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BBNNDR and Ker I] The crest of the hill was tree covered, and they could see nothing beyond their immediate locality until the sailor found a point higher than the rest, Where a rugged collection of hard ba- salt and the uprooting of some poon trees provided an open space elevated above the ridge. “I will serve you to the best of my ability, Miss Deane.” lie exclaimed. “We must hope for a speedy rescue, and I am inured to exposure. It is otherwise with you. Are you ready for the climb '3” For a short distance the foothold was precarious. Jenks helped the girl in this part of the climb. His strong, gentle grasp gave her confidence. She was flushed with exertion when they stood together on the summit of this elevated perch. They could look to every point of the compass except a small section on the southwest. Here the trees rose behind them until the brow of the precipice was reached. The emergence into a sunlit pano- rama of land and sea, though expected, was profoundly enthralling. They up. peared to stand almost exactly in the center of the island, which was cres- cent shaped. It was no larger than the sailor had estimated. The new slopes now revealed were covered with ver- dure down to the very edge of the wa- “How odd!” Whispered Iris, more concerned in the scrutiny of her imme- diate surroundings. Jeuks glanced at her sharply. She was not looking at the islands, but at a curious hollow, a quarrydike doorcssion beneath them to the right, disfint about 300 yards and too! not fgr removed from the small pla- teau containing the well, though iso 111th from it by the south angle of the main cliff. a \‘CSUQ’C OI £11138, suruu Ul' uvc. uuur ing save brown rock and sand. At first the sailor deemed it to be the dried up bed of a small lake. This hypothesis would not serve. else it would be choked with vei'dure. The pit stared Up at them like an ominous: eye. though neither paid further attention to it. f m the glorious prospect mapped at the}: feet momentarily swept aside all othm considerations. "What a beautiful place!" nmrnmreo. his. “‘1' wonder what it is called." "Suppose we ehristen it Rainbow :33. "mud?" "Why ‘Ralnbow ?' " “That is the English meaning of 'Iris’ in Latin. you know.” “So it is. How «lover of you to think of it! To“ me. what is the meaning of ' lobert’ in Greek '2” He turned to survey the northwest side of the island. “I do not know," he answered. “It might not be farfctched to translate is as ‘a ship’s steward. a menial.’ ” Miss Iris had meant her playful re«1 tort as a more light hearted quibble. It 1 annoyed her. a young person of much consequence. to have her kindly con- desccnsiou repelled. “I suppose so,” she agreed, “but 1 have gone through so much in a few hours that I am bewildered. apt to for- get those nice distinctions." Jenks was closely examining the reef on which the Sirdar struck. Some square objects were visible near the palm tree. The sun, glinting on the waves, rendered it difficult to discern their significance. “What do you make of those?” he in- quired, handing: the glasses and bland‘ ly ignoring Miss Deane's petulance. Her brain was busy with other things ‘while she twisted the binoculars to suit her vision. Rainbow islandâ€"Irisâ€" it was a nice conceit. but “menial” struck a discordant note. This man was no menial in appearance or speech. Why was he so deliberately rude? “I. think they are boxes or packing msos." she announced. ‘ "Ah. that was my own idea! I must visit that locality.” "How? Will you swim ?” "liuw? Will you swim?" "Nu." he said. his stern lips relaxing in a smile: “I will not swim. and. by tizn way. Bliss Deane, be careful when you are near the water. The lagoon is: swarming with sharks at present. I feel tolerahly assured that at low tide. when the remnants of the gale have vanished, I will be able to walk there along the reef.” “Sharks!" she cried. “In there! What horrible surprises this speck of land contains! 1 should not have im- agined that sharks and seals could live together!” "‘z'cm are quite right.” he explained. W whiz 'Ut‘t’filfliilg gravity. "As a rule. a sharks infé‘st only the leeward side of 8' those ismnds. Just now they are at- D traded in shoals by the wrec .” - “Oh!" Iris shiver-ed slightly. I! “We had better go back now. Tho II wind is keen here, was Deane.” Shonewthathepurposelymuun- I tigc of grass, sumo or u we brown rock and sand lilO!