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THE GOLD HILL NTWS, THURSDAY, J l’LY 14, 1932
UNDER FROZEN STARS
CHAPTER VI—Continued
—Il—
Cottons Are Smartest When Tailored
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
by GEORGE MARSH
“Yea. they must hare had anothei
boat downstream."
As the peterboro was brought to th<
W ith hl« tnmp-llne Jim lathed the
river, and slid Into the water, Jim
two run« to a provision bag. swung It
pointed at a patch of mud. "Look I
to his bark, adjusted the head-strap
F R O M T H E B E G IN N IN G
There they are—Smoke's tracks I"
over bis forehead, and piled on the
At Ufa far
S tu a r t, tr a d e r fa « b a rg a ,
The two men bent over the deep
rest of their outfit, while Smoke
ra ac u r« A u r o r a L . l l l a k l d a u « k la r
S tu a r t'a r iv a l fa tb a fa ,
Impreeslone of a dog's feet In Hie mu<l
thrashed off through the "bush" after
trom a a avarturaad canoa fa tb a faba, l a a a e irtt a t fa a . aba a a d Jfa r a o a a « «
of the ehore.
a a ta a a a a c a r ta ia laland. LaB loafa. » t t b P a ra d la , faa b a it broad U autaaraal.
snow-shoe rabbits. For a half mile
fa aaarcb a t tb a a naaing « a l P a ra d la d ia p U y a a a a .lt » t a v a n * h a
C a fa s ta
"He Jumped from here—there's
the trail held to the high land bark
H A u r o r a baa M l «ha p ro m la -d nota, J im la a m buaba d h r P a ra d .« a a d
where he landed. See that moccasin
from the river, then turned toward
tr a v e l to w a rd t b r l «Riutui i v a t . O n tb a w a v ba o v a rtu rw a tb a boat. I t e v f a i
print! He was right after them at
the water. Rent under his heavy load,
a a tb r baacb. J fa t'a a u p re fa r. A n d r e » C b ria tm . dtaplraaod a t S tu a r t'a tro d «
a t h,a ro q u ra t. on« y * « r to " m a k a « o o d ."
P a ra d la b r.b r« an
they put In the canoe I They couldn't
Jim followed the moving legs of Omar
. and O m a r .
T b a a l'a m p t fa il* , a n d J im la b r a t h . I n d ia n ta
mist him—shot him dead I"
under the peterboro. From the slowly
A lt a r b a a r in « tb a a la r y . L a B lo a d d u r b a r « « « P a r a ,lia
Jim and A u ro ra
Foot by foot Jtm and Omar searched
Increasing clamor of the rapids, Jim
m u tu a l fa v a , tb o u « b A u r o r a la r o lu r n fa « ta W ln n fa « « , a n d J b a
the mud of the shore, hut found no
tr ip ta
• p araoaal a ppeal to tb a l a d u n w ho b a r e |-a r a r .te a llr
Judged that they were nearing the end
raluard ta tr ade tb e ir lu ra w ith fa m . H a (Inda I h a t P a ra d la baa « a b a te d th a w a u p r r a h -
further traces of the vanished dog.
of the carry and approaching the
t r a d u r j w ith S tu a r t. E a a u . b a g -b re a d p a r ila a n a t S t u a r t .
“Smokey — poor
old
Smokey I"
rive.', but his sweat blinded e.ves did
• V M m i a m y a ta rto u a jo u n w y ' w b ic k th e y kopa w in r e s u lt fa tb a s v a r tb r o w a t J fa g w a k .
mourner! Jim. “Yon died like a so!
not lift from the moccasins of the man
dler, faring 'em I And Jim can't glvt
in fro n t
you a decent grave.”
Suddenly, the legs of Omar came to Jim headlong, his heart cold with fear
These young bucks of Paradis won't
a h a lt (Sirloua. Jim raised his head
Stuart straightened, and gnzing
for his dog. At last the panting run­ forget the trimming you gave them.
downstream where the stiffened body
banded by the tump-Une, but the ners reached the river. But neither
There were three or four decorating of hla dog rode the awlft current on
canoe on Omar's broad bark, blocking dog nor the canoe of Paradis was In
the trail when I got loose and started Its way to the sea. brought his hand
t i e trail, alone met hla blurred eyes. sight
to help you. How they'd laugh at to his forehead In salute.
