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He even sie when she hit the bowlder fairly, and, when the stench of the burning fish drifted over to theave his supply of pebbles into her two hands, and ran to the rescue He caught Evadna in the act of regarding hi, just as a horse sometimes will keep an eye on theof hi what he hed and lay down again, knowing himself the master

What he did was to throay the burnt fish, clean the frying-pan, and start ht condition He whistled softly to himself while he broke dry sticks across his knee for the fire, and when Miss Georgie cried out that she had made three hits in succession, he called back: "Good shot!" and took up the tune where he had left off Never, for one instant, was he unconscious of Evadna's secret watchfulness, and never, for one instant, did he let her see that she was in his thoughts

He finished frying the fish, set out the sandwiches and doughnuts, and pickled peaches and cheese, and pounded upon a tin plate to announce that dinner was ready He poured the coffee into the cups held out to hiot the flask of creae He said "Too bad," when it becalare of the sun upon the water had given Evadna a headache, and he said it exactly as he would have spoken if Jack, for instance, had upset the sugar

He held up the broken-handled butcher knife that was in the caer that I see before me?" and much more of the kind that was eery He saw the reluctant dily in Evadna's cheek, and also the tears which swelled her eyelids ih another did

He was taken wholly by surprise when Miss Georgie, walking past hi pool, nipped his ar fine--only don't overdo it She's had just about all she can stand right now Give her a chance to forgive you--and let her think she came out ahead! Good luck!" Whereupon she finished whatever she pretended to have been doing to her fishing-tackle, and beckoned Wally and Jack to co