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teii 47 Edward J. Clod*
CHAPTElt III.
mllE sailor wasted uo time In Idle
bewilderment. He (Marched
carefully for traces of the miss- ,
Ini; Lascars, lie came to the
-conclusion that the bodies had beeu
dragged from off the sun dried rocks
Into the lugouu by some agency the na
ture of which he could not even con
jecture.
They were lying many feet above the
mr:i level when he Inst satv them, lit
tle more than half an ho. r earlier. At
that point the beach shelved rapidly,
lie could look far into the depths of
the rapidly clearing water. Nothing
was visible there save several varie
ties of small fish.
The Incident puzzled and annoyed
bint. Still thinking about It. he sat
down mi the highest rock and pulled
off his heavy hoots to empty the wa
ter out. He also divested himself of
tils stockings and spread them out to
dry.
The action reminded him of Miss
Ilcane's necessities, lie hurried to a
point whence he could call out to her
?and recommend her to dry some of
S*?r clothing during his absence. He
iretlred even more quickly, fearing lest
tie should he seen. Iris hud already
displnyed to the sunlight a large por
tion of her costume.
Without further delay he set about
? disagreeable hut necessary task.
From the pockets of the first officer
aad doctor he secured two revolvers
and a supply of cartridges, evidently
intended to settle any dispute which
might have arisen between the ship's
\ officers and the native members of the
crew. He hoped the cartridges were
uninjured, hut lie could not test then)
at the moment for fear of alarming
."Miss Deane.
Iiotli oulcers carried pocketbooks and
I>enells. In one of these, containing
?lry leaves, the sailor made a careful
Inventory of the money and other val
uable effects he found upon the dead,
besides noting names and documents
?when' possible. Curiously enough, the
<*npitnllst of this Island morgue was a
JLasrnr, who in a belt around his waist
awarded more than n hundred pounds
I1n gold. The sailor tied In a handker
chief all the money lie eolleeted and
trungml poeketbooks. letters and Jew
?eJry In separate little heaps. Then ho
?tripped the men of their boots and
outer clothing. He could not tell how
long the girl and he might be detained
on the Island before help came, and i
fresh gnrnients were essential. It
would be foolish sentimentality to
?rust'to stores thrown ashore from the
?hip.
Nevertheless when It became neees
?arj' to search and disrobe the women
lie almost broke down. For an Instant !
lie softened. Gulping back his emo
tions with a savage Imprecation, lie
doggedly persevered. At last he paus
ed to consider what should lie done
with the bodies. His first Intent was to
?coop a large hole In the stud with a
piece of timber, but when lie took into
consideration the magnitude of the la
bor Involved, requiring many hours of
hard work and a waste of precious
time which might he of Infinite value
to his helpless companion and lilinsclf,
he was forced to abandon the project.
It was not only Impracticable, but dan
gerous.
Again he had to set his teeth with
grim resolution. One by one the bod
ies were shot Into the lagoon from the
little quay of risk. lie knew they
would not be seen ngnln.
lie arose and shook himself like a
slog. There was much to be done. He
g* thered the clothes and other articles
'Into a heap and placed portions of shat
tered packing eases near to mislead
Iris. While thus engaged he kicked
op out of the sand a rusty cree . or
oiniay sworu. xmr juvsi'mr i? mir? uu
(dement startled him. lie examined
it slowly and tbrust it out of sight.
"Then he went buck to her, after don
mlng bis stockings and boots, now thor
oughly dry.
"Are you ready now, Miss I)eane?"
tie sang out cheerily.
"Iteudy? 1 have l>een wuitlng for
you."
Jenks chuckled quietly. "I must
^uard my tongue. It betrays me," he
?aid to himself.
Iris joined ldni. By some mysterious
means she lind effected great improve
ment in her appearance. Yet there
were manifest gaps.
"If ouly I had a needle and thread"?
?he begun.
"If that is all," said the sailor, fum
tiling in his pockets. He produced a
ohnbby little husf containing a thlin
tile, scissors, needles und some skelus
of unbieuched thread. Case and con
tents were sodden or rusted with salt
water, but the girl fastened upon this
treasure with a sigh of deep content
"Now, pleuse," she cried, "I want a
telegraph office and a ship."
