The evening world., 1914-02-24


golden CLEAN. Nearer It
came and broader II grow.
and rs II grow, and an It
caught more fully the slanting beams
Of the iow-hansins Arctic sun. It
shons With prismatic. iridescent col.
or among the gold. like an archan-
gers wings. Tho shining thing tow
cred at last right above the mast
head but high. high UP In the sky.
Then tho four watchers uttered In
ono breath 4 horFor-.roson cry. for
a Q falcon does II dropped hurtlinG.
But not to tho destruction they FORE
saw: once moro II darted forward.
cdrclsd half round tho yacht. 20 close
to nor rail that thcy heard the whin-
ing scream OF the air N those mighty
wings cleft through II. And thon. a.
on tho night before. his planes up
standing straight. Cayley leaped
backward clear OF them and allghted
ON tho noe beside the yacht.
Old Mr.. FansAaw walked quietly
around tho deckhouse and hailed tho
now arrival. "won't you come aboard.
sirf' Jeanne hoard him call. TIL
send the dinghy for you"
thank you" they heard him an
swer. "Thers wasn't much room for
aighting on the deck or could have
spared you tho trouble"
Jea lne stole . glance into Tom
F'Anshaw's stern. set face. wondering
IL tho tone and the infection Of that
voice would impress him a. It had
her. Don't you ind It hard to be-
iieve that no could have done such n
thingf" she asked: - man with q
voice like that?"
II only wish found II possible to
believe no hasn't. Not every villain
In this world looks and talks like .
thug. II they did. life would be sim:
pier" He paused . moment. then
added: "And wo know he did tho
other thing-out there In tho Philip
Her face palod little at that. stiff
fened. somehow. and she did not
answer. They sat silent, listening to
the rcccding oars Of the dinghy ~ It
made for the leo foe. Suddenly tho
girl saw an expression OF perp.exity
como into Tom Fanshaw's face.
when you talked with him. Jeanne.
last night. did you toll him our
manner Mine and fathers. ] meanf
Did you give him any hint who We
were. or that We were people who
might know him?"
mo. only my own: and who father
was. He asked me about that"
"Ah," no said. Then that ac-
counts for his coming back"
She had hoped that In some way
or other the trend Of her answer
might be In tho sky mans favor. and
was disappointed at seeing that the
reverse was truo.
She had TO reprcSs q sudden i'm.
pulse Of flight when they heard tho
returning dinghy scrape alongside
tho accommodation ladder. And evan
though she resisted II, sho shrank
back, nevertheless, into a corner be-
hind Tom Fanshaw's chair Tho old
gentleman was waiting at tho head
Of the ladder. blocking. with tho bulk
OF his body. the newcomers Wow OF
tho dock and those who we're waiting
there until he should have fairly
come aboard.
"Mr. Philip CayleyT" he inquired
stiffly. my name Is Fanshaw, sir
and I think my son. who sits yon-
deT"-hs stepped aside and inclined
his head little In Toms direction
"is. or was once. an acquaintance OF
yours" From hsr place III the back.
ground Jeanne saw a look Of perplex
tty-nothing moro than that. she felt
sure-come into Philip Cayley's face
Evidently he recognized Tom Fan
shaw at once and after an almost i'm
perceptible hesitation. seemed to maks
up his mind 10 overlook the singular
ity Of his welcome. II remember
Lieut.. Fanshaw WE'LL" he said. smiling