The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-02-29

| lie felt her trembling whethe'
with cold or dread. he did not know
but he took her arm and steadied hei
with the pressure OF his own.
Come back to the hut" he said
The situation Isn't as bad as yoI
think. III tell you when we get Il
shelter where we can talk"
She turned obediently. and breasted
the Icy slope with him. Neither spoke
again until they were safe in the Ice
OF the hut. Then he said:
I don't think Fanshaw is alone
there on the yacht. The relief party
and the first party from the Aurors
got together some time this afternoon
and started back toward the shore
They should be aboard the yacht by
now, though when the fog fell Il put
an end to my activities. The walrus
people have undoubtedly attacked
them. but they shouldn't have any
trouble in beating them on. They out
number them and they are better
armed; in fact, so far as | know, the
Wslrus people aren't armed at all.
They knew-your people mean
that the yacht was likely to be attack
ed. | told them so myself. and then
their pretended guide confessed"
How did you know about the Wal.
r,is?" she asked curiously.
The Portuguese was one of them (:
he had guided your first party down
into a little valley OF perpetual fog.
under orders to abandon them there.
When he saw me sailing about over
head-through the fog. you know-he
broke down and confessed and then
well. he made a clean breast Of II. He
knew nothing OF the details of his
leaders plans; but the mere fact that
he had been delegated to guide the
party into a place from which II was
to be expected they could never get
out. was conclusive as to his inten-
lions at least"
He had spoken rather disconnected
ly, his sentences punctured by the
sounds OF firing from the yacht BY
the time he finished they were almost
continuous.
Why does II sound so much fainter
than II did, she asked. IT'S not
nearly 20 loud as that FIRST volley we
heard"
It's a trick OF the fog. very likely"
he said. Fog Is a frightfully treach-
erous thing. II deceives mems ears as
well as their eyes. There's no judg.
ing distance through IT, When you
cried out Just now. couldn't tell
whether you were SO feet below me or
500 feet. I was up above IL, you see,
and hadn't any way of telling how
deep II was-There! Do you hearT
he went on. The firing has stopped
altogether. Your people are almost
certainly safe"
VIII you let me 60 inside this hut"
be asked, "and see II It is habitabler
II It lie. you'd better go in and let me
make you as comfortable as I can. !
don't think you need have any fears
about the Walrus people. And worry
ing wouldn't do any good any way.
There's nothing we can do but wait
for daylight Nothing can happen any
where until tnen.
He had. very distinctly. In mind
what might happen then II the Walrus
people were repulsed from the yacht.
Unless they were all destroyed In the
attack, they would undoubtedly make
trouble as soon as morning revealed
the fact that they had two hostages
in their hands. But he could fight
them on better from the doorway Of
the hut than from anywhere else. And
there was no need Of troubling the
girl with that consideration. not for
the present. at least.
It's all right In there" she said.
II spent don't know how many
hours there reading before you came. |
But the candle has burned out"
The open door behind them gave &C.
cess into tiny shed. protruding from |
the corner of the hut and serving. evi.
IDENTIFY. as a vestibule for IT, The In !
ner door, a heavier and stronger af- |
fair, opening at right angles to IL, |
gave access to the interior of the hut.
Cayely switched on his bull's-eye |
and cast a brief glance about the
room. There we're two or three rude.
doors which undoubted-
y opened into small. cabin-like bed.
rooms; but the principal part OF the
hut was taken up by the room In
which they found themselves.
Cayley set his little bulleye on a
helf where they could make the most
II its thin pencil OF light He then
urned his attention TO the door, and
Ifter a little struggle succeeded In
,etting II shut. and. what was more.
ecurely bolted. by means Of a heavy
wooden bar which dropped into an
ron crotch. II they were attacked
With the first OF the daylight. this
lace would AFFORD them security until
he people from the Aurora could
ONE 10 their rescue His revolver
vas a Colt. 40. and his belt was full OF
With that weapon. he re-
rendered that he had once been con-
ldered the best shot in the army.
The girl, when he turned TO look at
err was seated on the edge OF bunk
I the other side of the hut. Her pal
lr. the traces OF tears he could see
a her eyes. the pathetic droop to her
ps, all emphasized the thing her