The evening world., 1914-02-24

you arc taking that dream Of yours
seriously"
She pressed her finger tips thought
fully against her eyelids. ~ know"
she said. ITS perfectly incredible,
uncle Jerry, but it's perfectly true for
all that. II IL was a dream--if no,
tho sky-man. was nothing but vision,
he certainly left me n material SOU
venir of his visit" Then. with a nod
toward the buffet. she spoke 70 Mr..
Fanshay's big negro valet who was
serving their breakfast: Hand Mr..
Fanshaw that queer looking stick,
why. what's the natter" For she
had lifted her eyes TO tho mans face
as she finished speaking. It was
wooden with fright, and the whites
showed all around the pupils Of his
eyes.
mo. Miss Jeanne" he said, "Scuss
me. I wouldn't touch dat stick, not
for all de gor and Jewels In do world;
not even to oblige him."
whats that?" Fanshaw exclaimed,
whirling upon him. "What do you
mean? What. tho devil. are you talk
ing about?"
Il seen him. Mr.. Fanshaw: seen
him myself. comm down out Of dc
sky las night. was out on deck.
subj"
Fanshaw looked quickly from the
negro's face to the girls. as II he
suspected a hoax. but the terror In
ono face and tho mystihcation in tho
other were obviously genuine.
Then no rose and went over TO the
buffet. returning to the table with
the oddly shaped. rudely whitfield
stick. do you mean to say" he
demanded. looking UP at the girl
with puzzled frown-"do you mean
TO say that he, the man you dreamed
about; made you present Of this
She laughed. "If that seems a
reasonable way of putting II, yes; at
least II slipped out OF his belt and I
found 1t where he had been sitting.
But can you imagine what he used
II for?"
'Oh. I know what It is, but that
only makes the puzzle all the deeper.
It's an Eskimo throwing stick. They
use 1t to shoot darts with. It lies In
the palm OF the hand. 80. and the
dart Is put In that groove. though
the butt Of this ono seems curiously
misshapen; can't make It At my
hand. But can't figure out how the
thing got aboard the yacht: It wasn't
here yesterday"
'Of course not" she said: my sky.
man brought It,"
He ran his flnrera throurh hi.
bushy Rray hair nsrniexaS,x ,hnn
laid the thing down and seated him.
self at tho table. AT any rate" he
said. I'VE needn't let oven q mystery
spoil our breakfast. Come. my dear,
you've eaten almost nothing. That
omelet deserves better treatment"
Obediently she took up her fork, but
almost Immediately laid II down
again, and he saw her eyes briRhten
with tears. "Of course, IT. there'd
been any news, IL thered been any.
thing to find. we'd have heard"
Silently no reached across the table
and patted the hand that lay there
on the white cloth.
"Oh. know oughtn't to cry" she
said. ''and won't: IT'S your GOODNESS
and kindness to me as much as any
thing else. Ever since he went away
you've been like a father To me. ana
Tom, dear old Tom. like n brother.
And then building this ship and
coming IN, here yourseIf facing tha
dangers Yourself nnd letting Tn sacs
them. ali for such nm imnos.ihia
honeiess hone as that mess.~a the
sea brought TO us"
Hsr voice. Soitaroa than. o,,a .n.
bant down ahr"n,,~ onS I,s "J ,ne
hand that was st;,, noras.;r~ har
own "' '''s "'
MY child. no said. your father
ana were iike brothers-nearer to
each other than most brothers. He
went away, knowing that " his VEN
ture failed, II It ended fatally for
MIN. az II probably did. should re-
gard you as my daughter--as Just
az much child OF mine AZ Tom II.
II you hadn't been in the case at
oil we'd have built this ship and
come up here to ind Tom Fielding
Just the same. There. don't cry. Put
on that big fur coat Of yours and
como out with mo on deck"
The moment Mr.. Fanshaw and
Jeanne emerged upon the deck they
heard the sound OF oars beneath them,
and looking over the rail saw one of
the boats IN which the shore party
had set out. pulling up alongside the
accommodation ladder. Three men
were In II, two OF the crew and Tom
Fanshaw.
What news. Tom?" his father
called out aaxiously enough to belle
MS FORMER TRANQUIL manner. Have
found thaFa'U