hood of wolf skin. It was not his own suit; it had been borrowed from his host, a husky young hunter of East Cape. But that was not his

before he h

ave guessed why the Rus

hy

mber of the United S

-ti-ma-na" (

ely in the eye as much as to

ore he thought of it, the better he was satisfied with things as they were. His companions carried with

repared to act the part for one night at least. With the wolf skin parka hood drawn we

ed extremely difficult. It had been by the merest chance that Johnny had caught a glimpse of him as he disappeared through the flaps of a dwelling near

at the top but to climb up there was to be detected. He crept round to the other corner. There a glad sigh escaped his lips. A spot of light shone through the semi-transparent outer covering of wa

ide. Only an old Chukche woman sat in the co

e was beginning to think so, when his eye caught the end of a sleeping bag protrudin

s out. Then I'll wait,"

d through the flap than a dark brown streak shot into the room. As Johnny watched it, he realized that it was a small wo

e were in league; perhaps they were all Radicals with a common purpose, the de

to the bottom of the Russian's sleeping bag. Failing in this, she gave it a number of punches. With a keen glanc

hnny recognized as part of the Russian's equipment. She had examined this and was about to put it in shape again when there came the

ntly the sharp chin and the sullen brow

on his belt, he stared about the place for a second, then much as a cat springs

s hand gripped the blue automatic. If the Russian fo

that as the man tore angrily at the

as clever, he was obliged to admit that. In a period only of seconds, she had cut away

t the Jap girl sought? Was it certain papers which the Russian carried, or was it-was i

not to go to her and tell her that he had the diamonds? If, on the other hand, she was seeking possession of that which did not rightfully belong to her, would she not take them from him anyway and leave him to face dire results? For, though no law existed which would hold him responsible for the jewels, obtained as they had been under such unusual conditions, still Johnny knew a

. But that gentleman, after evincing his exceeding displeasure by kicking his sleeping bag abou

f it he did not sleep for three hours after he had let

Of all the Japs in all the world! To meet him her

m about recent developments and to ascertain, if possible, when they would cross the Strait. He had got as far

ff. But that was quite enough. Iyok-ok was dressed in a suit of purple pajamas and was turned half ab

. Furthermore, and this is the part which gave Johnny the start, this Jap was none other th

n which the higher classmen treated the beginners rough. Johnny had resented this treatment and had been set upon by four husky lads in the darkness. He had settled two of them, knocked them cold. But the other two had got him down, and were beating the life out of him when this little Jap, Hanada, had appeared on the

le and had attempted to sew up the cut with an ordinary needle. He smiled grimly as he

his own reasons for keeping silent. Johnny decided that he would not be the first to break the silence. But after all there was a strange new comfort in the realization that here was one among all these strangers whom he could trust implicitly