The evening world., 1914-02-24

DOOleO men lett on inc
yacht That's not good enough odds.
considering the way they're armed.
Hut about an hour ago scnt Miguel
down TO tho shore party TO be their
guide Ho isn't going to say any
thing much TO them, but what he
says will be enough, 1 reckon. He's
70 pretend he's dotty and can't under.
stand what they say to him."
Pianck's eyes widened a little and
NJ did not ask his next question very
steadily. where II he going to take
thsm?"
Cant you guess that? He's going
% lead them into Fog Lake. Of
course"
The thought OF II made Planck's
teeth chatter. Fog Lake was, per-
haps. the most curious natural pho
nomenon upon that strange Arctic
which tho fog never lifted -had never
hfted once In all the four years they
had lived there.
you say Miguel Is going to guide
them In thero?" Planck asked. "How's
no going to get out himsclf?"
Roscoe laughed shortly: 'Oh. he's
likely to got out. But he's the cheapest
man we've got, and that's why sent
him. He's half silly now. and he's
likely to 90 ice-crazy most any time.
I've sean It coming on him. oh. he'll
get Thorn in all right. Whether he
gets out himself. or not, doesn't
matter"
'And them" Planck asked.
.hS, n
H6m tho yacht, Of course. The yachts
people know what rations the search
ing party took with them. and when
they don't come back in two days
they'll probably set out from the
yacht, with every able.bodied man
on board. and try TO find the first
party and bring IL In. As soon as
they arc we'll out Of hearing We take
the yacht. We may not find living
soul aboard her; and we certainly
can't leave one there. But we'll
stAam UP and take our gold aboard
all our gold. And then, well-there's
whore you'll come In. You must
know some harbor there where we
bothered"
''Yes," sa'd Planck. II could take
the yacht to such place as that.
There's q very good harbor in behind
Hirshel Island. But what will wo do
when we get tihere?"
"After that it's my affair."" said
Roscoe. wen winter on the yacht.
Then when the weather begins 10
loosen up bit. but before the spring
Shaws. we'll land our gold and our
stores: cache all the gold. except
: shout fve hundred pounds OF It. and
well leave the yachts seacocks open,
- that when the leo goes out she'll
souttle herself. We shall probably
ma sledGes. and perhaps a pony OF
two, on the yacht. II we do It will
b. easy. It's only short hike to one
Of the tributaries OF the Porcupine
River. One we reach the Porcupine
II will be easy. for II flows into the
Yukon. and that's as good as q rail;
way line. Well mako raft md
aoat all the way down to st. Michaels
with no trouble at all. The gold We
have with US will be enough to take
US down TO Vancouver. and there we
can charter ship. You take com.
mand of her. and we go north through
+. the Straits again that very summer
next summer that will be. OF course
re 20 back to the harbor where We
left the yacht. You can ngure Out
the rest for Yourself. I guess"
eyes" said Planck. TITS all very
veii-onIy, won't there be good
many to trust that sort OF secret to?'
, Roscoe looked at him with saw
arc sort OF grin. "Cowe. you're i'm
proving. But that hike across the
mountains to tho uprer trihutnrie'
OF tho Porcupine IA a hard trail There
aren't likely to he manv Of us left
by the time we get started floating
down omen water. When w" get n
the Yukon II won't he surprising II
there isn't anybody left at all. but
you and NO."