The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-26
INTRODUCING

. up, with occasional lapses into fast walking
until the moon set
'.They must have had a tremendous star
OF me-" he thought, "or else" and his hear
sank. they're gone some other way ~
paused abruptly and hesitated. Why, h
! thought, ..he wouldn't make the poor chfft
take this long tramp again without q goot
rest. Even don't like it any too well, ant
I'm strong as horse. He's probably takei
. her somewhere just out Of the ear-shot q
!. the cave. he may know Of some shelter, ant
I've been getting further and further from
her instead of nearer to her..
Still Tommy could not make up his MIND
to go back to the cave. Nothing was sure
II StiIliter was somewhere ahead with Ce-
lestia, and Tommy gave up following, the
game was up. If they We're merely RESTING
near the cave they would be coming along
, in the morning and he could ambush them
somewhere along the trail. And he hurried
His own car was as he had left it, Still
on as best he could in the darkness,
driver had wrapped himself in lap robe
and was sound asleep in the tonneau. Also
in the tonneau was g good.sized wicker PIC 9.
mic basket, which on examination proved to
be well stocked with sandwiches. cold chick
en- and Thermos bottles containing hot COT
fee and soup.
Tommy carried the basket into the woods
without asking permission of the sleeping
chauffeur and ate square meal. He mao
not until now realized how hungry and
thirsty and tired he was. The choices. pro ro
lestia. IF I'm hungry and tired, ne
thought. think what she must be! But !
suppose Stilliter tells, her that she's JUST
had quare meal and she believes the dog'
but that can't last forever"
Having eaten Tommy rested for half an
hour, took up the heavy basket, and once
more hit the trail But now he went slowly
and stopped often to rest He had seldom
been so tired in his life, and only an over.
mastering love and anxiety for Celestia kept
him going.
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dawn; but that lovely interval between
when in what appears to be pftcn darkness.
things become suddenly visible Tommy
stumbled on, shifting the heavy Daskexs ire
quently from hand to hand
AS it got to be broad day, he was careful
to make no noise. At any moment now hs
might hear sounds Of Stilleter and Celestia
approaching
About this time Freddie and Celestia Cor
rather Freddie alone; for CeIestia merely
suffered herself to be led) were trying 20
find their way back to the cave; Bu. 10.
once the luck Of the tenement dweiler was at
fault. man brought up on numbered
streets and rectangular city blocks has no
incentive to develop bump OF loeaI 1s;.
heart, admitted to himself that he was nope
lessly lost. I shouldn't have said hopelesslys
the mariner has his sixtant and compass 70
guide him across the waters; the woodsnan
has the sun and the stars. and the messy
sides of trees to help out in intuitive sense
OF direction, and Freddie the Ferret 1eeuns
gated relief that he had his pack OF cards
Forthwith he made Celestia sit down,
and he knelt, and having shufhed his greasy
and shabby deck, he dealt thirteen carus
face down in a very accurate circle Ihen
one by one, look Of faithful expectancy on
his face, he turned them over
Twelve of the cards he then gathered up
and put with the pack. The thirteenth was
the ace of hearts.
This Freddie lifted with reverence and
great care, so as not to change the direction
in which it pointed. until it reached the
level of his eye and he could sight along II.
blasted pine standing alone was the hrst
landmark to which the Goddess OF chance
directed Freddie the Ferret.
Were not lost now" he said, and ne
helped Celestia to her feet.
You may call it what you please. me
fact remains that Freddie the Ferret had
had return of his usual luck and had hit
upon the general direction Of the cave.
From the foot of the blasted pine ne
selected another landmark and pressed on
At about this time Professor Stilliter
walked from that sleep in which he had
asked this question:
How will know when it is day."
He got up and CROPPED about in the hut
until he had located the door. He opened
this and went out The door was on the
shady side of the hut: no warm rays OF the
sun fell on the Professor to tell him that it
was day. 1t was cool as night in the shadow.
One hand always touching the hut, he felt
his way along the side of it until he had
turned the first corner. Here the logs felt
warm to the touch, and he knew that day
mao come he sat down in the warm sun
shine to think out a plan.
Above all things he must guide himself
py pure reason and logic. If he yielded to
impulse, nothing good would come of 1t.
he mustn't make false start
To begin with, what had become of the
rusty guides who had lived in the vicinity
10 Keep watch and ward over Ce1estia and
the scout of the cave. Their pay went on
IL always would; but Stiilfter, sure of their
gooo faith, where unfaith meant a hound
Ing doWn with death at the end of it, had not
Kept ciose track Of them. Old man Smells
, sooo, the indian, probably still hunted and
hshed IN the peighborhood Or, if all these
) NO gone. others perhaps had settled in the
houses which they had built
1t was lar better that Professor stiI,iter
shoulo pc found than that he shouId 20
Til9usn tne dangers and agonies of seeking
oHuer ordinary circumstances he kneu the
lesion IKE the palm of his hand rho cave
l.se n ne could find his way about IN as
!. easily as IN his own house PM k,o.,,ne
snilss, "nen you see them is very difaran@
from knowing them when VIZ - -
them ana can only touch tbar,
merely depression by day ia an sh,,sa ,,
night "S ~ an ABYSS by
{ In wooded countries there is ro.,,
Ter than a f1re to attract attent;or rs ~.
lonely or hungry person is in s;t.. - any
fire, that person will go to n az VI tnat
and mountains If necessary eioss iakes
Professor Stilliter had rna+oh.
} or might not be able to find IT, re nllght