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234 came to the other shelter. As he appeared Koehler signalled to Geoff to make no charges before the others.

"Come outside with me a moment!" Geoff therefore invited Latham.

The man, looking at him suspiciously, complied. The two walked out in the bitter cold alone. The moon was just setting, but the last green rays showed to each man his companion's face.

"What do you want?" Latham demanded.

"Price, how did you come to miss Eric's cairns?"

"What are you getting at?"

"You know what I'm getting at!"

"Tell me!"

"I will!" Geoff defied. "I'll tell you I believe you found—or at least could have found if you'd decently searched—one of his cairns on those first islands below Mason Land."

"You confounded" Latham began.

"Shut up! I told you that because I'm sure of it. Either you found his cairn there or you didn't look where you said you did. But pass that; I can't prove it; I just know it. I know