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THE STORY SO FAR: Bound for the
Finlay receives an anonymous letter
Chibougamau gold country, six men lost
suggesting that the six men were not
their lives on the Nottaway river. Red
drowned as reported. Suspicion prevails
Malone, Garrett Finlay, brother of one
that Isadore, rich fur man, has made a
of the six, and Blaise, half-breed guide,
gold strike and aims to keep prospectors
arrive at Nottaway posing as surveyors.
out of the country at any cost. The three
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men start out on the Nottaway. and
visit Isadore in his magnificent home.
Finlay meets I.lse, Isadora's stepdaugh­
ter, In response to an appeal to save
her. He Is ambushed and knocked un­
conscious. .Malone and Blaise find him.
Only That
Candidate—What did you think
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of my speech on sound economics?
Malone flashed his pocket torch on I
"Well, what's our next move, spread hands above his head, the
Listener—Well, there was enough
the face of his friend, swollen be­ chief?" demanded Red, fidgeting Montagnais gesture of friendliness. sound.
yond recognition. "By the father of
all the moose, Blaise, look at him!”
“By gar, boss, w'ere you get dem
bite?”
“You mean to say you two didn’t
hear the .45 a few hours back?” de­
manded Garry.
"Not a shot! I saw through the
glasses that you and Lise were sit­
ting pretty cozy on the beach and
everything looked all right, so Blaise
and I took a paddle up the lake.
We came back around five, couldn’t
find you, so turned Flame loose.
Then we lost him.”
"Yes,” laughed Garry, "every­
thing was all right except that Tete-
Blanche and his mob jumped me
after she left. But I got three or
four before they cracked me from
behind with a club. I came to,
lashed to a tree in a small bog
back in the bush. Flame, bless
’im! took their trail and found me.
Then chewed the thongs on my
wrists."
“I told you, Garry!” burst out
Red. flourishing his long arms in his
anger. “Blaise and I warned you!
The little, doublecrossing—”
"Wait till you hear the story. Red.
It's a queer one!”
As they paddled back to camp,
Finlay told the story in detail,
"Well, what do you think, Consta-
ble Malone?”
"It looks like wolf eat wolf, now,
Sergeant Finlay. If we don't get
this Tetc-Blanche, he's bound to get
us! After today
"Well, what's
asked Finlay.
"We get dat white-head, quick.
or we navare leave de lake, Dey
ficin’ to hunt us like starve wolf.
Some night we go straight to Isa­
dore i place, I put a knife into Tetc-
Blanche in hees bed and we take
Isadore to de railroad."
"SteadyI Not so bloodthirsty
jected Finlay, splashing water on
his tortured face and chest. "We
happen to be police, you know. My
orders are to investigate the disap­
pearance of six men.
"Until we can show that Isadore
has a vital reason for keeping white
men out of this country we've got no
motive for his having them shot.”
"I thought, of course, it was pinc­
er gold, somewhere on the river. Is­
adore was covering," said Red. "but
Wabistan's never seen thi in work-
ing the bars.”
"That’s just it. We can't show a
plausible motive for murdering
these men. Until we find one we're
licked, We haven't scratched the
surface of this cn«c yet, lied "
"You're right, chief, And if he
succeeds in turning the Montagnais
against us. we'll never get out of
this country."
"They'll swarm on us. If we have
to disclose the fact that we're p<
lice, Isadore will blame the Indi­
ans. stand put nnd we're licked.”
“Exactly, and he'll bring charges
against me for firing on his men
without cause ”
Red snorted in disgust. "Why, you
had to fight 'em. Garry! You knew
they'd wipe you out if they took you
and there’d be no proof of what
happened. Of course, it's regula­
tions but. nftcr what we know and
what they tried to do to you. what
are you going to call it when Blaise
and I meet up with this Tete-
Blanche"”'
' Self-defense. Red!” Garry chuck­
led
"Thanks, Sergeant Finlay! Do you
know this is the toughest assign­
ment you and I ever had'.’ You asked
for it and got it because you were -
trained surveyor before you joined
tlie force."
The returning I’elerboro was met
nt the camp by Wabistan and his
two sons Beneath his thatch of griz­
zled hair and seamed forehead the
o'd man s eves were be dy with ex-
eilement t. "Ver' bad time at head of
lake!” I he announced.
