Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-07-07
CHAPTER Ili.-contlnued.


CHAPTER lll.-Contlnued.
For long time Roscoe walked
steadily on, until the two had come
far up the glacier. Finally, when he
did stop, he whirled quite around and
stood confronting Planck, squarely in
the middle of narrow path between
two deep fissures in the ice. His eyes
were glittering malevolently.
DO you know any reason" he
asked in thick voice, "why / don't
pick you up and drop you down one
of those cracks there, or why I don't
serve you as l served that fellow yes
terday?"
Planck thought he meant to do It,
but, with the fatalism that marks the
men of his profession, he stood fast
and eyed his big opponent.
You're strong enough to-" he said.
And I'll do it if / want to; you
know that" Roscoe supplemented.
Yes, know that" The big man
nodded curtly.
Well I'm not going to now, be-
cause choose not to. Listen. If you
had the chance, could you navigate
that solid mahogany, hand-painted
ship down there?"
Planck cleared his throat, as X
something were sitting him. with a
crew. yes" he answered.
Gould Schwartz run those nickel
plated engines he'll find in her, do you
think?"
YES"
We'll, within two days I'll give you
n chance to make good. Now, I'm
going to tell you my plan, not be-
cause you asked me, but because |
want you to know. I'd run the whole
thing alone if could, but l want you
with me. We're going to take that
yacht and we're going off alone in her
we of the Whaler, alone. Do you
understand that?"
They're better armed than we"
said Planck refiectively; better fed,
better everything. And man for man,
bar you, they're just as good, and
they're three to one of us. 1t will
want some pretty good planning"
You needn't worry about that" an
swered Roscoe. II didn't expect you
to make the plans; l knew you
couldn't I've made them myself;
they're working right now. Can you
listen?"
Planck nodded.
THAT searching party didn't go
back to the yacht last night They're
all camped together-ab 20 of them
down in the Little Bear valley.
There aren't above half dozen fire,
arms in the bunch; none of the sail,
ors from the yacht have any, and
they've got about two days rations
They're all there together, except the
one man we accounted for yesterday
II see,' said Planck; "and you think
we can capture the yacht now while
they're ashore"
Don't try to think, tell you," Ros
coe growled. I'm doing the thinking
There are probably ten able-GcdieG
men left on the yacht That's no,
good enough odds, conside cilg ths
way they're armed. But about ar
hour ago i sent Miguel down to thi
shore party to be their guide. He
1911 boiho w say ohJ thiI6 liuCu "
them, but what he says will b.
enough, reckon. He's to pretend he'i
dotty and can't understand what the!
say to him."
Planck's eyes widened little anC
he did not ask his next question yer!
steadily Where is he going to TAX,
them"
Cant you guess that? He's goinl
to lead them into Fog lake, of course
The thought of 1t made Planck'
teeth chatter. Fog lake was, perhaps
the most curious natural phenomenon
upon that strange arctic land-a littl
cup-shaped valley, from which the fo
never lifted-had never lifted once Il
all the four years they had lived there
On days when the rest of the Ian
was clear. the fog hung there, hal
way up the side of the hills, so tina
from the ridges surrounding 1t It rea
ly looked like strange vapory SET
They had explored the edges of 4
fearsomely. at times, but had neve
penetrated far enough to learn tn
secret of its mystery. If 1t had one.
"And then?" Planck asked
why, they'll send out relief part
from the yacht. of course. The yacht
people know what rations the searcl
ing party took with them, and whe
they don't come back In two day
they'll probably set out from th
yacht, with every able-bodied man @
board. and try to find the first part
and bring 1t in, A s0oa az they Al