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

most the for . OF . spoken word.
what IL 1T What has happened.
Philipf" she asked a. she turned.
He did not answer at once. He
was bending over the hole formed
by the top Of the ice chimney and
rather deliberately replacing the
wooden cover upon II. When he did
his face she knew her. instinct had
not lied 10 her.
cts rather . queer thing for US to
have forgotten" he said. after all
those weeks when We lived In terror
Of him, and after the last thing no
did to ~. But We had forgotten him
Roscoe, you know--And now he has
stolen q march on u.s."
She looked at him In . sort Of
wonder.
he has found our stores down be.
low here. He has taken everything
made perfectly clean sweep. I would
have followed him up ct once: without
coming back here, only didn't havo
/ must start at once. Tho light 10 all
in his favor. the darkness In mine. II
I con find him now, think can kill
him. Now I think It over, It seems to
me likely he doesn't suspect We are
alive at all. The Walrus people never
discovered the ice chimney nor the
pilot. house. That's perfectly clear. II
they had they would have rined It long
you are to be the garrison Of the
fort" he went on. until I come
hack you must keep watch every
moment. don't think he knows
about the Ice chimney or the pilot
house. but he may. and We must not
run any chances. when l-unisn. IN
come back to you. I don't think I
shall DO gone very long. II he eludes
me and comes here, you must shoot
Shoot to kill"
But I shan't have the revolver!"
II shall have the only weapon that
knife. It's got to be done At close
quarters. I couldn't possibly shoot
him from the dir. But II can alight
near him and come up within etrlk-
Ing distance he will have no chance
With me, not with all his strength"
mo-" she said. resolutely. Il won't
let you 70. Not that way"
Listen. Jeanne. II can md him.
I can kill him. The only chance
Roscoe has against mo II Of picking
me OF at long range with his ride.
He could do that whether had the
revolver or not. And II he did. II he
well, then he would como here and
ma you--defsnseless Don't you so !
I couldn't take the revolver. ] should
be unnerved With terror from the mo-
mont left you"
with . sob she claspsd her arms
about his neck and held him tight
Then. In tragic submission. they
dropped away.
Without saying anything more,
Cayiey blew out the candle, opened
the door into the tunnel and took
UP his furled wings. A. he adjusted
the straps across his shoulders, he
felt her hands again. upon his head,
felt them clasp behind his neck.
"0oOdby." she said.
II shall come back safe" he sold
Nothing can harm me tonight"
He pulled her up close In his en-
folding arr,s and kissed her mouth
In an instant he turned and dived
off the cliff.head into the night.
He headed up into the wind and
hung for q moment soaring upon q
fairly steady current Of air that
poured along parallel to the cliff.
His original plan had been to fol-
low Roscoe up the beach to the cave
In tho hope Of overtaking him, laden
with their stores. and settling mat
tiers, out Of hand. then and there.
But a moment later he rejected
that plan for q better one. He tow
ercd In a sharp spiral up five hun
dred feet higher. into that velvet
spangled sky. swept across the cresl
of the cliff. and sailing thwartwist
to tho breeze which he found on that
side he went glancing down the val
ley toward the glacier with the
velocity almost Of an arrow.
Slowly he began to descend In tn!
constantly searching with an eager
ness which amounted almost to al
Ho was within twenty feet OF thu
level OF the Ice before his little mir
ror OF concavc silver caught thu
gieam Of red that he was looking for
He threw his head back sharpl!
and gssed at II. He could not sec tn
FIRE itself--that must DO hidden behint
the great rock which almost blocket
the entrance to what must bs tn
He slanted away again. searching
now for a level place to alight, foun'
It within a hundred yards Of the cav
mouth. and a moment later cam
down soundlessly, except with fain
slither of bis planes, upon the Ice.
He bounded almost instantly to hi
feet, slipped his. knife out OF his boil
and held the haft Of II between hi
teeth while he furled hts planes. Tha
done, he deposited the bundle In Al
angie of projecting rock ant
Btoalthily made his way toward tn
cave mouth.
He skirted the rock, which PARTIAL!
blocked the mouth OF the cave. a.
closely as possible, intent on round
ing tho corner and appearing sud
donly within what he hoped Nigh
be almost striking distance OF tn
man no sought.
At the very edge of the shelter af
forded by the rock he paused for al
Instant; then, with overy nerve tune'
to the highest pitch-with every mus
clio In a state of supple relaxation
yet instantly ready for any deman'
that might be made upon It'll
stepped round the corner and Int
tho mouth Of the cave.
Tor a full minute Cayley stood mo
tionless. staring into the smoky
wavering shadow. But he did no
need to explore the remoter recesse
OF the cave to make sure that Rosco
was not there. The place cried alou
that ~ vvaa AroNtv Trcvn thA couAt