The evening world., 1914-02-27

Walrus's crow ever saw Il or even
suspected that such . place existed"
II wish I'd gon@ with you" she
said. DO you supposs--I could have
got up thersr''
oh. II II were . matter Of neces.
eity, yes. I could make fast D, line
around you, and then I could III
ahead a. . safeguard In case Of alps.
But shouldn't advise you to try II
for fun" ....-. 80. =
She aoauissced rsgrstfullv: II sun
pose not. II It tired you out like that,
you arr % strong sAl tireiess. But
Il sounds inviting. somehow-ths nj
lot house Of the Phoenix porchad
away up there on the cliR and az
buried In snow. was there for Q few
minutes once the day father sailed
AFTER . moments silence. you say
everything was left apparently undis-
turbed. What 10 there up thers?"
He unbuttoned his Jacket and took
from an inner pocket . scrap OF
paper. 49,.
Being a methodical person." he ex :
planned. II took an inventory. It's
really quito respectable list"
Sho seated herself beside him on
the bunk as II to road tho paper.
Il imagine you need an intsrpre.
ter" he said. 1--WE half forgotten
what these tracks mean myself. My
hands were 80 stiff with the cold II
wasn't very easy to write. But that
first word Ia telescope. And then
there nre the meteorological instru.
ments, barometers. Thermometers, and
no on. and the Phoenix's compass,
sextant and thermometer. q miscro-
scope. a paraffine oven and . big
chunk Of paraffine. an oil lamp, n
fivc-gall0n can about half full Of
oil and small stove. There vas a
providential treasure for me In the
form OF razor. which they used.
suppose. for cutting microscopic
sections with. I'm glnd they hadn't
q microtone to do IL propsrly." 49,.
end Of the list.
might find something TO do with al
them will he useful. certainly. And
it's pleasant. somehow, to think Of
our little pilot-house. all showed In,
up thcre on the clif-head. and Of our
inside passage leading up to IT.
That's quite true" ne said. II
suppose IT'S all romantic nonsense.
but It does give one Q certain feeling
Of security. However" he went on,
we're not reduced AZ yet to anything
an Intangible ~ that as subject for
giving thanks. You haven't seen the
whole OF my list yet. I've saved the
best till the last"
He turned the paper over In his
hand as he spoke. She did not at
tempt to read what he had written,
but sat there beside him, her hands
ri q kAp
the booSed foot which was poised
across the other. and waited rathsc
tensely for him to tell her.
TITS net 30 very much. but II will
moan an immense lot to us. What
people die OF In the Arctic IL not so
orion disease or accident, or even,
directly. cold or starvation. They die
mpre often Of disgust and WEAKNESS
and exhaustion. Your father knew
that. and he set apart from his gen.
erHl stores some luxuries and deli
cacies, or things that would seem to
DO such to men In their plight, to be
used against emergency. I'm sure
that's why he took them up there
ana hid them away. Part Of them
are left. wish he could have known
TO whom they were going 70 be of
use. There's little cask Of brandy
In 1t. a good sized pot nearly full OF
beef extract. FAR OF dried eggs.
three tins OF condensed milk. q big
ton-pound box of Albert biscuit
His voice broke off there sharply,
but without the downward infection
she would have expected had he
reached the end.
"You didn't finish," she said. There
was something else"
Il thought too late. - Oh! It's moth
ing, but II caught me--rather, and !
thought would spare you the twingo
that finding 1t had given me. / might
bstter have read II right out. II was
q big plum pudding, In q tin, you
know-Crosse 4 Blackwells. But
there II was. waiting. ! suppose, TO
lead some sort Of an air Of fostivity
to their Christmas"
The girl rose from her scat beside
him and going over to the window.
stood for while casing out up the
beach.
When she turned back. he saw that
her eyes had dimmed q little, but
the tone In which she addressed him
was steady: .'.--- WI
i'Well, shaIi we 20 70 look fol our
oehss cave. vhess The real st0rss arsy
Than woa't b anything hsart .rond.
~ 49, ~ ~. ~ a1nn1a. So