The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-26

They told Csyley afterward that
whom he had finished speaking-he
had made tho confession on his knees
or q somnambulist. and, before he
could b prevented, walked straight
OF the ledge Of the narrow ridge
whore they were standing. He went
down without . cry. without Q sound.
When Cayley succeeded In finding
q spot whore he could alight and At
the same time afford some prospect
OF enabling him to take wing again.
he found grouped around him Q little
knot Of mon. only withheld from
fight by tho nat impossibility Of II.
who gazed at him as II they moro
than believed that he was indeed
had declared him.
But Warner. the captain Of the
yacht and leader of tho party. was Z
man Of well balanced common sense,
and he soon recovered from his sur
prise sufficiently to discuss with the
new arrival the best means Of trying
to md q way out. without Cayisy
and his wings such q thing would
have been almost impossible.
It was just after o, nset when the.
finally stood on the crest Of that lit
tic ridge where hours before he had
seen them. under Niguel's guidance,
disappearing into the fog.
Down on tho crest OF the glacier.
pointed out the relief party. go
down to them az quickly as you can"
he said. land then mako all possible
haste back to the yacht"
They left him some ships biscuit
and bacon. and set out down the
well-marked trail toward tho glacier.
He had told himself. as no watched
them departing, that now at least
his duty toward them was done. He
would rest n while. and then enjoy a
long. calm sail across the Ice and seq
to Point Barrow.
There was no fog In the great val
and he thought when he took wing
that he would be able to set . last
Wow of the yacht and mako sure that
she was still safe before no started.
80, when he crossed tho great line
OF cliffs which formed the coast. he
was both surprised and disappointed
to hnd dense gray cloud Of vapor
celebrating everything.
II made him shudder now. as he sat
there at the feet ef the girl who slept
30 quietly-as he sat there and lis
toned to her slow. steady breathing.
II made him shudder to think how
had abandoned her. What II that ter
rihed cry Of hers had COMO unheard!
What II Roscoe--
He sat stiffiy erect and rubbed hts
eyes like one trying to get rid Of a
nightmare. then. with a long expira-
ton Of breath. he settled back again.
II his wings had betrayed him once
before they had made their compen-
sation In that moment when the girls
cry had come up TO him. through the
fos. Without them he could never
have brought help.
She told him she had cried out 10
him--to him, Philip Cayley. And his
heart went racing madiy now az the
mind. and the declaration Of faith
that had gone with II. Well, he had
his reward. All those lonely years In
Sandovai; all the deadly peril that
had made UP the tale Of them: all the
heart hunger. for which he had
sought Gn anaesthetic In the sky.
we're paid for now and made profit
able in these hours nc had had with
her. and in the memory OF them that
he would take away with him. II
could be nothing more than a men,
DRY. that nc knew full well.
He could not take her faith In him
ana use II for a cloak. The world. as
she had said, had TO walk by sight.
Unless no could convince those two
Fanshaws. for instance. OF his inno-
cence Of the old charge as the girl
Ia" convinced them OF his innocence
of the later one---unless he could do
that-why with the coming OF morn
ing. with the coming ashore OF a boat
from tho yacht. he must say goodby
to her. must let her n out Of his life
for always
Tho yacht wo,.ld sail away ana ne
would ny cack 10 Point Barre %. How
ever bitter that parting might ~. h.
know that he would s!ways have
something OF FER that he could keep
the humanity which her faith had
given him. He hoped she weu,; let
him tell her ~ wher they should
si&ni vn tho Sdacn there waiting :o-
tile boat TO como ashore. Ne would
not tell her any more than that. He
did not mean that the parting should
rive her paih--he wanted 10 bear all
that himself. Hut he hoped that Just
once she would give him her hands
again and let him kiss them.
Warmed . little, comfortsd . little
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