The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-07

DelieVes the DOS, but that can't last
forever"
Having eaten. Tommy rested for
half an hour, took up the heaVy has
kct, and once more hit the trail. But
now he went slowly and stopped often
TO rest. lie had seldom been 70 tired
In his lie. and only m overmastering
love and anxiety for Celestial kept him
going.
Il was nc longer night. II wasn't yet
dawn: but that lovely Interval between
when IN what appears 10 be pitch
darkness, things become suddenly vie.
sble. Tommy stumbled on. shifting
tho heavy basket frequently from
hand to land.
AS II got to be broad day. he was
careful to make no noise. At any mo-
ment now he might hear sounds OF
stiliter and Celestial approaching.
About this time Freddie and Celes.
Tia Tor rather Freddie alone; for Ce-
lestia merely suffered herself 20 be
led. were trying to find their way
back to the cave. But for once the
luck OF the tenement dweller was at
fault. A nan brought up on, numbered
streets and rectangular clty blocks
has NJ incentive to develop a bump
OF locality and NJ last Freddie. with
cold fear in his heart. admitted to
himself that he was hopelessly lost. /
shouldn't have said hopelessly: the
mariner has his sextant and compass
TO guide him across the waters; the
woodsman has the sun and the stars,
and the messy sides OF trees tc help
out IN intuitive sense OF direction.
and Freddie. feeling in his inside pock-
et. found TO his unmitigated relief
that he had his pack OF cards.
Forthwith he made Celestia sit
down. and he knelt. and having shuf.
fed his greasy and shabby deck. he
dealt thirteen cards face down in a
very accurate circle. Then one by
one. a look Of faithful expectancy on
his face. ne turned them over.
Twelve OF the cards he then gath
cred dp 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 IL pointed. until
Il reached the level OF his eye and he
I could sight along II.
A blasted pine standing alone wal
the first landmark TO which the god.
dess OF chance directed Freddie the
Ferret.
We're not LOST now" he said, and
he helped Celestial to her feet.
You may call II what you please.
The fact remains that Freddie the Fer
ret had had a return OF his usual luck
and had hit upon the general direction
Of the cave.
From the foot OF the blasted pine he
selected another landmark and pressed
on.
At about this time Professor stilli.
ter walked from that sleep In which he
had asked this question:
How win 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. He sat
down in the warm sunshine TO thiak
out n plan.
II was far better that Professor Still
liter should be found than that he
should go through the dangers and
agonies OF seeking. Under ordinary
circumstances he knew the region like
the palm Of his hand. The cave itself
he could find his way about In as cas-
fly as In his W. house But knowing
things when you see them is very DIFF
ferent from knowing them when you
can't sec them and can only touch
them. What Is merely a depression By
day is an abyss by night.
In wooded countries there IS moth.
ing better than a Gre 10 attract atten.
tion. II any lonely or hungry person
Is In sight OF that fire that person will
go 20 q. across lakes and mountains,
n necessary.
Well" he thought, "ITl have 70
burn my shelter. II will make Just
the big smoke I need. And | shan't be
much the worse off. II won't look like
a campfire. but like the beginning OF
a forest fire. II ought to bring a
Waterman"
The logs OF which the hut wal built
we're thoroughly seasoned and full OF
pitch. BY aid OF the heap OF old dried.
out balsnm which had served him for
a pillow during the night Professor
! Stilliter succeeded in setting II on fire.
His ears told him that the fire was
going 20 be a success, and presently,
too, the heat that began TO emanate
from Il.
lie crawled TO n little distance and
sat down with his back 20 the FIRE. II
wasn't likely that anyone would come
In less than an hour. Il might be
many hours before anyone came. But
he was very sure that bis FIRE would
bring someone eventually
Sitting and waiting. now making at
tempts 10 calculate the passage OF
time. and failing signally. now think
ing unhappy thoughts, and now
vengeful, passionate thoughts. he sat
on ana On for eternitles OF time.
Professor Stilllter's FIRE was spread,
ing. II was a smell Of burning cloth
that made this clear 10 him The pro
f~essOr's coat had caught fire. He
moved farther away until there seemed
10 be nothing about him but unburn.
able rock.