Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-05-12
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.rloa in Wonderland" about hunting
tor walrus.
y, .co5," he whispered as he turned
.vav-"My God!"
ua had his revolver, and besides the
~ cartridges which the cylinder con-
.,,,sd there were, perhaps, 80 in his
So+ For how many days, or weeks,
..onIa they avail to keep off starya-
ton?
mt his face was composed again
NON he turned back to her. There
.ro two things that come before break
fost he said-"fire and water. There
Is line of driftwood down the beach
~ The westward, there at the foot of
.bo ta1ns When we get fire 60
ing" he stopped himself short Il
vas going to say that we could melt
came ice for drinking water, but until
We have some sort of cooking utensil
IN melt 1t IN. won't do much good.
There must be something of the sort
in the hut here
She shook her head. They're
completely abandoned" she told him.
Our shore party searched them first
Of all. and afterward Uncle Jerry and
searched them through again. There
is nothing there at all, but some heaps
Of rubbish"
q think I'll take look myself,
said he. Rubbish is relative term.
What seemed no better than that yes
terday afternoon while the yacht was
/ in the harbor may take on different
meaning this morning"
He disappeared through the door
way, and two minutes later she saw
\ him coming back with a big battered
looking biscuit tin.
Unless this leaks too fast" he said,
1t will serve our purpose admirably"
He observed, without rejecting
what the observation meant, that
bountiful supply OF fuel was lying in
great drifts along the lower slope of
1.-THE talus. Jeanne accompanied him
upon his quest of it, and with small
Rloss of time and no trouble at all they
collected an armful They laid their
ire upon great fiat stone in front Of
the hut, for the outdoor day was too
Pine to abandon for the dark and damp
| in the interior, and soon they had the
fire blazing cheerfully.
For while they sat, sids by side,
upon his great sheepskin, warming
their fingers and watching the drip
'of the melting Ice in the biscuit tin.
But presently Cayley got to his feet.
Breakfast" he said.
rs there to be anything besides a
good big drink Of water apiece? If
there isn't, I'd rather not think about
1t until the yacht comes back"
Unless I'm mistaken, there's an
excellent breakfast waiting for us not
lar from where we got the fire-wood.
But I'll go and make sure before |
raise your expectations any higher"
he walked away half-dozen PAGES
without waiting for any reply; then,
thinking suddenly of something else,
he came swiftly back again
DO you know anything about fire
arms?" he asked. IF you're accus-
toned to shooting, I'll leave my re-
VoNer with you.-No," he went on,
answering the question which she had
not spoken-"no, / don't foresee any
Danger to you. It's just on general
principles"
m pretty good shot But II
your going on a hunting expedition
!or our breakfast and there isn't any
iofeSeeable danger to me in being left
@'one' 1t seems reasonable that you
should take the gun"
he took the revolver from his belt,
however, and held 1t out to her. Our
0'eahlast doesn't have to be shot And
as concession to my feelings-no.
1t ; nothing more than that-Td rather
You took it,"
Que ala as he asked without further
Ueuur and he went away. When she
was left alone, the girl added fresh
9.'VNs to the fire, and then, in default
VI any more active occupation. took
1p 'ue red-bound book which lay be-
S'ue her and began once more to pc
1Se IFS pages. She had by no means
=. 'D"-sied them In her reading of
wy Nsnt before, she had skipped the
faseS OF scientific description for
.1Y9e parts Of the journal which were
rs 9, purely personal. Even now the
10. o'e pages of carefully tabulated
+., ' concerning the winds, currents,
o, .'Pe'ature, and magnetic variations
~ SVdht attention. In her present
Nv ,y'l the homeliest little adventure,
ME -.lest diversion of a winters day
A. more to her than all her ia
.b discoveries put together. When
ba. Nd" Cayley coming back toward
d,, across the ice. she put the book
V'Ha half reluctantly
b.s IDENTITY his quest for breakfast
g ,a not been in vain; he had a big
vor and white bird in his hand. DO
csn. suppose it's fit to eat? she
di5 u ont to him How in the world
rev. 5o1 manage to kill it without the
no! I'll to eat! It's a duck. What's
he, ~ 1t an elder, which means that