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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-12

must have been started outside Of "
srtioulatsd themselves into q perfect
ly clear perception Of Roscoe's plan.
"The other wayi The other wayi'
he cried. motionins Jeanne bsoh
through the gtoreroom. "Into the
cave, He 10 waiting for W outside
That's why he nred the hut Quick.
We must save all We can"
And 20 Il happened that Roscos
waited In vain. lie taw the blase he
had kintled reach its nery climax,
and then in spite Of the Icy gale which
was tanning Il, do down into an
angry, Hullen. smouldering glow. But
no man appeared to furnish u mark
for his waiting rife, and no woman
was delivered defonseleas, sholterlssa
into his british hands,
The failure Of his plan brough,
back o moment or two OF the old sup
srntitlous horror, but his mind was
hraoed against II now and did not
readily give way. Somehow, tho fail
ure must be aooountable--humanly &C
countable.
Al last he solved this mystery, too
partly solved It, al least, for he re-
membered the ice cave back OF the
hut His nrSt impulse, when he
thought OF II. was TO attack them
there and now, TO charge in over the
red hot Goals OF the hut and settle
matters once and for all.
He was sane enough 10 see that the
advantage would be all against him
In CLOSE quarters he could not dc
much with rife; and he remember
cd the deadly revolver shooting he
had seen upon the body OF the bear
Also, he would have 10 90 into tbs
dark, with the freight behind him
No. II wouldn't do He must wait
Well. he could AFFORD TO wait--much
better than they could.
Reluctantly he roso, turned his
broad back 10 the gale, and began ma
king his laborious way back to the
cave.
It was high time. His face waf
frozen already. The intensity Of the
cold had already rendered his rife
useless, for the whole mechanism Of
the breeoh was frozen fast, His STRAIT
agem had failed In its ultimate inten
ton, for nature had laid her great 10y
hand upon the board and for the pres
ent declared the game a draw.
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I'M visions ana gnoss seem \ Mus
unreal.
II was fully DARK down here In the
shadow Of the elin. The numbering yel'
low shape Of the bear was indissin'
suishabls against the 10y beach, That
didn't matter, for he could follow
along well enough by the bloody
tracks the wounded beast had left
The last OF the twilight was still In
the sky. and half his slances were
directed thither, looking for some-
thing which he told himself could no,
possibly exist. except 10 his own
fancy. yet fully expected 10 see never
theless, the shadow Of Cayleys great
wings. And at last he saw II Inn
pending In the lower air, like brood
Ing spirit just above tho tiny square
OF light which marked the location OF
the hut,
Roscoe abandoned his pursuit OF the
bear; all thought OF It In fact, was
gone from hia mind; but he did not,
~ on q former occasion. drop down
prone upon the ground. his face buried
IN his arms; nor did he turn and fee
like one hag-r1dden up the beach. He
faltered, II ia true. and his knees
trembled beneath him. and yet, slow
ly and with many pauses no made his
way forward.
He was horribly afraid all the time
but curiosity was all the while over
powering fear. He was not more than
900 yards away whefr Cayley alighted
beside the girl.
At what ho saw then, Roscoe
dropped his rife on the beach, with O
whispered oath, and rubbed bis eyes
The light which diffused itself from
the open window Of the hut was not
much, but II was enough to reveal the
fact that this great mRn.bird. this
golden.winged spirit which had kept
him In terror for his own sanity all
these months, was taking of his winga
and folding them up into q bundle, IN
as .rnatter-of.fact way as II he were
furling an umbrella. He stood there
now, Just an ordinary human figure
Of man; the very man, in fact, that
be had seen before and would have
killed long ago had II not been for his
Dvermasterlng terror Of che thing
with wings.
He presented a fair mark now, and
was In easy range. but Roscoe was too
thoroughly astonished TO seize the op-
portunity, and in moment It waa
gone again, The two figures shrank
Into the shadow Of the hut. and tho
next moment the light disappeared.
For moment. an accession Of
rage against the two who had bafried
him and enjoyed immunity from him
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nis Arms. Cant you forgive. tool"
She caught her breath In q great
sob, Turning q little. she oiasped her
own young arms around his neoh and
hald him tight
II was q long time after that be-
fore eithar Of them spoke Finally,
Jeanne askod q question.
