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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER 1 TIi* gory opens with the
•hip wreck of the st r on which Miss i
Oenovb-ve Leslie, an American heiress.
Lord Winthrope. an Englishman. and Torn
Blake, a brusque Amerl an. were passen
ifera. The three were tossed upon an un
inhabited island and were the only ones
not drowned. Blake recovered from a
drunken stnnor
CHAPTER IT.—Blake, shunned on the
boat, because of his roughness, became
* ' • pH i r.
The Englishman was suing for the hand
of Miss Leslie. Blake started to swim
">aek to the ship to recover what was
left.
CHAPTER HI.—Blake returned safely.
Winthrope wasted his last match on a
• for w i leh he w 19 • ored by
Bloke Their first meal was a dead fish j
CHAPTER IV. —Tlie trio started a ten j
e for higl er la nd Thi rat at- I
tacked them. Blake was compelled to |
; M ! i nil of weari
ness- He taunted Winthrope.
CHAPTER V,—'They entered the jun
gle. That night was passed roosting high
• n o tree
CHAPTER VI.—'The next morning they
descended to the open again. All three
construe!ed hats to shield themselves
from the sun. They then feasted on
oocoanuts, the onlv procurable food. Miss
Leslie showed a liking for Blake, but de
his romrhness
CHAPTER VII.—Led by Blake they es
tablished a home in some cliffs. Blake
found a fresh water spring.
CHAPTER VIH Miss Leslie faced an
unpins mt situation. They planned their |
campaign.
CHAPTER IX.—Blake recovered his |
fsurvevnr's magnifving glass, thus insur- j
Jng fire. He started a jungle lire, killing
a large leopard and smothering several
cubs.
CHAPTER X.—Tn the leopard’s cavern
they built a small home. They gained
the cliff's by burning the bottom of a
free until it fell against the heights.
CHAPTER XL—The trio secured eggs
from the cliffs. Miss Leslie's white skirt
was decided upon as a signal.
CHAPTER XII—Miss Leslie made a
Iress from the leopard skin. Blake's ef- 1
forts to kill ;«ntpIodps failed
CHAPTER X III -Overhearing a con- j
ersation between Blake and Winthrope,
Miss I.osh'e became frighten fid.
CHAPTER XIV.—Blake was poisoned
t,y a bsh. Jackals attacked the camp
Hint night, but were driven off by C.ene
ieve. Blake returned, after nearly dy
i n*r
CHAPTER XT —Blake constructed an
inimal trap. It killed a hyena.
CHAPTER XVI — On a tour the trio dls
«overed honey and oysters.
CHAPTER XVIT.-Miss Resile was at
tacked by a poisonous snake. Blake
killed it ami saved Its poison to kill
name.
CHAPTER XVIII.—For tlie seeond time
Winthrope was attacked by fever. He ,
,nd Blake disagreed.
CHAPTER XIX Blake made a strong
lie r for the private compartment of Miss
Realm's cave-home. A terrible storm
* aged tHat night. Winthrope stole into
her room, but she managed to swing her
door closed In time.
CHAPTER XX — Winthrope. badly
hart, died the following morning.
CHAPTER XXI.—The storm tore down
• tir distress Hag. no u new one was
swung from the bamboo pole.
CHAPTER XXIT — Miss Resile helped tn i
■ i-vrring Wlnthrope's grave with stones.
CHAPTER XXIII.—Genevieve took a
iron;; liking to Blake.
CHAPTER XXIV— On exploration tour
c ev wi re attacked by a lion. Blake, by
■ real exhibition of courage, rep-died the
, :isi. II" then set tire to the woods. Miss
1,,-slie told herself she had fallen In love
v. Iii him ___
siowty to the left” across i nc ui'ifm
ground, in a spiral curve that would
bring him to the edge of the jungle
within 30 yards of the lion. There was
red now showing in his eyes. His
hair was bristling, no longer with fear,
1 ut with sheer brute fury; his lips
were drawn back from the clenched
Hcih; liis nostrils distended and quiv
ering; his forehead wrinkled like that
of an angry mastiff. His look was
more ferocious than that of the
snarling beast he faced. All the
primeval in him was roused. He was
become a man of the Cave Age. He
went to meet death, ills mind and
tody aflame with fierce lust to kill.
