The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-23

TITS rather . queer thing for US to
have forgotten" no said, AFTER all
these weeks when We lived In terror
Of him, and after the last thing he did
to us. But We had forgotten him
Roscoe. you know-and now he has
stolen . march ON US"
She looked at him In a sort Of won
der.
1T is true" she said. I'VE had for.
Cotton. Those days when we Lived
In the hut seemed almost as far away
from us up here a. the rest Of the
world seemed then. :" She made
little pause there, then reused her.
self. What is It that he has done,
Philip"
HE has found our stores down be.
low here. He has taken everything
made perfectly clean sweep"
There was q little silence after that.
Before she spoke again she came over
to him and kissed him. There was a
grave sort Of smile on her face when
she. said:
We'll, is there anything We must
dor"
"Oh, yes" he said. THAT move of
his doesn't end the game. 1t only be.
gins a new one. Really, l think. the
odds are more in our favor this time
than they were before, only this time
we shall have to move quickly. !
would have followed him up at once
without coming back here, only !
didn't have" He stopped rather
short.
"of course" she said, you hadn',
the revolver"
That wasn't what wanted; !
wanted my wings. Now I've got bach
to them must start ct once"
She uttered little cry OIL protest a
that
Cant you-can't you wait a little
a few hours? Life has only just be
gun for me-for us-with what yov
told me just now"
He let moment 60 by in thought
full silence, before he answered.
No. he said, at last, "it's got tc
be settled now, before another moon
/! rise. The light is all in his favor, the
darkness in mine. If can ind him
now, think can kill him. Now
think 1t over, 1t seems to me likely
he doesn't suspect we are alive al
all. The Walrus people never dis
covered the ice chimney nor the pilo,
house. That's perfectly clear. III they
had they would have rified It lona
ago. taa
When finish, I'll come back tc
you. don't think shall be gone
very long. You aren't to be afraid fol
me, and you can trust me to be care
full. l know l have your life in my
hands as well as my own. Your part
is harder than milne; l quite under
stand that. You must be keeping
watch every second. II he eludes me-
and comes here. you must shoot him
without word or warning. Shoot tt
kill"
But I sha'nt have the revolver!"
There was an electric moment Of
silence between them, while she gazet
Into his face, Mortified at the meanin,
she read there
you didn't mean that! Philip
Philip-you can't mean that. Ant
leave you to face that monster un
armed"
| Il shall have the only weapon tina
Will be Of any service to me, my knife
It's got to be done at close quarters
couldn't possibly shoot him from tn,
air. But If I can allght near him ant
come up within striking distance ht
will have no chance with me, not will
| all his strength"
NO" she said, resolutely, II won
let you go. Not that way"
Listen, Jeanne. If can find him
l can kill him. Do you know what thu
movements Of ordinary men, even un
usually quick men. look like to me-
Like the motions of marionettes. TIL.
only chance Roscoe has against me /,
of picking me off at long range Will
his rifle. He could do that whether
1 had revolver or not. And IL he did
II he killed me and I had the revolver
then-well, then he would come her.
and find you-defenseless. Don't yo,
see? l couldn't take the revolver.
should be unnerved with terror from
the moment left you."
With sob she clasped her arml
about his neck and held him tight
Then, in tragic submission, theJ
dropped away.
Without saying anything more, Cay
ley blew out the candle, opened tn.
door into the tunnel and took I'D hil
furled wings. With trembling hand,
she helped him spread them and draw
them taut.
As he adjusted the straps across hi.
shoulders, he felt her hands again
upon his head, felt them clasp behint
his neck
"Goodby," she said.
He was trembling all over, as hel
hands were, but 1t was not with fear
Il shall come back SAFE" he said
Nothing can harm me tonight"
He pulled her IN close in hia on