ath himself
reenforces bitter odds.

To this exhaustion, the tales that float in Tehuantepec lay her end, and
Bachelder has never taken time to contradict them. But as she floated
almost within reach of his hand, she steadied at Paul's shout as under
an accession of sudden strength, and looked at her erstwhile husband.
Then, if never before, she knew--him, as well as his works! From him her
glance flashed to the fair face at her shoulder. What power of
divination possessed her? Or was it Bachelder's fancy? He swears to the
chosen few, the few who understand, that her face lit with the same
glory of tender pity that she held over her sick child. Then, before
they could reach her, she shot suddenly up till her bust gleamed wet to
the waist, turned, and dived, carrying down the senseless bride.

Shouting, Bachelder also dived--in vain. In vain, the dives of his men.
Death, that mighty potentate, loves sweetness full well as a shining
mark. Swiftly, silently, a deep current bore them far out on the flooded
lands and there scoured a sepulcher safe from saurian teeth, beyond the
scope Pancha's curse. Later, the jungle flowed in after the receding
waters and wreathed over the twin grave morning-glories pure as the
white wife, glorious orchids rich as Andrea's bronze.

HERE ENDS THE SPINNERS' BOOK OF FICTION BEING SHORT STORIES BY
CALIFORNIA WRITERS COMPILED BY THE BOOK COMMITTEE OF THE SPINNERS' CLUB
FOR THE SPINNERS' BENEFIT FUND INA D. COOLBRITH FIRST BENEFICIARY
ILLUSTRATED BY VARIOUS WESTERN ARTISTS THE DECORATIONS BY SPENCER WRIGHT
THE TYPOGRAPHY DESIGNED BY J. H. NASH PUBLISHED BY PAUL ELDER AND
COMPANY AND PRINTED FOR THEM AT THE TOMOYE PRESS NEW YORK NINETEEN
HUNDRED AND SEVEN

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