The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-04-04

BY means Of q large scale map. Cay.
ley pointed out TO Jeanne this advan-
tage OF their position. 80 long as
we stick TO this bit Of beach," he said,
I'VE cant be rushed nor surprised. No
one can attack us without either com
ing down the glacier at one end, or
around the promontory ut the other
From either direction they've got TO
approach without cover. OF course
II there are a lot Of them. we sna'n't
have any chance But II may be
there's only one. and It's likely that
there are not more than three"
But at night" said the girl. At
night there1l be nothing 10 prevent
their coming as close as they
please. They may be out there. not
a dozen yards away"
They're not doing much II they are
We're securely barracaded here, and
they can't attempt to break In with.
out giving us fair warning. Unless
there are too many Of them we should
beat them at that game. No; the time
to look out for them Is when we're
outside the hut out on the beach do
ing the things wen have to do-bring.
ing in firewood, looking for more
game. and so on"
shall we have TO do that Can't
we just stay In here, safe?"
The daylight will answer that Ques-
ton for me-" he said I'VE must make
the most Of It. A month from now
there'll be but little. We mustn't make
prisoners OF ourselves until the winter
does 1t for us. There is one thing.
though" he added thoughtfully after
little silence, "one thing that I must
do at once, and that is TO destroy
these sheds where they kept their
stores They would furnish a cover
as good cover as any enemy could
ask for. They hinder our view up the
beach"
How long do you suppose It will
LAST" she asked, In a voice that shook
little. How long can 1t last? How
long can we live like that, even sup
posing that our watch is effective and
that they aren't able to surprise u.s."
She clasped her hands. with shud-
der. and gripped them between her
knees. "Oh, II II would only happen
soon" she went on. whatever II is!"
What | don't understand" said
Cayley. is why they haven't attacked
us already. Why have they waited
until we are fortified and secure? why
didn't they attack us yesterday morn.
ing when they would have found us
helpless?"
Surely" said Jeanne. he couldn't
have hoped for a better opportunity to
attack me than he had when | was
alone there in the twilight. before you
came flying down out OF the sky: and
yCu ,a,d he was quito rear Why do
you suppose h didn't? Why do you
suppose he waited?"
And even after | came down. said
Cayley, Il was helpless for "a minute
while ! was getting clear or my planes
Yes that was his chance. and yet he
waited After we had gone. he ap-
parently scaled the cliff. for his tracks
led right up To Il, and then disap
peared. It's not quite so precipitously
steep there as It Is here, but ! would
hardly have dreamed that a human
being could climb II"
He's afraid" said Jeanne after a
little thoughtful silence. simply
afraid. But il he's the man We think
he is, IL wouldn't be a human fear. II
must be superstitious in some way. II
wouldn't be wonderful II he felt that,
after the two glimpses he had OF you.
| remember how | felt at first when
you alighted on the foe beside me.
He's seen you twice. remember. The
| first time at night in the fog; the
second time in broad day, with the
sun on your wings No, il isn't
strange II he thinks OF you. not as a
man at all. but as a sort Of terrible
angel keeping guard over me. When
go very long without seeing you. or
when see you in flight, get TO think
\ ing OF you in that way myself.
IF that's the way he thinks of me,
said Cayley. wen try not to disabuse
| him. A belief like that is an item on
our side of the ledger. certainly. And
we haven't any such balance in our
favor that We can AFFORD to throw an
advantage away, even small one
Really the balance of advantage be