But, why hor voice broko In an
unsteady little laugh. but why do you
ask TO be forgiveni You told mo the
very first day, the day wo found tho
yacht had gone, that you--loved me,
That's why ! allowed you TO stay"
Yes. but there's an innnity OF wayg
OF loving. Jeanne, dear. ! had right
TO love the soul OF you, for that was
what had given mo my own soul back
and my power OF loving. But we set
out 10 live through this winter In tho
hope OF rescue, the hope that when
another day oamc II would bring a
ship TO tako you back into your own
roal world. l couldn't 90 back with
you, you know, d man with stain
upon him. Since that was 80. hadn't
any right 10 love you thiB--other way
wonder II you understand, even now.
love all OF you; from the crown N
glory you wear, down TO tho print
your boot has left In the snow. love
YoW lashes, your wistful lips, Tho
touch Of anything that ia warm With
your hands can thrill mo. And al for
the hands themselves-oh. can't
make you understand"
Yes" she said very softly, II un'
derstand. now"
"And yot," he began after awhile,
II haven't any right when must give
you up some day :"
She laid her fingers on his lips,
Wen not talk OF rights" she said.
mot now. not tonight, But there's
something moro to say. Philip, II
wasn't the sight OF the ship there
against the moon that made me think
wanted II all to end That was the
excuse made to myself, but II was
only an excuse. The real despair
came when saw you flying. saw how
sloriously free you were up there, and
thought II wasn't love that kept you
here beside me, but only pity Well,
q sort of love, perhaps. but not what
wanted, not what l felt for you. I'd
seen you draw away when touched
YOU"
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30 long, almost led him TO attempt to
break into the hut then and there, and
settle matters; but bis saner common
sense told him that the settlement
would almost inevitably be against
him should he attempt II.
He was still entertaining this no
ton, however. when a luminous idea
occurred to him. Around on the far
side Of the hut the west side, which
looked toward the headlands, was q
good-sized heap Of ffre-wood, which
Philip had not been able to find
room for inside the hut. Roscoe had
with him flint and steel and q
quantity Of tow. He never Travelled
without them.
With infinite precsution against
noise he began laying 1re against
the windward wall OF the hut Squat
ting, with his rife across his knees
ready to use In case Of an emergency,
he methodically Whitfield q quantity Of
dry splinters OF few of the sticks,
ignited them and carefully nurBed the
blaze, until. under the rising wind, 1t
grew to the beginning OF o fair-siEed
oon1agration. Then, catching up his
rife, he slipped around the other side
Of the hut, orouching down not more
than 20 PAGES away, and waited.
Already the FIRE was burning finely
ana the sIlhouetted outline Of the hut
was plain against the glow OF II.
His plan was good one, Tho peo-
plo inside the hut would have no
choice and, probably, no thought. but
of escape. When they rushed out, as
they almost certainly would bewild-
cred and confused, and plainly visible
TO him against tho glow Of the FIRE be-
hind them, Il would be easy, from the
safo shelter Of the darkness, 10 shoot
tho man.
II was only, indeed by the merest
hair's breadth that Roscoe's plain
failed 10 work The instinct Of es-
cape by the nearest way from burn
Ing building 10 almost irresistible. and
II led Philip and Jeanne 10 the very
edge Of the destruction. which Roscoe
had planned for them.
Cayisy had his hand upon the bolt
Of the great door, whittier bs had
sprung whom Jeannc's ory had awsk.
ened him, before the saving second
thought stayed him and held him
frozen whore he was, yor perhaps
ave seconds he stood there. while the
memory Of the unexplained bullet hole
he had found In the body Of the great
bear, and the bslated observation that
the Are. which was destroying the hut.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
A MnnnllA Dau

Tho midday moon had changed the
somber purple Of the snow to silver.
The snow lay everywhere, save upon
the vertical face OF the cliff itself, an
unrent, immaculate mantle over all
this arctic world. Tho valley, the
hills, the beach and the frozen sea
oil lay at peace beneath II, az II asleep
OF dead.
