The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-05-18

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- shs spoke. md - she mentioned
the nams-it was the hrst time she
AaA nsatioasd II to any one-shs
cav him shoot . startled. inquirinS
glance at his soa. Following It, she
nst Tom Faashaw's eyes staring 1t
0sf In uttef amassment-
"Caylsy." he said. half under his
breath: Philip Caylsy-"
THAT was the name" she an
swsred-
And yet I'd b willing to swear" "
As said. I've never mentioaed that
name to you in my lifs."
NO." she said why should youf
] know you didn't knew had never
heard It before when he told me It
vas his" She hesitated . moment:
then: Did you ever know . man
named Philip Caylsy. Tomf'
He let the question 60 BY. unhseded.
and. for . long time. gassd silently
out over the land. Il SUPPOSE" he
said at last. that . coincidence like
this. any coincidence. II only It be
strange enough, will bring . touch Of
Oupsrsitous fear to anybody. I never
he'd even . touch Of 1t before. in all
~ lteSs and always had little fssl.
e1S contempt for the men who
showsd It. But now-well. well. l
Wish poor old Hunter hadn't straysd
away last night. wasn't alarmed
about him before. and I've no rational
ground for alarm about him now.
Only"
He did not 60 on until she prompted
him with = question And has the
sky-man. Philip cayley. anything to
% with the coincidence?"
Still It was = little while before he
spoke. Il suppose I'd better tell you
he stoey-a part of 1t. at least: l
couldn't tell It all to you" He turned
% his father. You. think, already
know It." Then with evident reluc-
eancs, he began telling the story to
Jeanne.
There was q man named Philip
Caylsy," he said. "in Hunters class at
The Point, three classes ahead of me.
that was. He and Hunter were chums,
the David and Jonathan you know.
oe their class. / remember what q
stroke Of luck for them everybody
thought It was whom they were -.
signed to Service in the same regi.
Dent. 1t seems to me. a. think back
10 our days at the Point-of course
my memory may be playing me q
trick-but 1t seems to me that even
then Cayley was interested in the
navigation Of the air. Somebody kept
scrap-book Of all that the newspa.
psrs and magazines reported on the
eubjecc any way; remember sssina
r. asfink It was cayley.
'C4st sight of him and Hunter
when they went to the Philippines. II
d only Justice to Hunter to say thai
never heard . word Of the thing that
happened out there from him. Hl
never seemed to want to talk to me
about It, and. Of course. never forced
him. Well, I can make . short story
pf 1t. any way, though 1t has to BE- Z
oasty one.
"A man came into the post one day
the head man Of one of tho neighbor'
ing villages out there. man with
white blood in him-Spanish blood
They carried him in, for he couldn't
walk. He was in horrible condition
He had been tortured-I won't 60 into
the details Of that-and hogged nearly
to death. He said that Cayley had
done It. He had demonstrated with
Cayley, he said. because he feared
for his daughters safety-shs was q
pretty girl, whitsr than her father
some justification. 1t appears that
Caylsy had come out there. blind
drunk, with = couple Of troopers. who
deserted that same night, and man
handled tho old man. The girl Joined In
her fathers accusation. at least she
didn't deny anything.
'Cayley was away on scout duty q
the time when the man came in-the
thing had happened some days prior
fust before he started out. 1t came
like q thunderbolt out of clear sky
for everybody liked Cayley and
thought him an exceptionally decent
clean sort Of chap. though he and
Hunter both were drinking = good deal
fusts khen. Poor Hunter was al
6roksp up about It. Everybody be
laevsS that he really knew some in