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He dropped the line, and turned with a start There was no one visible

He ran a out her naoon edge

He felt sure that what he had heard was only fancy, but it was nearly sunset, and more than time to be off He pulled in his line, wrapped it up, took his fish-spear and started

It was just in the middle of the bad place that dread ca had happened to her? It was dusk here, and never had the weeds seemed so thick, diin-like Then he lost his way--he as so sure of his way always! The hunter's instinct had been crossed, and for a time he went hither and thither helpless as a ship without a coht of where he ought to have been He felt like a beast escaped fro, led by the sound of the surf

When he reached the clear sward that led down to the lagoon the sun had just vanished beyond the sea-line A streak of red cloud floated like the feather of a flaht had already filled the world He could see the house dimly, under the shadow of the trees, and he ran towards it, crossing the sward diagonally

Always before, when he had been away, the first thing to greet his eyes on his return had been the figure of Ee or the house door he would find her waiting for hiht When he reached the house she was not there, and he paused, after searching the place, a prey to the most horrible perplexity, and unable for the moment to think or act

Since the shock of the occurrence on the reef she had been subjected at times to occasional attacks of headache; and when the pain was o off and hide Dick would hunt for her a A faint "halloo"

would anshen she heard him, and then he would find her under a tree or bush, with her unfortunate head between her hands, a picture ofthe borders of the wood, calling to her, and pausing to listen No answer came