To Cayley, where he lay, suspended
In midsky, the moonlight cleaning
upon the sensitive fabric Of his
planes. es II CLEANS upon the faint
ripplea on a mill pond In the dead OF
some June night--to Cayley this white,
sleeping, frozen world looked very
far away. He was awing for the
frst time since that eternity ago when
he had descended upon the beach be.
side Jeanne TO warn her of the ap-
psoaoh Of the bear.
How long ago that was, by the
measure Of hours and days and weeks,
he did not know. He had no data for
an estimate that would be better than
a guess. He remembered how des.
perately they had worked that night,
saving what they could from the burn
Ing hut and carrying II back into the
cave; remembered with what labor he
and Jeanne had climbed the ice chin.
ney TO the only shelter that now re-
mained to them, the little pilot house
observatory upon the cliff-hesd; re-
membered Tie unremitting labor of
uncounted hours while they adjusted
their way OF life TO the conditions i'm
posed by the calamitous loss OF the
hut.
But after that there were lapses OF
time which memory did not cover
During that time he knew the ut.
most fury OF the arctic winter had
been raging over them, without cessa.
ton. They had been sheltered from
II down in the heart Of the great drift
Of snow which the storm had heaped
about them But, even In this security
the shock Of those successive paroX.
ysms OF natures titanic rage reached
down and benumhed them, body and
soul.
But ct last tho rage Of the storm
had spent itself and had become still.
The bitterness Of the cold relaxed and
became milder. Cayley had felt the
blood stirring In his veins again, the
power Of consecutive thought and the
ambition to live, coming once more
into his possession He had gone TO
work, foeOly and drowally at frst, but
with constantly Increasing energy and
strength. at the task Of opening UP,
once more, tho tunnel through the
drift which the great storm had
ohVked.
Whom he had broken through the
outer crust Of the drift, and the white
radiance Of the midday moon shone
into the black tunnel where he had
been working, he stood for q moment
drawing deep breaths and gazing over
the scene which lay beneath his eyes,
He fastened back into the little pilot
house.
Jeanne was doing upon O heap OF
bearskins. He reused her with some
dificultyI really waking up had been
a hard matter lately, almost as hard
90 really getting OF 70 sleep. She
was still drowsy when he led her
along the tunnel 10 the oliff.head.
breathe deep" he told ber. I'VE
were half poisoned In there. This air
win bring you back 10 life again, II
and the moonlight
He had been supporting her with
his arm about her waist, but now. as
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whatever we decide 70 call it--only
youll have to 30 down into the ice
cave to get some moro supplies. We've
nothing much left up here"
She dropped down on q heap Of
bear'skins before the open door, and
sat gazing out at the black yelvety
patch OF sky which capped the snow
tunnel, Even whom abe heard Cayley
coming back up the Ice chimney she
did not Immediately turn to look at
him. II was. in way, sort Of lux,
ury not to; to think that II she waited
aho would presently hear his step
come nearer and feel his hands upon
her shoulders
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5he heard q sound In his throat
that might have been Q sob, though II
seemed meant for laugh. and she
felt his arms tighten about her with
q sudden passion that almost hurt. 80
she said no moro, Just kissed him and
lay still.
II was q good while after that that
she made move TO release herself
Let me 60 now" she said. and I'll
got you some supper. or breakfast or
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INSURANCE

We write fire, tornado and plate
glass insurance.
We insure oil In tank.
We insure your rents. tyJB
Phone 2s6. GiSN
Is. Il. PETTUS
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rns held nerssu q little strsignter ana
be could feel her lungs expanding
with the pure air she bresthed, he
withdrew the arm and lot hor stand
alone, Even the white moonlight 10
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-02-10
AID Departmental Case
Copyright by Ainslee Magazine Coz
By O. HENRY

N Texas you may travel a
thousand miles in a straight
line. II your course is a
crooked one, 1t is likely that
both the distance and your
rate Of speed may be vastly
increased. Clouds there sail
serenely against the wind.
The whip-poor-will delivers
its disconsolate cry with the
notes exactly reversed from
those of his northern broth
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knew him well,'' said the treasurer.
promptly. a good man. A valuable
citizen. One of the first settlers in the
southwest"
His daughter" said Standifer, ''is
sitting in my Office. She's penniless.
