The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-02-09

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do it. please" she commanded: Il
ask il seriously"
Tom Fanshaw started out of his
chair: then, as an intolerable twinge
from his ankle stopped him, he
dropped back again. His father moved
quickly forward, too, but checked him
self, the surprise In his face giving
way TO curiosity. At a general thing,
Jeanne Fielding knew what she was
about
Philip Cayley took the dart and
threw 1t far out into the water.
There was one more surprise in
store for. the two Fanshaws. When
Cayley. without a glance toward eth
er of them, walked out on the upper
landing OF the accommodation ladder,
the girl accompanied him. and, side
by side with him, descended the little
stairway, at whose foot the dinghy
waited.
You are still determined on that
resolution OF yours, are you, 70 aban-
don us all for the second time--all
humankind, ] mean? This later accu-
sation against you was so easily dis
proved
4 'Disproved?" he questioned. THAT
! beautiful faith of yours can't be called
proc"
Il meant just what | said--dis-
l proved. They shall Admit 1t when 70
back on deck. Won't you-wont you
/ sive us a chance to disbelievc the old
story, too?"
Il can never explain that now he
said; can never lay that phantom,
never in the world"
Il am sorry" she said holding out
her hand to him. Il wish you'd give
US chance Coodby."
This time he took the hand bowed
over II and pressed 1t lightly to his
lips. Then. without any other fare
well than that, he dropped down into
dinghy and was rowed back TO the
foe--back TO his wings.
When she returned 10 the deck she
found that Mr.. Fanshaw bad gone
around to the other side Of II to see
the skyman take TO the air
But Tom sat, rigid. where he was.
For the FIRST time that she could re-
member, he IVES regarding her with
! open anger Il knew" he said, that
you never lihcd Hunter. though aevcr
/ could see why you should dislike him
I and il didn't take two minutes 70 sce
1 that this man Cayley. with his wings
and his romance, had fascinated you.
I Pat IN spite OF that. thought you had
I better sense Of justice than you
I showed just now"
She flushed a little MY sense of
Justice seems to be better than yours
this morning, Tom" she answered
! quietly. Then she unslung her bin
/ ocnlars again and, turning her back
ulon him. gazcd ont shoreward.
Il am getting worried about our
shore party" she remarked. AS If by
way OF disseminating the qnarrel. IF
there are ten or twelve men living
there, In hiding from us. willing TO do
unprovoked murder. when they can
with impunity-''
so you believed that part Of the
story, too, did your Tom interrupted.
She did not answer his question at
all. but turned her attention shore
ward again.
A moment later she closed her bin
oculars with snap. and walked
around to the other side of tho deck.
where Mr.. Fansbaw, leaning his Ell
bows on the rail- was looking out
across the ice-foe
Well" he asked briskly. as she
camc IN and laid an afsectioaate arm
across his shoulder, Il suppose you've
been telling Tom why yon did lt-why
| you made Cayley throw that dart
away. | mean; but youll have to tell
me, toe. ] can't figure it out You
| had something In mind. I'm sure"
4 haven't been telling Tom she
/ said .'EIe doesn't seem in very
reasonable mood this morning But |
did have something In mind. was
proving that Mr. Cayley couldn't pos.
sibly be the man who had committed
| the murder"
y suspected IL was that he said.
Its the stick that proves it really"
she said. You remember how puz-
zied you were because the end OF II
which yon held 1t by wouldn't fit your
hand7 discovered why that was
when you sent me in to get It short
while ago. It's lefthanded stick 1t
fits the palm Of your left band per
fectly. Yoa'Il find that that is so
When you try It. And Mr.. Cayley is
right.handedr
The old man nodded rather dub.
ousls cayley may be ampidextrous.
for ANYTHING you know. he objected.
She had her reioinder ready: But