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CHAPTER III-csnslavsA.
~ . Ioag time Roscoe walked
0esalily On. until the two had coms
far uD The giacisr. Finally. when hs
~ stop. hs whirls1 quite around and
eeool eonfronting Pianek, squarsly IN
~ nj1als Of narrow path bstwssa
A0s lssp Assures in the ice. His eyes
Nses slittsrtag malsvolently.
sDo you know any reason" hs
aahsd In . thick voice. why l don't
D1ek You up and drop you down one
of those cracks there. or Why don't
essvs you - I served that fellow yes
ssrday?"
Planch thought he meant to do It
6at. with the fstalism that marks the
0sa a his profession. he stood fast
~ eyed his big opponent.
You're strong enough TO-" be said.
And I'll do It II I. want TO-: you
know that" Roscoe supplemented
Yes, I know that" The big man
nodded curtly.
well. I'm not going to now, b.
cause ! choose not to. Listen. II you
haA the chance, could you navigate
that solid mahogany. handpaintsd
chip down there?"
Planck cleared his throat. ~ II
oo0sthing were st6ing him. with .
crew. yes" he answered.
Gould schwarts run those nickel
plated engines he'll find In her. do you
tAinkr
Ysa."
We'll. within two days I'll give you
. chance to make good. Now, I'm
Goans to tell you my plan. not BE-
41i0se you asked me. but because l
Il Mt you to know. I'd run the whole
ding alone II could. but want you
With me. We're going to take that
yacht and ws'rs going OF alone in her
-We Of the Whalsr, alone. Do you
11Aesstand that!
They're better armed than ws."
M Pianck rsnsctivsly: better fed.
bstasr everything. And man for man.
Aar you. they're Just a. good. and
kAsy'rs three to one Of Us. II will
want some pretty good planning"
You needn't worry about that" an
UVered Roscos. Il didn't expect you
- make the plans: ! knew you
ooAldn't. rvs made them myself:
thsH'rs working right now. Can you
ksop your tongue in your head and
Hstsnf"
Planck nodded.
''That searching party didn't 60
back to the yacht last night. They're
al camped together-about 20 Of them
down in the Little Bear valley.
There aren't above half = dozen firs-
arms in the bunch; mono of the sail
ofs from the yacht have any. and
they've got about two days rations.
They're Ill there together. except the
one man We accounted for yesterday"
Il see" said Planck: and you think
Ne can capture the yacht now while
they're ashore"
Don't try to think, l tell you," Ros-
coo growled. I'm doing the thinking.
There are probably ton able-bodied
men left on the yacht. That's not
I'd enough odds, conside .ing The
W. they're armed. But about a
hour ago l sent Miguel down to To
shore party to be their guide. He
isn't going to say anything much to
them. but what he says viii b
snough. I reckon. He's to pretend he's
Aotty and can't understand what they
say to him."
P1ancks eyes widensd q little and
~ aid not ask his next question very
steadily. Where 10 he going to take
eAsmr"
Cant you guess that? He's going
% lead them into Fog lake. Of course"
The thought Of It made Planck's
eoeth chatter. Fog lake was. perhaps,
he most curious natural phenomenon
apoa that strange arctic land little
sup shaped valley. from which the fog
nsver lifted-had never lifted once in
an the four years they had lived there.
On days when the rest Of the land
was clear, the fog hung there, half
way up the side Of the hills. SO that
from the ridges surrounding 1t 1t real
ly looked like . strange vapory sea-
They had explored the edges Of It,
- L..k IA
penetrated far enough to learn the
sscret Of its mystery, II It had one.
And them" Planck asked
why, they'll send out a relief party
from the yacht, Of course The yachts
people know what rations the search
ing party took with them. and when
they don't come back in two days.
they'll probably set out from the
yacht, with every able-bodied man on
board. and try to ind the arst party