The citizen., 1912-03-21

tibule and closed and bolted the QUITE
door. He contrived to waste a minut,
or two over the trifiing task. in ordci
TO give her that moment by herself
When he came back. closing the in
ner door behind him as he did 80, h,
found that she had taken on her cnt
and the heavy cur coat which had en-
numbered her shoulders all day. and
hung them upon convenient wooden
near the fireplace now. warming her
cold fingers at the blaze
Cayley started little at sight Of
her for now she was transformed
too. Standing there. silhouetted
against the blaze. In her gray cardi.
gan Jacket and molesklns. she looked
like young boy. He had discovered
before this that there was not a grain
Of false modosty about her: nevcrthe-
less. Il pleased him when. with a Ger.
tain charming frank simplicity, she
called his attention to her costume.
IT'S e lucky thing" she observed.
that ! dressed for a scramble over
the Ice before coming ashore with
Uncle Jerry and MIR Scales. And
lucky. too. that didn't change back
when we returned to the Aurora I
left It the second time with no other
idea than OF pulling about for awhile
in the dinghy. Id have Gone that Just
the same II | had dressed for dinner
that night, as ! usually did"
Yes" he said. "A skirt would
have been a pretty serious matter to
people in our situation"
Show me the rest Of our house"
she commanded presently This is
the only room I've seen"
The subdivision OF the hut was ac-
complished by an I1shaped partition
seven feet or so from the outer
wall. around two sides OF H. II
yielded two tiny. cubical bedrooms
THAT was the purpose which the
wooden bunk in each OF them
indicated); and third room Of
the same width (about seven feet),
but running the entire length OF the
side OF the hut nearest the clin This
room had evidently served for stores
and for a kitchen. since part of the
reconstructed fireplace projected into
II. II was In this last room where the
greater part of what the searchers
from the Aurora had dismissed as
rubbish was accumulated
Cayley did as the girl commanded,
and showed her every nook and cup
board which the four walls OF the hut
When they returned TO
the living room where the fire was.
she dropped down on one OF the hunks
..'l e little Sigh OF fatigue.
You've n disobeying orders" he
said. looking her over with a serious
sort Of smile You've let yourself
get too tired Youll have to make
up for it by being exceptionally obedi.
ent now"
AS he spoke, he shook out the sleep
Ing-bag on the bunk. behind where
She was sitting
You're to lie down on that" he
said. until | can get supper ready.
and directly after supper you're 10
lake this bag into whichever Of those
bedrooms you would like for yours.
and really undress and 30 to bed"
She assented to that after a little
iemur. That he had rightly guessed
he degree Of her fatigue war attested
by the fact that when he re-entared
he hut after dressing the fewl that
vas 10 provide their evening meal, he
ound her cuddled up upon the great
fast asleep.
Il was not until his rudimentary
operations were about COM
,leted that. glacing over to where she
ay. he found her regarding him with
| sleepy smile.
Il thought OF something just as
vas dropping on to Sleep she said.
"a really beautiful idea. tried to
all out and tell you. but | was too
leepy. | hope | haven't lost IT, II
vas something about-oh. know.
Don't you suppose we might fnd n
lue 10 where the stores are hidden in
ather's journal or in the maps 80
He laid down the drum-stick he had
'een about to bite into. and gazed at
Ter, partly in astonishment, partly in
sort OF amused dismay that the idea
ad not occurred to him before That !
uggestion." he said, lis worth the !
'hole O: my days work. or course
hats the way to begin our search
he only way. and tomorrow morn
ng-"
Tomorrow morningi | thought the |
Iorst thing you could possibly say
'ould be after supper. ! wanted to
st the duck go and begin the search
ow." She smiled al him. You'll /
won't you. on directly |
fter supper?"
lie assented with a laugh If you
an keep awake. but the first time | !
a,ch you nodding-"
IAN right" she said. only let's hur.
y with the duck" Then, a little later.
It can't be possible. can it. that we're
ding TO eat the whole OF II at ono
real? It's beginning to look that
ay."
There was one compensation to the
Ideness OF their fare and the ex.
,uity of their equipment. Clearing
p after dinner was an operation OF
xtreme simplicity.
When IL was completed. Philip
eaped more wood on the fire. and in