‘ (leaned it to be the .1 HUS ill a great circle, there was no: »t‘ crass. shrub or tree, noth~ ;timated. The new slopes Ll were covered with ver- 3 the very edge of the wa- ‘or nearly a mile seaward 192:0(1 reefs. The sea look- he cried, “and big ones nun‘s uocu- them istence. They had to deal with chill necessities. As for the sailor. he was glad that the chance turn of their con- versation enabled him to warn her against the lurking dangers of the la- goon. There was no need to mention the devilfish now. He must spare her all avoidable thrills. They gathered the stores from the first dining room and reached the cave without incident. Another fire was lighted, and while Iris attended to the kitchen the sailor felled several young trees. He wanted poles, and these were the right size and shape. He soon cleared a considerable space. The timber was soft and so small in girth that three cuts with the ax usually sufficed. Ile dragged from the beach the smallest tarpaulin he could find and propped it against the rock in such manner that it effectually screen- cd the mouth of the cave, though ad- liziitini: light and air. lie was so busy that he paid little. 11cm! la) his. hit the (Nor ul’ l'x'iul hath was: \‘zii’tul t.) him. He was lig‘ian-‘r a (‘iiligril' of heavy slum-s is; >211}: d own cave ‘3” “Most certainly. It was careless of me not to have examined its interior more thoroughly.” “Then why do you grumble-because I found the lamp?” “1 did‘ not mean any such thing. I am sorry.” “I thifik you are. horrid. If you want to wash you will find the water over there. Don’t wait. The ham will be frizzled to a cinderf’ Unlucky Jenks! Was ever man fated l to incur such numerited odimn? Ilel savagely laved his face and neck. The fresh. cool water was delightful at! first, but when he drew near to the fire he experienced an unaccountable sensation of weakness. Could it be possible that he was going to faiut': It was too absurd. IIe- sank to tho ground. Trees, rocks and sand strewn earth indulged in a mad dance. Iris” voice sounded weak and indistinct. It seemed to travel in waves from a great distance. He tried to brush away from his brain these dim fancies, but his iron will for once failed, and he ‘ pitched headlong downward into dark- ] ness. When he recovered, the girl’s left | arm was around his neck. For one blissful instant he nestled there con- ientedly. He looked into her eyes and saw that she was crying. A gust of anger rose within him that he should’ be the cause of those tears. H e tried to rise. “Oh! Are you better?” Her lips 'nivered pitifully. “Yes. What happened? Did I faint?” “Drink this.” She held a cup to his mouth, and he obediently strove to swallow the .con- tents. It was champagne. After the first spasm of terror and when the ap- plication of water to his face failed to restore consciousness Iris had knocked the head on the bottle of champagne. He quickly revived. Nature had only given him a warning that he was over- . drawing his resources. He was deep- ‘ ly humiliated. He did not conceive the truth, that only a strong man could do all that he had done and live. For thirty-six hours he had not slept. Durâ€" In; part of the time he fought with wilder beasts than they knew at Ephe- ms. The long exposure to the sun, the mental strain of his foreboding that the charming girl whose life depended upon him might be exposed to even worse dangers than any yet encounter- ed, the physical labor he had under- gone, the irksome restraint he strove to â€"all these things culminated in utter relaxation when the water touched his 1:11 (:11 1210 {ms-ting: 01' 30111911511134. ‘; M time he was genuinely sorry. I"::1'-:iw 11111..\li.<:s Donne.” 110 14:11:] 11111:. “My mums :u'e dictum] by :fv‘y. I do nut wish you to make nn'm'z’os; on yourmvn account. This I strange place, you know-an 1111- 1-13111: one in some respects.” Surely I can rummage wont my It 1m I) of 110'. mm d her he md p a small meter! lamp. the worm (Iid you find (In .I'he I) i! tannin; 111d 101'? is to] m: 1192’ on she il‘ Shawna m: want ide the nave sin. mum am ,9 tin cups am e is my great . 112' bum K it. that a cried. to help t of m it in f..f“:i‘f‘::\$COTT’S at nm HIM t1! ()1. 1K You ml ml if) He’ rooked at her wisttuuy. This cor- lapse must not happen again for her sake. These two said more with eyes than lips. She withdrew her arm. Her face and neck crimsoned. ‘ ‘ I‘mA -“VV “â€"â€" ___ “Good gracious!” she cried. “The ham is ruined!” It was burnt black. She prepared a fresh supply. When it was ready J enks was himself again. They ate in silence and shared the remains of the bottle. A smile illumlned his tired -“VV. Irié was watchful. She had never in her life cooked even a potato or boiled an egg. The ham was her first attempt. ”no. -1-- AA face. “My cooking amus manded suspiciously. “Mauve. â€"....