The lion stilled his roars and
i rouc-hed as if to spring, snarling and
r inning wilh rage and uncertainty.
His eyes, unaccustomed to the glare
of the mid-day sun, blinked incessant
ly, though he followed the man's every
movement, liis snarls deepening into
growls at tlie slightest change of at
titude.
In his blind animal rage Blake had
lorgotten that the purpose of his
•Tom!” She Cried, Struggling to Her
Knee*,—“Tom!”
tatpral advance was to place as great
t» distance as possible between him
and the girl before the clash. Yet In
stinct kept him moving along his
spiral course, on the eliaace that lie
might catch his foe off ids guard.
Suddenly the lion half rose and
stretched forward, sniffing There was
an uneasy whining note in his growls.
Blake let the club slip from beneath
his arm and drew' Ids bow until the
arrow-head lay upon his thumb. His
outstretched arm was tigid as a bar
of steel. So tense and alert were all
his nerves that he knew he could
drive home both arrows and still have
time to swing his club before the
beast was upon him.
A puff of wind struck against his
back and swept on the nostrils of the
lion, laden with the odor of man. The
beast uttered a -hort, startled roar,
and, whirling about, leaped away into
the jungle so quickly that Blake's ar
row flashed past a full yard behind.
The second arrow was on the string
before the first had struck the ground.
But the 1 ion had vanished in the grass.
With a yell, Blake dashed on across
to the nearest point of the jungle. As
he ran lie drew the burning-glass from
his folt and flipped it open ready for
use. If the lion had turned behind the
sheltering grass stems he was too
cowardly to charge out again. Within
a minute the jungle border was a wall
of roaring flame.
The grass, long since dead, and
bone-dry with the days of tropical
sunshine since the cyclone, flared up
before the wind like gunpowder. Even
against the wind the fire ate its way
along the ground with fearful rapidity,
trailing behind it an upwhirling vor
tex of smoke and flame. No living
creature could have burst through
that belt of fire.
A wave of fierce heat sent Blake
staggering back, scorched and blis
tered. There was no exuliance in his
bearing. For the moment all thought
of the lion was swallowed up in awe
of his own work. He stared at the
hell of leaping, roaring flames from be
neath his upraised arm. To the north
sparks and lighted wisps of grass
driven by the gale had already tired
the inngle half way to the farther
ridge.
Step by step Blake drew back. His
heel struck against something soft.
He looked down and saw Miss IiOslie
lying on the sand, white and still.
She had fainted, overcome by fear or
by the unendurable heat. The heat
must have stupefied him as well. He
stared at her, dull-eyed, wondering if
she was dead. His brain cleared, lie
sprang over to where the flask lay be
side the remnants of tlie lunch.
He was dashing the last drops of
the tepid water in her face when she
moaned and her eyelids began to flut
ter. He flung down the flask and fell
to chafing her wrist.
“Tom!” she moaned.
“Yes, Miss Jenny, I'm here. It's all
right,” he answered.
“Have I had a sunstroke? Is that
why it seems so— I can hardly
breathe—•”
“It's all right, I tell you. Only a
little bonfire I touched off. Guess you
must have fainted, but it's all right
now."
“it was silly of me to faint. But
when I saw that dreadful thing leap—’’
She faltered and lay shuddering. Fear
ful that she was about to swoon again
Blake slapped her hand between his
palms witli stinging force.
“You're it!’’ he shouted. ‘The
jokes on you! Kitty jumped just the
other way, and he won't come hack
In a hurry with that lire to head him
off. Jump up now and it do a jig
on the strength of i>
She attempted a smile, and a trace
of color'showed in her cheeks. With
an idea that action would further her
recovery he drew her to a sitting po-i
lion, stepped quickly behind, and, with
his hands beneath her elbows, lifted
her upright. But she was still too
weak and giddj to stand alone. As j
he released his grip she swayed and
would have fallen had he not caught
her arm.