Then, to his startled ears came
“Smoke!" Jim called. “Here Smoke!" God's lake at these people trying to
Omar's hoarse whisper: "De gun I
The frleuds dropped a mile down
There was no answering yelp.
take Omar Boisvert with their hands I"
Quick!"
river, and, cutting back Into the tlm
Omar, closer to the water, suddenly
Omar's mouth widened across hla
"W hat Is It? Game ahead!" Jim
dropped to a knee and flred down bquare face. "Dese young feller on de her, made a small Are and ate. To
wondered, as he slipped off the head-
avoid a possible ambush, they waited
river. Joining-him, Jim looked to see.
Sturgeon keep dere hand off Omar
strap.
far below, a canoe paddled by two Rclevert, ah-hah," laughed the swart for the moon, then, hugging the shad
As his load slid to the ground he
owg of the shore, traveled, until
crouching men. Again and again the son of Anak. "Dey got sore neck all
wiped the sweat from his eyee and
stopped by the churn of broken water
two took careful aim and flred at the right."
ahead.
squinted past Omar toward the river.
IT 'S amazing the way cottons are
distant craft, but the range was great,
"D’you suppose they've come to. and
With a bound his heart started drum­
At dawn they carried around ths * "carrying on" this season—amaa-
and the riflemen panting from exer­ are waiting for us with guns to come
ming against his riba There, twenty
Whitewater, which seemed Impassable, Ing I No matter what hour of the
tion. At last the canoe turned a back for the boat!"
yards up the trail, leering at the wait­ bend.
Omar shook his head. “We go an’ and all day lay hidden In the brush be clock It may be, morning, noon or
ing Omar, stiff as a spruce under the
Back and forth through the thick
see. I t'lnk dey got dere All for to­ low, watching the river and wondering midnight, yes, midnight, for evening
canoe, stood Paul Paradis
bush near the landing Jim searched, day. Paradis ru n ; dey run. He keep what chance two voyageura who had cottons are front page news Ji.at now
"Trapped!" muttered Jim, working calling the dog he loved— hoping. If he
dere gun een hees cunoe. He want to beaten their young men would have It’s cottons which are holding the cen
desperately to free the rifles from the were alive, that the hurt animal would
with the wild OJIhwas of Sturgeon ter of the stage.
tak' us alive, he not dure geeve dem
knotted turap-llne which bound them answer with a whine. But Smoke did de gun."
lake. Since the meeting with Paradis
The eenantlunal debuts of piques,
to the pack.
and his men, the mission to Sturgeon
not answer. The two friends widened
“You didn't kill any of ’em—break
lacy cottoo lueehee and such, at the
Again came Omar's whispered warn­ their hunt, thinking the wounded any necks— with those bear traps of lake In searrh of Jlngwak seemed but
most formal of night events and the
ing: "De gun! Tak' to de hush!
a forlorn hope to Jim Stuart. The
husky might have crawled off some­ hands r
enchanting role which embroidered
Queek!" followed by the Jeer of Para­ where to die. Finally Jim was forcer!
presence In the country of LeKlond's
Omar thoughtfully scratched hla
organdies and sheerest of cotton nets
dis: “So you have come to vlseet
to the conclusion that the dog had head. "Wan. mebhe. I twist hees man had put a new face on things are so dramatically playing to night
At the beet, the Indiana would refuse
me?"
been shot In the water and carried
neck ver’ hard.” Then the narrow
ly audiences are not tho only per
Io listen to them once they had heard
With his gun almost free. Jim heard down stream.
formancee of cottons which are cane
of
the
light
on
the
portage.
At
the
a movement In the bush, and looked up
Poor Smoke! Sick at heart, Stuart
worst. It looked as If the prediction Ing the world of fashion to alt iq and
to see two Indians hurt themselves at
bathed his grimy face and arras nt
of
the old OJibwa at tho l-ake of the take notice, for sports cottons are
the man waiting, legs braced, under the shore as his thoughts went back
Great Stonee would be fulfilled. The staging every whit ae Interesting a
the canoe.
three years to the puppyhood of the
peterboro would never return up the program during the daytime hours.