When they reached the sands she
caught eight of the rile of clothaa and
the broken woodwork, with the small
heaps of valuables methodically ar
ranged. The harmless subterfuge did
not deceive her. Shu darted a quick
look of gratitude at bcr companion.
new thoughtful be wusi After a fear
ful glance around she was reassured,
though she wondered whai had become
them.
"1 see you have been busy," the liild.
111iK towiM tin' domes ana L>ootS.M
"Yes," lis replied simply. "Luck?
Bud. wasn't It?"
"Must fortunate. When they arc quite
dry 1 will replenish uiy wardrobe.
What Is the Bret tliiiiK to he done?"
"Well, Miss 1 tea lie, I think our pro
gramme Is, In the Bret place, to ex
amine the articles thrown ashore and
see if any of the eases contain food.
Secondly, we should huul high und dry
everything that may be of use to us,
lest the weather should break again
nnd the next tide sweep away the spoil.
Thirdly, we should eat aud re it, and.
Anally, we must explore the Island be
fore the light falls. I am convinced we
are alone here. It Is a small place at
the best, nnd If any Chinamen were
ashore they would have put In nn ap
pearance long since."
"I)o you think, then, that we may re
main here long?"
"It is Impossible to fo?m an opinion
on that point. Help may come In a
day. On the other hand"?
"Yes?"
"It Is a wise thing, Miss Dome, to
prepare for other contingencies."
"Do you mean," she said slowly,
"that we may be Imprisoned here for
weeks, perhaps mouths?"
"If you cist your mind back u few
hours you will perhaps admit that wo
are very fortunate to be here at all."
She whisked round upon him. "Do
not fence with my question, Mr. Jenks.
Answer me!"
lie bowed. There was a perceptible
return of his stubborn cynicism when
he spoke.
"The facts are obvious, Miss Denne.
The loss of the Sirdar will not be
definitely known for many days. It
will be assumed thut she has broken
down. The agents In Singapore will
await lableil tidings of her where
abouts. She might have drifted any
whore in tluit typhoon. Ultimately
they will semi out a vessel to search.
Impelled to that course a little earlier
hy your father's anxiety. Pardon me.
I (lid not Intend to pain you. I am
speaking my mind."
"<io on," said Iris bravely.
"The relief ship must search the en
tire China sea. The sale might have
driven a disabled steamer north, south,
east or west. A typhoon travels In a
whirling spiral, you see, and the direc
tion of a drifting ship depends wholly
upon the I icallty where she sustained
damage. The coasts of China, Java,
Borneo and the Philippines are not
equipped with lighthouses on every
lieudland and cordoned with telegraph
wires. There are river pirates and sav
age races to be reckoned with. Casting
aside all other possibilities and assum
ing that a i roinpt search is mode to the
south of our course, this part of the
ocean Is full of reefs and small islands,
some Inhabited permanently, others
visited occasionally by fishermen." He
was about to add something, but check
ed himself,
"To sum ttii," he continued hurriedly,
"we may have to remain here for many
days, even months. There is always a
chance of speedy help. We must act,
however, on the basis of detention for
an indefinite period. I am discussing
appearances as they are. A survey of
the Island may change all these views."
"In what way?"
He turned and pointed to the sum
mit of the tree covered hill behind
them.
"From that point," he said, "we may
see other and larger islands. If so,
they will certainly he inhabited. I am
surprised this one Is not."
He ended abruptly. They were los
ing time. Before Iris could join him
he was already hauling n large un
damaged ease out of the water.
He laughed unmlrthfully. "Cham
pagnc! he wild. A good brand too:
This man was certainly an enigma.
Iris wrln' led !icr pretty forehead In
the effor i ? ' \ ? him In a tilting cate
gory. is wc Is and accent were
those o an '-d tented gentleman, yet
his acth s tanners were studious
ly unci ' whin he thought she was
observl : 1 i. The veneer of rough
ness pu a!e>l her. That he was nat
urally of reined temperament she
knew onl e well, not alone by percep
tion, but ' v the plain evidence of his
earlier ilc 1 s with her.
