The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-16
The SkyMan

/ crowded back into mis- memory. but he
met them squarcly and defeated them:
What had happened since that last
encounter must. he knew, change tho
attitude OF the Fanshaws toward him.
They owed the girls life 10 him. and
however little they might relish taking II
gladly. and Joanncs happiness involved
their taking him with her.
He was still quite clear that he never
could tell them the story which Jeanne's
discovery OF the locSct had forced him TO
tell her SO few hours ago. Not knowing
IT all, sun believing him stainca with
regard him for a long time anyway
with profound suspicion Well, for
Jcanncs sake he must treat that suspi-
cion as II IL did cxist-or existing, AS il
il were powerlcss 10 hurt him. II would
! be nearly powcrlcss, when ii came. 10
| that The warmth Of tho girls faith
would compensate for il all.
The party on tho Ice was moving land
ward again Even at Philips slow pace,
the distance between them was narrow
Ing, Jeanne and young Fanshaw were
denly and throw an arm around the
mans neck. She was laughing and cry
| ing all at once. and there We're tears
I'm the mans eyes. too. Philip expected
| that lie knew that FanSllaw loved her
| His memory OF that fact was all that
redeemed his memory OF their encounter
| on the Auroras deck.
! But what Jlo did not expect, was TO
see Fanslaw suddenly release himself
| from the girls embrace and come straight
toward him. That was not the most sur
prisinS thing-not that. nor the hand
| which Fansbaw was holding on, TO him.
II was tho lo9k i'll the young mans face,
| as the light from the great blazing
! beacon on the beach Illuminated IL.
| There was a powerful emotion working
| there. but no sign of any conflict, no
resistance, no reluctance IT WAS tho face
OF man humble In the presence Of a
miracle; He stripped off his gauntlet
and erippcd Cay,ey's hand, 1, was a
| moment before he could speak.
| IT'S only just now hc said. NOW
that / see YOU here together. that l find
| II hard to believe. Because I've known
all along that, you were here with her,
Keeping her alive until we could get back
70 her. I've been the only one who has
had any hope AT all and with me It's
been certainty rather than n hope. 1t s
as If L had seen YOU here, together. I've
seen you so q thousand times. but now,
that ] do actually. with my own eyes,
Us hard 10 his voice broke
then he went on: You must try 10 for
give us, Cayley-me. in particular, for
I'm the one who needs it most. We
know tho truth of that old story now.
| NO. II wasn't Jeanne who told. ii was
poor Hunter himself. in letter. lie had
P%rlttcn II long ago. and ii was among
ms papers [ want YOU TO read IL some
time. think. perhaps. when YOU do you
VIII be able TO forgive him, too"
That's done already said Philip.
! NO, not long sso-within the last few
hours. Come, shall We, go back to the
| fire? | suppose VIC had better wait for
another moonrIsc before we try to get
| to the Aurora
| 1T was SIX months later q blazing. blue
| July day, when the gunboat York town
| lifted North Head, the northern portal
| his father had gone to the bridge. but
| Philip and Jeanne. the other two passen-
| gers. remained. unmoved by the an
nouncement. seated as far aft possible.
| the ensign, linn in the following brcozc
| nutterlnS Just above their heads,
The great foe which for so many
| months had held the Aurora fast impris- :
oncd. had broken up under tho unrc :
lenting warmth of the June sun and bad
set the ship free at last. 10 plod her slow
way southwark. True 10 old Mr. Fan
shaws predictions, she had wea,hercd
the Arctic winter and the grip of The
Vivors of the Walrus party had died and
one OF their own crew. Otherwise the
sun and the open water found them as
well as they had left thcm-better Off.
! II one is 10 take an account of the gold
| the incredible amount OF gold which
| they had found in the strong ROOM That.
! hy Mr.. Fanshaw's reckoning, belonged
! 10 Jeanne. was the fruit of her fathers s
discovery. Some time. perhaps. they
would realize the Importance of il. but
| there upon the Arctic sea they were far
enough away from tho world and It's
standards 10 make ii seem trivial. almost
| unreal. II they had had to tighten the
shin they would have pitched it over first,
The Aurora was doing very we'll for
| her. grinding out eight knots an hour
which was about the best she WAS capa-
! bic Of when. off ST. Lawrence Island she
sighted The cleaning white man OF war
with the stars and stripes swapping at
| her rail. At that sight old Fanshav' s
| impatiencc took FIRE and it became irrc :
! sistiblc when he learned that she was
bound for San Francisco, as they were
What international consideration had