The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
CHAPTER XII.
CAYLEY,S PROMISE.

For this small mercy Cayiey thanked
God. The girl did not understand;; Ln,e Sne
was rubbing those sleepy EYES ssroy Ut locks mgts
OF hair that were in the way. nc Hoe
must have gone 10 pieces. she sald. aho @
nGiS sheyyie dri'Gd s,1poa 1 le beres g i9 no tens
when they'll be back very hheE "o'
for hours. ....,.,,. ,,,,-
All his will power was directed TO KEEP.
ing the real Significance OF the yGcht :
disappearance from showing In his race.
She had turned to MIN quite casually
maineG looking intenty into ms .,ero eyes,
MIR Cayiey," She asked presently, we're
you telling me last night what you iea,iy
thought was true. or were you Just en-
courasing mel mean about those men
who attacked the yacht? Are YOU AFRAID.
after all, that our people are not IN PoS,, P.S,,
session Of the Aurora. wherever She Is
Il told you the truth last night;
can't imagine any possibility by whlcI h
the men who came here on 'he nS WARNS ,p,S
pe"B but If our people beat them off. why
didn't they come ,aJ ashore? ,bareS bnsFSs are"
apparently not" said Cayiey ihey
may have all been killed before they
could get back 10 shore, or some OF ,nem
don't think YOU need worry about them.
OF course she would have TO know
some time; She must know know ,o soon l,i..hi IA
remain ignorant OF the horrible silent
monaco that lay before her, until ne lirn-
self should have had time TO look u IN
the face; to plumb the depth OF It's nor, nor,
ror: 10 see II there were anything that
could be built into a hope, or into the
mere illusion OF hope.
he knew, all too well, what tnoSc
great turning. tumbling masses OF emer-
aid and golden ice there In the harbor
meant The Aurora might be alive some
where far cut In that turbulent sea
might. possibly. still preserve her powers
OF locornotion. but her spars and tunnels
would never cut their horizon line again
this horizon that lost Itself now before
his eyes in rose -drenched haZe-never
al least. until the morning OF new
He must think. think what to do and
how 10 tell her II only she would give
him time. An hour was what he was
praying for-an hour In which to gather
lively must be a greater, battle than
any his soul had ever wased; He did not
know what form the struggle was going
TO take. That was the thing which IN
the next hour, he must try TO foresce.
He must go away by himself; he knew
that To stand there before her. looking
at her. caused a singing in his veins and
in his heart. which In other circnm-
stances ne would have called JOY. The
singing made it hard to think. The re-
frain OF the song was. so far as II was
two possessed the world together. tha,
II had been emptled over night OF all
save themselves, The blnd-eyed sisters
had caught UP two threads out OF the
warp OF life aud knotted them together;
and until those two threads were sheared
across. they would lie side by side.
This was not thought OF his. 1t bore
about the same relation TO thought that
music does TO language. But his nerves
were tingling with IL; his blood leapine
like a March brook.
Ghe had not been looking at him since
ne had answered her question, All he
could see OF her face was the rim Of one
OF her perfect ears and flushed cheek,
veiled with that warm; misty bloom
which lasts a little while after slumber,
and bearing. just pcrcepubly; the print
OF one Of the, creases in the hard pillow
upon which she had slept.
She began 10 speak without turning to
about my faith. Well, Tn, not going, &c
falsfy IL. not today. at any rate" She
turned and faced him. her eyes bright
her color mounting even n little higher.
Tn going to believe that they're safe
! am not going to be afraid for, them
And so until they come back. well make
this day a holiday. Aren't you glad
just little glad that it's happened? Be,
cause ! am. I'm afraid. That's selfish.
know. because they'll be frightfuly wor-
ried about me, until they come back anc
you're here. I suppose; And II was an
lnexcusable trick of mine, rowing ashore
without telling Tom where ! was going
But I'm not going TO begin to repen
don't deserve to be made miserable wilt!
She drew a long deep breath, Hung. on
her arms wide. and then stretched then
slSyward. What day II Is, Wa!
there ever such day down there IN tina
warm green world that people live in
Oh. ! don't wonder that you love H.
wish ] could fly as you do But since
can't, for this one day you must sta,
down here upon the earth with me"
Her mention Of his wings gave him hi
first faint perception of the line the strug
gle would take. His mind flashed for al
instant into the position which her owl
would take when she should know tn
truth. To her 1t would not seem tina
they were castaways together He Wa
not marooned here on this, shore. Hi
ship was waiting to take him anywber
In the world. He was as free as tn
wind itself
II believe, living in the sky is wha
makes YOU drift off into frances tha
way perfectly oblivious TO the fact tha
people are asking you questions"
He met ,iSg her smiling S, eyes and vsm sm!l
forgiven me already, ] see" he SAID
What was the question about?'
II. was about breakfast, Have 20
ANYTHING 10 eat in that bundle Of yours?
He shook his head. and she drew dow
hcr, lips in mock, dismay.
"1s there anything 10 eat anywhere?
she questioned. sweeping her arm rour
in half circle. landward. Mustn't "
20 hunting for a walrus or shark c
somethiDg2'
CayIev had TO turn away from her a
she snld that The remorseless Irony
the situation was getting beyond huma
endurance The splendor OF the day
the girls holiday humor; her laushin
declaration that she would not perm
him to ny away; this last gay lest o!
Of the pages OF alice in Wonderland
about hunting for waIrus.
Cod" he whispered as he turnc
away-"Mv Cod"
He had his revolver. and beside the s
cartridges which the cylinder contalne
there were. perhaps. thirty In his bel
For how many DAYS or weeks. wou
thev avail 10 keep of starvatou7
But his face was composed again who
he turned hack 10 her There are ~
things that come before breakfast"
said-"hre and water. There Is IN
OF driftwood down the beach to the Yves
ward. there at the foot OF the talu
When we get a fire going" he stopp'
himself short II WIS going to say tn
we could mol, some Ice for drinking w
ter but until we have some sort ot COO
ing utensl TO melt Il in. II won't do nu
good. There must he something OF {
sort In the hut here"
She shook her head. They're cor
pletely abandoned" she told him. 20
shore party searched them first Of n
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