RURAL ENTERPRISE "I do not u n d -r» tan d w h at yon m ea*. r .’ot being su p e rstitio u s MicheL D avid nd 1 h a v e n o thing to fe a r." he pr»- esWd. hoping to d ra w h e r out. “Oh. m onsieur, you do not know all I There a re so m any—" T h e a b ru p t en- ra n ce o f St. o n g e c u t off w h at S te els e a s e d sh e h a d in te n d e d a s a w » ru ­ ng. "G ood-m orning. M onsieur S te ele ? ” ■rled th e fa c to r, w ith w h a t w as palpa- ,ly a fo rce d liveliness of m a n n e r “ You m ve not chan g ed j o u r m ind sin ce o u r I alk. e h ? You will honor us by sp e n d , ng S e p tem b e r a t W ailing R iver?" “ F a th e r." D enise p ro teste d , "Mon- -dear S teele does not know —“ St. D nge tu rn e d p e tu la n tly upon his Q U IC K C H O IC E lau g h te r. AUTHOR- t'F "M o n sieu r S teele is a h ra v e m an * T O IL E R S OF TH E T R A IL " nd a s c ie n tis t; he h a s no fe a r of It w as a tiink tow n ut w hich th s " T H E W H E L P S OF THE W O L F * y our In d ian devils a n d W in illro es.“ str.in g c r descended. COPYRIGHT ¿y THE PENN PUBLISHING CO "B u t he h a s a rig h t to know all, “ W hat hotel, s ir? ” a sk e d th e c h a ri­ o te e r o r cabby. if he I»—” “H e shall know all. my d e a r." broke "W h at h o tels h a v e you?” I "W h a t d'you th in k it Is?” asked n th e facto r, ev id en tly d e siro u s of “T he Grand Kaxlque, the H otel I Steele, closely w atching th e fe a tu re s TO F IG H T I of St. O nge in th e dim sta rlig h t. stop p in g f u r th e r re fe re n c e to w h at G orgeous uud S k e e t’s T a v e m .” “ H aul m e to N keet's T av e rn , "W ho can say?“ rep lied th e F re n c h ­ w as blind m y stery to th e younger S T N O P F IS — W ith D a v id , h a l f - prithee," directed the traveler, who m an, w ith a shrug. “ It m ay he som e man. bre*-d K uril* B r * n t S t »I*. < f th e A m «ri«*an M u s e u m o f N a tu ra l "W e sh all have a w eek, m ad e m o i­ knew ta n k to w n s.— L ouisville f o u r ie r - c razed b e a st— w olverine o r lynx or H is to r y , Is tr a v e lln ic in n o r t h e r n selle, b e fo re D avid and Michel re ­ Juuriial. bear. And th e n ,” he looked h a rd Into C annda. B y a s tre a m he h e a rs S te ele 's eyes, “it m ay he— th e Win- tu rn , to m ak e o u r p la n s.” added P e n is « , d a u g h t e r o f C o l. H i l a i r e S teele in d e fen se of his h o s t ; but S t. O n g e . f a c t o r a t W a l lin g R iv e r , digo.” No Position to Judge p la y t h e v io lin s u p e r b ly He in ­ At th e w ords, D avid, w ho hnd been th ro u g h o u t th e sim ple b r e a k f a s t of Jo sh u a K o rn sh u x of S eru b h le Cor­ t r o d u c e s h im s e lf a n d a c c e p t s a n listening, tu rn ed to Michel io su rp rise. tro u t, to a s t a n d coffee, his a c tiv e n ers w as p ay in g a visit to th e c ity and i n v i t a t i o n to m a k e th e p o s t h is B ut th e fa ce o f th e h ead m an w as b rain w as busy w ith th e stra n g e a t ­ w hile th e re ra n Into a fellow to w n s­ h o m e d u r i n g h is s ta y . H e fin d s th e f a c t o r w o r r i e d a n d m y s tifie d . w ooden. T h e O Jihw ay'g n a rro w eyes titu d e o f St. O nge a n d its cause. m an. T h e " lo g c h a t e a u is a r e a l h o m e . At th e trad e -h o u se th e fa c to r a n d sh ifte d to those of Steele, a n d fo r a “And how do you lik e th e city, F r o m S t. O n g e h e le a r n s o f th e his guest lea rn ed from th e still sh a k y space w hite m an a n d red held each m y s t e r i o u s c r e a t u r e o f e v il, th e Jo sh ?" he w a s a sk e d . " W ln d lg o ,” a n d th e d is a p p e a r a n c e o th e r's gaze. T ete-B oule th a t M ichel a n d D avid “ I dunno,” w a s th e d ism al reply. o f a c a n o e a n d its c r e w , w ith lh * W as th e F re n