‘_ , “It gratifiee evei‘y sense," he mur- mured. “There is but one thing need- tul to complete my happiness.” “And that is ?” “Permission to smoke.” “Smoke what?” He produced a steel box tightly closed and a pipe. Vlvuvu “uâ€" vv ‘â€" “Your pockets are absolute Shops." said the girl, delighted that his temper had improved. “What other stores do you carry about with you?” He lit his pipe and solemnly gave an inventory of his worldly goods. Be- yond the items she had previously seen he could only enumerate a silver dol- lar, a very soiled and crumpled hand- kerchief and a hit of tin. A box of Norwegian matches he threw away as useless, but Iris recovered them. “be": 3, uuu ‘LJ .VVVV‘.-' “You mm or know what purpose they may serve," she said. In after days a weird significance was attached to this simple phrase. - . , 1.94. -1 ”Im1"---"v_- “Why do you carry about a bit of tin. 9” she went on. Ill] 0 tjllv vv woau v--. “I found it here. Miss Deane ” he ans“ med. ‘- ___ Luckily she interpreted “here" as applying to the cave. “Let me see it. May 1?” He handed it to her. She could make nothing of it, so together they puzzled over it. The sailor rubbed it with a mixture of kerosene and sand. Then figures and letters and a sort of dia- gram were revealed. At last they be- came decipherahlo. By exercising pa- tient ingenuity some one had indented the metal with a sharp punch until the marks assumed this aspect: i‘umd the figures on the island, with the ‘X’ and the dot?" “I cannot tell you at present,” he said. “I take it that the line across the island signifies this gap or canyon, and the small intersecting line‘ the cave. But 32 divided by 1‘ and an. ‘X’ sur- mounted by a dot are cabalistic. They would cause even Sherlock Holmes to smoke at least two pipes. D have bare- ly started one." A‘. - 'U “â€"I-t looks quite mysterious, like the things you read of in storiesof pirates and buried treasure.” “Yest” he admitted. “It is unques- tionabi’y a plan, a guidance. given to a person not previously acquainted with the ixlzuul. hut cognizant of some fact connected with it. Unfortunately none of the huccaneers I can. bring to mind frequented these seas. The poor beg- gar who left it here must have had some other motive than searching for a cache.” “Did he dig the cave and the well, I “3“” wonder?” SW0” 1y “Probably the former, but not the mm”. well. No man could do it unaided.” g' “ml. “Why do you assume he was alone?” “ ill 1,9 He strolled toward the fire to kick a. . 139g: stray 109;. “It is only idle speculation “1'9; Emulsion When you go to a drug store and ask for Scott’s Emulsion you know what you want; the man knows you ought to have it. Don’t be surprised, though“ if you are offered something else. Wines, cordials, extracts, etc., of cod liver oil are plenti- ful but don’t imagine you are getting cod liver oil when you take them. Every year for thirty years we’ve been increasing the sales of Scott's Emulsion. Why? Because it has always been better than any substitute i for it. SCOTT Gs BOVINE. Chomlm cooking amuses you?” she de- Sand for free sample 6 ‘The If the best. M188 me." no rupuvu- ‘ “Would you like to help me to on: some timber up from the beach? It VG get a few big planks we can build I fire that will last for hours. We want some extra clothes, too, audit will soon beam." The request for co-operation gratified her. She complied eagerly, and with- out much exertion they hauled a r.- spectable load of firewood to their new camping ground. They also brought a number of coats to serve as coverings. Then J enks tackled the lamp. It was a most difficult operation to open it. Before the sun went down he suc- ceeded and made a wick by unraveling a few strands of wool from his jersey. When night fell, whh the suddenness of the tropics, Iris was able to illumi- nate her small domzz Lu. They were both utterly tlred and ready to drop 'with fatigue. The girl said “good night.” but instantly re- appeared trom behiml the tarpaulin. “Am I to keep the lamp alight?” she “Am I inquired. ‘IPloase yourself, Miss Deane. Bet- ter not, perhaps. It will only bum four or five hours anyway.” - Soon the light vanished, and he lay down, his pipe between his teeth, close to the eave’s entrance. Weary though he was he could not sleep forthwith. His mind was occupied with the signs on the canister head. “3‘2".div‘tr'iâ€"ded by 1; an ‘X' and a dot,” be repeated several times. “What do they signify?" Suddenly he sat up, with every sense alert, and grabbed his revolver. Some- thing impelled him to look toward the spot, a few feet away, where the Skele- ton was hidden. It was the rustling of a bird among the trees that had caught his ear. He thought of the white framework of a once powerful man, lying there among the