"Kinebik
ge .•< ve de Montagnais whiskey r an'
tell dem white man make de chil'
sick, an" more will die if de ’ Evil
Eye on Threw Leg' stay on 1 Was-
wanipi." The start led Indian peered
into C nrry's carici ature of a face as
he took his har id. "How you come
dis w ?" he demanded.
Finlay attempted a twisted smile.
"Your friend. Tete-Blanche. tied me
up and left me to the bugs "
The muscles in Blaise Brassard s
jaw bulged. "When we leave Was-
wanipi," he rasped in Cree, "we
leave Tete-Blanche in the ground
and take Isadore with us! He has
broken the law t
lagnais whiskey!
"Take Isadore
Are you
police sent by th
at Otta-
wa?" exci ■dly demanded the old
man.
Blaise shook his head. "No, but
we are sent by the Fattier* to make
a picture of the lake s " He repeated
bis talk with Wabistan to his friends.
"He s right, Blaise." said Garry.
•They’ve shown their hand. After
today they’ve g t to get rid of us to
•ave their skins. And they'll use
Kinebik and this evil eye mumbo- 1
jumbo to do it"
like a bear on a chain. “After what
they tried today I’m not sleeping
sound until I get my hooks on this
white head.”
"Don't underestimate that bird,
Red.” warned Garry as he sat
stripped to the waist by the fire,
rubbing his tormented body with the
soda solution. "He's quick as an ot­
ter. I was sure I had him today.
He wasn’t ten yards away and com­
ing in, head on, when I threw
the gun on him! I never made a
worse miss.”
“You don't make many, Garry.
Now what are the orders?”
"I'm going to Matagami to have
a report for headquarters relayed
by canoe to the railroad, It's my
alibi and last will and testament,”
said the blinded man, nursing his
puffed face. "With these wild Mon­
tagnais crazy with Isadore's whis­
key and fed up with the idea that
we've sickened their children, we've
got the chance a rabbit has with a
snowy owl.”
Malore stopped his pacing, bent
and peered anxiously into the fire-lit
face of his friend. Then he faltered:
"You're—you're not sending—for
help?”
An effigy of a smile touched Fin­
lay's distorted features.
"Do you think I am, Red?”
"Not the Sergeant Garrett Finlay
I wintered on the Liard River with—
not the man I saw bluff those miners
at Fort McLeod!”
"No, we'll play this through, the
four of us, as we started.” said Fin-
Then he drew something white from
his shirt and waved it.
"He's shaking like a bush in the
wind,” commented Malone, "Tell
him to come in Moise. He’s safe.”
The canoe moved in to the beach.
"Well, here's where she tries to
alibi herself out of it.” His freckled
face sour with disgust Red handed
Finlay a skin wrapper containing a
letter. "What a nerve that little de­
coy duck packs in that swell shape
of hers! She's as tough as raw-hide
but who’d guess it with that face!”
Finlay ignored his friend’s char­
acterization of Lise Demarais. He
began to read:
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As the schoolboy wroti it: "Peo­
ple in this country are allowed
This is called
Kipling Found His Anger
"After what has happened you only one wife.
have good reason never to trust me monotony
Il as Profitable—to A not her
again. Toe very thought drives me
frantic. But I had to write you. I
A member of a Ladies’ Aid so­
A bus driver once crashed his
swear I did not know they had fol­
ciety in a small town went to the
vehicle into one of the trees out­
lowed me. If I had, could I have
bank to deposit, as she told the
side the home of Rudyard Kipling.
acted that way before those breeds?
banker, "some aid money.”
The author wrote the man de­
Could I have lost my head—done
Unfortunately the banker thought
manding reparation. The driver
what I did? Do you think me as
she
said "egg money,” and re-
ignored the complaint and sold the
cheap as that? But I’m not sorry.
Remarkable,
isn’t it, how
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letter to a friend for 10 shillings.
I’m terribly glad. Believe it or not plied:
Not receiving an answer, Kip­
I was honest. I was carried far well the old hens are doing these
ling penned another note threaten­
out to sea. I’ve never met a man days?”
Then he couldn't understand
ing legal action. This scathing let­
like you, Garry Finlay!
why the woman gathered up
ter the driver also ignored—and
"That night Labelle rushed in and passbook and hurried from
sold.
called Jules from the table. When bank!
Finally losing patience, Kipling
he returned, I knew by his face
called on the man and angrily
something awful had happened.
Checking Up
demanded an explanation.