c h m a n , a f te r all, su ­ had p ack e d a canoe a n d p ro v isio n s “My w ife * a lo n g ." —A m e ric an L egion s e a s o n 's t a k e o f f u r s . T hen a t p e rstitio u s? S teele w ondered. H ad his over th e p o rta g e a t daylight. lin t W eekly. n i g h t t h e •’W l n d lg o ’* g iv e s a n e rv e softened, a f te r w h a t he h a d now- before s ta r tin g dow n riv e r on h is w e ir d p e r f o r m a n c e . E v e n S te e le Is m y s tifie d . h e ard w ith his ow n e a r s ; o r w as he q u est w ith D avid, M ichel had done P ro v o kin g his w ork well. Not a n In d ian d a re d I p laying a gam e? One W ho I s n 't —I t m u st be a gran d “ Colonel Nt. O nge.” sa id th e A m eri­ leave th e po st b e ca u se o f th e dem on CHAPTER II— Continued c an a f te r a space, " th is th in g h a s got which th e w ily head m an h a d a ssu re d feeling to he m a rrie d to a m an who to he follow ed up— run dow n— them w as lying In w a it for them . So, can sp eak fo u r o r five lan g u a g es. o n e W ho Is—Q u ite th e c o n tra ry . I S teele stra in e d from th e window, sc o tch e d ! T o you. It's v ita l! T o me. fo r a tim e St. D nge could count on w a itin g fo r a re p etitio n of th e wall. a s a scien tist, It’s th e o p p o rtu n ity of keeping his post se rv a n ts , a n d th e n — can u n d e rsta n d E nglish only, a n d he H ut th e voice w hich had defiled the a lifetim e. W ith y o u r perm ission, "W ell, w ho can fo rete ll w h at Is on alw ays does his sleep ta lk in g In som e n ig h t w as hushed. From th e clearing D avid and I will sta y h e re a n d lend a th e knees o f th e gods, m o n sie u r? ” o th er tongue. cam e th e w him pering of aw ed huskies, h an d u n til th e w in te r th r e a te n s to he sa id w ith a c h a ra c te ris tic shrug. W I L L I E ’S O P IN IO N th e w olf ih a lle n g e sm othered In th e ir b reak ." T h ro u g h th e follow ing d a y s w hile th ro a ts. Among th e dim sh a p e s of the T h e fa c to r Im pulsively offered his he im p a tie n tly w aited fo r th e re tu rn In d ian sh a rk s beyond th e tra d e house hand. “T h a n k you, m o n sieu r! I shall of D avid, S teele occupied his tim e n o t a light flickered. T h ey w ere as be m ost g ra te fu l fo r y o u r aid.” w ith th e stu d y o f tw o In te re stin g s u b ­ th e houses o f th e dead. T h e post and D enise St. “ And M adem oiselle Nt. D nge?" ask ed je c ts— T ete-B o u le people lay In th e ir b lan k e ts, stiff w ith S teele, deeply curious. "S h e h e a rd it Onge. And be found In each m uch fe a r. I.lke a shroud, panic had fallen all?" to stim u la te his cu rio sity . T h e In ­ on W alling Itlver. “ Yes, she called m e w hen It began. dian. once a tw ist of nlgger-heail to ­ T h ro w in g on his clothes, th e m an S he w as very brave, b u t th e re h ave bacco a n d th e g ift o f a sk in n in g k n ife aw nng from th e window and dropped been so m any th in g s la te ly — ” St. had e sta b lish e d frien d ly re la tio n s, to th e g ra ss below . T h e house, also, O nge suddenly ch ec k ed him self. "M i­ w as led to re p e a t th e ta le s of huge w a s d a rk — Nt. tin g e d o u b tle ss drugged chel." he said, sw iftly ch an g in g th e tra c k s In th e m uskeg a n d n ig h t w a ll­ w ith cognac, hut she? Did sh e lie su b ject, "w e m ust look a f te r th e In ­ ing w hich he hail b ro u g h t to th e p o st ' num b w ith frig h t, or w as sh e g a lla n t­ d ian s a t once. B ut w h a t can w e tell d u rin g th e sum m er. T o S teele, f a m ilia r i ly stru g g lin g w ith th e m y stery ? w ith sh a m an ism and th e p ra c tic e o f them now, a f te r th is? " As he a p p ro ach ed M ichel’s d a rk "W e tell dem de W lndlgo weel ketch so rc ery am ong th e O JIbw ays a n d slun