The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-25
THE SKY-MAN
BY
HENRY kITCHEIL WEBSTER
Aotior trlU, Samuel Motttn) Of Calumet X
Co,n right 1910 by The Century Company.

cies, or things that would seem To ns
such Ia men in their plight. 10 ne
used against emergency. m sure
that's whS ne took them mp there ana
hid them away Part of them are
lett wish he could have known 10
whom they were going to he al USE
There's a little cask with BRANDY IN
IL a good sized pot nearly luu Q.
beet extract a jar OF dried eggs, three
tins of condensed milk Ing ten
pound box al Albert biscuit
His voice broke off there sharply,
bat without the dow inward infection
she would have expected had he
reached the end 50 she locked quick
jy ana cautiously up into his face As
quickly her eyes sought the bit OF
paper WhiCh sttl lay open in his hand.
You didn't finish. she said There
gyas something else.
Il thought toe late.+-Dh' it's nath-
ing, hat Il caught rather. and |
thought / would spare yea the twinge
that finding IL had given me. ! might
better have read i right out II was
4 big plum pudding. III a tin. you
know Cross x Biaekwells. But
there il VAS, waiting, | suppose. to
lend SOM" sort of an air of iestiVHy
To their next Christmas.
him and going over la the window.
stood Tor Il while gazing out up the
beach,
when SHE turned back he saw that
her eyes had dimmed little, but
the tone ia which she addressed him
VAS steady
Well shall We go to look for our
other cave, where the real stores are
There won't be anything heart-rend-
ing about that, at ~ events"
Cayiey did not rise when she did,
but remained, looking rather thought
full, Jiust where he Was. The girl mis-
interpreted his hesitation.
Il forgot how tired YOU must be.
she said OF course Well wait,
NO. that not il. | was only think
ing. believe We could live through
the winter on what we've got right
here-the bear the birds and what
stores we found IN the observatory,
They wouldn't more than last till tho
winter was over, but think with a
little good economy they would do
that
You don't mean not to try To find
the other cave
MOI 1t was simply a question OF
making what We have got safe and
shipshape first spending az much OF
TINS me uaA AS ~ necessary IN getting
in more wood, the rest of those birds
and skinning and bntchcring that
bear We Killed last night, bdore we
GO out on an exploring expedition
that may prove Wild goose chase. "
II see she assented thoughtfuily
You mean what Tom would call
playing II safe.
That's a fine day ont there" Cay
itY went on. hut Whit weather Wis
dom have gained UP hi this part 81
the world makes me suspicious tha1
we re- about TO haVeId change"
The girl sighed somewhat ruefiilIv
on are horrible reasonable sh.
said
The tl.enght IF going back to YES
terday's drudgery her muscles We're
still stiff from. instead - setting on,
along that sparkling beach with cay
! ley. III search for their Aiaddin's cave
face. Nevertheless. her hesitation was
only momentary..
Aye. aye. captain, she said. hold
ing out her hand To him. What do
YOU want me to do
He left her provided with lack
knife he had in his pocket and ths
task ot SHINING and dressing the rest
of the birds they had brought In from
the talus the day before Those he
4 had already prepared were To be huns
up with these in their cold storage
cellar back OF the hut.
TO be cont inued.l