Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-28

tole1ably. He had discovered IN empty
cask under = heap a rubbish IN the
storeroom and this he filled with
chunks Of ice and set By the IRE to
melt.
Five minutes later he WAS Just .
wheeling, glinting. sun-bathed speck
In the amber air. the thrilling. prin-
Cling. winelike air. He had taken to
his wings. upon leaving the hut. sim
ply because they offered him tho
quickest. easiest way Of finding Jean
ne.
Suddenly he was flying downward.
as fast 40 gravity and his great wings
would take him. Drenched with the
sweat Of . sudden terror, clsaving the
air 90 fast that the sound Of Its whin.
ing rose to . scream through his taut
rigging. Down he slanted. seaward
. little, past the end Of the great head.
land. Then, with the sudden exertion
Of all his strength. upon one lowered
wing. the other iashins high like the
stroke of q scimitar, in the curve Of
the shortest possible arc. he shot
landward. pounced, checked, and
aliEhted not far from the girl.
She had been seated upon . broken
ledge of rock when he had irst caught
sight Of her. She was In act Of
getting to her feet when he alighted.
not Q half dozen PAGES away.
She had been pale. but her color
had come back now in q sudden surge.
She was breathing unsteadily and her
AA-AA -AoA NNoaNAA aAo(n0t hAW
breast. "You-you mustn't ny like
that" she said. III you had been an
eagle. the way you wheeled and came
rushing down out Of the sky would
have terrified me. I shut my eyes In
order not to see you killed"
He did not answer her at once. and
she. looking intently into his face.
went on. you know It vas danger
Gus. You thought yourself that you
were going to be killed. I can SEQ
the horro! Of It In your eyes"
Then he got his breath. you're
safe!" he questioned unsteadily. You
were in danger, sudden danger, and In
terror at it. That was what frighten.
ed me, that sudden knowledge. I came
down, fearing l should be too late"
II had q fright" she admitted; "bnt
I don't see how you could know. I'm
very sure I didn't cry out"
mo, I heard nothing, nc sound at
all. I Just knew, and go I came to
you as fast as I could. What was 1t
that frightened you?"
Nothing at all, I imagine. vas
sitting here on the ledge, looking at
that wonderful sky, and all at once
I found I was growing afraid. / didn't
know what it was about. at all. sup
pose 1t was Just because I was a little
tired and had begun to realize that I
was a long way from-from home. I
had come around the headland. not
really to look for more frewood, but
in the hope that I might harren TO
find a clue to where the stores are hid
den; and, as I said. suddenly 1t
seemed a long way back and ! began
to find myself afraid. And then. be-
ing afraid. well, I thought ! saw
something moving up there behind the
rocks-something big. bigger than .
man. and whitish-yellow."
His eyes followed the direction In
which she had pointed, but could
make out nothing in the deep. vibrant
blue shadows.
That's likely enough" he told her.
1T was probably a bear. If it a
we're in luck. I'll come back by and
by and go cunning for him. But first.
I'm going to take you-home."
She had used the word before. but
in what he was not entirely
sure; and she had undoubtedly used
it not more than half consciously. At
any rate. when he said 1t now she
flushed a little, and so did he. and
their eyes. meeting, frightened sud
denly.
Silently he turned away from her
and began furling up his wings, and
she helped him, as she had helped
him that other time when he had tried
to convince her that he was not q
dream.
When 1t was done, they set out
slowly, in the deepening twilight. for
the hut.
Its very good Of you to walk down
here with me-" she said. you who
could n.y."
Ito Be Continued.)