Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-02
INDUCED In a Long, Satisfied Look.

INDUCED In q Long, Satisfied Look.
and regarding that little box as the
sealed.up cssket of the murder no had
done upon the owner OF It. The crime
was there inside.
To overcome that feeling he had
worked all the harder trying to solve
It's secret.
His interest, now, however, in ma.
king sure that the box had really been
brought aboard the Aurora was not
superstItIous, but wholly practical.
They we're leaving most Of their stores
behind them, as there was no time
either to transport them 70 the Au.
rora or to destroy them. With these
stores and with the shelter afforded
by the hut and the little clump of sur
rounding outbuildlngs, II was prob
able that some members OF the Au-
rora's party, at least, would survive
the winter. II a relief ship should
arrive the next summer, or even the
summer thereafter It would probably
find some one on this desolate shore
who could tell the story of the dIsap.
pearance Of the Aurora and form a
more or less definite surmlse as to
the cause of IT, That rosewood box
had Captain Fieldlng's Journal In it-a
Journal that had been written up to
the very morning when Roscoe bad
murdered him. It's discovery would
60 long way toward bridging the
gap which Roscoe meant to leave in
their departing trail, In short II that
rosewood box were left behind, Ros.
coe would always feel that he was in
more or less danger OF detection And
he didn't mean TO have a thing like
that hanging over him.
Consequently, when he discovered
that tho box was not on board, and
that his particular lnjunotions con.
Cernlng It had beCL either neglected
or disobeyed, he came raging up on
deck again, most formidable figure
which caused his companions. harden
ed ruffians though they we're. to cover
and shrink away from him.
In a torrent Of furious blasphemy,
he demanded to know why that box
had not been brought aboard and the
concentrated lees OF his rage he
emptied at last upon the two men
whom no had ordered to do It,
Now" he concluded, when the tor
rent had spent itself. you go ashore,
you two, Yes, you, Carlson---I mean
you-and you, Rose; go ashore now
and get IT,"
Then, after momentary silence,
he ragged out tho command again,
amid a foul flood OF abuse
But still they made no move to
obey. and the big swede, in evident
terror. answered him. 'T won't get
It, Roscoe, II you want that box, you
oan get It yourself"
What in hell do you mean" the
leader stormed. But his voice, even
as he spoke, lost It's confident tang Of
authority.
You tell him." said Carlson, nod.
ding to his companion, Rose. Evident.
ly II was Rose who had told the story
TO the other members Of the party. He
was n squatly built man with stub
born Jaw, and Planok, In the days Of
his command, had always disllked him
as that most undesirable pest that can
be found in a forecastle--a sea law.
ger
What did you leave the box in the
hut for2" he demanded "He might
not have come back II you had left
It " the cave
Come back" echoed Roscoe, with
growl
That's what I said We went to
the hut to get It. and there was
light inside, and there he sat, Just like
he used TO- And he had the box
open"
He! Who do you mean7" There
was no trace of turbulence in Roscoes
voice now He spoke as though his
throat was dry,
IT was Captain Fielding; him TO !
the life. And. yet, It WAS different
from the way he used to be, We
couldn't see It very we'll. Its face was
sideways and the light was behind 1t,
and II looked smaller and thinner
more-more like woman. On Rose
had had the word spiritual In his vo.
cabulRry, he would have used II. In
default OF 1t, he gave up trying to
express Just what he meant) Any.
way. there he sat with the box open
beside him, and that red book OF his
open on his knees, Go back for III
Well. | guess not"
There was momentary silence aft.
or he had finished, and Roscoe could |
feel Il, as II stretched itself out to the
length OF half minute or so, the chill
OF their terror enveloplng him, To