The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-29
THE SKY MAN
HENRY KTTCHELL WEBSTER
Author tu,th Samui Merwtnl Of Calumet N"
Copyright 1910 by The Century Company.

from their windows. with the aid OF
a aeld-giass which Cay1ey mad fonl"
In the observatory. they we're able Il"
sweep the whole beach absolutely
clean. in both directions.
~ And almost etery day while the
light lastee. with seanne. armed with
the revolver. keeping watch before the
hut, Cayiey took to his wings ana
patrolled the beach. from the glacier
90 the p~rornontors, high up above the
level OF the crest OF the clif. Hf&
night was always along the saUe
track. He never winged his way in
land nor out TO sea.
There were two reasons for this. He
dared not go SO tar away from
Jeanne that a Hash and a swoop
would not bring him to her side, The
other reason was, that IL "a supersti-
tinus fear of this great man-bird were
really what deferred their enemy
from attacking them, 1t was well to
let him believe that immunity from
this portent could be secured by
keeping away from this particular
stretch of beach.
AS the shortening days sped by and
began 10 get themselves reckoned into
weeks, the conviction grew upon
Philip and Jeanne hat their secures
protection lay in his wings, In the
ttirorizing effect upon their Invisible,
silent enemy Of the majestic winged
apparition which was SO often seen
soaring in mt1-sky above the hut and
the little stretch Of beach surround
ing IT. Something was protecting
them evidently, Almost every week
brought some evidence. not only Of
the existence but Of the o.
.bMy- 1,aY4y frbats ayr n fYtpf =
caught sight or sound of him. hut
some times when the wind blew from
the right quarter they could make out
with their tietdglass, a Wrack OF
hfownish smoke, such as would te
given off by burning whale oil, drift
Ing down from somewhere along the
glacier. and made visible by the DAG
zItng Wilderness Of that background
And some times they saw tracks
In the newly fallen snow. never COM
ing very near the nut. but trespassing
u little way. either down from the
glacier or up from the headland. upon
the stretch OF beach they were de-
Tending. They never found the
tracks of more than a single man, and
these We're always the same. SO that
they came to believe. although they
could not know. that they had only
one mar to deal with.
They sometimes sPesulated Oh the
question whether he was Roscoe or
GENE other member of the Nairus
crew. really. ia fact. they found 1t
impossible to hope that ii was any
other thar he.
They got proof Of his identity. OF
what amounted to IT. along toward
the end OF October. Cayleys keen
eyes caught. one day. from W aleft
where he WAS soaring. the CLINT OF
something an the beach near tho foot
Of the headland. lie cirfled down in
a long swoop, caught II up without
a!ignting and mounted into the air,
a trick of neronauties whien made
Jeanne, accustomed as she was by
now to seeing him in flight, catch her
breath Il little.
When h descended and alighted
beside her n few moments later. he
showed her a sheath knife, the bait
of which Wss a rudeiy carved Walrus
susk. The hand Of the last user OF
II had had blood upon ii. n It's I'M
print upon the surface of the ivory
was plainly to he seen. b lines IN
the palm were traeeable and. length
wise, along the side ef the handle,
the print Of an immense thumb.
You see,' said Cayley quietly. h
was using this knife Ieft-handed."
The girl peied II little as she hand
ed the weapon back To- him. but she
spoke quietly enough.
Its good to know she said,
almost q relief"
fTo BE Continued