The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-28

pieces We shall however. get enough
planks and timbers out Of her to build
shed or two near the hut, for the more
convenient storage Of our supplies"
ubai Mgan ,he he closed; closed the book That's
see they brought that stuff down from
the cave to these sheds: so the cave
would be almost inevitably the first hid
ing place they would think OF when the
sight Of the Aurora drove them to hustle
everything out OF sight
vatory, Philip?"
flown across the cliff number OF times.
but have never seen anything OF IT. He
may have wrecked IT. taken II Gown and
used IL for some other purpose"
had time for that, There weren't many
more pages TO write In the journal when
he made that entry
She fell then into n little abstracted
silence, which the man did not know how
the break. But presently she reused SER
SELF and came fully back 10 the present,
back to him.
did you succeed In accounting for the
thing you asked me about last night. the
mark on the map right here where they
ouilt the hut afterward?"
Il didn't find anything about II in the
Journal but this morning before break
fast when I went outside the hut one
glance at the face OF the cliff accounted
for 1t fully. The cliff is split right here,
from top to bottom, by a deep. narrow
fssure. The fissure is full OF Ice. which
suppose hasn't melted for a thousand
years. No summer that they could have
in a high latitude like this would ever
melt 1t. certainly
The girl laughed and rose from her
place at the rude table.
Well she asked. "are you ready for
my discovery now2"
She took down his pocket electric bulls
eye from the shelf behind her, held out
hand to him and. on tip-toe, led him,
with burlesque exaggeration OF mys-
terry, out into the store room AS COM
pletely mystIfled In reality as she play
fully pretended TO want him TO be. Cay
ley followed.
She went straight across the store room
10 the rear wall OF the hut. the wall thar
backed squarely against the sheer sur
face OF the cliff. flashed on the bull's-eye
Tor a second. apparently TO make sure
that she had chosen the right point In
the wall. then letting go his hand. she
stopped dan, and picked up a stick Of fire
she struck pretty hard upon the plank
ing. The sound which the blow gave
forth was as hollow as a drum.
claimed. "a cave here! Oh, see. It's
cold cellar they made by cutting hole
in the ice that filed the fssure. And
why. do you suppose they Doarded It
up?'
The girl laughed delightedly Evident
ly, she had not, as yet. developed the
whole OF her discovery. She flashed on
the light again.
'Look!' she commanded.
In the center OF a little circle OF wall
which the bull's-eye now Illuminated
Cayley saw the barrel OF rusty hinge
You see" she went on. ITS door.
and they only nailed II up the other
day There's nail-head somewhere here
that's quite bright. l caught The CLINT
OF 1t while l was rumnaGing before
breakfast. and that was what made me
look"
Cayley darted back into the living
room. returning almost Instantly with
the broken handled pick.
In less than n minute. with protest
Ing. squeak. the rude door swung open.
and they saw before them just what Cay
lev had predicted. rather high. but
narrow cavity the sides OF which were
the naked rock of the cliff, but the floor
and ceiling solid ice.
Despite the fact that the girls excite
ment over the discovery Of the cave had,
for moment. carried Cay,cy along with
IT, he was not greatly surprised and not
at all cast down when, at the end or
five minutes OF hasty exploration, II was
made evident to them that the ample
supply OF stores which they sought was
not 10 be found here
Jeanne herself would not, perhaps have
entertained so high hope had she
learned of the reference to the other
cave which Cayley found in the journal
before she herself had chanced upon the
mouth of this ono. AS 1t was, his the
ory that tho stores We're TO he found In
a cave vaguely situated along the glacier
made little impression upon her. she was
so sure that they had them right here,
under their hands.
When this investigation made 1t clear
that whether he was right OF not GER
tainly she was wrong she was bitterly
Cayley was aware OF that.
even as they stood here, side by side
with no light to see her face by She
said nothing or very little, but he knew,
nevertheless. that for just this moment
all the life and courage had gone out OF
her, knew that the slight figure there.
so close beside him, was dropping. trem
bling little.
He laid a steady hand upon her shoul-
der. Almost instantly. under his touch.
she turned to him. caught with botn
hands at the unbuttoned edges OF the
bing a little now and then. but otherwise
In silence, simply clung TO him.
lie did not offer with his arms. to
draw her any closer. to turn what was
OF his strength and courage. into an en-
brace. He kept hand on each OF her
shoulders, more by way OF support than
anything else. and waited a moment be-
fore he spoke
"After all he said at last. 'what
we've got here Is just so much clear gain |
and It will he immensely valuable TO us |
though 1t isn't what we expected. The |
things they hadn't any particular or i'm |
mediate use for, doesn't make what |
we've found here any the less valuable |
to us. That pile of bear skins there will |
supply what is. at this moment, the most |
vital OF our wants. That big sack appears
10 contain feathers; and those walrus |
lusks will serve any number OF purposes
forks and spoons for one thing. AS
TO that great lump OF spermaceti. 1t will
keep us supplied with candles all through
the winter. I can't imagine why they |
didn't use il themselves. except on the
theory that the longer they lived here.
the more they grew like beasts: the
more inert about taking the trouble to
provide themselves with such of the COM
forts and decencies of life rs they might
have had. So you see. we may find
among the things they had no use for.
the very ones thai will help us most"
He was talking more to avoid the emo
iional tension OF silence than anything
Else. The thing which was restoring the
girl her courage and self was
Inc strip OF his firm live nands the mere
physical feel OF that magnificent. mag 7
lctic. perfectly tuned body OF his
Presently she Strengthened up and drew
away from him You're very good 10
ne" she said. "Tll-I'u try not 10 do
hings like that very often
His only comment upon her apology
EDs n keen hand for n moment long |