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

Discoveries.
The sunlight of another crystalline
day had made path of gold across
the floor and half way up the wall
when Philip reused himself from what
he had intended to make the merest
~Why-What's tho Matter, Phillip"
cat-nap on one Of the hunks, and with
difficulty rubbed his eyes open. The
SAVIOUR of something good to eat was
already in his nostrils.
Jeanne, with her back to him, was
bending over the fire, busy with the
breakfast. She. heard him stirring,
and looked around.
> "Oh, I'm sorry," she said. II didn't
mean to bang that pan down that way.
I meant you to go on sleeping for
hours and hours"
Looking fairly at him as he sat
there on the bunk she saw his hands
clutch tightly over the edge of it;
saw the color go ebbing out Of his
face and then come surging back
again. She had seen him do that once
before.
"why-whats the matter, philip7"
Hhe asked.
TITS just the. wonder Of you." he
said slowly; '''of waking up. to find you
here, busy about this home OF our
as it-as If It were all true. I've been
very deep asleep"
You'd better get ready for break
fast" she said, in tone whose mat
ter~ot9act infection was little exag-
gerated. TITS nearly ready"
When they had finished, and while
they still sat face to face across the
board plank which had served them
for a table, Cayley leaned forward .
little and. smiling, asked question.
That's the secret, Jeanne? Your
eyes have been shining with mystery
ever since we sat down here"
She laughed. You're much too pen
etrating. I didn't mean you even to
dream there was a mystery to pene-
trats. But-well, rs time to tell you
now, any way"
She, too. leaned forward little and
shook her head at HIM with tanta-
LIKING air of triumph.
you didn't find tho thing you were
looking for last night in fathers Jour
nal-the place where they hid the
stores, mean"
"Oh, but I did," he cried II only
waited to give you time to eat nee.
essary and sensible breakfast before
I spoke Of It. had 1t on the tip Of
my tongue to suggest that we set
about finding It In good earnest, when
saw. in your eyes, that you had a
mystery of your own"
It was evident from tho look in
those eyes now that she was both sur
prised and puzzled.
You found it last night" she OK.
claimed. Found It in the journal,
and then never went to look at it,"
why, found an unmistakable ref.
erence to it, and though the exact To-
cation wasn't given, it was plain that
three or four hours exploring by day
light would enable US to find 1t. But
even II I hadn't minded leaving you
asleep here, unprotected, in the hut, !
doubt very much If could have found
It at night But what's the mystery
you were about to reveal to met"
:, NO." she said; tell me more about
your discovery first. What was the
reference in the journal?"
He rose and took down from the
shelf the big leather-bound volume
which was proving itself, With every
hour, their greatest treasure.
TITS over here, toward the end" he
said, "in that last winter when the
Walrus came-oh, here we are"
He seated himself on the bunk be-
side her, and began to read.
March 10th.-We have just spent
IN arduous and fearful week upon
the task of unloading the wreck Of the
whaler. The weather has been severe
bitterly cold 80 degrees Fahren'
heit being the mildesD and three
quarters of gale blowing most Of the
time. The men are inclined to be re-
bellious over my driving them out to
work in such weather, but I dared not
wait for it to moderate.
when the Ice opens round the
Nhaler, she Will g down like . plum