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as 10 ocey orders now. But abe did
oDey and was running at ton speed
toward the open door of the hut when
heard Cayley fire for the first
Time. Just as she reached IL. she
heard his second shot. When she
turned about, painting, to observe the
result Of 1t, the two seemed to her
10 be at horribly close quarters. The
pear, reared up on his hind legs, had
Just lunged forward.
He sprang back clear Of the flashing.
~scythelike cut of those terrible claws.
A little to the girls surprise and con-
siderably to her alarm, he turned and
went sprinting up the beach toward
the talus. at full speed, the bear
wounded. but not In the least disabled.
numbering after him.
1t takes a fast runner to outrun a
bear but Cayley did II. When he
reached the foot of the talus, the bear
was 20 PAGES behind him. She saw
him stop short. whirl round again and
face his pursuer with a shout.
The bear also checked his speed
and reared up once more, towering.
upon his hind legs. Then Cayley
fired twice, the shots coming so close
ly together as to be hardly distinguish
able. One or both Of them took in.
Simultaneous effect. The great yellow
ish-white mass totp.red forward, and
collapsed In a heap only a pace or two
from where Philip was standing.
He waved his hand 81 the girl, and
walked back for his wings. When
she me- him. half way up the beach,
he was carefully taking he spent
shells out Of his revolver, one at 4
time. and depositing them in his pock.
ct. NO telling how they may prove
useful" he commented; then. with q
quick look into her face. "T hope you
weren't frightened when o saw me
run" u--.
Il suppose l shouldn't have been.
but I'll have to confess that l a
You weren't trying to get away from
him. or you wouldn't have run in that
direction. But 1t looked rather dread
full. just the same. Why did you
do it,"
we were too far down the beach.
too near the waters edge before. 1t
was too late to skin hin and cut him
up tonight, and I was afraid II a storm
were to come up before morning. a
really big storm, we might lose him.
1t was a lot easier to get him up the
beach before l fred those last two
shots than It would have bean after.
! thought at first Of running toward
the hut It occurred to me, only just
In TINA that fhAra -oo M ,,oa In mo-.
king an abattoir Of our front yard"
They had reached the hut, and as he
finished speaking. they entered 1t.
Even Philip caught his breath rather
suddenly with that first glance about
its transformed interior. The drift
wood fire. which glowed upon the
hearth. filled the whole room with
light, and bathed the walls and rafters
with warn colors.
Here was their fortress-asainst the
cold and the dark: a fortress. too.
against despair. That rude hearth
which he had built today was to be
their altar Of hope.
The girl stood looking ut It q mo-
ment in silence. her lips pressed tight
together, one outstretched hand crop
ing for the door-jamb behind her, as
II she wanted the support OF some
thing. Even in this warm freight
she looked q little pale. By an evil
dent effort OF will she was breathing
very deep and steadily. She did not
try to speak.
Cayley understood well enough what
It meant. This place that they had
come back to for the night was home
now, probably the last home she would
ever have in the world. II one were TO
balance the chances fairly. It's warmth
and light and comparative comfort
did more to enforce . realisation Of
their tragic plight than anything be-
fore had done. Tho thing she was
fighting with was Q sudden wave Of
plain terror.
Cayley won't out into tho little res
tibule and closed and bolted the outer
door. He contrived to waste q minute
or two over the trining task. In order
to give her that moment by herself.
When he came back. closing tho in
ner door behind him AZ he did 30. he
found that she had taken of her cap
and the heavy cur coat which had en-
numbered her shoulders all day. and
hung them upon a convenient wooden
peg in the wall. She was standing
near the fireplace now. warming her
cold fingers at the blaze.
Caylsy started a little at sight OF
her. for now she was transformed.
too. Standing there, silhouetted
against the blaze, In her gray cardi-
gan Jacket and m%oleskins. she looked
like q young hoy. He had discovered
before this that there was not a grain
of false modesty about her; neverthe-
less. It pleased him when. with a GER
tain charming frank simplicity, she
called his attention to her costume.
IT'S q lucky thing" she observed
that ! dressed for a soramo over
the ice before coming ashore with
Jrnci. Jerry and Mr.. Scales. Ana