Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-21

"Will you let me 90 inside this nut
he asked. and zee II It is habstahtsT
II 1t Is, you'd better 30 In n let me
make you u comfortable 40 l can. ]
don't think you need have n fears
about the Walrus people. And worry.
ing wouldn't do Any good any way.
There's nothing We can do but wait
for daylight. Nothing can happen any
where until then"
He had. very distinctly. In mind
what might happen then II the Walrus
people were repulseA from the yacht
Unless they were Ill destroyed in the
attack, they would undoubtedly make
trouble as soon as morning revealed
the fact that they had two hostages
in their hands. But he could night
them OF better from the doorway OF
the hut than from anywhere else. And
there vas no need Of troubling the
girl with that consideration, not for
| the present, at least.
ITS all right in there" she said.
'1 spent I don't know how many
! hours there reading before you came.
But the candle has burned out"
The open door behind them gave ae-
cess into a tiny shed, ~Drotruding from
| the corner OF the hut and serving, eyi-
! IDENTITY, as a vestibule for 1t. The in
rer door. a heavier and stronger At
fair, opening at right angles to II.
| gave ccess to the intsrtor Of the hut.
Cayely switched on his bull'seye
and cast a brief glance shout the
room. There were two or three rude,
dimsylooking doors which u%ndoubted-
ly opened into small. cabin-like bed
hut was taken up by tho room in
which they found themselves.
Cayley set his little bull-sye on .
shelf where they could make the most
Of it's thin pencil Of light. He then
turned hts attention to the door, and
after a little struggle succeeded in
getting it shut. and. what was more
securely bolted. by means OF . heavy
wooden bar which dropped into an
iron crotch. II they were attacked
with the first OF the daylight. this
place would afford them security until
tho people from the Aurora could
come to their rescue His revolver
was a Colt, As. and his belt va full Of
cartridges. With that weapon. he re-
membered that he had once been con-
sidered the best shot in the army.
The girl. when he turned to look at
her, was seated on the edge at q bunk
at the other side Of the hut. Her pal
Tor. the traces Of tears he could see
in her yes, the pathetic droop to her
lips, all emphasized the thing her
voice had told him already. namely.
that some emotional crisis. which
She had been through In those recent
hours, had LEFT her quite exhausted.
Without q word. he turned TO his
bundle which he had deposited in 4
corner Of the room, and fshed put
from II hfs skeepskin sfeeping-bag. It
WEI not until no approached her. with
It across his ARM, that his , fell
upon tho rosewood box ana the mo
rocco-bound book which lay beside It
Her eye followed his. They're IA
Tiers papers," she said. Il found the
box In here. That's why I stayed. !
had come ashore
Wait q minute" he Interrupted. He
took up the book with q g~entleness
almost reverent, laid It in the little
chest and set It down ON tho door be-
side the bunk.
The quality Of tho act brought the
too ready tears to her eyes. but he did
not look up at her 10 surprise them
there. Now" he said. I'm going 70
take on these boots Of yours, which
ore vet, but which Will serve excel
beatty. neverthelesa. for . pillow. and
you are to take Of that heavy coat
and get inside this bag. Haye yoa svsS
slept In one?"
He Wa already tuGg1ng At one q
the boots, and her psOtsst went IN.
heeded-it was only . h~alfhsaftsd
protest after all.
When he had taken OF the boots.
she submitted. without demur. to ht1
unfastsning the frogs On her heavy
sealskin coat and slipping It OF hez
shoulders.
When finally, with some assistance
from him, she nestled down inside the
great feece-linsd bag. when he had
rolled her small boots into . bundle
and made = pillow Of them for hes
head. a. he had said he would. she
exclaimed, Extraordinarily, It the
comfort Of It al.
1T 10 20 deliciously warm and soft.
she said. I didn't know you were
Just being . luxurious sybax1to whsn
iyoa refused . mattress and . pair Of
blankets on the yacht. II only you
could be warm, too and comfortable"
Il shall b." bs assured hsr. TIL
make . cushion Of that great cost oa
yours and sit down here ct the foot
Of the bunk. You're not to bother
about mo. You're to prove the e1heacy
Of the slesping.bag b. going % sIsep
in It."
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