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(Continued from page 7.) which the duck had to put his neck in thing that a winged duck does is to order to get at the food. Of course, dive whenever he can get to water, the hook is much simpler, bat and he does reach it
you seldom gan and the sheer pass through wouldn't do it. You put your weight see him again. How long he can live them. You walked a bundred on the very edge of the plank, and as without air I do not know; again I
weights. yards or so through the pass and soon as the duck sees he is caught he had to guess, as I had with the
loose, tries to pull
· But anyway, I was sure and that upsets the you came to the top of the green
and down it goes with the they could do five minutes, probably
without any discomfort. So
So I under the water.
wanted slope going down. Below me I saw the cottage of which I told "Why have a weight at all?" said five minutes after the first one you, with the red tiles of its roof, Terbut. Why not tie the string to the caught and then walked down to
water.. In that time I had caught plank?" and the green field and the potas "Because," said Jorkens, a flutter-twelve. to patch and the lake. It was all ing duck in a trap scares all the others "Somehow I hardly ever caught there was to see. The green slope away. Not only that, but they never more than that. Many of them came When your to back the same night, but I daren't went all round it perfectly circu-come back again. lar, and the black cliffe rose above depends on catching some ducks you catch any more and show myself a
think
little things like that of
And second time, or they might have left that, all the way round.
I didn't mean only to eat them! I had the lake after being disturbed twice Now, you'll hardly believe it, but scheme that thay seem to you merely in one night.
whereby "My days weren't idle: I had to down in that cottage a man lived all fantastic, as indeed it was,
the ducks boxes and any love with his sister. And that sis- they should carry notes of thoughts woodworks that I could put together, ter was remarkably pretty. He that came when I saw I was trapped and I had to grub up potatoes te feed went once a week to the main is evolved this scheme, and set a great them and feed myself and to catch And the sun by it; for one doesn't more in the evening. store land to get provisions; and she deal of
There he liv. resign oneself all at once to the pros would set and the splendours fade never saw anybody.
pect of grabbing gradually through from the sky: and, sure as starlight, led quite content.
potato-patch to die with the last the ducks would come dropping
"Sometimes ate a duck, but most- "I went down to that cottage and potato. There was certainly no way explained I was a travelling etran-over those cliffs, and of course I triedly potatoes; but as the three weeks could and ger, in as much of their language at the pass; but, do you know, you began to draw to a close, as 1 knew. And the man behaved if hardly get in the blade of a never, or rarely, get more than
It left to herself the dozen each night, there?
began perfectly Banely. But living there girl would have sent me help; but she should never be able to do it. At the like that, a young fellow of ander wouldn't be left to herself; i had no end of twenty days I had two hun
illusions
I was dred and forty-three that point. So there I
ducks, and 1 thirty, he might talk to me as po- that miserable cottage with all my wanted three hundred and thirty-six. Hitely as ever he pleased, but the first word I said to myself as soon hopes pinned on a wild duck carrying One more day and, by my calculations,
a note. wrote out
Was whole ball and if I did that I was farther off as I gathered the situation, my how to tie it: there was and arranged my food was done unices I ate ducks, very first word was, 'Crazy. And of string in the cottage; and I finished than ever from getting the number in too, I'd have gone away pretty quick, un their provisions and made myself time. I felt I was done, and I was
the
sorry; sorry to die, and sorry, comfortable, and laid down for I don't like craziness.
Only that girl, as I told you, was pretty, plank by the water to catch the duck; that my plan had failed, for 30 ont suddenly the devastating thought else no far as I knew had done it; a What can one do when one's twen-occurred to me that these ducks would perfect plan with no flaw in it what- ty-five or so, and comes on a pret-leave the lake at dawn and 3ight on ever, but Time was against me, and
the sca, and that the only and they had My one? It used to make me feel would come near would be my own won. Well, I made a desperate wn struggle, as much for the sake of my I couldn't desolate neighbourhood, to which they plan as anything. The twenty-first quite queer all over.