She's married to Benton Sharp, a coy
ote and murderer. He's reduced her
to want, and broken her heart. Her
father helped build up this state. and
it's the '.tate's turn to help his child.
A couple of thousand dollars will buy
back her home and let her live In
peace. The state OF Texas can't af-
ford to refuse 1t. Give me the money,
Uncle Frank, and I'll give 1t to her
right away. Well fix up the red-tape
business afterward.
The treasurer looked a little bewil-
dered.
! why, Standifer," he said, you
know | can't pay cent out of the
treasury without a warrant from the
comptroller. | can't disburse a dol
lar without voucher to show for it.'
The commissioner betrayed slight
Impotence.
"I1l give you voucher" he de,
clared. whats this Job they've given
me for? Am l just a knot on a mes
quite stump? Can't my office stand
for it? Charge 1t up to insurance and
the other two sideshows. Don't Stats
tics show that Amos Colvin came to
this state when 1t was in the bands of
Greasers and rattlesnakes and Co
manches, and fought day and night
to make a white mans country nj it?
Don't they show that Amos Colvin's
daughter is brought to ruin by a viii
lain who's trying to pull down what
you and l and all old Texans shed our
blood to build up? Don't history show
that the Lone Star state never yet
failed to grant relief to the suffering
and oppressed children Of the men
who made her the grandest common
wealth in the Union? II statistics and
history don't bear out the claim of
Amos Colvin's child I'll ask the next
legislature to abolish my office. Come,
now, Uncle Frank, let her have the
money. I'll sign the papers oficially
If you say SO; and then IL the gov
ernor or the comptroller or the janitor
or anybody else makes kick, by the
Lord I'll refer the matter to the peo-
Pile, and see II they won't indorse the
act?"
The treasurer looked sympathetic
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standifer-just kind OF casuaIly-as
II he'd met me once or twice?"
A little pale smile fitted across the
lady's white face.
1T seems to me-" she said, that l
don't remember hearing him talk
about much else. Every day there was
some story he had to tell about what
he and you had done. Mighty near
the last thing l heard him tell was
about the time when the Indians
wounded him, and you crawled out to
him through the grass. with a canteen
Of water, while they"
Yes, yes-well-oh, that wasn't
anything" said Standifer, "hemming"
loudly and buttoning his coat again,
briskly. And now. ma'am, who was
the internal skunk beg your pardon,
ma am-who was the gentleman you
married?"
Benton Sharp"
The commissioner pumped down
again into his chair, with a groan.
This gentle, sad little woman, in the
rusty black gown, the daughter OF his
Oldest friend, the wife of Benton
Sharp! Benton Sharp. one of the most
noted bad" men in that part of the
state-a man who had been a cattle
thief an outlaw, a desperate, and was
now a gambler, staggering bully,
who piled his trade in the larger
frontier towns, relying upon his record
and the quickness Of his gun play to
maintain his supremacy. Seldom did
anyone take the risk of going "up
against" Benton Sharp. Even the law
officers were content to let him make
his own terms OF peace. Sharp was a
ready and an accurate shot, and as
lucky as a brand-new penny at COM
ing clear from his scrapes. Standifer
wondered how this pillaglng eagle
ever came to be mated with Amos
Colvin's little dove, and expressed his
wonder.
Mrs, Sharp sighed.
you see, Mr.. Standifer, we didn't
know anything about him, and he can
be very pleasant and kind when he
wants to. We lived down in the little
town of Goliad. Benton came riding
down that way, and stopped there a
while. reckon l was some better
looking then than am now. He was
good to me for whole year after we
were married. He insured his life for
me for five thousand dollars But for
the last six months he has done every
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At noon Mr. Lincoln's work waa
interrupted. The president OF the
United States was announced. Mr.
Buchanan had come to escort his sue
cessor to the capitol. The route Of
the procession was the historic one
over which almost every president
since Jefferson had Travelled to take
his oath Of office; but the scene Mr.