As they came headlong on. with a
friend he had lost. From the time
They're amartnit when they're tai
Sturgeon.
lunge of his great shoulders Omar
when, a fluffy ball of fur. Jtm had
Of course, Jim knew that he and lored, that la whnt designers are say
pivoted and swung the heavy peter­ brought him south from the bay to
Omar could not disappear off the face Ing of t ie stunning cottons which are
boro crashing Into their heads, at the God's lake, man and dog had known
of the earth without a search by com­ darting hither and thither o'er tennis
same time slipping his tump-line and
no separation ; together they had faced
pany men and ths Provincial police. court or trailing a lively hnll o'er golf
avoiding the falling boat. Then with
the drive of the blizzards nnd the
The first sledding snow would bring era' green or holding a rendezvous with
a roar the enr-.ued half breed met the slant of the spring rains; shared the
dog-leams from the south Into the the fashionable eel out at the conn
rush of a third man and, lifting him
hardships of the white trails of the
Sturgeon valley—clean-faced trackers try club. This feeling for the chic
above his head In his vise like grip,
long snows and the summer white-
who would follow Indian or white simplicity of tailored effects Is re
flung the writhing body to the trail
waters. Two great tears ran down the
mun. wanted for murder. Into the fleeted In the preference which Is he-
Leaping over the stunned Indian, he bronzed face of the man who knelt
uttermost north—clenr to the frozen ng expressed among college girls for
made for the surprised Paradis.
by the river, for the slant eyes of his
sea. and beyond. There would be the shirtwaist frock which has not a
Dodging Into the brush to escape dog would never again shine with
trouble In the Pipestone and Sturgeon frill or a furbelow about It. Aa sum­
Idolatry as his deep throat rumbled
the charging Omar. Paradis shouted:
river country If the factor of Sunset mer advances these nent trig llttlt
"No knives!" ns two OJIhwas cata­ at Jim’s caress; his plume of a tall
House and his head man did not come tailored cotton shlrtwnist costumes
heat frantically to Jim's call as he
pulted Into the half-breed from the
back. But unless Paradis was be­ are appearing In Increasing numbers
yelped In answer.
rear, bringing him to his knees.
trayed. how were these grim man- They are making them of pique, of
“Good-by, Smoke!” sohlied the man.
But they were fighting to take alive
hunters from the south to prove that seersucker and the miHjIsh cotton
turning his face twisted with grief
a man whose strength was a byword
the missing men had been shot out of meshes. Buttoning them primly up
from the sober eyes of his friend. “I
from God's lake to the Rarren Grounds,
their canoe from ambush nr stabbed to the neck. too. and making the
loved every black balr on you. Jim
and, as he tripped and fell with two
as they slept! Whom could they ac­ skirts youthfully slim nnd straight—
clawing Indians on his hack, legs will never forget! Good by. Smoke!"
cuse? L’nless. by some miracle. Esau Just a few little godets, perhaps, aet
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
twined around his. Omar snarled: “I
returned to Sunset House, all that In about the hemline or a skirt of fit
“Well yon wanted to meet him again
tak' you. too, Paradees!”
Again and Again the Two Took
men would ever know would be that teal gores or maybe Jnal enough pleats
When Omar clubbed his first as­ and you had your wish." said Jim. as
Careful Aim and Fired at the
three voyngeura and a dog had. like 'et In to give freedom of movement
they filled the magazines of their
sailants with his swinging canoe. Jim.
Distant C ra ft
thousands before them, failed Into the
rllles
and
started
hack
for
the
canoe.
Then ngaln If ynu are keeping tnb
with his hands on his lashed gun. was
north, leaving no trace.
“Now did LeBlond lie to us and send eyes of the half-breed suddenly cloud
hurled to his fnce by the Impact of
Yea. the two friends agreed, having
him hère to hide, or Is Paradis dis­ ed. “Esau!" he gasped. "Dey know
two heavy bodies.
