The Glenwood post., 1911-05-20

sation against you was % easily dis
proved"
"Dtsproved7- he questioned. THAT
beautiful faith of yours can't be called
proof"
II meant Just what said-dis-
proved. They shall admit 1t whom l 60
back on deck. Won't you-won't you
give US q chance to disbelisve the old
story. tooi"
Il 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. 'I wish you'd give
US chance. Goodby."
This time he took the hand. bowed
over 1t and pressed 1t lightly to his
lips. Then, without any other fare
we'll than that, he dropped down into
dinghy and was rowed back to the
noe-back to his wings.
| When she returned to the deck she
found that Mr.. Fanshaw had gone
around to the other side of 1t to So
the sky-man take to the air.
But Tom SAT, rigid. where he was.
For the frst time that she could rs-
member. he was regarding her with
open anger. II knew" he said. that
you never liked Hunter, though l never
could see why you should dislike him !:
and 1t didn't take two minutes to see
that this man Cayley. with his wings
! and his romance. had fascinated you.
But in spite of that. thought you had
| better sense OF Justice than you
showed Just now"
She flushed . little. MY sense OF
justice seems to be better than yours
this morning. Tom" she answered
quietly. Then she unslung her bin
oculars again and. turning her back
upon him. gazed out shoreward.
II am getting worried about our
shore party" she remarked. as If by
way Of discontinuing the quarrel. 1T
there are ten or twelve men living
there, In hiding from US, willing to do
unprovoked murder, when they csa
with impunity-"
so you believed that part of the
story. too. did you!" Tom Interrupted.
She did not answer his question at
all, but turned her attention shore
ward again.
A moment latsa she closed her bin
oculars with snap. and walked
around to the other side of the deck,
where Mr. Fanshaw, leaning his el-
bows on the rail, was looking out
across the ice-noe.
We'll" he asked briskly, ~ she
came up and laid an aftectionate arm
across his shoulder. II suppose you've
been telling Tom why you did it-why
you made Cayley throw that dart
away. l mean; but you'll have to tell
me. too. I can't figure 1t out You
had something in mind, I'm sure"
II haven't been telling Tom" she
said. "He doesn't seem in 4 very
reasonable mood this morning. But l
did have something in mind. was
proving that MI. Caylsy couldn't pos
the murder"
Il suspected It was that" he said.
IT'S the stick that proves 1t really" I"
she said. You remember how pux-
lied you were because the end Of It
which you held It BY wouldn't At your
handi l discovered why that was
when you sent me in to get 1t q short
while ago. It's left-handed stick. It
dts the palm Of your left hand psr-
fsotly You'll and that that IL so
when you try It And Mr.. Caylsy II
right-handed."
The old man nodded rather dubi-
ously. "Cayiey may Be ambidextrous.
for anything you know" hs objected.
She had her rsjoindsf ready: "But
this stick. Uncls Jerry, dear. was
made for . man who ooaldn't throw
with his right hand, and M. Cayisy
can. He did It perfectly easily. aaA
without saspeet1nG q an vhy vAAt,