Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-02

Gradually everybody on board the
yacht. with two exceptions. came
around to Mr.. Scales's view Of the
affair. The only exceptions were Jeanne
and Tom Fanshaw. Jeanne secuted the
theory that Cayley was mad. as in
dignantly as she did Toms idea that
he was q malicious liar. 1t might be
hard TO o for the presence of q
party of white refugees on the
shore, who didn't seem to want
to be rescued, but II cayley
said they were thNre, then there they
were. and a source Of great, though
underlined. peril they must be to the
unsuspecting shore party. And though
she won no converts to her belief, IT'LL
her earnestness added a good deal to
the uneasy feeling which mounted
steadily, aboard the yacht, for b fate
of the party that had gone ashore.
In this u~neasiness Tom himself had
manifested a share, although he re-
iterated his belief that the only living
person ashore, besides the members of
their own party, vas the }half-crazed
stranger who had come into camp just
as he had been leaving It.
For all that, he spent a good part of
the day sweeping the land. oil as much
of 1t as he could see, with a powerful
glass. But for all he saw, or anyone
else, during the long hours of that
day, there might not have been a
human being, except those OF the
yacht, nearer than Point Barrow.
There was neither sight nor sound;
there was not even a CLINT of Cayley's
bright wings high UP in the cloudless
Arctic sky.
So utterly deserted did the land ap-
pear, so impossible was 1t to believe
thai any danger could lurk there, that,
after their unsuccessful attempt to re-
cover the body of Hunter. old Mr.. Fan
shaw and Scales, the first officer, took
Jeanne ashore in of the boats for
an exploration of the beach and of the
cluster OF empty, h~alf-buried huts that
stood just back of 1t. They were gone
from the yacht about an hour.
BY 4 o'clock. however, they had de-
cided that, whether or not the sky
mans story might be true, it was high
time to send a relief party ashore to
find the lost ones. There was a. good
deal of necessary consultation about
who should go. Clearly it would be
folly to send a party of three or -four
such a mission. They must carry,
In the first place, rations sufficient not
only for themselves, but for those they
expected to find. They must be strong
enough, in the second place, to over
come this mysterious, unknown band
of refugees, s~upposing such a band to
exist. To form such a party would
take practically every able-bodied man
on the yacht. and there was,
naturally, some demur to this.
But Tom settled the matter. 81 can't
go ashore on account OF this confound-
ed ankle, and Jeanne of course. will
stay here, too. But everybody else can
go. Jeanne and I are enough to defend
the yacht. Even supposing there was
a party Of twelve murderous ruffians
ashore there, armed with darts and
throwing-sticks, they can't get aboard
the yacht without putting off in boats.
She's as good a shot as l am. Well
keep a brisk lookout, and if we see
any piratical expedition setting out to
capture us, we VIII be able to account
for the whole lot of them before they
can hope to reach the Aurora's side"
That's all right while the light holds
his father assented somewhat
but suppose we don't get
back until after dark-it's likely
we won't?"
"Well, we've a searchlight, haven't
we ?" said Tom. Besides, nobody but
Jeanne has the slightest idea
that there's anyone within five
miles of us who wishes
US harm. There are only ten to go
If we two stay here. and considering
amount of rations you will have to
carry to be of any service as a relief
1t will be an ~absurdity to go out
with less than ten. Trust us. Wen
the yacht, intact. when you get
back with them"
At 5 o'clock accordingly. the relief
expedition went ashore, inc Tom Fan