k. S te ele w as puzzled. Ilail the deni on d e riv ie re e e f dey leave now ,” f r e e s , th is sq u a t red m an, w ith his Iro q u o is and D avid also w eakened? rep lied th e re ad y -w itte d head m an. high cheek hones a n d close-set eyes, H ut tw o silen t shapes, c a rry in g som e­ As Steele a g ain s tre tc h e d h im self on w as so m e th in g of a puzzle. S te ele th in g In th e ir hands, m et him nt the his cot, he w ondered if th e re w ould be soon lea rn ed th a t T ete-B o u le—w ho door. sleep th a t nig h t fo r th e girl dow n­ ow ed h is n am e to th e lik e n e ss of h is “ Now W illie, w h a t m o tiv e Im pelled “ You h e ard It. M ichel?" dem anded s ta ir s — w h at th o u g h ts w ere h ers a s she b ro a d face to th e T ete-de-B oule f r e e s our e a rly s e ttle r s to Jo u rn ey w e stw a rd Rloele, se a rc h in g th e sw a rt face of — w as p o ssessed o f m ore th a n o rd in a ry I lay facing th e problem o f h e r f u tu r e ; In th e ir co v ered w agons?" th e half-hreed, ns they left th e shack, a problem of w hich th e sole so lu tio n ■ Intelligence. “ I g u e ss It in u sta been curiosity, fo r tra c e s o f excitem en t. “T ete -Ilo u le ," dem an d ed S tpele In seem ed a t th a t m om ent to re st w ith I te a c h e r." T h e fe a tu re s o f Michel w ere set one of th e ir c o n v e rsa tio n s on th e riv e r M onsieur L ascelleg a t F o rt A lbany. lik e sto n e a s he s a id : “ De W lndlgo shore, "w hy should th is W lndlgo w ish Hot D aw gl get de fu r r u n s '; now he get de pos'.” T h e re w a s no one in th e living room to h arm th is p o s t ; th e people, here, N ic e l i t t l e d o g g i e s “ W hat d'you m ean?” quickly de­ h a v e n e v e r d o n e him an In ju ry ? ” w hen S te ele e n te re d e a rly th e follow ­ S i z z l i n g o n a p la te . m anded S teele, fe a rin g th a t th e Indian T h e m ink-like ey es of th e Indinn In c a m e t h e b o a r d e r * ing m orning, but from th e d irec tio n of In th e h ead m an had nt la s t t r i ­ A n d th e n th e y w e r e a te . th e k itc h e n cam e th e sound o f w om en's w idened w ith fe a r a t th e m en tio n of um phed over his In telligence—th a t he, voices. H e w as ex am in in g th e shelves th e d re a d nam e, w hich w a s taboo. too. hud succum bed to th e general “ D is ees b e e s co u n tree. Long tam A ll in H a b it of F ren ch and E nglish c la ssic s w hen te rro r he h e a rd th e light fo o tfall o f m occa­ ago. he ru m h e re on dis riv ie re." th e ; C u sto m e r—T h a t p ound o f e v a p o r a t­ “M ichel m ean,” ex p lain ed D avid, sin s behind him. D iffident a t m eeting Indian m u tte re d , ev id en tly ill a t ease. ed p e a c h e s you so ld m e d id n ’t w eigh “ th a t de In d ian will leave de pos' “ W as It th e W lndlgo w ho drow ned | over th ir te e n ounces. D enise Nt. O nge w hose h u m iliatio n of ■ fte r to n ig h t.” G ro c er— W ell, m a'a m , I d id n ’t g u a r­ th e night be fo re m u st h a v e been deep, th e m en w ith th e f u r can o e?" T h e w hite m an w as relieved. T h ese 1 but n a tu ra lly c u rio u s a s to h e r m ental F o r a sp a c e th e O Jlbw ay sm oked a n te e 'em n o t to go on e v a p o ru tln g .