As he fell the
shown his hund, there was no doubt
obeying orders! I wish I knew "
we come; by gar, dey gpt Esau!"
realization that all he had worked for
JACKET ENSEMBLE
that Paradla, for hla own personal
The canoe of the old Indian, a day
The muscles ridged on Omar's
—all he loved—hung on the next few
safety,
would
hunt
them
down
when
clamped
Jaws
as
he
scowled
his
dis­
ahead
of
them
on
the
river,
must
have
seconds, flashed through his conscious­
he found they hnd continued north to
appointment.
“Eef he onlee Jump run Into the party of Paradla.
ness.
Sturgeon lake.
In keeping on nnd
me wld dose oders,” he sighed. Then
“He told me he would travel only at
They had not knifed him! Thought
attempting to find Jlngwuk, supported
hla band slid hack to the empty sheath
night.”
they could take him and Omar with
by LeBtond’s man. they were paddling
on his sash. "Dev get my knife w en
The deep chest of the half-hreed
their bare hands, did they!
Into certain disaster, for after the
dey
hit
me
from
behind.
Dey
get
your
lifted
In
a
heavy
sigh.
“Wldont
Esau
The old fury he had known In many
lesson on the portage, Paradis would
knife,
too!
Yon
have
moch
trouble
we
are
no
good."
he
said,
as
they
a trench light overseas returned as
never again try Io take them with
started back to the canoe.
Jim fought the men on his back wbo wld dem?"
hare hands. And yet, rr they planned
“They got nine. too. but I picked
“ He may have missed them There's
sought to pin him to the ground. A
while they waited for darkness, and
It up." Jim smiled at Omar's matter nothing to do hut keep on."
desperate heave and he twisted and
of fact reference to hla struggle to
Cautiously, deep In I he hush on ttie deep set gray eyes of the factor
thrashed In their dinging arms until
of Sunset House met the knotted
eithei side of the portage trail, the
he reached his knees. A wrench, and free himself of the two OJibwag. “We
squint of Omar's swart face, no sug­
must
wash
these
scratches,
Omar,
'
two
men
approached
their
canoe.
As
he had a hand free, as they fell ro the
gestion of turning bnck was voiced
he went on, examining the hulglng Omar hnd said. It was unlikely that
trail— a heap of straining, panting
by either. Ahead of them, they hoped
shoulders protruding through the Paradis had allowed his men to enrry
men. Chin clamped on chest to cheat
rifles to the ambush, for In their ex­ against hope, a dauntless old man still
their clawing lingers seeking his ripped shirt of his frieod. “They
citement the Indians wonld have used traveled on his lonely ml»slon to Stur­
throat, again and again Jim hunched clawed you like a lynx.”
them, and for some subtle reason he geon take— a mission which would
Omar’s
marked
face
wrinkled
In
per­
bis fist over the shoulder Into the Jaw
mean. If he were met and recognized
plexity.
“
W'y
you
t'lnk
dat
Paradees
wanted to take Omar and Jim unhurt.
of the man who faced him. then by
Nevertheless, the two men stalked hy Paradis. the swift disappearance of
try to tak' us wld hees hand! Ver'
sheer strength bent back the head,
Esau Otchlg. They had let him go
strange t'lng!"
their canoe as If sure that trouble
until, with a groan, he fainted.
" I don't know. Maybe he wanted awaited them. Rut the OJiliwas. re­ alone, on this mad search for the
Desperate with the knowledge of
sorcerer. They would follow and find
the white man's superior strength, the to keep us In a cage to show us to the covered from their rough handling,
him. If alive, Rnd make their fight to­
Indians
np
here,”
laughed
Jim.
“One
has
disappeared,
leaving
the
canoe
remaining OJibwa clung like a cat.
gether. Jim would have as soon de
thing's
certain:
If
he
caught
us
we'd
and
outfit,
with
Omar's
knife,
lying
with arms and legs, to Stuart's back,
sorted the old OJibwa In his present
have never seen home again. Rot that on the trail, untouched.
but wrenching himself from his grip,
need as he would have left a wounded
"I»ey were scare' we come hack wld
Jim beat him to the ground. On his was a clever trick of yonrs—clubbing
them with the boat, you old wolverlue. our gun and dey make for dere canoe." mao between the lines In Flanders.
knees, the hands of the dazed Indian
As the moon rose and they pushed
fumbled with something on the trail, as
off Into the shadows of the river shore,
»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦♦♦•»•♦•«♦«♦♦•a«s
s
seeeeaeeeeeesseeeeoweesees
Jim rose panting to his feet. Then, with
the words of Aurore LeBlond, "You'd
a blind lunge he lurched forward with
dle_ for love, so you say, but your
Stuart's recovered knife, fo meet the
duty—" haunted Jim's thought's. Had
crash of a swinging fist which crum­
he played fair with this girl who had
pled him In a heap.