To the '. t of her ability she silently
helped i- *'ic work of salvage. They
made a eer collection. A case of
ehampn and another of brandy, a
box of I ts, a pair of night glasses, a
compass several boxes of ship's bls
suits, c tted with salt, but saved by
their hardness, having been immersed
but a few seconds; two large cases of
hums In equally good condition, some
huge dish covers, a bit of twisted iron
work and a great quantity of cordage
uud timber.
There was one very heavy package,
which their uulted strength could not
lift The sailor searched around until
he found an Iron bar that could be
wrenched from Its socket. With this
be pried open the strong outer cover
and revealed the contents?regulation
boxes of ammunition, each containing
lot) rounds.
"Ah!" he cried. "Now we want some
rifles."
"What good would they be?" inquir
ed Iris.
lie softly denounced himself as a
fool, but he answered at once; "To
shoot birds. of coDi'se, Miss ueane.
There are plenty liere, and many of
them are edible."
They worked in silence for another
I.our. The sun was Hearing the zeuith.
ey were distressed with tie Increas
ing heat of the day. Jenks secured a
hum and some biscuits, some pieces of
i driftwood and tlie binoculars and invit
ed Miss I tonne to accompany him to
the trove. She obeyed without a word,
thouv.li she wondered how he proposed
to light a tire To contribute some
thing toward the expeeted feast she
picked up a dlso cover and a hottle of
I umpngnc.
The sailor eyed the concluding item
with disfavor. "Not while the sun Is
up," he said. "In the evening, yes."
"II was for you," explained Iris cold- !
ly. "1 do not drink wine."
"You must break the pledge while !
you are he re. Miss Deane. It is often
?? ? ??? III
The bodies were ?liot into the lagoon.
very cold at night In tills latitude. A
chill would mean fever and perhaps
death."
She covertly watched his prepara
tions. He tore a dry leaf from a note
lmok and broke the bullet out of a
cartridge, dumping the powder with
water from a pitcher plant. Smearing
the composition on the paper, he placed
It in the sun, where it dried at once,
lie gathered a small bundle of with
ered spines from the palms and arrang
ed the driftwood on top, choosing a
place for his bontliv Just within the
shade. Then Inserting the touch pn
per among the spines he unscrewed
one of the lenses of the binoculars,
contorted it into a burning glass and
hud a tine blaze roaring merrily in u
few minutes. With the aid of pointed
sticks he grilled some slices of ham,
gut with his clasp knife, which he tirst
carefully cleaned in tint earth. The
biscuits were of the variety that be
"otne soft when toasted, and so he bal
anced a few by stones near the lire.
Iris forgot her annoyance in her in
leivst. A 111 nt appetizing smell filled
' li e air. They were having a picnic
| amid e delightful surroundings. Yes
' terdav at this time - She almost ylelde 1
to a rush of sentiment, but forced it
I back with Instant determination. Tears
I were a p >or resource, unmindful of
j ( toil's goodness to herself and her com
panion. Without the sailor, what
! woukl have become of her. even were
she thrown ashore while still living?
She knew none of the expedients which
seemed to be at his command.
"Can I do nothing to help?" she ex
claimed. So contrite was her tone that
Jenks was astonished.
"Yes," he said, pointing to the dish
cover. "If you polish the top of that
with your sleeve it will serve us a
plate. Luncheon is ready."
He neatly dished up two slices of
hum on a couple of biscuits and hand
ed them to her with the clasp knife.
"I can depend on my tinkers," he ex
plained. "It will not lie the first time."
"Have you led an adventurous life?"
the asked, by way of polite conversa
tion.
"No." he growled.
"1 only thought so because you ap
pear to know all sorts of dodges for
prolonging existence tilings 1 never
heard of.
"Broiled ham?and biscuits?for in
stance?"
At another time Iris would have
snapped at him for tlie retort. Still
humbly regretful for her previous at
titude. she answered meekly:
"Yes, In this manner of cooking them,
I mean. But there r other Items?
methods of lighting ;. finding water,
knowing want fru lid other articles
may be found 011 a desert island, such
as plantains and eocoauuts and certain
sorts of birds."
