RURAL ENTERPRISE
' sì
I
t
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t
•.osaeased h im ; hut only fo r an In stan t,
j T b elr eyea m et again, a n d each sud-
; denly recognized th e w eak n e ss of the
i other.
Hla m an 's stre n g th a sse rte d
Itse lf flrat. H e a ro se a n d stro lle d
across th e room , and hla a ctio n served
to re sto re h e r se lf possession. F o r a
m om ent he stood before h e r esc rito ire .
CHAPTER V
A u th o r o f
“ T o i l e r « o t th e T r s t t ”
Som ething shining d iv erted h is a tte n ­
LAFLAM M E
T h s V\ h e lp « o f th e W o l T
By ALFRED B. OS GOOD BY
tion. H e picked up a sm all, p e a rl­
T
h
e
follow
ing
m
orning
th
e
th
re
e
(C o p y r ig h t by th e P e n n P u b lis h in g C o .)
handled revolver, and, tu rn in g to w a rd
8 T N O P H IB - W i t h D a v id . h a lf -
(W
N U . K ervlco.J
frien d s w ere loading th e ir canoe p re ­
breed «w ide. B re n t U taele, o f th e
her. In q u ire d :
<<& by a b o r t S to r y P u b . C o )
p
a
ra
to
ry
to
ascending
tn
e
riv
e
r
on
a
A m e ric a «
M useum
of N a tu ra l
“ Is th is dangerous p la y th in g yours?"
round o f th e fall cam ps of Indiana
H is t o r y , la t r a v e lin g In n o rth e r n
h
e
r
D
IT
H
L
O
W
E
R
R
E
sa
t
w
ith
to d e rid e betw een leaving th e com ­ tra d in g a t th e post, w hen th e flash of
She had q u ite recovered herself, und
C anada.
B y a s tre a m he h ears
her
elbow
s
on
h
e
r
knees
and
D en ise, d a u g h te r o f Col. H ila ir e
with a smile came to hla side.
pany o r giving your d a u g h te r to a u p addle fa r u p stream a ro u sed th e ir
Ht O n ge. fa c to r a t W a llin g Itiv e r ,
face re stin g betw een h e r deli­
"G era ld 's freq u e n t a b se n ce s from
man you dcMpiMe,
In terest.
p la y th e v io lin s u p e rb ly . H e In ­
c ate hands. H e r eyes w ere gas-
“T h e offer I have m ade to you, I re ­
"H at eea q u e er t'ln g ," com m ented Ing s tra ig h t at th e m an In fro n t of her hom e cau se him g re a t concern fo r my
tro d u ce s h im s e lf an d a ccepts an
s a f e t y ; and he has trie d to teach m e
peat. From O goke L ak e we can keep Michel, «cowling darkly. “ E ef M 'aieu
In v ita tio n to m a k e th e post his
A N E X C E P T IO N
h o m e d u rin g hla s ta y
H e finds
the Kevillon F reres. and the HtidNon's I.aflam m e com e to m ak ' trouble, he and th e re wua m ore th an frien d lin ess how to use th is 'p la y th in g ' In an
th e fa c to r w o rrie d an d m ya tle d
In
th
e
ir
expression.
H
e
r
cheeks
w
ere
em ergency, In case o f In tru sio n ." T hen
B ay com pany our of the W alling R iver weel tin' plenty here."
H u sb a n d —T h is to m a to soup ta ste «
T h e “ log c h a te a u " is a r e a l home.
flushed and h e r e n tire a ttitu d e denoted laughingly, "I am alm o st a fra id to
valley, a n d control th e Sw ift C u rren t
F r o m Ht. O n g e he le a rn s o f th e
Ju st lik e th a t m y m o th e r used to
A t th e m ention of I.aflam m e, D avid's
in
te
n
se
In
tere
st
and
obvious
pleasure.
m y s te rio u s c re a tu r e o f e v il, th e
touch It.”
anti D row ning R iver tra d e us well. In sm all eyes n a rro w e d ; th e m uscles of
m ake.
W in d ig o , a nd th e dlsapp» a ra n c e
"I am so glad to see you again. You
She tu rn e d aw ay, and se a te d h e rse lf
five yearw we will re tire rich.
W ife— I ’m glad to h e a r It. You h av e
hla thick fo rea rm s w orked nervously don't know how o ften I huve thought
o f a canoe a nd Its c re w , w ith the
a
t
th
e
piano.
“
I
offer
your
(lau
g
h
ter
a
nam
e
hon­
season's ta k e o f fu rs .