‘You met Finlay this afternoon,
First Salesman—W hy, you can't
‘‘I was hoping that you would
damn you!’ he roared. ‘Now three that man an encyclopedia!
write me some more letters. Sell­
Second Salesman— M hy not?
men are dead and another hurt! But
ing them is most profitable,” re­
First Salesman —Because he knows
this fake surveyor paid for it to­
plied the man.
night!' Then be struck me in the everything there is to know.
Second Salesman—B ell, he'll enjoy
face!
reading through it and finding the
"It was all so sudden—so ghastly, errors.
He wouldn't tell us what had hap-
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pened. I didn't know whether you
Myrtle—How does that fancy I UST the kind of dress the larger
were alive or dead. He accused me
of trying to betray him. When I rlock go that you won at the county ** woman appreciates—it is inter­
esting and individual and at the
asked him what there was to betray fair last month?
Vernon—Fine! In fact, it does same time manages to make
he started towards me and I ran to
Creomulsion relieves promptly be­
pounds seem to disappear. The
my room to get my pistol. He'll an hour in less than 45 minutes.
cause it goes right to the seat of the
never strike me again—never!
trouble to help loosen and expel
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germ laden phlegm, and aid nature
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soothe and heal raw, tender, in­
knew nothing—nothing about those
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flamed bronchial mucous mem­
men! They saw my canoe leave for
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branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
the swimming beach and followed.
A quiz with answers offering ? a bottle of Creomulsion with the un­
They never had done it before. I
derstanding you must like the way it
quickly allays the cough or you are
was sick not knowing what I had
information on various subjects ? to have your money back.
done to you. And I was so terribly
alone—so helpless! I didn’t dare
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for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis
Finally I found Louis Mikisis, my
graduated
from
West
Point
since
The Questions
messenger, and he listened outside
its founding?
Tete-Blanche's cabin and learned
To Laugh
that you had been left to die in a
The Answers
One inch of joy surmounts of
1. In what sport do the partici-
swamp. If I had known where you . pants wear bathing suits but try
grief a span, because to laugh is
1. Surf-board riding.
were, Garry Finlay, 1 would have I to keep out of the water?
proper to the man.—Rabelais.
2. Cascade tunnel in Washing-
found you, that night, But I could
2. What is the largest railroad
only suffer and pray.
tunnel in the Western hemisphere? ton (7.79 miles long).
3. Finns.
"In the morning I saw Tete-
3. What is another name for the
4. Russia.
Blanche and Tetu returning in a Suomi?
5. In 1937.
canoe to the post. Jules met them
4. What country ranks next to
6. Neptune.
on the shore and acted like a wild
the United States in the number
7. Chile and Argentina.
man. Later Louis told me that you
of miles of railroads?
8. The Congressional Medal of
had escaped. I went to my room
5. In what year did Joe Louis Honor.
and cried. You were alive—alive
win the world's heavyweight
9. New York (western part).
and free!
championship?
10. Since its founding in 1802, no
"Last night Jules was in the trade­
6. The trident is the symbol of more than 23,032 cadets, including
room with Tetc-Blanche, Tetu and
authority
of what god?
foreigners, have been admitted
Labelle. I listened at the open win­
7.
The
massive bronze statue and 12,661 of them graduated. To­
dow They are going to set a guard
at the outlet of the lake, the Quiet known as Christ of the Andes is day fewer than 7,000 of the 90,000
Water. They'll try to ambush you. on the border between what coun­ officers in the United States army
tries?
are West Pointers.
"Your lives depend on your leav-
8. What is the highest military
ing at once!
decoration offered by the United
It’s not how much you pay, but
"I implore you, Garry Finlay, States?
how well it is received, that makes
trust me and send an answer by
9. In what state are the Finger a Christmas gift welcome. That’s
Louis. If you wish to reach me. lat­ Lakes?
why Camel Cigarettes and Prince
er. leave a note under the big rock 10. How many cadets have been Albert Smoking Tobacco make
such ideal gifts. The cost is mod­
on the bathing beach. Louis will get
est, the welcome assured. For
it. Please, oh. please believe that I
Camel is America’s favorite ciga­
was honest that day, that I—that
Out of Order
rette, and Prince Albert Smoking
you're my only hope.
Tobacco is the National Joy
“Lise.”
It is because things have been Smoke. Local dealers are featur­
Finlay's brown hands were un­
in the wrong order that the ing Camels in your choice of two
put
steady as he finished the letter. As
handsome gift packages — the
present
chaos and disaster is upon Camel carton of ten packages and
wind driven surf pounds a beach,
the
world.