When the meal was ended .lenks
sprang lightly to ills feet. Best and
food had restored his faculties. The
girl thought dreamily, as he stood
there tn his rough attire, that she had
never seen a finer man. lie was tall,
sinewy and well formed. In repose his
face was pleasaut, if masterful. Its
somewhat sullen, self contained ex
pulsion was occasional and acquired.
She wondered how he could be so ener
getic. rersonally she was consumed
with sleepiness.
He produced n revolver.
"Do you mind if I fire a shot to test
these cartridges?" he inquired. "The
powder is all right, but the fulminate
in the caps may lie damaged."
She agreed promptly. He pointed
the weapon at a cluster of cocoanuts,
and there was a loud report. Two nuts
fell to the ground, and the air was fill
ed with shrill screams and the flapping
of innumerable wings. Iris was mo
I
mennny o '??nyed. out ner senses
coi...v ".1 the ?ill >r's explanation ?
"Sea I,! i."
?*< "mi y hi in' ii revoivr?" he asked.
"My fat' c; to' .t i ic. lie thinks
e\v y w i i>' ' !:i;yw how to de
f" 1 If 1 .end I.e."
"I'm I I.e .i. Weil. .Miss Pe ne. you
mtv t t ??? i,s' t-j" a couple of hours.
1 ptu ? < _'.iiiiit't! e coi st for some
?11:11?:.< ?' on r n'h side. ftbould you
w ::t ui". a shot will lie the best sort
O' a1''-? ll."
"I am very tired," she admitted.
"Hilt ye-?"
"Oh. I u.u all ri d t! I feel restless?
t!.:;t i . I i?i- ; I will not lie able t>
sleep until night eotues. and Itefore we
(!!: b tl e 1:111 to survey our domain I
want to llnd better quarters tliun we
now |>os ;eifc."
IVrhins were she less fatigued sin1 j
would have cum lit t'.ie vague anxiety,
the note of dl hoist, In Ids voice. Ilut
the <?)? >et of and leaves on which
she lay was very seductive. Iler eyes
closed. She nctled Into n coraforta
lile position .?snd slept.
The man moved the revolver out of
liurm's way to a spot where she must
see It Instantly, pulled his sou'wester
well over ids eyes and walked off
quietly.
They w< ?? flung ashore on t'.ie north
west side of tl e island. Except for
the cove formed by the coral reef, with
its mysterious palm tns> growing ap
parently in the midst of the waves, the
shape of the coast was roughly that
of the concave side of a bow, the two
visible extremities being about three
quarters of a mile apart.
He guessed by the way in which the
sen raced past these points that the
land did not extend beyond them. Be
hind him it rose steeply to a considera
ble height, 150 or 200 f<*>t. In the cen
ter was the tallest hill, which seemed
to end abruptly toward the southwest.
On the northeast side it was connect
ed with a rocky promontory by a ridge
of easy grade. The sailor turned to the
southwest as offering the most likely
.1 I,... a a a mvaA
uwn iiuu iui i <ii'iu nui vc/.
hp wiis not surprisp<l to find that
tho hill terminated in a sheer wall lot
rock, which stood out, ominous and
massive, from the wealth of verdure
clothing the remainder of the ridge.
Facing the precipice and separated
from it hy a strip of ground not twen
ty feet above the sea level in the high
est part was another rock built emi
nence quite bare of trees, blackened by
tho weather and scarred in a manner
that attested the attacks of lightning.
The Intel ening belt was sparsely
dotted with trees, easuariuas. poon and
other woods lie did not know, resem
bling ebony and cellar. A number ol
stumps showed that the ax hud been
at work, but not recently. lie passed
into tlie cleft and climbed a tree that
offered easy access. As lie expected,
after rising a few feet from the ground
ids eyes encountered the solemn blue
line of the sea. not half 11 mile distant.
lie descended and commenced a sys
tematic search. Men had been here.
Was there a house? Would he sudden
ly encounter some hermit Malay or
China man?
