The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-31
CHAPTER V.
THE DART,

High. high up in the clear opaline air
was was broad. golden sleam. Nearer /!
grew, and and as SIT IL caught nm more M fully the
slanting beams Of the low-hanging Arctic
sun, IL shone, with .prismatic. iridescent
wings The shining thing lowered at
last right above the masthead. but high.
high up in the sky.
Then the four watchers uttered. in one
breath a horror-frozen cry. for. rs
falcon does. 1t dropped, hurtling. But
not to The destruction they foresaw;
round the yacht. so close TO her rail
that they heard the whining scream Of
the mir as those mighty wings cleft
before. his planes outstanding straight,
Cayley leaped backward. clear OF them,
and alighted on the foe beside the
Old Mr.. Fanshaw walked quickly
around the deckhouse and hailed the
new arrival, Won't you come aboard;
the dinghy for you
THANK you" they heard him answer.
There wasn't much room for alighting
on the deck or 1 could have spared you
the trouble"
Jeanne stole a glance into Tom Fan
shaw's stern, set face, wondering II the
would impress him as II had her. Don't
YOU find It hard to believe that he could
have done such thing?, She asked; "a
believe he hasn't Not every villain in
this world looks and talks like a thug.
If they did. life would be simpler" lie
paused a moment. then added, And we
know he did the other thing-out there
In the Philippines"
Her face paled a little at that. stiff
ened somehow. and she did not answer.
They sat silent listening to the reced-
ing oars of the dinghy as il made for the
preston OF perpleXity come into Tom
Fanshaw;s face when you talked with
him. Jeanne. last night, did you tell him
ouy name? Mine and fathers, I mean?
Did you give him any hint who we We're.
or that we were people who might know
him."
"Ah." he said Then that accounts
for his coming back"
She had hoped that In some way or
other the trend Of her answer might be
I'm the slly-man's favor, and was dis
appointed at seeing that the reverse was
She had to repress a sudden impulse
Of flight when they heard the return
ing, dinghy serapc alongside the accom-
resisted It. she shrank back neverthe-
less. into a corner behind Tom Fan
shhw.s chair. The old gentleman was
ing With the bulk Of his bodt. the new
comers view OF the deck and those who
were waiting there until ne should have
fairly come aboard.
stiffly. MY name is Fanshaw sir; and
thlnk my son, who sits yonder-" ne
s,,JI sTtsJpped aside 5. and inclined his head
once, an acquaintance OF yours From
her place In the background. Jeanne saw
a look OF neroleNity-nothing. more than
FaYleT's face. The old gentlcman's man
ner was certainly an extraordinary one
in which To greet total stranger. five
hundred miles away from human habi-
iation. Cayley seemed TO be wonder
ing whether II represented anything
more than the individual eccentricity OF
the old gentleman, or not.
Evidently he recognized Tom Fanshaw
at once. and after an almost Imper-
ceptible hesitation, seemed to make up
his mind to overlook the sneularity of
Fanshaw we'll lie said. smiling and
speaking pleasantly. enough though the
! SRI thought she heard an underlying
at the Point while | was there. weren't
YOU? But It's many years since I've
At that he crossed the deck to where
young Fanshaw was sitting, and held
out his hand Tom Fanshaw's hands re-
mained clasped tightly on the two arms
~ his chair and the stern lines of his
face never relaxed. though he WAS look
ing straight into CavIey's eyes II re-
member you at the Point very we'll ne
said but. unfortunately. there are some
STORIES of your subsequent career which
remember altogether too we'll"
The girl did not need the sudden look
Of incandescent anger she saw in Philip
Cayley's face TO turn the sudden tide
OF her sympathy toward him, IL was
not for this old wrong OF his that they
tice, to the Aurora's deck. but 10 meet
the accusation OF the murder Of Perry
Hunter. Whether he was guilty OF that
murder or not. this ralline up OF an
old improved offense was piece of un-
necessary brutality. She could not un-
dcrstand how llindhearted old Tom
l,,-a - .l, Nl.f, -1rl.-
81 over aftcrward. she was able 70 un-
derstand little better.
In her own heart she did not believe
had told her. nor the damnnc array OF
circumstances which pointed against him
had counteracted. as yet. the impression
aiity had made upon her during that
strange. mysterious hour they had had
together upon the ice-foe the night be-
fore,
To her then. his manner Of coming
aboard the yacht had pointed TO inno-
GEnce rather than to suilt-his self pos
T3ut TO Tom, who entertained no doubt
at all of his guilt these things were tho
simple manifestation OF effrontery. OF al
almost inhuman GOODNESS and impudence
and had exasperatcd him beyond his self
control,
From behind Toms chair she could
sec how heavily this blow he dealt ha(
told. For one instant Philip Cayley''
sensitive face had shown look OF un-
spcakable pain. Then it stiTened into
a mere masls-icy. disdainful.
II was a moment before he spoke
When he did. IT was tc her II don
, know why this gentleman presumes u
keep his seat" he said. ''If IT is as
Drecautlon against. Il blow. perhaps, IN
need not let his prudence interfere Will
HIS courtesy"
"Iie has lust met with on accident
She said quickly. HE can't stond-No
Tom. SIT still" and her hands upor
his shoulders enforced the command.
Cavley bowed ever so slightly. Il SUP
pose" he continued. that since last nigh
you also have heard the story whict
so much too weli?'
Yes she said.
Al that he turned TO old Mr.. Fanshaw
evil YOU tell nc sir" nc asked. 10
what purpose 7 was invited to com
aboard this yacht"
svSr-spoke with a short. ugly laugh
You weren't invited. You were, as tn
: police saw wanted
"Re ouiet TomI' his father command