The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-09-04

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word-a word that he knew to be a
key, yet word that eluded his senses
even in the moment that he heard 1t.
AS soon as he closed his eyes to
sleep the word was muttered in his
ear. Something whispered it-some-
thing that he saw and yet did not see.
Every time it was whispered he heard
it SO clearly that it seemed to peal
through his brain and ring there like.
an echo. But he could not remember
it for even the fraction of an instant
He did not know what the. word
couM mean or what effect 1t could
have on his quest, but everything mys-
FERROUS had power over such a spirit
as that of Wilm Fake, controlled by
one overweening = infatuation. The
ghostly whispers confirmed him In the
belief that a great fortune was wait
ing for him and that 1t lay In the bot
tom of the sea. =.
One day furious gale burst on
him suddenly while he was dredging
on the beach where he had found the
little lump of gold. So nightly did
the sea rise and so vehement was the
blast that whistled from the pillared
rocks that he had to seek refuge. he
ran to cavern near by.
This cavern, which the natives
knew as the Cavern Of Steenfoll, was
really subterranean sea-passage. Tne
huge vault opened into the open ocean
at each end and gave the waves a free
though confined passage. Evermore
they poured through the black hole,
roaring, and 1athering themselves
white against the cleaning rock:
The cavern of Steenfoll could be en-
tered only through a assure In the
top. Few dared to try it. In addition
to the real dangers Of the 1nfernal
place there was the fear Of unearthly
things, for the cavern had bad repu-
tation amohg the superstitious usher,
men. ~. -. oil ...ss.. liz 49,. =;
Wilm let himself down by d rope
and found a resting place about IL feet
below on a fiat bottom of stone that
iutted out from under the overhang1ng
rock. Below his feet the waves whirled
and raced, Enthusiastically white in the
darkness. Over head the gale seemed
to shake the solid land. -
Perhaps Wilm Fake was the only
man in the islands who would have
dared to stay In the weird place; but
it seemed to him the very spot for his
dreams. Forgetful of the. constant
shock of the surges against the Kissing
rocks at his feet, forgetful of the raw
ing of the tempest, he became entirely
oblivious Of the great darkness around
him and fell to thinking again of
wrecked ships. what ship was 1t
that sent me the gold?" he demanded
fercely, as. he had demanded it con-
stantly ever since the waves had
tossed it to him. ,
He had sought information from
every old man in the islands. He had,
asked pilots and fishermen. None:
could remember anything of any YES
sci that had sunk near that spot. ,
How long he sat there he did not
know. He awoke to his senses with
start to find that the storm had
passed. He scrambled to his feet.
Then suddenly from the blackness and
the depths below him there sounded
a voice!" -. :%t - -
1t. was only one word that was ut
tered. The word ''Carmilhan-" J.:
Affrighted he staggered to the edge
of the stone and peered into the abyss.
Great Cod" he. screamed. ..The
word! The word that has pursued me
through my dreams! What does 1t
mean?"
"CarmilhanH came a great, dying
groan from the water. r..
! Scarcely able to climb from fright,
Wilm Fake scrambled up the rope and
no n In a mill "a -
Fear could control his infatuation
and his avarice only a short while.
Then his lust redoubled by the mys-:
terious utterance Of the, mysterious
word, he repaired again to the shore.
| 1t was midnight when he threw out.
his dredge opposite one of the en-
frances to the great cavern. The sea
was high and his boat was being
hurled about dizzily, but he tugged at
his dredge as II he were fishing on:a
placid lake. .a: r. H 4 = r 4:z@
| The forbiddtng mouth Of the cavern
was Illuminated by the moon and
Rake was looking at it with an In
voluntary shudder, when his dredge
held fast to the bottom. He pulled
with all his sineWy body, but the i'm
plement would not move. 3.. V 81 sEa5. Blu
t a wind arose and whipped over the
sea. a BLACK cloud swept over the
moon. The boat dipped and careened,
threatening to capsize. Wilm Fake
set his teeth and hauled with desper-
ate fury. .,.zs y5i as.ls
All at once everything gave way so
suddenly that he Imagined that his
line mad broken. But Just as the last