Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-19

Lie AioSl fdluHp1e OUJeCL ne udu lOulle
was a broad-bladed s~ailmakers needle
But from the look Jeanne gave then
as she glanced along the shelf it wal
plain that every object there was {
potential treasure.
But really" she went on after ar
expressive little silence. really and
truly I have a serious complaint u
make against you. You didn't play fail
when you went on working. working al
those hours, to let me lie asleep"
He rose from the bunk with a laugh
You'd have had me roaring at yol
or shaking you UP every time I caughf
you nodding, I suppose; believing a
you. like a sea captain, to look aliv.
with that oakum.'"
But the girl declined to be amused
YES" she said. soberly enough, that.
exactly what I would have had you do
That's what you agreed to do yester
day" Seeing that he was still smiling
over the notion. she went on: Philip
can't you contrive to forget that Rm
girl? Can't you treat me like alike {
sort OF kid brother. who isn't as stronf
much, but still is willing and likely
and capable Of being made a man of
Can't you do that?"
NO." he said rather abruptly, e,
can't"
He turned away from her, too, as hs
said it and, as he went on speaking
stood staring out of the window. I'll
do my best, but Tm-human, and
well, you remember what I told 20,
yesterday. However, III try. I'll CONS
as nea to it as 1 can"
The girls color was as high as his
own. Perhaps" she said not very
steadily. perhaps you didn't know
that 1 might be trying, too"
At that he wheeled round, her nam,
upon his lips, but she herself has
turned away by that time, and wa.
bending over the fire.
You'd better get ready for break
fast" she said. in a tone whose matter
of-fact infection was a little exagger
ated. TITS nearly ready"
He took the biscuit tin, which haf
served as their reservoir before his dis
covery of the empty cask, filed it viii
snow water and started out of tn,
hut with it.
Wen have to give up even the pre-.
~NNO - RNCPAA6 l1Cdus nc commented
unless we can find some soap. Blu
this makes a good eye-opener, any.
way"
It's efficacy for that purpose was
abundantly testified to by his CLOWNS
color and the brightness of his eve
when he reentered the hut a few min.
utes later.
It's the most beautiful day in the
world" he told her. you ought tc
go out n have a breath of it o
self"
I've BEEN" she answered sereneIy
I've even INDUCED in an eye
opener. AS a result, 1 am altogethe,
ready for breakfast I hope you are
The meal they sat down to was q
sort of condensation and OF
the n they had discussed the night
before. 1t appeared this morning in
he form of a stew. hut with one i'm.
portant addition. Cayley tasted it
and then set down the tin a in
which his portion was served, with ar
exclamation of surprise.
Salt! Wherever did you find it?'
1T was caked in the bottom of one
of those tin pals. 1t looked sandy
but it tastes good. doesn't it?"
Certainly 1t did, in connection, al
any rate, with the SAVIOUR which theil
hunger lent to it. They did Jeanne's
cooking full justice, and somewhat
more, and wasted no time about it
either.
When they had finished, and while
they still sat face to face across the
board plank which had served then
for a table, Cayley leaned forward 8
little and. smiling. asked a question.
What's the secret, Jeanne? Your
eyes have been shining with mystery
ever since we sat down here"
She laughed. You're much too pen.
etrating. l didn't mean you even tc
dream there was a mystery to pene.
trate. BUTTS time to tell you now
any way"
She. too, leaned forward a little and
shook her head at him with a tan
talizing air of triumph.
You didn't find the thing you were
looking for last night in fathers jour-
nal-the place where they hid the
stores, / mean"
"Oh, but I didi. he cried. 81 only
waited to give you time to eat a nee
essary and sensible breakfast before ]
spoke of it. I had it on the tip OF
my tongue to suggest that We SET
about finding it in good earnest. when
I saw, in YOU eyes, that you had a
mystery of your own"
1t was evident from the look in
those yes now that she was both
surprised and puzzled.
You found it last night" she ex-
claimed. Found it in the journal
n then never went TO look at it,"
Why, l found an u~nmistakable ref
erence to it, and though the exact To-
cation wasn't given. it was plain thai
three IT four hours exploring by day
light would enable us t. find it. But
even If I hadn't minded leaving you
asleep here, unprotected. in the hut,
doubt very much If I could have found
it at night. But what's the mystery
you were about TO reveal to me?'
NO." she said; tell me more about
your discovery first. What was the
reference in the journal?'
He rose and took down from the
shelf the big I~eather-bound volume
which was proving itself. with every