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


do you know anything about flre-
arms?" he asked. IF you're aceus-
toned to shooting, I'll leave nay re-
volver with you. No." he went on,
answering the question which she had
not spoken, mo, don't foresee any
danger to you. It's just on general
principles"
I'm a pretty good shot But il
you're going on hunting expedition
for our breakfast and there isn't any
foreseeable danger TO me In being left
alone it seems reasonable that you
should take the gun"
He took the revolver from his belt,
however, and held II out to her. "Our
breakfast doesn't have to be shot. And
as concession TO my feelings-no, it's
nothing more than that-Id rather you
took it,"
She did as he asked without further
demur, and he went away When she
was left alone the girl added fresh
sticks TO the fire, and then, in default
of any more active occupation, took
up the ed-bound book which lay be-
side her and began once more to Pc
ruse its 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 con-
.cerning the winds, currents, tempera-
ture and magnetic variations got scant
attention. In her present mood the
homeliest little adventure, the idiest
diversion of winters day meant more
TO her than all her fathers discoveries
put together. When she saw Cayley
coming back toward her across the
ice she put the book down half re-
iuctantly.
Evidently his quest for breakfast had
not been in vain; he had a big black
and white bird in his hand. do you
suppose it's iit to eat?" she called out
TO him. And how in the world did
you manage to kill it without the re-
volver?"
Fit to eat. It's a duck What's
more, it's an elder. which means that
her coat is worth saving
But how did you contriye TO kin
her?"
II didn't. She killed herself. She
was flying too low last night. sup
pose-going down the gale, and in the
fog she went smack into the side Of
the cliff and broke her neck. That
was a very destructive storm for the
birds. There must be fifty of them, OF
one kind and another, lying dead there
along the top of the talus, at the foot
of the cliff"
And that's what might have hap
pened. oh. SO easily, TO you. Yes, it
might. I've been realizing that And
sha'n't forget" Her eyes had
frightened and she pressed her hands
to them for just one moment.
then she Strengthened up briskly. ANY
way I'll not make a scene about il
row" she said. I'm show a little
practical sense and help you with the
breakfast
No. we're camping out today, and
on such occasions the men always do
the cooking. Go back 10 your book
while / skin this fowl and dress it,"
Then as she still hesitated, ne vent
on. THE most beautiful garment
ever saw anywhere. was on a Chueotte
Indian girl. II was made OF nothing
but the breasts of these elders. But
the process isn't pretty. I'd much rather
you went back to your book
Seeing that he meant it, she did as
he asked. A single half page of what
was written upon those closely ruled
pages was enough TO absorb her again
completely. The power 1t had over he-
seemed TO grow rather than TO lessen.
When cayley came up with the big bird
which was to serve for their break
fast. impaled upon a sharp stick rea ~
TO be roasted over the fire. she no in51c
than looked up at him. with a sniilo
very friendly. but half-apologetie, and
then went on with her reading He
erouched down near by her. built q liz
tie frame work of sticks above the me
and began his cooking.
1t was, perhaps. ten minutes after
that when he saw the book drop sud
denly from her hands. When he glanced
up at her she was looking seaward-
out over those miles Of plunging. asav-
ins ice And. under his eyes, her ace
turned white as marble. Her 5isod-
less lips were parted They lid MT
move at all and they looked as II they
were frozen. He could not sec that