Paved stone foot trails extending pednlly the paved trails. Is attributed so frankly shown him her heart! He
Omari
over the widest and rockiest stretches by the natives to the genius of a leg
had allowed a sense of duty—of loy­
Picking up the knife, Jim hurried
of Inva, artificial fish ponds formed endary hero.
alty to the company—to cheat them of
ahead to aid his friend. As he ap­ by building a barrier of rock across
The old chiefs, Mr. Walker found priceless hours together before she
proached, from the limp bodies of two
a narrow bay or cove, and playgrounds In his research carried on under the went south. And now this loyalty was
men rose a pair of massive bleeding
represented b.v prepared tracks down auspices of the Bishop museum of to rob them of their birthright. For
shoulders, from which a shirt hung In
trnssy slopes for sled coasting are Honolulu. were burled In almost Inac
even the masterful Omar admitted
tatters. His heart checked os the sun
imong the accomplishments of a for­ feasible cliffs where It Is practically
that Jlngwak and I'aradls would never
flashed from a knife blade and a
gotten culture found by W. SI. Walker impossible to find their graves.
allow the peterboro to return to Hun-
crouching figure left the brush to run
if the burean of American ethnology
set House. And now that he felt In
at the square bulk of Omar's back.
>n the almost deserted Island of Maul
I lls heart that he had said g.-md-hv
G r e e n and B la ck T ea«
"Behind you, Omar!" warned the
forever, Jim llverl again and agnln
n the Hawaiian group.
The same kind of ten leuves enn
running Stuart.
Ideal for summer wenr Is tills lacket
each treasured moment he hnd spent
He also found sites of 230 alti.r
he
used
for
the
manufacture
of
either
At the words, Omar leaped far to
with her. Once more, as the boat slid ensemble of soft yellow and beige
Inces, usually on headlands overlook-
green or black ten. the difference of
the side and turned to face the dan
past the slindow-pncked river shore, tones In cool pointed crepe.
ng the sen nnd oriented towards the
the two tens lying merely In /.e prnc
ger. But the courage of Paul Paradis
lie felt the wnrm eareas of her lips
conn, which evidently had a proml
ess of curing. Some varieties of tea
was not equal to meeting the black
heard her low whisper, gazed Into the
,ent place In the old religion. The
fury of the unarmed half-breed, and largest of these wag more than 400 'ernes, however, nre hotter adapted dnrk depths of her eyes and crushed Coat*Dre«g 1« Featured
he dodged into the spruce and disap­ feet long and hnd a terraced slope than others for making certain kinds her lithe body to hla neart.
Now in Every Fashion
peared toward the river.
of ten. In producing grpen ten tin*
“Good-by, Aurore!" lie murmurigj,
no feet high extending over the edge
It's illtficult Io tell a coni from a
"We get de gun!” pnnted Omar,
leaves nre sterilized by Stenin. This and above the fret of Hie river on the
of the hill. Much of this culture, es-
“dere are more of dem!”
prevents oxidizing or fennenfntlnn of pear shore, he again heard her. "Good- dress these days The coat dress fash
Ion affects not only street dresses and
Tearing their rifles from their lash­
the leaf which retains Its green color by, magician, don't forget roe J”
dnytlme coats, but prnetlcnlly every
ings, Jim and Omar followed Paradis.
and when boiling water Is ponred over
F a a tin g th e B eat W ay
Hut he had forgotten her, the brood­
As they ran, from the direction of the
"How to improve the appetite,” wns It the resnlt Is green nr greenish-yel­ ing bowman told himself, when he left other ty|ie ol costume—evening wrapt
stream sounded the yelp of Smoke.
the theme of a recent medical address low llqu’d. In manufacturing black her and come north to his defeat. To evening dresses, bench costumes, bnlh
robes.
“He's struck ’em!