— two. a t lea st, hnd not been stam p ed ed condition a f te r th e nig h t w ulllng. he In silence, th en sp a t fu r In to th e w a ­ W illiam s P u rp le Cow. by th e na m e less th in g on th e ridge. tu rn e d w ith : te r b e fo re he an sw ered . And then, a s th ey re ac h ed th e shore. “G ood-m orning, m ad em o iselle! W e "D e crew ov de fu r-ca n o ' not M a k in g U p It began again a re all here, you see, sa fe a n d sound. d ro w n ’—e a t u p !" Ami he opened his “Are w e going to th at affair or From th e c re s t of th e rid g e cam e In sp ite of th e se re n a d e of o u r frien d ." w ide m outh a n d sn a p p e d h is Jaws. aot?" a n u n sp e a k a b le m ew ing, now stra n g e ­ T h e tine eyes of th e girl w ere heavy "W ill h e com e a g ain by n ig h t to “I’m tryin g to m ake up my mind. ly e at like, now u n e a r th ly ; follow ed w ith shallow s, b u t to Ids relief, w ere th e p o st h e re ? " hubby.” by th e m oaning of a m angled th in g In not u n frien d ly . She h a s not slep t, T h e In d ia n slow ly nodded. “ M ake u p y o u r fa c e a t th e la m e to rtu re . th o u g h t Steele. T h e W lndlgo bus got F u r th e r th a n re p e a tin g to S te els tim e o r w e c t n 't m ak e It." It ceased. T h e w h ile m an h e a rd her. too. th a t In A ugust he hnd peen huge th e rough b re a th in g of th e m en beside “Good m orning, m ad e m o iselle ! We tra c k s in th e m uskeg a n d h e ard c rie s | M issed A g a in bltn. Slow ly th e click o f ste el on steel 1 tu rn e d In a voice w ith o u t sp irit, and a t nig h t sim ila r to th o se w hich had “W ith a ll tits m oney, h e h a s n 't got m ark e d th e cocking o f tw o rifles, i th e re w as no life In th e co lo rless fa ce I w akened th e post, T ete-B oule could a p la c e h e c an c all hom e." T h en upon th e heav y silen ce broke as she w ent o n : “Yes, w e a r e still ! not be led to ta lk B ut w h a t In te r­ th e prolonged w allin g of an O JIhw ay here, a s you s a y ; h u t a f te r la st nig h t j e ste d th e A m erican e sp ecially w as to ! " B u t w liut a b o u t Iira n k s o m e T ow ­ w om an fo r h e r dead. I tru s t you re a liz e w h a t m y f a th e r ) h e ar, la te r, from D enise St. Dnge, e rs? ” " H e c a lls th a t " o m e '! " —T it-R lts. ltlg ld , th e th re e m en liste n e d T h e fa ce s In th is te rrib le v alley." th a t th e sq u n t p o st h u n te r w as b e ­ w alling clim axed In m an iacal shrieks. " It Is m ost m y slerlo u s," he said, i w ailing w ith th e a lre a d y sta m p e d ed R E S T O N A N O T H E R ’S A gain th e night w as so u n d le ss "b u t you m ust not allow It to get y o u r In d ia n s th e f a te w hich m enaced them . T u rn in g to Steele, M ichel m u tte r e d : nerve. You a r e a n e d u c a te d wom an, “T h is T ete-B o u le oug h t to he sup­ " T H e Houle ees r ig h t; ila t e e s ver’ m u d em o lse lle ; you m ust hold y o u r p re sse d ." he su g g e ste d to St. Dnge. b a d l ing to l ie a r " m ental grip. N erve ra ck in g ? o f coursp "Y o u r d a u g h te r fplls m e th a t he keeps “ W hat Is It, D avid?” S teele dem and- It Is. but th e re Is a so lu tio n —m ad w olf th e Indian* In a fe rm e n t w ith Ids ed of his h a rd headed friend. or w olverine p ro b ab ly ." As he spoke, w ild ta le s o f dem ons and W indlgoes,” " E e f D nvld w as on dot ridge, he he stro v e to p ierc e th e re se rv e o f her “ I’ve told him to sto p It. But he tell yon." w as th e drv resp o n se d a rk eyes to th e th o u g h ts th ey m asked. Is very su p e rstitio u s. W hen he first " T h e re 's n o th in g on fo u r fe et In "B u t It w as horrible- g h a s tly !" she cam e h e re from A lbany, hp w as a th is c o u n try th a t could do th n t. T h e re replied. " Is It to be w o n d e red a t th a t m ost ynlu n h le m a n —very In te llig e n t" m ay he so m eth in g In th is W lndlgo th e In d ian s a re in a p a n ic — a n d th e s e " l i e 's doing a lot o f h arm , now. I sto ry , a f te r all Is It b e ast, bird, nr poor wom en w hose h u sb a n d s w ere w ith w ish M ichel w ere here. You need devil. M ichel?" th e fu r c a n o e ; th ey a rc im beciles front him ." "E ef m ay he e raz ee w o lv e rin e ; eet te rro r. I found them th is m orning In “ Yes, he u n d e rs ta n d s th e Indians, m ay he d e v il; e et m