Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22

sation against you was so easily dis
proved"
"DisprovedT' he questioned. THAT
beautiful faith of yours can't be called
proof"
Il meant just what ! said--dis-
proved. They shall admit it when go
back on deck. Won't you-won't you
give US chance to disbelieve 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. Goodby."
over 1t and pressed it lightly to his
lips. Then. without any other fare
well than that. he dropped down into
dinghy and was rowed back to the
hoe--back to his wings.
When she returned to the deck she
found that Mr.. Fanshaw had gone
around to the other side of it to see
the sky-man take TO the air.
But Tom SAT, rigid, where he was.
For the first time that she could re-
member. he was regarding her with
open anger. Il knew" he said. that
you never liked Hunter. though never
could see why you should dislike him:
and 1t didn't take two minutes to see
that this man Cayley. with his wings
I, and his romance. had fascinated you.
But in spite of that, thought you had
a better sense of justice than you
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
oculars again and. turning her back
upon him. gazed out shoreward.
Il am getting worried about oul
shore party" she remarked, as If BY
way of disseminating the quarrel. III
there are ten or twelve men living
there, in hiding from US. willing to dc
unproyoked murder, when they car
with impunity-"
$50 you believed that part OF the
story. too. did your" Tom interrupted
She did not answer his question a
all. but turned her attention shore
ward again.
A moment later she closed her bin
oculars with snap, and walkes
around to the other side of the deck
where Mr.. Fanshaw, leaning his ell
bows on the rail. was looking GU
across the ice-hoe.
well" he asked briskly, as sh,
came up and laid an aftectionate arm
across his shoulder, Il suppose you'v,
been telling Tom why you did it-wh,
you made Cayley throw that dar
away. mean; but you'll have to tel
me. too. l can't figure It out. 70,
had something in mind. I'm sure"
Il haven't been falling Tom,'' sh
said. HE doesn't seem in a yer,
reasonable mood this morning. But
did have something In mind. wa
proving that Mr.. Cayley couldn't pos
sibly be the man who had committe
the murder"
Il suspected IT was that" he said.
Its the stick that proves it really,
she said. You remember how pu;
. zled you were because the end of
J which you held It by wouldn't at you
hand? discovered why that wa
! when you sent me in to get II shol
while ago. It's left.handed stick.
! fits the palm Of your left hand pc
i fectly. You'll find that that is s
: when you try it And Mr.. Cayley
Z right-handed-"
, The old man nodded rather dub
, ously. "Cayley may be smbidextrou
, for anything you know he objecte'
7 She had her rejoinder ready: 'Br
this stick, Uncle Jerry. dear. wa
/ made for a man who couldn't thro
with his right hand, and Mr.. Gayle
can. He did 1t perfectly easily, an
; without suspecting at-all why wan