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ICOmiNUED.
"In the cave." he said, "you are ab
solutely sheltered t'ruin till tho whuU
(hat blow or ralu that falls. Our villa,
however, Is painfully leaky and tlrafty
at present. When asleep. tl,e whole
body Is relaxed, and you are then most
open to the attacks of eold or fever. In
which ease, Miss Deane, I shall bo re
luctantly obliged to i' e you with a
concoction of that tree f'c-o."
lie pointed to a neighboring clncho
na. and Iris naturally asked why he
selected that particular brand.
"Hecattsc It Is quinine, not made up
In nice little tabloids, but nu naturel.
It will not be a bad plan if we prepare
a strong Infusion and take a small
quantity every morning on the excel
lent principle that prevention Is bettor
than cure."
The girl laughed. .
Curiously enough, the lifting of the
veil upon the man's earlier history
made these two much better friends.
With more complete acquaintance
there was far less tendency toward cer
tain passages which under ordinary
conditions could be construed as noth
ing else than downright flirtation.
Thenceforth for ten days they labored
unceasingly, starting work at daybreak
and stopping only when the light failed,
llnding the long hours of sunshine all
too short for the manifold tasks de
manded of them, yet thankful that the
night brought rest. The sailor made
out a programme to which he rigidly
jidhered. In the tlrst place, ho com
pleted the house, which had two com
partments an Inner room, In which Iris
slept, and an outer, which served as a
shelter for their meals and provided a
bedroom for the man. .
Then he constructed a gigantic sky
sign on Summit rock, the small cluster
of bowlders on top of the cliff. Ills
chief difficulty was to hoist Into placo
the tall poles he needed, and for this
purpose he had to again visit Palm
Tree rock in order to secure the pulley.
By exercising much Ingenuity In devis
ing shear-legs he at last succeeded In
.lifting the masts into their allotted re
ceptacles, where they were firmly se
cured. Finally he was able to swing
Into air, high above the tops of the
neighboring trees, the loftiest of which
lie felled In order to clear the view on
Jill sides, the name of the ship Sirdar,
Tho name of the hlp.
fashioned lu six foot letters nailed and
spliced together In sections and made
from the timbers of that ill fated ves
sel. .Meanwhile he taught Iris how to
weave a net out of the strands of un
raveled cordage. With this, weighted
by bullets, he contrived a casting net
niid caught a lot of small fish lu the
lagoon. Among the fish caught they
hit upon two species which most re
sembled whiting and haddock, and
these turned out to bo very pulatablo
and wholesome.
Jenks knew a good deal of botany
and enough about birds to differentiate
between carnivorous species and those
lit for human food, while tho salt in
their most fortunate supply of hams
rendered their meals almost epicurean.
Fromthe rusty lilies on the reef
Jenks brought away tho bayonets and
M'cured all the screws, bolts and other
small odds and ends which might bo
serviceable. From the barrels he built
n handy grate to facilitate. Iris' cook
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ing operations, and a careful search
eath morning amid the ashes of any
burned wreckage accumulated a store
of most useful nulls.
The pressing need for a safe yet ac
cessible bathing place led him and the
girl to devote one afternoon to a com
plete survey of the const line. Ily this
lime they had given names to all the
chief localities. The northerly promon
tory was naturally christened North
cepe; the western. Kttropa point: the
portion of the reef between their hab
itation and Palm Tree rock became
Filey I.rlg; the other section Northwest
reef. The tint sandy passage across th"
Island, containing the cave, house and
well, was named Prospect park, and
the extefislvo stretch of sand on the
southeast, with Its guard of brokon
reefs, was at once dubbed Turtle
beach when Jenks discovered that an
Immense number of green turtles were
paying their spring visit to the Island
to bury their eggs In the sand.
The two began their tour of Inspec
tion by passing the scene of the first
desperate struggle to escape from the
clutch of the typhoon. Iris would not
be content until the sailor showed her
the rock behind which he placed her
for shelter while he searched for water.
For a moment the recollection of their
unfortunate companions on board ship
brought a lump into her throat and
dimmed her eyes.
"1 remember them in my prayers
every night," she confided to him. "It
seems so unutterably sad that they
should be lost while wo are alive and
happy."
The man distracted her attention by
pointing out the embers of their first
fire. It was the only way to choke
back the tumultuous feelings that sud
denly stormed his heart. Happy! Yes,
he had never before known such hap
piness. How long would It last? High
up on the cliff swung the signal to anx
ious searchers of the sea that here
would be found the survivors of the
Sirdar. And then when rescue came,
when Miss Deane became once more
the daughter of a wealthy baronet and
he a disgraced and nameless outcast!
lie set his teeth and savagely struck
at a full cup of the pitcher plant which
had so providentially relieved their
killing thirst.
"Oh, why did you do that?" pouted
Iris. "Poor thing; It was a true friend
In need. I wish I could do something
for it to make It the best and leafiest
plant of Its kind on the island."
