Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-15
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YES" he said; at tastes good. even
without salt. The maj who would COM
plain OF the absence Of currant jelly"
IF we were only the Swiss Family
Robinson now" she interrupted. "a
little jar OF 1t, In perfectly good condi-
ton, would corne washing ashore"
He had carved the duck dexterously
enough with his sheath knife, but for
eating it. there was nothing, of course,
but their fingers. 4
III you'll treat the revelation a. ron-.
hdential." said the girl, 'Tl admit
/ always like to eat like this, especikl-
ly when I'm hungry. II anything looks
good, 1 want to take it up In my fingers
and pop 1t into my mouth. without
waiting to nave il put decorously before
me on a plate. / suppose. though" che
added. 81 shall be entirely ~reconcilad
to forks before l get a chance to eat
with another. Shall you make me ore
out OF a walrus tusk. or an old tin
can, Of something? Why. what are you
thinking about?"
There's something queer about that
hut" he replied, something that gets
queerer the more 1 think about it,
Why do you suppose the walrus
people abandoned it? Or, rather, do
you suppose they did abandon 1T"
II don't see exactly what you mean
or course, it is abandoned-utterly. We
know that"
He shook his head. "Im not sure,
but put the question the other way.
Why did they? What possible reason
could there have been for such a
move?''
They might have found It unheaitf-
full or UNSAFE"
The girl answered absentiy. for AaH
OF her mind was exploring for the drfks
of Cayley's. and did not find il.
Your father lived here for years" he
went on. land the walrus people must
have continued living here for a good
while-afterward. For certainly the
place hasn't been abandoned very long"
Perhaps" she hazarded, they had
given up hope OF a rescue. and SO didn't
a r to stay on the beach. They mignt
have found some more convenient place
IN the interior"
That's what I supposed" he said,
but the theory won't work-for just
this resson. They couldn't have built
another house without dismantling this
one. There are no trees on this
land to furnish timber, and
their certainly isn't any hard
ware store where they could have
bought nails. bolts and hinges.
But those doors swung on hinges last
night and the bof worked. more or
less. the walls and roof kept out the
gale. For this style OF architecture IT'S
IN pretty good repair"
The girl was only half convinced.
THAT great heap of stones in there"
she began. doesn't look like good re-
pair or recent habitation."
mo II doesn't" he rejoined. ITS
been made TO look as little that way as
possible. It wouldn't nave got into that
condition otherwise in a hundred years.
Come. let's have a look. It's something
70 hope for. at any rate"
She followed him. a little perplexed.
ITO hope for2' she repeated ques-
tioningiy.
He had already entered the hut, ard
did not at Ice volunteer any furtht
! explanation, but from the shine OF ex-
| element she could see in his eyes. IL
was evident that he Contemplated
something better than merely holding
death at arms length for a little while.
To the girls eyes there was little
/ about the interior of the hut to ac-
count for such a hope. even though she
saw that all Of the things ne had said
about it were true. The fiimsy inner
doors were still hinged to their frames.
and were provided with e miscellaneous
assortment Of catches. 1t was marine
hardware, all OF IL. evidently from her
fathers ship. the Phoenix. The hunks
and shelves which lined b walls looked
/ perfectly solid and well built, but the
general appearance of the DON pre-
scented a look OF disrepair. II was alb
| solutefy unfurnished. The great heap
| OF smoke-blackened stones, OF various
| sizes and shapes. and the hole IN the
| roof above them. attested that they had
once been a fireplace.
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! Gro ne c~entinued Tomsrrow.)