At the foot of the main cliff was a
cluster of fruit bearing trees?plan
tains, arena nuts and cocoa palms. A
couple of cinchonas caught his eye. Ill
one spot the undergrowth was rank i
and vividly green. The cassava, or |
tapioca plant, reared its high passioD
tlower leaves above the grass, and
some sago palms thrust aloft their
thick stemmed trunks.
"Here is u change of menu, at any
rate." he communed.
Breaking a thick branch off a poon
tree, he whittled away the minor i
stems. A strong stick was needful to
explore that leafy fastness thoroughly.
A few cautious strides and vigorous
whacks with the stick laid bare the
cause of such prodigality in a soil cov
ered with drifted sand and lumps ol
black and white speckled coral. The
trees and bushes inclosed a well?safe
guarded. in fact, from being elioked
with sand during the first gale that
blew.
Delighted with this discovery, more
precious thim dinmonds nt the mo
mcnt ? for lie doubted the advisability
of existing on the water supply of the
pitcher plant he kueit to peer into the
excavation. The well had been proper
ly made. Ten feet down he could see
the reflection of his face. Expert hands
had tapped the secret reservoir of the
island. F.y stretching to the full ex
tent of his arm lie managed to plunge
the stick into the water. Tasting the
drops, he found that they were quite
sweet. The sand and porous rock pro
viced the best of filter beds.
lie rose, well pleased, and noted that
on the opposite side tlie appearance i
of the shrubs and tufts of long grass i
Indicated the existence of a grown over !
path toward the cliff. lie followed it
walking carelessly, with eyes seeking !
the prospect beyond, when something j
rattled and cracked beneath bis feet j
Looking down, lie was horrified to find
he was trampling on a skeleton.
Had a venomous snake coiled Its glis
tening folds around his leg lie would
uot have been more startled. Hut tliis
man of Iron nerve soon recovered. He
frowned deeply after the first involun
tary heart throb.
With the stick he cleared away the
undergrowth and revealed the skeleton
of a man. The bones were big and j
strong, but oxidized by the action of i
the air. Jeuks had injured the left ;
tibia by his tread, but three fractured 1
ribs and a smashed shoulder blade told
some terrible uuwritten story.
Beueath the mournful relics were
fragments of decayed cloth. It was
blue serge. I.ying about were a few
blackened objects, brass buttons mark
ed with an anchor. The dead man's J
boots were In the best state of preser
vation. but the leather had shrunk, and
the nails protruded like faugs.
A rusted pockctknlfe lay there, and
on the left breast of the skeleton rest
ed a round piece of tin. the top of a
canister. which might have reposed In
a coat pocket. Jeuks picked It up.
Some curious marks nud figures were
puiicli' d into its surface. After a hasty
gluuce he put It aside for more leisure
ly examination.
No weapon was visible. He could
form no estimate as to the cnuso of the
deatii of this poor unknown nor the
time since the tragedy had occurred.
Jeuks must have stood many min
utes before he perceived that the skel
eton was headless. At first ho irnag- '
ined that in rummaging about with the
stick lie had disturbed the skull. But i
the most minute search demonstrated
that it had gone had been taken away,
in fact?-for the plants which so effectu
ally screened the lighter bones would
not permit the skull to vanish.
Then the frown on the sailor's face
became threatening, thunderous. He
recollected the rusty creese. Indistinct
memories of strange tales of the China
sea crowded unbidden to his brain.
"Dyaks!" he growled fiercely. "A
ship's officer, an Englishman probably,
murdered by head hunting Dyak pi
rates!"
If they came once they would come
again.
Five hundred yards away Iris Deane
was sleeping He ought uot to have
left lior alone. And then, with the
devilish ingenuity of coincidence, n
revolver shot awoke the eclioes and
sent all manner of wild fowl hurtling
through the trees with clamorous out
cry.
Panting a; <l wild eyed, Jenks was at
the girl's side in an inconceivably short
space of time. She was not beneath
the shelter of the grove, but on the
sands, gazing, pallid in cheek i\nd lip,
nt the group of rocks on the edge of the
lag on.
"What Is the matter?" he gasped.