"Very well," he answered, "you can
gratify your wish. A tlnful of fresh
water from the well applied daily to
Its roots will quickly achieve that end."
The moroseness of his tone and man
ner surprised her. For once her quick
Intuition failed to divine the source of
his Irritation.
"You give your ndvlce ungraciously,"
she said, "but I will adopt It neverthe
less." A harmless Incident, n kindly and
quite feminine resolve, yet big with
fate for both of them.
Jenks' unwonted 111 humor for the
passage of days had driven from his
face all Its harshness and from his
tongue all Its assumed bitterness
created a passing cloud until the phys
ical exertion of scrambling over the
rocks to round the North cape restored
their normal relations.
At last they reached the south side,
and hero they at once found them
selves In a delightfully secluded and
tiny bayi sandy, tree lined, sheltered
on three sides by cliffs and rocks.
"Oh," cried Iris excitedly, "what a
lovely spot, a perfect Smugglers' cove!"
"Charming enough to look at," was
the answering comment, "but open to
the sea. If you look at the smooth ri
band of water out there you will per
ceive a passage through the reef. A
great placo for sharks, Miss Deane, but
no place for bathers."
They passed on. While traversing
the coral strewn south beach, with Its
patches of white soft sand baking In
the direct rays of the sun, Jenks per
ceived traces of the turtle which
swarmed in the neighboring sea.
"Delicious eggs and turtle soup!" ho
announced when Iris asked him why
he was so lutently studying certain
marks on the sand, caused by the great
Bea tortoise during their nocturnal vis
Its to the breeding ground.
"If they are green turtle," he con
tinued, "we are In the lap of luxury.
They lard the alderman and Inspire
the poet. When a ship comes to our
assistance I will persuade the captain
to freight the vessel with them and
make my fortune."
"I suppose, under the circumstances,
you wore not a rich man, Mr. Jenks,"
said Iris timidly.
"I possess a wealthy bachelor uncle
who made mo his heir and allowed mo
tour IjuiulreiLa-S'car. so I was a sort of
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When the smash came he disowned me
by cable. Iy selling my ponies and my
other belonglngB I was able to walk
out of my quarters penniless, btit free
from debt."
"And all through a deceitful wo
man!" "Yes."
She ventured a further step.
"Was she very bad to you, Mr.
Jenks?"
He stopped and laughed actually
roared at the suggestion.
"Dad to me!" he repeated. "I had
nothing to do with her. She was hum
bugging her husband, not me. Fool
that I was, I could not mind my own
business."
So Mrs. Costobell was not lllrtlug
with the man who suffered on her ac
count. It Is a regrettable but true
statement that Iris would willingly
have hugged Mrs. Costobell at that mo
ment. Hounding Kuropa point, the sailor's
eyes were fixed on their immediate
sunoundlngs, but Iris gazed dreamily
ahead. Hence It was that she was the
first to cry In amirement:
"A boat! See, there! On the rocks!"
There was no mistake. A shin's boat
was perched high and dry on the '
north side of the cape. Even as they j
pciauiiiicu toward ii mmiks uiiuersiooo
how It had come there.
When the Sirdar parted amidships
the' uftor section fell back Into W"1
depths beyond the reef, and this boat
must have broken loose from Its dnvi
and been driven ashore here by the
force of tin1 western current.
Was It intact? Could they escape?
Was this ark stranded on the island
for their benefit? If It were seaworthy,
whither should they steer to those is
lands whose blue outlines were visible
on the horizon V
These and a hundred other questions
coursed through his brain during 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 lower tim
bers were smashed into match wood.
lint there were stores on board.
Jenks remembered that Captain Koss
foresight had secured the provisioning
of all the ship's boats soon after the
llrst wild rush to steady the vessel
after the propeller was lost. Masts,
sails, oars, seats all save two water
casks had gone, but Jenks, with eager
hands, unfastened the lockers, and
here he found a good supply of tinned
meats and biscuits. They had barely
recovered from the excitement of this
find when the sailor noticed that be
hind the rocks on which the craft was
llrmly lodged lay a small natural basin
full of salt water, replenished and
freshened by the spray of every gale
and completely shut oft from all sea
ward access.
It was not more than four feet deep,
beautifully carpeted with sand and so
eluded by rocks on all sides. Not the
tiniest crab or Ush was to be seen. It
provided an Ideal bath.
Iris was overjoyed. She po'uted to
ward their habitation.
"Mr. Jenks." she said, "I will be with
you at teatlme."
lie gathered all the tins he was able
to carry and strode off, enjoining her
to fire her revolver If for the slightest
reason she wanted assistance, and giv
ing a parting warning that If she de
layed too long he would come and
shout to her.
"I wonder," said the girl to herself,
watching his retreating figure, "what
he Is afraid of. Surely by this time
wp have exhausted the unpleasant sur
prises of the Island. Anyhow, now for
a splash!"
