, 1911-02-23

'eahne, axe your mana away ian
YOU touch a man like that? Can o
relieve the lies" but there, with Q
peremptory gesture. his father a.
fenced him.
But even he exclaimed at the x1rl's
next action. for she stopped, picked up
the blood stained dart which lay at
Philip Cayley's feet and handed II to
him. Throw It away. pleass"-sbe
said, overheard. and as far - you
can"
Even before the other men cried
out at his doing the thing she had
asked him to, he hesitated and looked
At her In some surprise.
do It. please" she commanded; II
ask II seriously"
Tom Fanshaw started out of his
chair: then. as an intolerable twinge
from his ankle stopped him, he
dropped back again. His father moved
quickly forward. too. but checked him.
SELF. he surprise in his face giving
way to curiosity. At . general thing,
Jeanne Fielding knew what she was
about.
Philip Cayley tool tho dart and
threw It far out into the water
There was one more surnr,.e in
store for he two Fanshaws. When
Cayley, without a glance toward eth
er OF them, walked out on the upper
landing of the accommodation adder.
the girl accompanied him. and, side
by side with him, descended the little
stairway. at whose foot the dinghy
waited.
You are still determined on that
resolution Of yours. are you. to aban.
don US all for the second ime-a
humankind. l meanf This later accu-
sation against O was 30 easily dis
proved"
"Disproved?" he questioned. THAT
beautiful faith of yours can't be- called
proof"
81 meant Just what said-dis-
proved. They shall admit II when I 70
back on deck. Won't you-won't you
give US a chance to disbelieve the old
story, too?"
II can never explain that now" he
said; car v lay that phantom.
never In the world"
II am sorry" she said holding out
her hand to him. II wish you'd give
US a chance. Goodby."
This time he took the hand. bowed
over it and pressed It lightly to his
lips. Then, without any other fare
dinghy and was rowed back to the
f1oe-Dack to his wings.
When she returned to the deck she
found that Mr.. Fanshaw had gone
around to the other side Of it 10 see
the sky-man take to the air.
But Tom sat, rigid, where he was.
For the first time that she could re-
member, he was regarding her with
open anger. Il knew" he said. that
you never liked Hunter. though never
could see why you should dislike him:
and 1t didn't TAXI two minutes to see
that this man Cayley. with his wings
and his romance, had fascinated you.
BUT IN spite OF that, / thought o had
a better sense OF Justice than you
showed just now"
She flushed a little. My sense OF
Justice seems to be better than yours
this morning. Tom,' III answered
quietly. Then she unslung her bin
ocuiars again and, turning her back
upon him, gazed out shoreward.
i am getting worried about our
shore party she remarked. as If by
way OF disseminating the quarrel. IF
there are ten or twelve men living
there, In hiding from US. willing to do
unprovoKed murder. when the can
win impunlty-
so you believed that part Of the
story. too. did your" Tom Interrupted.
She did not answer his question ut
all, but turned her attention shore
ward again.
A moment later she closed her bin
oculars with q snap. and. walked
around to the other side Of the deck.
where Mr.. Fanshaw. leaning his ell
bows on the rail, was looking out