The evening world., 1914-02-27

uoniuaut OF inc unstable element ne
had conquered.
She sat up suddenly. erect. upon the
bear skin. with the realization that
daylight were getting very scanty
now. To-day's allowance was como,
although 1t was not yet three In the
afternoon.
She looked aiost for Cayiey. but
could not 200 hl,n. Thon, tho next
moment. she heard tho whine Of the
air through his ringing. and he sailed
down on u long slant and alighted be-
eide her.
lie sai clelr Of his planes with an
unaccouhtabie dir Of haste. and held
out both hands to help her rise.
What do we do with sentineis who
80 to sleep on duty7" he Questioned
with a/laugh.
~ Wasn't asleep" she said con-
tritely. but II was Just about ~ bod.
was thinking she paused there.
then added, about you. what's the
sentence Of the court?"
Already he had his wings folded
UP and was banding them to her.
The senttnce is that you shall
be frightened with a boar story.
There's q big ono coming down tho
beach after you this very moment.
and you're to surrender the revolver
to me and stay under arrest ~ the
hut until after havo killed him."
She did not mood to be told that
no was In earnest, IN spite Of the
sruile that went with his words. She
turned about quickly and looked ZIP
the beach. sighting along Caylsy's
arm ms he pointed. Even In the twi-
light she could already make out the
shamblinG figure that was coming
along toward them on all fours.
why does he move In that queer
sort OF way?" she whispered.
They had rhrunk back into the
shadow OF the hut. the girl actually
inside OF the vestibule and Cayley on
tho doorstep.
He's been wounded. whsn I was
overhead I could mako out the blood
stains on his side. ana he was leaving
a track on tho Ice"
Wounded In . night with another
bear7"
mo. that's not likely"
She asked no further explanation,
hut slipped into the hut. The next
moment she was back with the field
"While you're attending to the
hear" she said In a whisper. It'll Just
keep watch w the beach for-for any
ono else" ta
The course the bear was taking
would have bssusht -ham wtthln
twenty. yards Of their, Doorstep, When
no first caught sight OF Cayley he
stepped. In two. minds. apparently.
whether 10 be hunted or to do the
hunting himself. Then, a. Cayley al
vanoed upon him rather slowly. he
decided. hinscd at him venombusiy
and reared up.
wounded TO have taken oil the hght
out OF any other sort OF animal. bug
lnif alive az no was. he cost Cayacf
however. penetrated hiS throat and
probably smashed ono Of the two first
vcstsbfae. foy II seemed to bring the
mon4tsr down all in . heap whore
he flhally lay SIN. sCaylsy could have
reached him With Ma foot
"Good shoo(ingr sAid IL girl.
quietly. from tie little v9stibule.
lie reloaded the-7rev6,ver. teAting
tho empty shslls drop ,ipheeded on
weapon back TO the girl and bent over
inc Sr. Ssi les. Interested in wh.. aid to
him." he said. than In what he got
from the enemy who nrst attacked
nth The light was almost sor.. 90 that
nll hs could no were two or three
irrc yular dark stains upon the white
fur. A wound In the flank. which
mono Of Cayley'o shots could have
accounted for. he explored with prac-
tised hand.
Watching him an hs did 30. the
girl could see that he had found
something WHICH surprised him great.
ly. And there was more than sur,
prise. There was alarmed urgency Nv
offered no explanation. Merely told
har to 60 into tho hut and make fast
the solid wooden shutters over tho
windows. He would come In and
would tell her what 1t was all about
In u moment.
The girl had hardly finished the
task he had given her whom he came
In. In his bl0odstainsd hand he was
holding out something for her inspec-
tion.
Conquering . feeling Of rspugnance.
she bent over the hand. cast oAe
glance at, the thing It contaiped and
then stared up and gased wtde.eyed
into his faoe.
"A buileti" She said. 'But--we
thought GIT, that s.t Roscoe wasn't armed
Hc' WIN HCos Ssos . sssSSus
Cayley nodded. But this seems to
be pretty good evidence that he In.
That's why sent you into the hut.
u occurred TO me that he might be
following the bear and that the light
ed windows might give him q chance
for a shot at one Of us. No matter
what superHtitious fears he has. he
could hardly be too much afraid to
fire at US from aosafe distance, II wo
happened to offer a fair mark"
But We must have offered him that
n hundred times In the last weeks
that Ia. IL his rifle had anything like
o modern range"
THAT bullet 10 certainly a modern
piece Of ordnance" said cayiey. IT'S
soft nosed and steel Jacketed."
lie laid II down on a shelf and went
into the store room TO wash the
stains Of the encounter from his
hanJs.
After ALL" lie said. ats only one
more mystery. and ] don't know that
Dne more can make any great dit
Not In our way OF life. GER
lainly"
II was time for Caylcy to turn In
and for Jeanne to begin her evening
watch alone, but before that hap
pehed they paid an extra amount OF
attention to the security OF their
doors and windows.