Gilpin observer., 1911-04-27
CHAPTER Iv.-contInusd.

CHAPTER lV.-Contlnued.
She was addressing the elder man
as she spoke. and as she mentioned
the name-it was the first time she
had mentioned it to any one-she
saw him shoot a startled, inquiring
glance at his son. Following 1t, she
met Tom Fanshaw's eyes staring at
her in utter amazement
"Cayley." he said. half under his
breath; Philip Cayley-"
. THAT was the name." she an
swered-
And yet. I'd be willing to swear"
he said. I've never mentioned that
name to you in my life"
NO" she said. why should you?
I know you didn't. knew had never
heard 1t before when he told me 1t
was his" She hesitated a moment;
then: did you ever know a man
named Philip Cayley, Tom?"
He let the question go by. unheeded,
and. for a long time. gazed silently
out over the land. II suppose" he
said at last, that a coincidence like
this. any coincidence. II only It be
strange enough. will bring a touch Of
supersitous fear to anybody. I never
bad even a touch Of It before. in all
my life: and always had little feel
ing Of contempt ior the men who
showed 1t. But now-well, we'll,
wish poor old Hunter hadn't strayed
away last night. wasn't alarmed
about him before. and I've no rational
ground for alarm about him now.
Only"
He did not go on until she prompted
sky-man. Philip Cayley. anything to
do with the coincidence?"
Still It was little while before he
spoke. Il suppose I'd better tell you
the story-a part Of 1t. at least:
couldn't tell It all to you" He turned
to his father. You, l think. already
know It," Then with evident reluc-
tance. he began telling the story to
Jeanne.
There was q man named Philip
Cayley." he said. "in Hunters class at
the Point, three classes ahead Of me,
that was. He and Hunter were chums,
the David and Jonathan you know.
Of their class. ! remember what
stroke of luck for them everybody
thought It was when they were as
signed to service In the same regi-
ment. 1t seems to me, as think back
to our days at the Point-of course.
my memory may be playing me q
trick-but 1t seems to me that even
then Cayley was interested In the
navigation Of the air Somebody kept
q scrap-book of all that the newspa-
pers and magazines reported on the
subject, any way; I remember seeing
It. think It was Cayley.
II lost sight Of him and Hunter
when they went to the Philippines. It
IS only justice to Hunter to say that
] never heard q word OF the thing that
happened out there from him. He
never seemed to want to talk to me
about 1t, and. Of course. never forced
him. Well. can make short story
of It, any way. though It has to be a
nasty one.
"A man came into the post one day,
the head man Of one of the neighbor-
ing villages out there, man with
They carried him in. for he couldn't
walk. He was in horrible condition.
He had been tortured-I won't go into
the details Of that-and flogged nearly
TO death. He said that Cayley had
done It. He had demonstrated with
Cayley. he said. because he feared
for his daughters safety-she was
pretty girl, winter than her father
and It seems that the mans fears had
some Justification. 1t appears that
Cayley had come out there. blind
drunk. with couple Of troopers. who
deserted that same night. and man
handled the old man. The girl Joined In
her fathers accusation. at least she
didn't deny anything.
"Cayley was away on scout duty at
the time when the man came in-the
thing had happened some days prior.
5ust before he started out It came
like . thunderbolt out Of clear sky.
for everybody liked Cayley and
thought him an exceptionally decent,
clean sort Of chap. though he and
Hunter both were drinking good deal
Just then. Poor Hunter was all
broken up about Il Everybody be-
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