The
order,
expressed
a gay package of four ‘‘flat fif­
wave on wave of emotion had beaten
through him as he read. He read in four words, has been: Money, ties.” Prince Albert is featured in
Wind and Opinions
the letter again while the waiting things, man, God. The new order the pound tin and the pound glass
Wind puffs up empty bladders;
will have to be God, man, things, humidor in specially designed
Malone and Blaise scowled.
Christmas gift wrappings.—.
opinions fools.—Socrates.
money.—The Bishop of Exeter.
Finlay handed the letter to the
disturbed Malone. "We were wrong.
Red. This letter is honest and ex­
plains the whole thing It couldn't
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have been faked and. besides, they
know it wouldn't work the second
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time. There's news here that'll in-
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L ist , camels are ala ays
agree that Isadore couldn't have had
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a hand in this. It's too darnin'
straight!"
THIS CHRISTMAS
Malone slowly wagged
ARE SO
he tc >k the letter,
en will do to
GAY AND
sigl led. But. gr.
colorful !
the sm­ er on his incre>.
sm< oothed out.
•Well, I ll be sh at at sunr
don't think the kid is on the level!"
exploded Malone, •. returning the let-
ter to Garry, "I've handed her
some pretty raw complinn mts. Gar-
ry. but I'm goin' to take them all
back right here and now. Isadore'd
AT YOUR
never play it this way if he was be­
DEALER'S NOW
hind this That girl can sure write
TheCamelcarton of
a letter. and boy! is she weak on
10 packages of It's—
tlao the novel Camel
Sergeant Garrett Finlay? Seme
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“
house” containing
medicine man, chief!”
< flat fifties B ill
The blood drifted up over Fin-
handsoosely wrap­
ped—ready to give.
lay's brown neck and checks as he
Fitherw ay.you give
met Malone's grin. "Red. we re g>
than the average of the 4 other largest-selling
JW Camel«—Ameri­
ing to take care of her!" he said
ca's favorite ciga­
cigarettes tested —less than any of them—according
rette.
quietly
to independent scientific tests of the smoke itself!
Malone thrust out a big wristed
hand and gripped Garry's "We are.
chief, and so is Blaise' Aren’t you.
Blaise, you old sour face "’
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"Don't underestimate that
bird. Red.”
"I'm going to report that we've
found the bodies of two men who
had been shot, not drowned, and
were, ourselves, fired on, on the Not-
taway; that I was ambushed and,
finally, that we’re going to stick un­
til the arrival in August of a mys-
terious plane from the Bay when.
if we live that long, there'll be a
showdown. Because of the gravity
of this Indian situation. I am advi -
ing the dispatch of a police plane
in September to view our graves
and clean up the case. This looks to
me like the Waterloo of Sergeant
Finlay and Constable Malone.”
A look of incredulity lay on Ma­
lone's freckled face, He squinted
curiously at his chief: "You're not
talking like your old self, Garry,
You've taken a tough lacing from
those bugs. You're in misery. And
you're naturally sore over the scur­
vy trick that Jane played on you
But when the poison's worked out of
your system you're going to feel bet­
ter about this jam we're in 1 tell
you we re going to bust Isadore wide
open and if those Montagnais start
to hunt us. there'll be plenty of red
widows in these parts.”
"You may be right. Rid.” Finlay
rinsed his face with its closed eyes
to his friend. "But if we re licked,
well go down with our col rs tly-
ing!”
In the morning Wabistan left for
the head of the lake to carry on his
losing fight against the medic inc
man. For two days Garry's ph; rsi-
cal condition kept him in camp, then
the swelling began to leave his eyes
and he could see. The afternoon of
the third day, on his return from the
gill-nets with Moise Wabistan. Blaise
annoui d: "Cano’ movin’ up de
shore!
Red ot his glasses from the tent.
"Well, 1'11 be whip-sawed if that
double-crv ssing Jane hasn't had the
gall to s send that boy hunting for us,
again!" snorted Malone.
"Sure it's the one who brought
that me ■ssage?" asked Finlay, alive
to the sudden tightening of his
throat. I the lump of his pulse.
"Absolutely, and he's scared into
a cold sweat.” said Red. his binocu­
lars at Ln eyes. ' Got to hand it
to that kid! He's game to show up
here after what happened ."
A hundred yards from shore the
canoeman held his paddle with
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