Lincoln looked upon as his carriage
rolled up the avenue was different
from that upon which one looks to-
day No great blocks lined the
streets; instead, the buildings were
low, and there were numerous vacant
spaces. Instead of asphalt. the car
rage passed over cobblestones. Nor
did the present stately and beautiful
approach to the capitol exist. The
west front rose abrupt and stiff from
an unkept lawn. The great building
itself was still uncompleted, and high
above his head Mr.. Lincoln could see
the swinging arm of an enormous
crane rising from the unfinished dome.
But, as he drove that morning from
Wizards to the capitol, the president
SACNb odW bABhLH
than these. Closed about his carriage,
so thickly," complained the newspa,
pers, las to hide 1t from view," was o
protecting guard
Arm in arm with Mr.. Buchanan.
Mr.. Lincoln passed through the long
tunnel erected for his protection, en-.
tered the capitol. and passed into the
senate chamber, filed to overfiowina
with senators, members of the diplo
matte corps, and visitors. The con-
trast between the two men as they
entered struck every observer mfr.
Buchanan was so withered and bowed
with age" wrote George w. Julian OF
Indiana, who was among the spec
tators, that In contrast with the tow
ering form Of Mr.. Lincoln he seemed
little more than half a man"
A few moments delay and the move
ment from the senate towards the
east front began, the Justices OF the
Supreme court, In cap and gown,
leading the procession. AS soon as the
large company was seated on the plat
form erected on the east portico Of the
capitol, Mr.. Lincoln arose and advanc-
ed to the front, where he was intro
duced by his friend. Senator Baker Of
Oregon.
There was a moments pause after
the introduction, as he vainly looked
for spot where he might place hia
high silk hat. Douglas, who was seat
ed just behind him. stepped forward
quickly and took the hat which Mr..
Lincoln held helplessly in his hand.
IF I can't be president" he whis.
pered, smilingly to Mrs. Brown. a
cousin of Mrs. Lincoln, Il at least can
hold his hat
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tning put XIII me. oiten Wish ne mad
done that, TOO. he got out OF money
for while, and abused me shameful
ly for not having anything ne could
spend. Then father died, and left me
the little home In Goliad. My husband
made me sell that. and turned me out
into the world. I've barely been able
to live, Tor I'm not strong enough 70
work. Lately, heard he was making
money In san Antonio, so wen.
there, ana found nim' and askea IoF
little help. Inis, touching the nvid
bruise on her temple. "is what he gavs
me. SO ! came on 70 Austin 60 see IND
governor once heard fatnef sal
that there was some land, or per
sion. coming to him from the stat
that he never would ask for. |,
Luke Standifer rose to his feet. an
pushed his chair back. He lookep
rather perplexedly around the big OF
fice, with Its handsome furniture.
It's a long trail to follow he said.
slowly, trying to get back dues from
the government. Tnere's red tape and
lawyers and rulings ana evidence and
courts to Keep you waiting. I'm not
certain, contlhued tne commissioner,
Win a preiouhoy medilatVe trown,
whether this department that I'm the
coss Oh mas any jurisdiction OF rot.
us only insurance stausucs ana MS
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ITO the devil with the legislature, :
said Standifer, tlsning away.
The treasurer called him back.
I'D be glad. Standifer. to contribute
hundred dollars personally toward
the immediate expenses OF Colvins
daughter" He reached for his pocket.
book.
Never mind. Uncle Frank" said the
commissioner. in softer tone.
There no need of that She hasn't
asked fer anything of thai sort yet.
Besides, her case Is In my hands. |
see now what little. rag-tag, bobtail.
gotch-eared department I've been put
in charge of. It seems to be about as
important as an almanac or hotel
register. But while I'm running 1t, It
won't turn away sny daughters of
Amos Colvin without stretching its
jurisdiction to cover. II possible. You
want to keep your eye en- the depart
ment of insurance. statistics and his
tory"
The commissioner returned to his
office, looking thoughtful He opened
and closed an inkstand on his desk
many times with extreme and undue
attention before he spoke.
why don't you get divorceT he
asked. suddenly.
Il haven't the money to pay for
It." answered the lady.
"Just at present" announced the
commissioner. In formal tone. 1.-The
powers Of INV denartrnens anpaez-.---,es