Hurry up or that consumed more than half an ten the leaf Is allowed to ferment,
him In his loneliness had come this
The new coats are often hiitloned
they'll get him I" cried Jim, Increasing hour's time. We could tell It quicker: which changes Its color from gre-a tr
miracle of the love of Aurore l.e-
bis speed.
Puss up your breakfast, dinner and very dark brown. In the case of Blond und he hnd turned from It. put to the hem, like dresses ; street dresses
Hre cut fo fly open when one Is walk
Agnln above the distant drum beat ■up|ie.' and repeal the same second day oolong or semi fermented tea the for-
of the rnpids lifted the angry yelp of If necessary. Your appetite will Im­ mentation Is allowed te reach a cer­ It aside aa If a thing of little worth— Ing. and are provided with colored
this miracle of her love.
Smoke. Then two rifle shots drove prove.— New Orleans Times-Plcuyuna tain desired point
slips to carry out the effect of a coal
>TO B B C O N T IN U E D .»
over a dress.
OeprrisM by Pana Pak. Ow.
(-WND Sarrias*
Discover« Evidence of Old Hawaiian Culture
on the doings ot »man cot tun» you
will And your quest taking you ts
the moat unexpected place— Into ths
realm of coats. T tey are the Rawest
thing out In (he way of a eummei
brup, are these coats, either three
quarter or ful' length and made ol
the swankiest mosh col tons, or cot
ton tweeds nr the diagonal pallernec
cottons which are so modlah lust now
Ami they are making I hem of wide
wale pique too.
If you are casting about for aoms
thing stylish to wear that ran gc
sailing, foiling, to tha tennis courts
or on to tha rlub house porch, hers
they are In this picture. Each la a
sheer durene mesh, washable and
simple In line This particular wear«
hat a sort of honeycomh effect which
la very attractive, hut If ynu are get
ting several sisirta cottons, and ol
cuurae you are, you might vary them
hy making another of yout frocks of
the very handsome durene diagonals
which tailors to perfection and looks
every Inch strictly up to the moment
In chic.
One of the fetching things about
Hie model to the right here pictured
Is that It has that shirtwaist look
which we were talking about a mo­
ment ago. Then. too. It proclaims tha
mode o ' the widened soft self fabric
belt. You will like Ihe s k irt Stand
up and It will fall Into the narrow
allm silhouette which la Ihe pride ot
fortunate, slender youth. 811 down
nnd there nre Just enough pleats In
from to make one feel al ease.
The llltle bellhop Jacket to Ihe left
couldn't he aninrter, buttons. rovers,
durene mesh and all. Realty a ward­
robe without a bellhop Jacket or two
does nol qualify aa being complete
thia season.
Ig
1111
W a a ta r n
Ncwapapar Union.*
BLACK REMAINS IN
FAVOR WITH MILADY
Those who alt In Judgment on ihe
fashions of the world are not tha
Highly Individuals they may seem to
be. No matter how many fanciful
ruffle« and frills they Invent no mat­
ter how many brilliant purples and
rede they produce, no matter how
unsettled In the matter ol skirt lengths
and wnlstllnea they seem ti. tie there
are always a few old faithfuls among
tle lr Ideas that are never deserted
First among these Is the all black
dreaa. Strange aa II may seem while
It la Ihe old reliable of every ward­
robe. It la many times the smartest
dress of the loL
The summer version of the all black
dress Is appearing In Pnrls In lighter-
weight fabrics than uauaL.
FLASHES FROM PARIS
Fringe reappears on evening
frocks
Drum shaped bellhop hat la fa­
vorite theme with chic Paris mil
liners
Leading couturiers atreaa style
Importance of cottons
('.apelines of large proportions
with shallow crowns top sum-
mery frocks
Chnntal «iKinsors dunes frocks
i f tailored cotton plqus
Mouasellne de sol, often called
silk organdie. Is favored for sheer
frocks.
Velvet shoulder capes lop print
ed rhlffon frocks
Street Clothe« Have a
Simpler Line Thig Year
Women, Hits /ear, set great »tore
hy their street clothes
There Is the
demand for simple, wearable c lo th «
that draw a smurf line between the
severely tailored line anil the softer
line that marks the arternoon mods
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