T day was the last day ate food, and have gone away; I really couldn't come every evening. The chance of even if I'd tried. So there I was, rare sportsman ever getting one of only caught ten ducks that day. them was too remote for any serious After that gave all the potatoes to you see. I should never have hung plans; outside mere fiction there was the ducks in my coops, and for three
did well about their house and treaspassed on no use for it. I was the only man days I ate nothing. their hospitality and slept in their they ever came near, at the hour of those three days, catching forty-two, barn and dropped in again and the fight, after sunact, when they a little above the average: I had two 1 came in fram the sea. And now it hundred and ninety-five ducks, but
I looked at my again for meals, only for that. The seemed a choice of living on the could do no more. last thing I ever expected there potatoes until they were finished or figures and felt that I was beaten. 1 was a pretty girl: I wasn't look-living on ducks, which also must end couldn't last out without food for an were over, for other day. But do you know what ing for them; on the contrary, 118 800other way of catching them those three days had done? They had was rather running away from I knew well enough that that crazy taken a stone off me. I suddenly them. But there it was. Well, brother would go off with Liria to realised that I couldn't be more than
and that that some other small Island, hung about till I could see
ducks could do it, and I had one the man could stand me no longer, should never see or hear of either of our stone; two hundred and ninety.
Well, I
preferred our
over. Not only that, but on that last have them any more. Bhould
ducks to potatoes, but knew that it night I tried a second time and caught That is certainly what eculdn't last; the flight itself doesn't several more. should have done; I see that. And last all the year round, let alone new had all the others harnessed al- I did say so to the girl, but she potatoes, and it was getting late in ready, that is to say a piece of string sighed so prettily when she said the year; one of these days a thin looped round their bodies in front of again behind, and a appear on the lake, sood-bye that I somehow unsaid aim of ice would would come near theit), Wingsing down, and several led
And I had an-1 it; 1 really hadn't the heart to say I knew the ways of ducks; not that together in bunches.
it took
round my waist. Perhaps these anything else.
much knowledge to know that is may bore you" "Next day he slipped off to the they wouldn't come to swim in a pond
was frozen over.
"Not at all," said Terbut, hoping to that other island for food. If he'd In these desperate straits I had to catch him out. spoken out like a man and told me think, and thinking was no good, and "But," Jorkens went on. "I had to to me suddenly a have some control on the various to go, I suppose I should have, then there came
spiration: 12
was nothing less bunches of ducks, or they'd have all but he looked at me over his sheer
and nothing less. would have got entangled. You know what ducks shoulder as he went, out of the
But ved me. There was no way out of are when they get frightened. corners of his eyes, a look so snake- that valley, and without that sudden by moving a knee or an ankle I could I needn't tell Ike and slinking, that I should flash I'd have left my bones there regulate them a bit
been thinking over my plan to you that ball of string wasn't enough, have done nothing for him after that unless he had asked for it on send a letter tied to a duck, and cal-though it came in very handy. I tore culating that a duck could easily carry
tains to shreds, and didn't even stop his knees, and even then I'd soon-five or six ounces; and then the in-tant damned fellow's sheets and cur- er have kicked him. Yes, he was spiration came flashing down out of at bits of my own clothing, before my host, I know. But you never nowhere, without any preparation on had threads enough to get everything
my part or any guess whatever that fixed up neatly. saw that look in his eyes. He had it was coming; and the inspiration! "Well, I was naturally in a hurry nasty teeth too. Very fine teeth, was simply this: If one duck can to be off: I'd eaten nothing for threa But all that took time. By really; but the look of them was a carry five dances, two ducks can earty days. nasty look. If you know what I ten. Never in all my life has so bless shout 3 a.m. I was ready. And ther long ed an idea come to me. Water in a I waited for dawn. It was a desert was nothing to it, nor home time coming; I've noticed, knocking as I've done, that "Well, he couldn't frighten me, to the exile, nor food to the nearly about the world
I don't quite though there was certainly some starving: it was all these things to dawn very often is, thing wrong about him, and you me, and life and liberty too. And it know what's the cause of it."