She was hardly in the water before
she began to be afraid on account of
Jenks. Suppose anything happened to
him while she was thoughtlessly enjoy
Ing herself here! So strongly did the
thought possess her that she hurriedly
dressed again and ran off to find him.
He was engaged in fastening a num
ber of bayonets transversely to a long
piece of timber.
"What are you doing that for?" she
asked. ,
"Why did you return so soon? Did
anything alarm you?"
"I thought you might get into mis
chief," she confessed.
"No. On the other hand, I am trying
to make trouble for any unwelcome
visitors," he replied. "I Intend to set
this up lu front of our cave in case we
are compelled to defend ourselves
against an attack by savages. With
this bariing the way they cannot rush
the position."
On the nineteenth day of their resi
dence on tho Island the sailor climbed,
as was his Invariable habit, to tho
Summit rock while Iris prepared break
fast. At this early hour the horizon
was clearly cut as the rim of a sap-j
phlre. He examined the whole are of,
tho sea with his glasses, but not a sail
was In sight. According to his calcu-j
latlons the growing anxiety as to the ,
fato of the Sirdar must long ere this,
have culminated lu the dispatch from
Hongkong or Singapore of n special
search vessel, while British warships
In tho China sea would be warned to
keep a close lookout for any traces of
the steamer, to visit all Islands on their
route and to question fishermen whom
they encountered. So help might como
any day or It might be long deferred.
He could not pierce tho future, and It
Was useless to vex his. gquj with quos-
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tionlngs "as to what mlghl Tiitppcn next
week. The great certainty of the hour
was Iris the blue eyed, smiling divin
ity who had come Into his life wait
ing for him down there beyond the
trees, waiting to welcome him with a
swot voiced greeting, and he knew,
with a tierce devouring Joy, that her
cheek would not pale nor her lip trem
ble when he announced that at least
another sun must set before the ex
pected relief reached them.
He replaced the glasses In their case
and dived Into the wood, giving a pass
ing thought to the fact that the wind,
after blowing steadily from the south
for nearly a week, had veered round to
the northeast during the night. Did
the change portend a storm? Well,
they were now prepared for all such
eventualities, and he had not forgot
ten that they possessed, among other
treasures, a box of books for rainy
days. And a rainy day with Iris for
company! What gale that ever blew
could offer such compensation for en
forced Idleness?
The morning sped In uneventful
work. Iris did not neglect her cherish
ed pitcher plant. After luncheon It
was her custom now to carry a dish
ful of water to Its apparently arid
roots, and she rose to fulllll her self Im
posed task.
"Let me help you," said Jenks. "I
am not very busy this afternoon."
"No, thank you. I simply won't al
low you to touch that shrub. The dear
thing looks quite glad to see me. It
drinks up the water, as greedily as a
thirsty animal."
Iris had been gone perhaps five mill
utes when ho heard a distant shriek,
twioc repeated, and then there came
faintly to his ears his own name, not
"Jenks," but "Robert," In the girl's
voice. Something terrible had hap
pened. It was a cry of supreme dis
tress. Mortal agony or overwhelming
terror alone could wring that namo
from her lips. Precisely In such mo
ments this man acted with the deci
sion, the unerring judgment, the In
stantaneous acceptance of great risk to
accomplish great results, that marked
hhu out as a born soldier.
He rushed Into tho house and
snatched from the rack one of the rl
lies reposing there In apple pie order,
each with a tilled magazine attached
and a cartridge already In position.
Then ho ran with long strides not
through the trees, where he could see
nothing, but toward the be ' whence
In forty yards the place where Iris
probably was would become visible.
At once he saw her struggling in tho
grasp of two ferocious looking Dyaks,
iu by his garments a person of conse
quence, tho other a half naked savage,
hideous and rcpulsic In appearance.
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guns and 7irangs were dancing with
excitement.
Iris' captors were endeavoring to tlo
her arms, but she was a strong and ac
tive Hngllshwoiiiiiii, with muscles well
knit by the constant labor of recent
busy days and a frame developed by
years of horse riding and tennis play
ing. The pair evidently found her a
tough handful, and the Inferior Dyak,
either to stop her screams for she was
Bhrleklng, "Robert, come to me!" with
all her might - or to stifle her Into sub
mission, roughly placed his huge hand
over her mouth.
These things the sailor noticed In
stantly. Some men, brave to rashness,
ready as he to give his life to save her,
would have raced madly over the Inter
vening ground, scarce a furlong, and
attempted a heroic combat of ono
ngaiust nlMt
Not so Jenks.
With the methodical exnetness of tho
parade ground he settled down on ono
knee and leveled the rifle.
None of the Dyaks saw him. All
were Intent on the sensational piizo
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v.
In the yrasp of two ferocious looklnu
they had secured, a young and beauti
ful white woman so contentedly roam
ing about, tho shores of this fetish ls-
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