Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-24

some ice Tor drinking water, but until
We have some sort Of cooking utoasil
to melt 1t in. 1t won't do much good.
There must be something Ct the sort
In the hut here"
She shook her Asad. They're
completely abandoned" che told hin
Our shore party searched them lrst
Of all. and aftsrward Uncle Jerry and
! searched them through again. There
10 nothing there at I'll, but some hoapa
OF rubbish"
Il think I'll taks . look myself
said he. rubbish 10 . relative term.
What seemed no better than that yeo.
terday afternoon while the yacht VA
In the harbor may take o. Q ll9esoo1
meaning this morning"
He disappeared through the door
way. and two minutes later she cav
him coming back with . big battered.
looking biscuit tin.
Unless this leaks too fast" he said.
1t will serve our purposs aAmirably.s
He observed. without redsctinS
what the observation meant that .
bountiful supply Of fuel vas lying n
great drifts saong the lower slope q
the talus. Jeanne accompanied him
upon bis quest Of II, and With small
loss Of time and no trouble ct ali they
collected an armful. They lajd their
nre upon a great Tat stone In front Of
the hut. for the outdoor day ~ too
fine to abandon for the dark and damp
in the interior, and sosn they had the
fire blazing c%heerfully.
For q while they sat. side BY side.
upon his great sbeepskin. warming
their fingers and watching the drip
Of the melting ice IN the biscuit tin.
But presently Cayley got to his feet
breakfast" he said.
lis there TO be anything Besides .
good big drink Of wate apiece? II
there isn't, I'd rather not think about
it until the yacht back"
Unless I'm mistaken, there's IN
excellent breakfast waiting for VI not
far from where We got the nrs-wood.
But I'll go and make SURF before I
raise you expectations any higher"
He walked away . half-dozsn PAGES
without waiting for any reply: then
thinking suddenly Of something else
he came swiftly back again.
DO you know anything about IRE
arms?" he asked. III you're aceus-
toned to shooting, I'll leave my re-
volyer with y~.-So." he vent on.
answering the question which she had
not spoken-"no. l don't foresee any
danger to you. It's Just on general
principles"
I'm a pretty good shot, But II
you're going on q hunting expedition
for our breakfast and there isn't any
~foreseeable danger to me IN being left
alone. 1t seems reasonable that you
should take the gun"
He took the revolver from his belt.
however. and Leld it out to her. "Ouf
breakfast doesn't have to be shot. And
as a concession to my feslings-no.
it's nothing more than that-l'd rather
you o it."
She did as he asked without further
denur, and he went away. When she
was left alone. the girl added fresh
sticks to the hre. and then. in default
of any more active occupation. took
up the red-bound book which lay be-
side her and began n c moro to 20.
ruse It's pages. She had BY no means
exhausted them. In her reading Of
the night before she had skipped the
pages Of scientific description for
those parts Of the journal which were
most purely personal. Even now the
whole pages Of carefully tabulated
data concerning the windA currents,
temperature. and magnetic variations
go scant attention. In her present.
mood the homeliest little adventure.
the idlest diversion Of Q winters day
meant moro to her than al her r.
TIERS discoveries put together. Whea
she saw Cayiey coming back toward
her ACROSS the ice. she put the book
down half reluctantly.
(To BE Conttnued.)