Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-28

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She had started out equipped with
everything that knowledge and inven-
ton could suggest; everything that
might prove necessary on her long,
precarious voyage. And after that, she
had been supplied with all the Injuries
that there was Dom for. Fanshaw
had done a good deal Of roughing it in
his younger days, and he was willing
to rough 1t again should the evenr
make at necessary. but until the neces-
comfortable as possible.
It was altogether likely, they thought
when they started out, that they
should be able to return from their
expedition without wintering north of
the straits In that case, the expedi-
lion would be nothing more than a
comfortable yachting cruise. And there
was no use, Mr.. Fanshaw said, In be-
ginning to sat walrus steak the mo-
ment one got outside the Golden Gate,
Just because the cruise was to be in
Arctic waters. So the breakfast to
which he and Jeanne had just done
such scanty Justice was as daintily
| served, and as appetizing a repast as
| they could nave had in the great stone
| house on Mob Hill that Jeanne had
| called home ever since her father went
away.
1t was under this reasonable expec-
tation that the voyage would be pro-
ductive of few dangers and few dis
comforts that the old gentleman had
yielded to Jeanne's impassioned plea
and taken her along.
The moment Mr.. Fanshaw and
Jeanne emerged upon the deck they
heard the sound of oars beneath them
and looking over the rail saw one Of the
boats in which the shore party had SET
out, pulling up alongside the accom-
mediation ladder. Three men were in
1t, two of the crew and Tom Fanshaw
What news, Tom?" his father called
put anxiously enough to belle his for
mer tranquil manner Have you found
anything? I hope there's nothing
wrong"
The younger man looked up. He saw
his father, but not the girl. Nothing
wrong" he growled, except this in
fernal ankle of mine. I've sprained IL
again, and I did 1t just when" He
broke the sentence OF short there. his
eye falling at that moment upon
Jeanne.
She paled a little. for she had been
quick t. perceive that something he
had been about to tell would not be
told now, or must be told differently.
But she waited until his father. to-
gether with the two sailors, had got
the disabled man up onto the deck and
safely installed in an easy chair. Then
gravely, but steadily. Just as what
Tom? What clue had they found just
as you had to come away?"
'It was very wonderful" he said,
quite inexplicabie. Just as we were
about breaking camp this morning we
saw a man coming oward us across
the ice. We thought at first that II
was Hunter, and we were mighty glad
to see him, because he had strayed
eff somewhere and hadn't camped with
Us. But we soon "a it wasn't he
wasn't a man anything like him. He
was a queer, slouching, shutting
creature, dressed in skins, and he came
up in a hesitating way, as if he was
afraid of us. He couldn't talk Eng
lish, nor understand 1t, apparently. He
looked to me like a Portuguese. and
tried him in Spanish-good Filipino
Spanish-on the chance. I thought il
startled him a little, n he pricke6
up his ears at it, but he couldn't under
stand that. either. He just kept beck
oning and repeating two words"
What words. Tom? Out with iti'
This from h old gentleman, who had
controlled his patience with difficulty
during the little silence. But the
younger man hesitated and looked into
the girls face, mutely, half-question-
ingly, before he spoke.
THE words" he said, seemed to be
your fathers name-'Captain Field
ing:' 1t sounded like that"
She went quite white and reeled a
little. Then clutched at the shrouds
for support. The old gentleman was at