"Oh, I don't know!" she walled
brokenly. "I had a dream, such a hor- j
rible dream. You were struggling with
some awful thing down there." She
pointed to the rocks.
"I was not near the place," he said i
laboriously. It cost him an effort to
breathe. His broad chest expanded
Inches with each respiration.
"Yes, yes, I understand. But I
awoke and ran to save you. When I
got here I saw something, a thing
with waving arms, and fired. It van
ished, and then you came."
The sailor walked slowly to the
rocks. A fresh chip out of the stono
showed where the bullet struck. One
huge bowlder was wet, as if water had
been splashed over it. lie halted and
looked intently into the water. Not a
fish was to be seen, but small spirals
of sand were eddying up from the hot- j
torn, where it shelved steeply from
the shore.
Iris followed him. "See!" she cried i
excitedly. "I was not mistaken. There !
was something here."
A creepy sensation ran up the man's j
spine and passed behind his ears. At j
this spot the drowned Lascars were
lying. Like an Inspiration came the
knowledge that the cuttlefish, the
dreaded octopus, abounds in the China
sea.
His face was livid when he turned to
Iris. "Y'ou are overwrought by fa- j
Revealed the skeleton oj a man.
tigtie. Miss Denne," lie said.
you saw was probably a seal." He
know the ludicrous substitution would
not be questioned. "Piease go and lie ;
down again."
"I cannot," she protested. "I ana too
frightened."
"Frightened! By a dream! In broad
daylight!"
"But why are you so pale? What has
alarmed you?"
"Can you ask? Did you not give the
agreed signal?"
"Yes. but"?
Her inquiring glance fell. He was
breathless from agitation rather than
running. He was perturbed on her ac
count. For an instant she bad looked
into his soul.
"I will go back," she said quietly,
"though I would rather accompany
you. What are you doing?"
"Seeking a place to lay our heads,"
he answered, with gruff carelessness.
"You really must rest. Miss Deane.
Otherwise you will be broken up by
fatigue and become ill."
So Iris again sought her couch of
sand, and the sailor returned to the
skeleton. They separated unwillingly,
each thinking only of the other's safe
ty and comfort.
(TO BE CONTIXl'ED.)
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Richmond, Va.
Head
High
Tobaccc
increase YrarVteUal
Per Acre" g
"? can riisny nc raised witn
regular, even stands, and
of the very best grade, for which the
highest prices can be gotten at your
warehouse, or from tobacco buyers if
you will, a few weeks before planting,
liberally use
Virginia Carolina Fertilizers.
Use them again as a top dressing, or
second application. These fertilizers
are mixed by capable men, who have
been making fertilizers all their lives,
and contain phosphoric acid, potash
and nitrogen, or ammonia, in their
proper proportions to return to your
soil the elements of plant-life that
have been taken from it by continual
cultivation. Accept no substitute.
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co.,
Richmond, Va. Atlanta. Ga.
Norfolk, Va, Sawinnah. Ga.
Durham, N.C. Montgomery. Ala.
Charleston, 8. C, Memphis, Term.
Baltimore, Md. Shreveport, La.
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CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS U
B-st Cough Syrup. Tastes Good V
Use in time Sold by druggists mI
Treasurer's Card.
ALEX. WI66S,
Trkaki kkk of .Johnston County,
WILL HE IN SMITHFIELD EVERY
Monday and Saturday and Court Wetks
Oitice in back room of the Bank of .Sm th
held. In his absence county orders will
naid at the Bank
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Woods
Evergreen
Lawn Grass.
yThe best of Lawn Grasses for
ihe South; specially prepared
to withstand our summers
and to give a nice green sward
the year round. *
Special Lawn Circular telling
how to prepare and care for
lawns, mailed free on request.
Plant Wood's
Garden Seeds
for superior Vegetables
and Flowers.
Our Descriptive Catalogue tells
you how and when to plant for
best success. Mailed free. Write
for it. _
T.W, Wood & Sons, Seedsmen,
RICHMOND. . VA.
If you want the sweetest and be-t Water
Melons and Cantaloupes grown, plant
Wood's Southern-grown seed. Our
Descriptive Catalogue tells all
about the best kinds to plant.