bushes, abandoned, forgot- ten, horrific. Then he smothered a cry of surprise. - ..m- “By Jove!” he muttered. “There is no ‘X’ and dot. That sign is meant for a skull and crossbones. It lies exactly on the part of the island where we saw that queer looking bald patch today. First 111mg tomorrow before the girl awakes I must examine that place.” He resolutely stretched himself on his share of the spread out coats, now thoroughly dried by sun and fire. In a minute he was sound asleep. CHAPTER V. 1-] awoke to find the sun high In the heavens. Iris was prepar- ing breakfast; a fine fire was crackling cheerfully, and the presiding goddess had so altered her appearance that the sailor surveyed her with astonishment. IIe noiseicssly assumed a sitting pos- ture, tucked his feet beneath him and blinked. The girl’s face was 'not visi- ble from where he sat, and for a few seconds he thought he must surely be dreaming. She was attired in a neat navy blue dress and smart blouse. Her white canvas shoes were replaced by strong leather boots. She was quite spick and span, this island Hebe. So soundly had he slept that his senses returned but slowly. At last he guessed what had happened. She had risen with the dawn and, conquer- ing her natural feeling of repulsion, selected from the- store he accumu- lated yesterday some more suitable garments than those in which she es- caped from the wreck. He quietly took stock of his own tattered condition and passed a re- flective hand over the stubble on his chin. In a few days his face would resemble a scrubbing brush. In that mournful moment he would have ex- changed even his pipe and tobacco box,‘ worth untold gold, for shaving tackle. Who can say why his thoughts tool: such trend? Twenty-four hours can efl’ect great changes in the human mind if controlling influences are ac tive. Then came a sharp revulsion of feel- ing. His name was Robertâ€"a menial. He reached for his boots. and. Iris heard him. “mood morning!” she cried. smiling sweoily. “I thought you would never awake. I suppose you were very, very tired. Please wash quickly. The eggs will be hard." . ‘ Q” ‘LL'Q'S.. â€"â€" 'U “Yes. I made a collection among the trees. I tasted one of a lot that looked good. It was first rate.” U He had not the moral courage to be- gin the day with a reb’uke. She was irrepressible. but she really must not (10 these things. lie smotimred a sigh in the improvised basin which was placed ready for him. Miss Deane had prepared a capital meal. 0! course the ham and biscuits still bulked large in the bill of tare, but there were boiled eggs, fried ba- nanas and an elderly cocoanut. These things, supplemented by clear, cold wa- ter. were not so bad for a couple of castaways hundreds of miles from everywhere. For the life of him the man could not refrain from displaying the con- versational art in which he excelled. Their talk dealt with Italy. Egypt. In- dia. He spoke with the ease of culture and enthusiasm. Once he slipped into anecdote swarms of the helplessness of British soldiers in any matter out- sice the scone of the king’s regulations. "I remember,” he said. “seeing a cav- alry snbultern and the members of an escort mtting half starved on a number of bags piled up in the Suakin desert. And what do you think were In the bags? “Biscuits! They thought the bags containbd patent fodder until I enlight- alert for deductions. It was on the tip or her tongue to ”WM” 9‘ {I've mum Ounce on him with the comment. “mm“ then you have been an officer in the A «mm 9” don’t know." said Iris. keenly In Purchasing Dr. Harte’s Celery-Iron Pills. 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The island l::~~z seemingly been deserted tor many months, and therein lies our best chance of escape. But I am. obliged to warn you lest you should be taken unawares." Iris was serious enough now. “How do you know that such dan~ get threatens us?” she demanded. He countered readily. “Because I happen to have read a good“. deal about the China sea and its frequenters.” he said. “I am the last man in the world to alarm yon needlessly. All I mean to convey is that certain precautions should be- taken against a risk that is possible, not probaiole. No more.” She could not repress a. shudder. The sailor wanted to tell her that he would defend her against a host of savages if he were endowed with many lives. but he was perforce tongued tied. He even reviled himself for having spo- ken, but she saw the anguish in his face, and her woman‘s heart acknowl- edged him as her protector, her shield. “Mr. Jenks,” she said simply, “we are in God’s hands. I put my trust in him and in you. 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