Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-15

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Watched cayloy's FLIGHT to His Land.
Ing Place.
tation had not the light been put out
before be had fairly got his eyes ad.
justcd TO the distance.
1t Is TO be remembered, always, that
ho knew nothing whatever OF the Ice
chimney, and suspected no connection
between the hut and the pilot house.
eHccp, by the air. For anything he
knew to the contrary, Jeanne might
be ablo 10 ny, as well as Philip. or
no to carry her with him upon his
flights Consequently, he did not sus.
peot when he saw Cayley take to
night again that this action had any
reference to himself; nor that the
woman who was left alono would be
on her guard against him
The moment he glmpsed tho
shadow o. Cay,oy's wings against the
stars he began making his way, eau.
tIously, over the crusted snow, toward
the pilot house. The door was closed.
but there was light shining out
through a crack beneath It. It was a
gass door but something had been
hung over the glass 80 that he could
not see into ho Interior
Both Jeanne and Phillip had made
the ml5Jako Of assuming that the only
way Of nccoss 10 the pilot house. ex
Oept to Philip with his wings was the
co chimney. II was natural MA
take cnuugh-oue that almost any but
q practlsed mountaineer would haVS
made
Furthermore they had no reason
either OF them--for anticipating an at
tack upon the pilot house while Philip
was gone. They had been living hero
now for weeks, in unbroken security
SO, though the girl obeysd Philips In
Junction literally and scrupulously
she did II without the slightest sense
Of personal danger, and indeed she
would hardly have had room for such
an emotion even II there had been 4
much more reasonable ground for IT,
She was sitting beside the oil stove
In ono Of the farther corners of this
room, Tho chimney hole WAS in th,
corresponding corner. The revolver
lay on the table In the middle OF Tho
room, a few PAGES behind her. Tn,
pilot house door was directly In liut
with It, and almost exactly behind hej
back, The door was hinged to swim
Inward.
When II burst open she attributed
the fact to no other agency than tn,
wind, She laid down the red bounC
book upon the bench beside her anC
rose, rather deliberately, before sh,
turned round.
As she did 80 Roscoe sprang for
ward to the table and seized the re
volyer, Hor failure to turn imme
eiately had given him the second h,
needed 70 take In the strategic possi
bilitios OF the room
His ride was a clumsy weapon IL
close quarters. So, as he sprang for
ward he dropped It and made for u,
revolver instead, II only needed /,
glance at the girl TO convince him
that she was unarmed Quite deliber
Ately ho broke open the breeoh OF tn,
revolver and satisfied himself that Il
was loaded Then he looked up again
blinking at the girl.
IL Was no wonder that Carlson ant
Rose had mistaken her for the ghos
OF the man their leader murdered, sh,
looked like her father as woman
may resemble man, and her white
ness, her hneness, her dellcacy all in
creased rather than diminished the
erediblllty OF the idea that she was II
fact his spirit
The hand which held the revolye,
dropped nerVously at his side. IL,
swallowed hard, and wrunE his crue
lips with his other great hand. It waI
then thRt the sirl looked up into his
face 1t was then she uttered heI
hrst cry
For she saw that he did not mean
10 XIII her
Suddenly JesHnes eyes detached
themselves from his face. A look Of
sudden alarm came sto them, and
she raised her had to her throat, a.
though she were choking She wa,
looking past Roscoe, and straight
down the snow tunnel.
"Phllipl" she cried. take care; he,
here"
The snow tunnel was empty, and
for aught she know her lovers body
might be lying mangled In the mon
sters cave. She had thought Of ths,