Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-22

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Having eaten. Tommy rested fos
hail an hour took W the heavy oas
kot. and once more BIZ the trail hut
nov he went slowly and stopped often
20 rest lie bad seldom been 70 tired
IN bis ;igs. and only an overmatteriuS
love and anxiety FOR Celesiia kept him
going
Il was 10 longer right y wasn't YET
dawn. bus that lovely interval between.
when In shat appears 70 BE- pi'ch
darkness thlnet become suddenly Wis.
ible Tommy stumbled on shiiting
the heavy basket frequently from
hand 90 hand
A. Il sog 20 BE- broad day. be was
careful to make 40 noise A. any mo
msnt nov he might hear sounds Of
8tiiiter and Celestis approaching.
About thia time Freddie and Csies-
TIA Tor rather Freddie alone; for &c.
lertia merely suffered herself 70 be
led. we're trying 70 md their way
back 10 ne cave But for once the
luck Of ne tenement d~eller was AZ
fault man brought W % numbered
streets and rectangular city blocks
has no incentive to develop a bump
VI locality aud at last Freddie with
cold fear IN bis heart admitted 10
himself that he vas hopelessly lost
shouldn't have said hopelessiy; the
mariner has his settant and compass
70 guide him across the waters, the /
woodsman has The sun and the stars.
and tho mosey sides OF trees 10 help
out in lut1itlgo sense % direction.
and Freddie. feeling 10 his inside poe.
et found 10 hls unmluFated relief
that be- had hls pack OF cards.
ForiheIh he made Celcstla sit
down. and he kneii. and having shuf
fed his greasy and shabby deck. be
dealt thirteen cards face down IN
very accurate circle Then one BY
one. look Of faithful expectancy on
bis face. be turned them over
Twelve " me cards be then gath.
cred up and pot eiih the pack The
thirteenth was the acc % hearts
This Freddie uned with reverence
md great care. so na not o. change
the direction 90 whloh % pointed until I
% reached the lesel Of his eye aud be
could sight along it
a blasted PIN. standing alone was
The FIRST landmark 10 which the god
teas ~ chance directed Freddie the
Ferret
Were rot lost now" he said. and I
"a I..NH sd.
You may call u what you please. /
Tho fact remains that Freddie the Per. I
ret had had return o. his usual luck /
md had hit upon the general direction !
N the cave
From ihe foot of the blasted pine be |
ielecied another landmark sad pressed /
ia
Al abont this time Professor stint
.er wakei from that sleep la which he
lad asked ihia question
How viH I kuos ben n r. day."
lie got no and CROPPED about ia 1he
hoe until ho had located the door lie
lpcnsd this and went out lie sat
town in the warm sunghlne to think
out d plan
II VAS FAR better that Professor stil. /
Tier should be- found than that be /
huuld 20 through the dangers and |
,gonics OF seeking Under ordinary
circumstances be knew the region like
he palm ~ his hand The cave itself I.
10 could flnd his way about Ia as cas-.
ly az IN bis own house but knowing
hings when you see them ~ very dif
cront from knowing them when you
amt see them and can only touch I
hem. What is merely depression by .
lay Us an abyss by night
In wooded countries there Is moth. .
ms better than a IRE TO attract atten-
ion. II any lonely or hungry peraou
s In sight OF that IRE that person will I
20 20 a. across lakes and mountains.
T necessary
"Wcll," he thought. I'm have 20
urn my shelter Il win make Just
he Blk smoke need And ! shant be- \
much the worse or u won't look ike .
campfire. but like the beginning OF .
forest IRE u ought to bring a
satrhman
Tho logs Of which the hut was built /
we're thoroughly seasoned and full OF
itch. ny aid OF the heap OF OLD dried.
ut halsam which had served him Tor
pillow during the night Professor
itililter succeeded IN setting II on hre
lis ears told him that the Ere vas
'oing 10 be a success. and presently.
90 the heat that began 70 emanate
rom A.
tie crawied 90 a little distance and
an down with hia back 10 the IRE. II
wasn't likely that anyone woald come
p less than an hour. Il might be
many hours before anyone came Hut
10 was very sure that hts FIRE would
ring someone eventually.
sitting and waiting. nov making at
empts 10 calculate the passage OF
lme, and faiths slgnsliy. nov think.
ng unhappy thoughts. and now
cugeful. passionate thoughts. he sat
u and on for eternities OF time.
Professor Stilliter's IRE was spread.
ng. Il was smell OF burning cloth
hat made this clear TO him Tho pro.
ossor's coat had caught are He
ioved farther away until there seemed
o be nothing about him but unburn.
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