The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-05-25

satioo against yoa was % easily dis'
proved"
''Dsprovsd," he questioned THAT
beautiful faith Of yours can't be called
proof"
II meant Just what l said-dis-
proved. They shah admit It when 90
back on deck Won't you-won't you
give u . chance 70 Aisbslisvs the old
story. toof"
n can never explain that now he
said: "can never lay that phantom.
never In the world"
II am sorry," she said holding out
her hand to him. 7 wish you'd sivs
us . chance. Goodby."
This time hs took the hand, bowed
over It and pressed II lightly to his
lips. Then. without any other fare
well than that. hs dropped down into
dinghy and was rowsd back to the
dos-back to his wtn0.
When she returned to the deck sAo
found that Mr.. Fanshaw had gone
around to the other side Of It to -
the s1u-man take to the air.
But Tom sas, rigid. whsss hs va.
For the arst time that she could ~
member. he was regarding her with
opsn anger. II knsw," he said, that
you never liked Hunter, though l never
could see why you should dislike him;
and It didn't take two minutes to 80
that this man CAylsy. with his wtngs
and his romance. had fascinated you.
But in spite ot tAsk thought yo1 bad
better sense a Justice than you
showed 3ust now"
She aushed little. NY sense Of
Justice seems 70 bs better than yours
this morning, Tom" she answered
quietly. Thsn shs unslunS her bin
ooulars again and. turning her back
upon him. gaxsd out shorsward.
Il am getting worried about our
shore party" she remarked. - II BY
way Of discontinuing the quarrel. IF
there are ten or twelve msn living
there, in hiding from US. willing to do
unprovoked murder. when they caa
with impunity-"
80 you believed that part of the
story. too. did your Tom Interrupted.
shs did not answer his question at
all. but turned her attention shore
ward again.
A moment later she closed her bin
oculars with . snap, and walked
around to the othAr side Of the deck.
whsrs Mr.. FAashaw. leaning his o.
bows On the rail, was looking out
across the ice-nos.
We'll" he asked bftskly, a. she
came up and laid IN a6sctiona&s arm
across his shoulder. Il suppose you've
bssn telling Tom Why you did it-why
you made Caylsy throw that dart
sway. l mean; but you'll havs to tell
me, too. can't agars II out You
had something in mind. I'm sure"
Z haven't bssn falling Tom she
said He doesn't seem in q very
reasonable mood this morning. But
did have something in mind. was
proving that Mr.. oaylsy couldn't pos
sibly b the man who had committed
the murdse."
4 suspected n was that." hs said.
It's The stick that proves 1t really"
she said. You remember how pus-
Fled you were because the end Of It
which you held 1t by wouldn't at your
handf l discovered why that was
when you sent me in to get It . short
while ago. IT'S q left.handed stick. It
ats the palm Of your left hand per-
feotly. You'll ind thai that 10 20
whom you try It And Mr.. Caylsy IL
right-handed."
The old man nodded rather dubi-
ously. "Cayley may b ambidextrous,
for anything you know" he objected.
She had her rsjotndsr ready: But
this stick Uncle Jerry. dear, was
made for = man who couldn't throw
with his right hand, and Mr.. Caylsy
can. He did It perfectly easily. and
without suspsottnG q an why want