“Steady!” he admonished. “Brace
up; you’re all light."
“I'm—I’m just a little dizzy," she
murmured, clinging to his shoulder.
“It will pass in a minute, it's so silly,
but I'm that way—Toni. 1 I think you
are the bravest man—”
“Yes, yes—but that's not the point.
Leave go now, like a sensible girl.
It's about time to hit the trail.”
He drew himself free, ami without
a glance at her blushing face began
to gather up their scattered outfit.
His hat lay where lie had weighted it
down with the cocoanut. Us tossed
the nut into the akin bag and jammed
the bat on his head, pulling the brim
far down over his eyes. When he had
fetched his club lie walked back past
the girl with his eyes averted.
“Come on," he muttered.
The scarlet in the girl's cheeks
swept over her whole face in a burn
ing wave, which ebbed slowly and left
her colorless. Blake had started ofT
without a backward glance. She gazed
about with a bewildered look at the
palms and the barren ridge and the
tiery tidal wave of flame. Her gaze
came back to Blake, and she followed
him.
Within a short distance she found
herself out of the sheltering lee of the
ridge. The first wind gust almost
overthrew her. She could never have
walked against such a gale, but with
the »ind at lu*r hack she was buoyed
up and borne along us though on
wings. Her sole effort was to keep
her foothold Had it been their morn
ing (iii> she could have cried out with
joy and skipped along before the gust s
like a schoolgirl. Now she walked as
soberly as the wind would permit, and
took care not to lessen the distance
between herself and Hlake.
Mile by mile they hastened back
across the plain—on their right the
blue sea of water, with its white
caps and spray; on their left the yel
low sea of fire, with its dun fog of
smoke.
Once only had Hlake looked back
to see if the girl was following. After
that he swung along, with down-bent
head, his gaze upon the ground. I Oven
wh n he passed in under the grove
and around the pool to the foot of the
cleft he began the ascent withoht
waiting to assist her up the break in
the path. The gill came after, her
lips firm, her eyes bright and ex
pectant. She drew herself up the
ledge as though pile had been bred to
mountain climbing.
Inside thi’ harrica I ‘ make was
waiting to close the opening. She
crept through and rose to catch him
by the sleeve.
"Tom, look at me," she said. "Once
I was most unjust to you in my
thoughts. I wronged you. Now I
must tell you that I think you are
the bravest—the noblest man—”
“Oet away!" he exclaimed, and he
shook off her hand roughly. "Don't
lie a fool! You don't know what
you're talking about."
“But I do, Tom. I believe that you
are—”
"I'm a blackguard—do you hear?”
No blackguard is brave. The way
you faced that terrible beast—"
"Yes, blackguard—to've gone and
shown to you I Bat, i—to've let you say
a single word—Can’t you see .’ Kven
if I’m not what you call a gentleman. 1
thought I knew how any man ought to
treat a woman—but to go and let you
know, before we’d got back among
people!"
"But—but, Tom, why not, if we—’’
"No!” he retorted, harshly. "I’m go
ing now to pile up wood on the cliff
for a beacon fire. In the morning I'll
slart making that catamaran—”
“No. you shall not— You shall not
go off and leave me, and—and risk
your life! 1 can't bear to think of it!
Stay with me, Tom—dear! Kven if a
ship never came—”
He turned resolutely, so as not to
see her blushing face,
"Come now. Miss Leslie," he said
in a dry, even tone; "don’t make it so
awfully hard. I,et's be sensible, and
shake hands on it like two real com
rades—”
She struck frantically at his out
stretched hand.
“Keep away—I hate you!" she cried.
Before he could speak she was run
ning up tlio cleft.
CHAPTER XXV.
In Double Salvation.
t ^awn the next morning.
:r ' J tlie girl slowly drew open
her door and came out of i$t' cave
Blake was nowhere in sight. Bin*
sighed, vastly relieved, and hastened
across to bathe her flushed fare in
tlie spring. Stopping every few mo
ments to listen for his step down tlie
cleft she gathered up a hamper of
food and fled to the tree-ladder.
