Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-13
CHAPTER XXI.

sudden 1nee1nct that something must
have gone wrong reached her. with a.
NEST the force Of . spoken wsrd.
What 10 It! What's happened.
Philip" she asked. as she turned.
| He did not answer at once. He was
bending over the hole formed By the
top Of the ice chimney ana rathor de
Nberately replacing the wooden cover
upon it. When he did straighten up
at last, ana she saw his face. she
! knew her insti1ct had not lied to hor
It's rather . queer thing for 10 to
have forgotten" he said. after all
these weeks whom W lived in tsrror
Of him. ana after the last thing he did
to us. But We had forgotten him
Roscoe, you know-and now he has
stolen q march on us.'
She looked at him in a sort Of won
der.
1T is true" she said, I'VE had for
gotten. Those days when we lived
in the hut seemed almost as far away
from us up here as the rest Of tho
world seemed then. - She made
little Pause there, then reused her
SELF What IL 1t that he has done.
Philip"
He has found our stores down be-
| low here. He has taken everything
made perfectly clean sweep"
There was little silence after that
Before she spoke again size came over
to him and kissed him. There was
grave sort of smile on her face when
she said:
We'll. is there anything we must
dot"
"oh. yes" he said. THAT move OF
! his doesn't end the game. 1t only be-
gins new one. Really, think, the
ODDS are more in our favor this time
than they were before, only this time
we shall have to move quickly.
would have followed him up at once.
without coming back here. only
didn't have" He stopped rather
short
"of course" she said, you hadn't
the revolver"
That wasn't what wanted;
wanted my wings. Now I've got baca
to them must start at once"
She uttered little CRY Of protest at
that
Cant you-can't you wait little
. few hours? Life has only Just be-
gun for me-for us-with what you
told me Just now"
He let moment 60 by in thought
full silence. before no answered.
No. he said. at last, its got to
be settled now. before another moon
rise. The light IL all in his favor, the
darkness in mine. II can mud him
now. think can kill him. Now I
think It over. It seems to ne likely
he doesn't suspect We are alive at
al. The Walrus people never dis
covered the ice chimney nor the pilot
house. That's perfectly clear. Hthey
had they would have rifed It long
ago.
when finish. I'll come back to
you. don't think I shall be gone
very long. You aren't to be afraid for
me, and you can trust me to be care
full. know l have your life In my
hands as well as my own. Your part
ts harder than mine: quite under.
stand that You must be keeping
watch every second. II lie eludes me
and comes here, you must shoot him.
without word or warning. Shoot to
KILL"
But sha'n't have the revolver!"
There was an electric moment OF
silence between them, while che saEed
into his face. horTiAed at the meaning
she read there.
You didn't mean that! Philip.
Philip-you can't mean that And
leave you to face that monster un.
armed"
n shall have TIE only weapon that
will be Of any service to me, my knife.
It's got to be done Ut close quarters
couldn't possibly shoot him from the
air. But II can allgAt near him and
come UP within striking distance he
Will have no cha1ce with ne. not with
all his strength"
/ mo-" che said. resolutely. Il won't
let you 60. Not that way"
Listen. Jeanne. II I can IND him.
I can kin him. Do you know what tho
movements Of ordinary men. even I'M.
usually quick men, look like to met
Like the motions of maTionsttes. The
only chance Roscoe has against me 10
Of yiekins No OF 1t long range With
his rife. He could 10 that whether
! had . revolver or not. And II ho did.
II he killed me and had the revolver,
then-well, then he would como here
and ind you-defenseIess. Don't you
So! I couldn't tako the revolver. I
should be unne1ved with terror from
the nonsat LETT you
With . sob she clasped her arms
about his neck and held him tight.
Then. in tragic submission. they
dropped away.
without saying anything mora Cay.
Icy blew out the candle. opened tho
door into tho tunnel and took up his
fu1led wings. With trembling hands
che helped him spread them and draw
them tauta
AS he adjusted tho straps across his
shoulders. he felt her hands again,
r-ca his head. felt them clasp behind
his neck.
"Goodby." she said.
He was trembling Ill over, a. her
hands were, but It was not With fear.
II shall come back safs.' he said.