're slow —I'll use mine!" "Let goof me—Jet go! What do you mean, sir?" cried the girl, struggling to free herself. "Hold still, you little fool!" he shouted. "It's death —sure death, if I don't get the poison from that bite!" "I'm not bitten— Let go, I say! It struck in the fold of my skirt." "For God's sake, Jenny, don't lie! It's certain death! I saw the mark—" "That was a thorn. I drew it out an hour ago." Blake looked up into her hazel eyes. They were blazing with indignant scorn. Ho freed her, and rose with clumsy slowness. Again he glanced at her quivering, scarlet face, only to look away with a sheepish expression. "I guess you think I'm just a damned meddlesome idiot," he mum bled. She did not answer. He stood for a little, rubbing a finger across his sun-blistered lips. Suddenly he stopped and looked at the finger. It was streaked with blood. "Whew!" he exclaimed. "Didn't stop to think of that! It's just as well for me, Miss Jenny, that wasn't an ad der bite. A little poison on my sore lip would have done for me. Ten to one, we'd both have turned up our toes at the same time. Of course, though, that'd be nothing to you." Miss Leslie put her hands before her face and burst into hysterical weeping. lilake looked around, far more alarmed than when facing the adder. "Here, you blooming lud!" he shout ed; "take the lady away, and be quick about it. She'll go dotty if she see» any more snake stunts. Clear out with her, while I smash the wriggler." Winthrope, who had been staring fixedly at the beautiful coloring and loathsome form of the writhing adder, started at Blake's harsh command as though struck. "1 —er —to be sure," he stammered, and darting around to the hysterical girl, he took her arm and hurried her away up the glade. They had gone several paces when Blake came running up behind them. Winthrope looked back with a glance of inquiry. Blake shook his head. "Not yet," he said. "Give me your cigarette case. I've thought of some thing— Hold on; take out the cigar ettes. Smoke 'em, if you like." Case in hand, Blake returned to the wounded adder, and picked up his club. A second smashing blow would have ended the matter at once; but Blake did not strike. Instead, he feinted with his club until he managed to pin down the venomous head. The club lay across the monster's neck, and he held it fast with the pressure cf his foot. When, half an hour later, he wiped his knife on a wisp of grass and stood up, the cigarette case contained over [ a tablespoonful of a crystalline liquid. He peered in at it, his heavy jaw t thrust out, his eyes glowing with sav age elation. I "Talk about your meat trusts and , Winchesters!" he exulted; "here's a . whole carload of beef in this little box . —enough dope to morgue a herd of , steers. Good God, though, that was a j close shave for her!" , His face sobered, and he stood for several moments staring thoughtfully into space. Then his gaze chanced j to fall upon the great crimson blossom which had so nearly lured the girl to I her death. "Hello!" he exclaimed; "that's an amaryllis. Wonder if she wasn't com , ing to pick it —" He snapped shut the lid of the cigarette case, thrust it { carefully into his shirt pocket, and , stepped forward to pluck the flower. a "Makes » ellow feel like a kid; but 3 maybe it'll make her feel less sore at me." j He stood gazing at the flower for several moments, his eyes aglow with a soft blue light. "Whew!" he sighed; "if (*ly— But what's the use? She's 'way out of my class —a rough brute like me! All the 3 same, it's up to me to take care of I her. She can't koep. me from being her friend —and she sure can't object 3 to my picking flowers for her." „ Amaryllis in hand, he gathered up j his bow and club. Then he paused to study the skin of the decapitated adder. The inspection ended with a shake of his head. e "Better not, Thomas. It would make 1 a dandy quiver; but then, it might get " on her nerves." (TO BE CONTINUED.) Q May Be a Whited Sepulcher. 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