As she drew herself tip on the cliff
slip noticed a thin column of smoke
rising from the last smouldering
brands of a beacon fire that, had been
built in the midst of the bird colony
on the extreme outer edge of the
headland. She did not, however, ob
serve that, while (lie smoke column
streamed up from the fire directly
skyward beyond It there was a much
larger volume of smoke, which seemed
to have eddied down tlie clilf face and
was now rolling up into view from out
ovu tiic sea. Sim g;i\»* no he 1 to
this, for the sight of the beacon hat
instantly alarmed her with the pos
sibility that Blake was still on the
headland, and would imagine that she
was seeking him.
.She paused, her cheeks aflame. But
the only sign of Blake that she could
see was the fire itself. She reflected
that he might very well have left be
fore dawn. As likely as not he had
descended at the north end of the
cleft and had gone off to the river to
start his catamaran. At the thought
all the color ebbed from her cheeks
and left her white and trembling.
Again she stood hesitating. With a
sigh she started on toward the signal
staff.
She wav close upon the border of
the bird colony when Blake sat up and
she found herself staring into his
blinking eyes.
"Hello!” he mumbled, drowsily. Tie
sprang up wide awake, and flushing
with the guilty consciousness of what
he had done. “Look at the sun—way
up! Didn't mean to oversleep, Miss
Leslip. You see I was up pretty la'e
lending the beacon. But of course
that’s no excuse—"
"Don’t!” she exclaimed. There were
tears in her eyes; yet she smiled as
she spoke. "I know what you mean
by ‘pretty late.' Y’ou've been up all
night."
"N'o, I haven't. Not all night—”
"To be sure' 1 quite understand,
Mr. Thomas Blake! Now sit down
and eat this luncheon."
"Can’t. Haven’t time. I've got to
get to the river and set to work. I’ll
get some jerked beef and eat it on the
way. You see—’’
"Tom!" she protested.
"It's for you.' he rejoined, and his
lips closed together resolutely.
He was stepping past iter, when
over the seaward edge of the cliff
there canto a sound like the yell of »
raging sea monster.
"Siren!" shouted Blake, whirling
about
The cloud of smoke beyond the cliff
end was now rolling up more to the
left He dashed away towards the
north edge of the cliff as though he
Intended to leap off into space. The
girl ran after him as fast as she could
over the loose stones. Before she had
covered half the distance site saw him
halt on the very brink of the cliff
and begin to wave and shout like a
madman A few steps farther on site
caught sight of tlit> steamer. It was
lying close in, only a little way off
the north point of the headland.
Kvon as she saw the vessel, Its siren
responded (o Blake's wild gestures
with a series of joyous screams. There
could be no mistake. He had been
seen. Already they were letting go
anchor, and there was a little crowd
of in,en gathering about one of the
hr.u Blake turned and started on a
run for the cliff. But Miss Leslie
darted before him, compelling him to
halt.
"Walt"' site cried, her eyes spar
kling with happy tears. “Tom, it's
come now. You needn't—"
"Let me by! I'm going to meet
them. I want to—"
But site put her hands upon his
shoulders.
"Tom!" she whispered, "let It he
now. before any one—anything can
possibly come between us! Let It
be a part of our life here -hero, where
'•The Man I Love!”
I’ve learned Imw bravo and true a
real man can be!"
' And then have him prove himself
a sneak!" he cried. "No; 1 won’t,
Jenny! I’ve got, you to think of. Wait,
till I’ve seen your father. Ten to
one hn’l! net hear of It—lie'll cut you
off without a cent. Not hut. what I'd
be giad myself; but you’re used to
luxuries, girlie, and I’m a poor man.
I can't give them to you—"
She laid a band on Ills mouth and
smiled up at him In lender mockery.
"Como, now, Mr, Blake; you’re not
very complimentary. After surviving
ins cooking all these weeks, don't you
think 1 might do. at a pinch, for a
poor man’s wife?"
"No, Jenny!" he .protested, trying
to draw back. "You oughtn't to de
cide now. When you get. back among
your friends things may look different.
