From her own heart welled up
a cry, a revelation of that wonderful thing throbbing in her
breast which must have reached Philip's ears had there not in that
same instant come another sound to startle them both into
listening silence.
It was not far distant. And it was unmistakably an answer to
Philip's challenge.
CHAPTER XXI
As they listened the cry came again. This time Philip caught in it
a note that he had not detected before. It was not a challenge but
the long-drawn ma-too-ee of an Eskimo who answers the inquiring
hail of a comrade.
"He thinks it is the man in the cabin," exclaimed Philip, turning
to survey the fringe of forest through which their trail had come.
"If the others don't warn him there's going to be one less Eskimo
on earth in less than three minutes!"
Another sound had drawn Celie back to the door. "When she looked
in the man she had stunned with the club was moving. Her call
brought Philip, and placing her in the open door to keep watch he
set swiftly to work to make sure of their prisoner.
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