ay he W lndlgo— a cabin, to o frig h te n e d to ro o k th e a n d can q u iet th em ." a g re e d th e fa c to r b u t eet fe en lsh d e es pos' all de sam e " b re a k fa s t of th e c h ild ren ." w earily. "A nil he Is w a stin g Ills tim e " I ’tu so tire d I c a n 't s ta n d on my As th e h a lf b re ed sadly shook Ills "No you cooked It for th em ," he hnz- dow n riv e r." f e e t !" head, th e c a te rw a u lin g began anew . asded w ith a sm ile. S urely, M adem oi­ "I am not so s u re of th a t. T hey " L e t's Lake a c a r th e n —you can W ith h e ad s th ru st fo rw a rd the se lle St. d n g e h a d not lost h e r nerve. m ay find so m eth in g ." And S teele H and on som ebtsly v ise 's feet." th r e e m en on th e sh o re stro v e to If she could think o f th e ch ild ren ." sm iled in to th e F re n c h m a n 's ey es p le rre Its m ystery. Hut th is tim e, s s T h e girl Hushed, " lin e could not quizzically, hut m et a blank sta re. Located th e voice ro se to a clim ax, flam e shot I h a v e them suffer, m o n sieu r." T hen T h * m u n * t i o way from th e m uzzles of tw o rifles a n d th e w ith n Hash of w h ite te e th , w ent on, H a r d w«»rk Is s w e e t s h rie k s w ere sm o th ered In th e re p o rt "But we all feel b e tte r, now th a t th e W ell, w ith S teele on its tra il, M' a t «II r e e ld e of th e co n s echoing from th e ridge. sun Is o u t.” U n E asy s tre e t. th e "W in d ig o ” is likely to have At'tdn silen ce blan k eted the vullpv S te ele sm iled nt th e hum an touch. a lively tim e. And S teele? T h u s did D nvld and Michel fling " l i a s your rtitliyr told you th a t I am T w o in a T a x i back th e ir challenge of b a d to Ihe sta y in g here, w ith his perm ission. to H e ( e a r n e s tly ) —O ne k iss is i l l I pow ers o f d n rk n e ss w hich m enaced follow up th is W lndlgo?" (TO a s eoN TIN l'BP I «sk. th e fu r fort. She g lanced up In su rp rise . F o r an She— B ut th is is a n o n sto p stre et. "T h e W lndlgo know s now thnt In sta n t her eyes fell, th e d a rk brow s C lock H a t O n ly One H an d th e r e 's som e fighting blood left In c o n tra c tin g In th o u g h t; th en sh e met Aii Ingetilouft cl«H’k w ith hut one Cuckoo M ailing Itlv e r." chuckled Steele. when his quizzical look. hand 1» I n*t a 11 I in »n oiTlce in P ort B a sh fu l S u ito r— T h e r e 's so m eth in g h e h e ard ap p ro ach in g footsteps. "Y ou a re going to tight th e Wln- hind. Ore. An E nglish m ival ortho' "W h o 's th e re ? " called th e voice of dlgo? You. a s tra n g e r who h ave— no w ho u h h w recked, I* c re d ite d w ith t» »• very si-eclal I w a n t to a sk you, dear. C ould you e r —w ill y o u — St Dnge. "W ho tired th o se shots?" Interest Y" (m en tio n . A fte r being atilpwreck»«l C lo ck —C tjrk n o ! C uckoo I "M ichel and D avid, colonel; did you "B u t I h a v e a very g re at In te re st, »nd throw n on a d eeert island. he S u ito r— E r - go w !th me to th e pic­ b e a r It?" asked Steele, cu rio u s to m adem oiselle. I am sent Into th e Held found J Mt am ong th e few effect* he know th e s ta te o f the fa c to r's nerves by th e m useum to stu d y th is so rt of had s a te d wan a w atch w ith th e nn » tu re s S a tu rd a y n ig h t? e^-dt) of tell ng Nt. D nge a p p ro ach ed and gripped thing. Michel. D avid a n d I a re going u te h.»nd gone Insurance W a n te d lo tight bin»—am i solve him ." tim e w ith only the h, u r h a n d Inspired S te e le s arm . "I'v e been listening "B u t you do not kpow th e d a n c e r ! " the officer to divide th e dial in to u p ea 'I w ant tn a u r a m e for a fram e sum ­ w ith my d a u g h te r," he said In a mil m er h o te l.' s tra in e d voice. “ I w ent to rouse you. 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