Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-30

She broke off suddenly and a
sparkle of interest came in her eyes.
Pointing to the pile of wood in the
corner she cried: MIR. Stane, I am
sure there is something hidden
under that wood"
Stane started and stared at the
stacked UP logs, a slight look of app
prehension on his face. The girl
laughed as she caught the look. 1T
is nothing to be alarmed at; but
those logs are misleading l am sure,
for at one place 1 can see something
cleaning. What it is l don't know,
but I am going to find out"
Rising quickly, she began to throw
down the logs and presently uncov-
cred a large square tin that at some
time or another had contained bis
cults. Pursuing her Investigations
she uncovered two smaller tins and
for a moment stood regarding them
with curious eyes. Then she lifted
one.
"What is it?" asked Stane.
81 don't know. 1t looks like-wait
a minute!" She took a small pinch
of the contents and lifting it to her
mouth, tasted 1t. "Flour!''
"Flouri YoAdon't say?"
Iou seem uSiiSlleu. SHe Sdlu
~wonderingly.
II am" he replied.
"But-well I don't exactly see
why! If it were gold, I could under
stand. One always finds gold in
these deserted cabins, according to
the story books. And we find -four
and you rejoice
IT do" answered Stane joyfully.
tfAIica( Vardolu that Hn11r &c n 1oA-
send. We were very short, as you
told me. only a pound or two left.
and I was afraid that we might have
to live on meat and fish alone, and
you don't know what that means.
l dol I lived for three weeks on
moos meat last winter and ]
haven't forgotten it yet. For
Heavens sake open the other tins"
The girl obeyed him, and presently
the remaining tins revealed their
contents. One held about nine
pounds Of rice and the other was
three parts filled with beans.
To Stane the discovery of the
stores was a great relief, far greater
than the girl knew. OF starvation
he had had no fear, for they were in
a good game country, but he knew
the danger of a meat diet alone, and
now that for the time being that
danger was eliminated he was CORE
s%pondingly relieved; the more so
when, two morning later, the door
of the hut being open they behe1d
a thin powdering of shot-like Snow.
winter is here!" said Helen, a
little sobered at the sight of the
white pail.
YES" he answered. "You found
this hut just in time
No more snow fell for over a fort
night, and during hat time, despite
the cold, Stane spent many hours
practicing walking without c%rutches.
Then at the close of a dull, dark day
the wind began to blow across the
lake, whistling and bowling in the
trees behind, and the cold it brought
with 1t penetrated the cabin, driving
them closer to the stove. All night
1t blew and once, waking behind the
tent canvas with which the bunk
where she slept was screened, the
girl caught a rattle on the wooden
walls of the cabin, that sounded as If
it wer being neppered with in
Vulnerable pellets. Seated by the
stove after breakfast, Helen was
startled by a brace of cracks like
those of a pistol. She started up.
"What was that? Some n
fired"
mol" answered Stane quickly.
Just a couple of trees whose hearts
have burst with the cold. There will
be no n abroad this weather"
But in that. as events proved, he
was mistaken. For when, in tho
early afternoon, whipped in the fur
garments which the girl had manu-
featured at their old camp. they VEN
tured forth, not twenty yards away
from the hut Stane came suddenly
upon a broad snow-shoe trail. At
the sight of it he stopped dead.