WRB
"The rotation of the earth, sald eheer good practical truth. couldn't forget it. But the moment mean, after all, twice two are four." Terbut.
"I expect so," said Jorkens. "Well, "We know that," said Terbut. he was gone through the narrow pass I went straight and talked to Well," said Jorkens, "and two hun. I got two large bunches of them held the girl. She didn't mind. Well, dred times two are four hundred. It down by passing the ends of the what do you think? I was the on-was only a matter of getting enough strings underneath a couple of rocks, ducks. told you I was under alne and I had another rock tied round my ly man she saw in a year. Unless tone in those days, and with enough waist. I had all the ducks fasteteil you call that furtive brether a ducks I conld carry it if only the on except those two bunches, which
new potatoes held out." "He wasn't gone an hour when "Carry
said Jorkens, "was up auddenly from the other sido ef the earthquake came. As I told
getting enough ducks.
the cliffe I
I cut the string that held "They were there in plenty and my the rock to my walat, grabbed the you just now, I barely knew that it: was one. I was standing by Liria new potatoes would catch them. but other strings, one bunch in each hand, that was her lovely name, watch-they had to be caught quick, or my land wrenched them free from the
and we were out me left to carry' be nothing of
"I can tell you I was very glad to INWARD SERVICE. 17th May ing the black cliffs closing softly food would give out and there would rocks,
in on the pass, and I only saw them of that valley. All I dare give them be leaving that valley. And that last move because I was looking was just over five ounces each, three night in the hunger and cold was the a pound, forty-two to a stone, and longest: winter was coming: on and 1 straight at the pass at the moment, hundred and fifty to carry me: had no cost or boots, and there are
three for fear that the brother would it was an awful lot of ducks. In two other things that always make
Bpecially reduced fares are quoted for cargo stemmern was fact, it was too many, and I daren't you cold, which perhaps you don't 4th May come sneaking back, which
lucki- know, Terbit: one is weight.
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the with limited prisenger accommodation. give them any more what neither of us wanted."','
was prolly fellowly had the ball of string and the old when I started, but that was no- undermentioned,
other is want of sleep.
For freight, nainagu patas and information apply tỏ thả "Yes, he was that sort
Bat hadn't And I might have known it by the lot of poistoen,
-All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Com Ume. Either I must eat potatoes and thing of what I felt going through look of his teeth.
there
wouldn't be enough for the the sharp morning air and yet, Well, it was too late to bother now ther
I was going towards cany's Bill of Lading, p what I might have foreseen, and ducks, or I must live on the ducks, didn't mind. it hadn't been for that chance.sarth- and would never get enough of them freedom, and away from that low.
Liria of bad was my dude That
death the sly brother? he'd quake have knifed me. I see that calculated that without my planned for me. Yes, we were going
to the DOW. He'd
probably gons. main island to get a nice one, a good boots and my cost and waistcoat fall right; back towards the sta long knife, with a curve in it. But could get down to eight 4th May low starvation appe
thirty-six dound, and I felt der
them each a bit. I began to see there was some- giving It would
daren't
with my figures. It be thing wrong Lope Probably lay awake
on with how I
ch, planks down to the can to be doubital if we could clear this was getting on
to the the cliff. I ·"dropped·· back the food
there WAR Loca, which was
potatoes 2nd May there, barring day's prov
provisions left water: I took the damned fellow's time we were done; no more
the ducks, and I couldn't get any of the door boards; and I laid out my now Was end in the cottage It
quo
lighter seven, week, and he'd gone over for fresh potatoes, with bricks attached, and lay
The ella drew nearer and nearer. how many Td And, sure enough, they went for my ducks were clear of it, but would 1 potato,
Loot actually brashed the days I could last new potatoes. They came in almost be My got, and how my been right, diraight, without any keeling, by top, but on them. And
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and and "we" were over, But he was no sports and pleased with
to downwards
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morning was "glorious from top of the elife; the whole goa ishons they were not my new at lag to stay there while I walked down with it. But didn't want to go out the water. That was the difficulty to sea, with those docks. So as soon
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