| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Adventure by Jack London: copper,' says she, when Munster kicked," Sparrowhawk explained.
"Oh, she's no green un, that girl."
"'Then I'll rescue your recruits and sail away--simple, ain't it?'
says she," Munster continued. "'You hang up one tide,' says she;
'the next is the big high water. Then you kedge off and go after
more recruits. There's no law against recruiting when you're
empty.' 'But there is against starving 'em,' I said; 'you know
yourself there ain't any kai-kai to speak of aboard of us, and
there ain't a crumb on the Martha.'"
"We'd all been pretty well on native kai-kai, as it was," said
Sparrowhawk.
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey: them. They mean evil. Tell your father to be careful. Lock your
doors--bar your windows to-night."
"Oh!" cried Ruth, very low. "Ray, do you hear?"
"Thank you; we'll be careful," said Miss Longstreth,
gracefully. The rich color had faded in her cheek. "I saw those
men watching you from that door. They had such bright black
eyes. Is there really danger--here?"
"I think so," was Duane's reply.
Soft swift steps behind him preceded a harsh voice: "Hands up!"
No man quicker than Duane to recognize the intent in those
words! His hands shot up. Miss Ruth uttered a little frightened
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