The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-28

Of this unknown shelter of his; for. II
the man was living, there was q pretty
good chance that the woman was too.
There would be plenty Of chances to
kill the man after he had discovered
the location Of their nesting. place.
10. instead Of firing. he scrambled
to the top Of the nearest Ice hummock
and from there watched Cayley's night
to his landing place.
He did not movo from his attitude
OF strained attention. on the summit
OF little ice hill, until he saw faint
glow Of golden light dihusing itself
from the mouth of the tunnel that
led to the pilot house. Then. with
that queer shufrlins gait of his.
which was neither walk nor run, he
began making his way inshore, over
the Ice. toward the foot Of the cliff.
There was . sheltered hollow
where, except In the everest wealth
err. one could pass . number OF hours
quite comfortably. From HE newly.
gained coign OF vantage he could see
straight into the pilot house, and
make out clearly enough two figures
there.
The moment he glimpsed the
shadow Of Cayley's wings against the
stars no began making his way. eau.
tiously, over the crusted snow, toward
the pilot house and at last he drew
himself over the crown Of Cayley's
tunnel. let himself down. and dropped.
with cat-like lightness for DO heavy
a man. Just outside the pilot-ho
door.
Jeanne WIS sitting beside the oil
stove, in one Of the farther corners of
the room. Tho chimney hole was In
the corresponding corner. The revolt
YER lay on the table In the middle OF
the room, few PAGES behind her.
The pilot-house door was directly In
line with It. and almost exactly be-
hind her back. The door was hinged
When II burst open she attributed
tho fact TO no other ageory than the
wind. She laid down the red bound
book upon the bench beside her and
rose rather deliberately before she
turned round.
A. she did 40 Roscoe sprang for
ward 10 the table and seized the re
volver. Her failure to turn imme-
diately had given him the second he
needed to take In the strategical pos
sibilities OF the room.
His RHO was n clumsy weapon In
close quarters. so a. he sprAng for
ward he dropped It and made for the
revolver instead. II only needed .
glance Mt tho girl to convince him
crately he broke open tho breech Of
the revolver and satisfied himself
that 1t was loaded. Then he looked
up again. blinking at the girl.
She had uttered no cry at all. She
turned dead.white and her eyes we're
wide. but there was no terror In
them. Roscoe on bis part stood star.
Suddenly Jeanns's eyes detached
themselves from his face A look of
sudden alarm came into them, and
she raised her hand TO her throat. az
though she were choking. She was
looking past Roscoe, and straight
down the snow tunnel.
Phillip" she cried. take care!
He's here!"
The snow tunnel was empty. and
for aught she know her lovers body
might be lying mangled In the mons
ter's cave. She had thought OF that
before she tried tho trick. But. even
II that were %. that cry OF hers
might lead the monster to steal ono
uneasy glance at the door behind
him, and even that would give her
time enough. II no had not killed
would turn instantly.
That was what no did. He sprans
round with n suddenness which be-
spoke perfectly genuine, common
sense alarm. And then he found him.
self In darkness.
He understood Mt once that he had
been tricked. without wasting the
he sprang toward the pilot-house
door. In the open doorway he wheeled
round. triumphantly. She had not
Eot ahead or him that time. He
laughed aloud into the darkness. and
then spoke to her. with vile, jocular
familiarity.
But no got no answer, In words or
otherwise. There was no cutlery, no
stified sobbing. Nothing at all but
tho sigh md whine OF the wind.
He stood where no was for little
while, drawing deep breaths to steady
himself She must he there-must be
hiding somewhere In the shadows
She could not have got out. There
was no way out.
He took a bit Of flint. q nail and a
rops OF tow from his pocket. He
struck spark. but II failed to kindlt
) Il was at that instant that Philir
alighted.
Philips stratagem was a perfectly
rudimentary one. and II was an in
stinct rather than q conscious plai
that suggested II. His mind did no.
pause to draw even the most grlml.
obvious inference from the fact tina
1t was Roscoe's hand which held the
nint and steel hero In the pilot house
: His calling Jeanne's name thu
, second time, telling her TO wait ant
} that he would mako the light for her
would enable him. probably, to go
> within striking distance OF Roscoe
Z before Roscoe attacked him. The
' man would think he had him at hi
/ mercy
Roscoe, on hearing his voice thu
, first time had dropped the articlei
, which encountered his hands snt
= CROPPED on the table for the revolver
: Before he could put his hand on 4
Cayley spoke the second time.
At that. wanting no weapon. con
!, fident that he needed none, his grea
! hands aching for the feel of thu
sky-man's flesh within their grasp
9 he moved a step nearer tho door ant
waited.
He saw Philip cross tho threshold
unseeing suspectlng. apparently
< nothing; saw him. at last, within
t hands reach.
Just as he touched him he uttered ;
sobbing oath. and his great hands fal
r tered. for Philips knife had strucl
through. clean 10 the hilt, and Jus
I below the heart.