Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-13

she was breathing. Her eyes we're
turned away from him and he was
glad of that. For another moment
more. at least. he need not read the look
In them. For now, at last, he was sure
sne understood. He himself fixed lis
eyes upon the FIRE and waited
Since his own. look seaward this
morning he had had the hour he prayed
fer. He had not spent it in thinking;
in devising phrases of consolation or
futile illusions of hope. Anything Ike
consecutive thought had been impossi-
bic to him: and not only impossible. un-
necessary. He had spent the hour 10
better purpose, although he could have
presented no tangible evidence that this
was SO. But pow at the end Of It he
felt himself ready All through 1t ne
had been silently mastering his forces.
His power of will. his courage, ais
intuition, his intelligence-they were
all there, keyed to their highest len
sicn; ready to do their part
Without looking at the girl he was
aware that she had turned and was
gazing intently into his face. He sup
ported her look without meeting It.
She would flnd nothing there nov he
stretched out a hand, steady hand,
over the fire and twirled the spit
with il.
There's something here she whis-
pered. here in this book of fathers
that-that I want you to read.
It was still open at the page she mad
been reading when she had dropped I.
With his first glance at what was writ
ten there be saw how she had come, so
suddenly, to understand.
September 1Sth.-Fleld-i came into
the bay last night, just as it has come
at about this season IN the two pre-
ceding years--a dense fog and whole
gale blowing from the east. To me its
coming is a relief 1t is. in waE, the
official beginning Of winter. The tan
talizing hope of rescue is now put
away on the shelf TO wait for another
summer After all, TO men in our con-
dition a temporary hopelessness is
much more comfortable than hope it
self. The long winter night gives an
opportunity to revive our belief that
with another season of open water
rescue will come.
Il have been very busy lately stock
ing our larder for the next six months.
Fortunately, have succeeded in kill
ing bears and walruses enough 70 keep
us supplied ! wish ! could feel as
easy about our fuel. We have swept
the beach clear Of drift1Wood, but shall
have barely enough TO get through the
winter with. For myself, who have no
real hope at all, 1t doesn't greatly mat
ter. I greet the dawn of each of these
interminable Arctic days with intense
weariness. And ! never bid farewell TO
the sun for another winter without an
Involuntary In manus Tuas."
Cayley read the entry through slowly.
I'm glad it happened this way" he
said when he finished, glad it was
.tur father who told yo.l All this
past hour I've been wondering how
could tell you. how l could make you
lrderstand."
The girl had been haif-reclining upon
the great sheepskin. her weight sup
ported by one hand. While cayley read.
this support failed her, and she sank
down. rather slowly, until her head
was buried in the arms which were
stretched out as If in blind suppliea-
tion. She was shuddering all over.
AS Cayley spoke he covered those
elasped, outstretched hands with one
+ his own. The touch and the sound
of his voice steadied her a little.
you've known, then. from the first %
The words came brokenly. half-voiced,
muffied.
He bent down over her to hear them
YES, knew from the first"
He said no more than that just then.
but remained as he was, his hand COW
ering her two holding them tight, his
body bending over hers protectingiy
After g little while she ceased shud-
dering, and answered the pressure of
his hand with a sudden clasp of her
two; then drew them away again and
sat erect.
Her eyes. when they rose to his face,
were still wide with fear--a deeper
seated fear. really, than her first mo-
mentary panic. But now she had 1t in
control and spoke steadily enough.
There is no chance at all, do you
think"
For the Aurora to come back? No.