Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-09-07
Continued From Yesterday,

THAT was long ago." she said. you
can see now what a god, perhaps,
would have seen and done then. And
If you did wrong then it's you who have
suffered for it-you who have paid the
penalty. You have paid for the thing
you left undone as well as for the thing
he did. But we must not talk about it
any more now. You're not strong
enough. I ought not to have spoken
of 1t at all, but, somehow, couldn't
wait any longer"
Just this much more, Jeanne and
then we will let it go: You see now,
don't you, dear, why l said / never
could go back to the world, never clear
myself of the old charge at Hunters
expense-Perry Hunters expense-now
that he is dead; and don't you see that
that's as impossible now as 1t was
when I first said it?"
1t was with half a laugh and half
sob that she kissed him.
"Oh, my DEAR" she said, what does
the world matter. This Is the world
here. You and I. The space OF this
great bear-sltin we are lying on. The
past can't come between us, and what
else is there that matters? Come, It's
time for you to take another nap
Are you warm enough out here, or
shall we go back to the hut?'
I'm warm, soul and body thanks to
you," he said
But 1t was Jeanne who went to sleep.
Somehow, since that last explanation
a wonderful great. soft calm seemed to
envelop her. She slept there like a
child beside him, his hand still half
clasped in hers.
It was Philips voice that wakened
her. How long afterwards she did not
know. He was sitting erect on the
great bear-skin. and all she could see
of him was the dim silhouette of his
back against the sky.
What is it?" she asked drowsily
"Is anything the matter?"
mo; It's Just q rather odd-looking
aurora over there In the south
But for her drowsiness she> would
have noted the strange ring OF excite
ment in his voice. AS 1t happened,
she took the words literally, settled
back with a contented little sigh and
let herself fall back again into the
slumber she had hardly aroused FROM
you're all right. aren't your She
contrived to ask, but she did not hear
the answer
The next thing she knew she was sit
ting up erect beside him. Again 1t
was his voice that had aroused her.
but this time the summons was impera-
tive. He had caught at her hand and
was holding 1t in a trembling grip that
almost hurt her. She released thar
hand, only to throw an arm around his
shoulders, and then she gave him the
other.
phillip, dear" she said quietly, what
makes you shake like that? What has
happened, dear? Try to tell me-"
He could hardly command his voice
to answer.
ITS that aurora. over there" he
said. mo, it's gone now. 1t may come
back. It's right over there in the
south-straight in front of you"
"But, my dear-my dear" she per-
sisted, "why should an aurora
Is 1t because of the one we saw the
night you killed Roscoe? Is 1t that
old nightmare that 1t brings back?'
She was speaking quietly, her voice ca
ressing him just as her hands were.
She was like a mother trying to re-
assure a frightened child.
mo, it's not that" he said unsteadily.
IT don't know-I think I may be going
mad, perhaps. I know l wasn't dream.
ing. I thought so at first. but l know
I'm not now" Then she felt his body
stiffen, he dropped her hand and point
ed out to the southern horizon.
There" he said, Took therel" What
she saw was simply pencil of white
light. pointing straight from the hori-
zon to the zenith, and reaching an alti-
tude of perhaps 20 degrees. Compared
with the stupendous electrical displays
that they were used to seeing in that
winter sky, 1t was Utterly insignificant,
and from it she turned to search his
face, in sudden alarm.
mo, no-look-look!" he commanded,
his excitement mounting higher with
each word.