Think of your society friends' Walt
till you see me with other men—gen
tlemen! I'm just a rough, uncultured,
ordinary—”
"Hush!’’ she cried, and she again
placed her hand on his mouth. “You
sha'n't say such cruel things about Tom
—my Tom—the man I trust—that I—■"
Her arms slipped about his neck and
her eyes shone up into his with tender
radiance
‘'Don't!" he begged, hoarsely.
"‘Tain t fair I—I can't stand it!"
"The man I love!” she whispered.
He crushed her m him in his great
f rms.
"My little girl! -dear little girl!"
he repeated, and he pressed his lips
to her hair.
Slie snuggled her face closer against
his shoulder and replied in a very
small voire: "I—l suppose you know
that ship captains can m marry peo
ple."
“Hut I haven't even a job yeti" he
exclaimed. "Suppose your father—"
"Please listen!" she pleaded. There
was a sound like suppressed sobbing.
"What is it?" he ventured, and he
listened, greatly perturbed. The
muffled voice soiimh i very meek and
plaintive: "I'll try to do my part,
Air Rlaki—really I will’ I—I hope
we can manage to struggle along—
somehow. You know. 1 have a little
of my own. It's only three—three mil
lion; but—"
"What!" he demanded, and be held
her out at arm's length, to stare at her
in frowning bewilderment. "If I’d
known that. I’d—”
“You'd never have given me a
chance to—to propose to you, you
dear old silly!" she cried, her eyes
dancing with tender mirth. "See
here!”
She turned from him, and back
again, and held up a withered, crum
pled flower. He looked, and saw that
it was the amaryllis blossom.
"You—kept it!"
“Because — because, even then,
then, down in the bottom of my heart,
I hail begun to realize—to know what
you were like—and of course that
meant— Tom, tell me! Do you
■ think I'm utterly shameless? Do you
I blame me for being the one to—to—”
‘'Maine you!" ho cried. Ho paused
to put a finger under her chin and
raise her down-bent face. His eyes
wore von blue, hut there v-m a twin
kle in their depths. "Oh. yea; It was
dreadful, wasn't It" Hut I guess I've
no complaint to (lie just now."
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To the Public!
As the busy Spring season is at hand we are glad
to announce that we are better prepared to serve the
public than ever before.
To our already-well equipped shop we have ar
ranged for more labor-saving devices and machinery,
and can truthfully say that we have the BESI
equipped Shop in southeastern Nebraska.
We hav e also added more labor to our force, in
person ol Mr. Lewis Ruhlen, of Wetmore, Kansas—-a
first class mechanic and machinist. Mr. Ruhlen comes
here with a “gilt-edge" recommendation. Here is
what the cashier of the f irst National Rank of \\ etmore
savs about him . “1 have known this boy all his life
ind consider him a model man; he is honest, industri
ous and reliable.
Mr. Lee |\ Huston will be on duty again in a short
time, having recovered from a severe illness during the
winter months.
%
Our stock of Wood and Iron Material is large and
complete and of first class quality. We Buy No
Culls.
We have added the following specialties to our
line of work: Automobile Repairing. Gasoline
Engine Repairing, Steam Engine Repairing,
Boiler Repairing, Brazing Cast iron, Re-rubber
ing Rubber-Tired Wheels. We have the Rubber
in stock and can do the work on short notice and save
you some money on this class of work. All work and
material is absolutely guaranteed.
We have also installed a machine with which we
can sharpen your Lawn Mower in a scientific manner.
giving the cutting knives the proper clearance, assur
ing easy draft and a better job of cutting.
Bring in your work along the above mentioned
lines: bring it early, before the rush comes.
Don’t forget, anything you have to repair or
sharpen. We grind and repair Razors, Scissors,
Knives and all kinds of tools.
Satisfaction or /Money Refunded.
We wish to thank the public which lias so liberally
patronized ns in the past and invite a continuance of
your valued patronage, knowing that we are better j
prepared to serve you in the future than ue were in the
past. Very respectfully yours,
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FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA
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