Then at
n e v e r sa id b efo re th a t a n y th in g of
as though he a lre ad y felt hla fingers of you. We w ere auclt good frien d s
“T
h
e
re
Is
an
old
song
I
should
like
ored for generation» in T h ree Rivers. a t th e th ro a t of th e fre e -tra d e r.
n ig h t th e W in d ig o g ive s a w e ird
m ine w as a s good a s y o u r m otlier's.
p e rfo rm a n c e
E v e n H teele Is m y s ­
A lthough I have sp en t rny life In the S teele's curio sity w as keenly aroused, once," and a little sigh, alm o st In­ to sing to you. W ould you c a re to S he w as a tine cook, I su p p o se?
tifie d D a v id . H le e le ’s In d ia n , an d
audible,
follow
ed.
h e a r It?"
N orth, iny education h a s been of the for It waa too la te In th e y e a r for th e
H u s b a n d —Yes. T h e re w as only one
M ic h e l.
St.
D n g e ’s
h e a d -m a n .
“ Yes, good friends," H ugh B roughton
B efore he could a n sw e r th e re w as a
heat not picked up In th e barrack canoe of a tra d in g h u n te r to visit th e
le a v e fo r th e scene o f th e canoe's
responded, and w ith slight h esitation. sudden sound a t th e door. A sta rtle d th in g sh e co u ld n ’t m ake p ro p erly .
d is a p p e a ra n c e In an a tte m p t to
room like th a t of L uscelles. M onsieur p o s t ; th is boat w as undoubtedly from
W ife— W h a t w as th a t?
In a low er tone, he added, "alm ost look cam e Into h e r eyes and she aro se
solv e the m y s te ry . St. O n ge te lls
le Colonel, the tim e h a s come when Ogoke.
H u sb a n d — T o m a to
s o u p !— S tock­
W hat new schem e had La- lovers."
H tee le th a t I^ s c a lle s , th e c o m ­
quickly.
you a re forced to m ake a choice be­ flattnne In m ind? It w ould be fo u r
p a n y 's m a n a g e r a t F o r t A lb a n y ,
holm K a sp e r.
T
hen,
noting
her
heightened
color.
!
T
h
e
re
w
as
th
e
noise
o
f
a
key
turn-
i
tw een UN. Jo in with me, anti In a few w eeks before th e w in ter w ould break
seeks his r u in In o rd e r to com pel
D e n is e to m a r r y h im to save her
y e ars y our d a u g h te r will live in luxury —th e lim it he hud given St. O nge fo r he said quickly, "F o rg iv e me, I spoke , ¡n g jn | be | oc|{ pjer face blanched J
fa th e r. H teele and D en ise f a ll In
U n to Thia End
heedlessly ’
| w ith feaP. fie imW an(j understood.
In M ontreal or Quebec, and your old Ills answ er.
lo ve
H teele finds th e tr a c k o f
“ B ut only th e tru th ,’ she said dar- oven before he h e ard h e r w h isp e r:
“By th e w ay," said th e la w y e r w ho
age will tie provided f o r ; chooNe Laa-
th e
W in d ig o — h u g e a nd m uch
It waa not long before th e hard-
w as d ra w in g up th e w ill, "I notice
" G e r a ld !"
lik e a b e a rs .
D a v id finds the
cellea anti you will n e v er see the Ice driven c ra ft w aa close enough to d is­ Ingly.
"A kind of tru th th a t Is d a n g ero u s,”
sam e th in g
T e te H oule, In d ia n
T h e next m om ent she fe lt th e cold th a t y o u ’ve n am ed six h a n k e rs to be
break up on th e W alling, for your In ­
close hut a single occupant. And he rejoined.
In Ht. O n g e ’s e m p lo y , is c a u g h t
b a rre l of th e "p la y th in g " pre sse d close y o u r p a llb e a re rs. W ould you r a th e r
d ian s will leave you. I have loved
lis te n in g to S te e le s t a lk w ith
shortly, us It n eared th e shore. Michel
"N ot n ecessarily. T h e fa c t th a t I to her h a n d ; and th e voice of h e r choose som e frie n d s w ith w hom you
your d a u g h te r since I saw her at A l­ c a lle d :
D a v id and M ic h e l, and ro u g h ly
am a n o th e r m an s w ife e lim in a tes any | com panion c om m anding:
a re on b e tte r term s? "
h and led.
bany, and can m ake h e r happy. Con
"Bo'-Jo! ho’-Jo! P ie rre ! W ’n t you possible d a n g e r In retrospection, and
“ No, t h a t 's all r ig h t,” w as th e quick
" P o in t It nt m e! Q u ic k !”
sitler c arefully before you decide to be
do h e re so fa r from de F e a th e r lak e ?" surely th e re Is no harm In a g is e a h le
She had no pow er to re sist th e sug­ reply. "T h o se fellow s h a v e c a rrie d
come the dog o f L ascelles. If It Is to
T he Indlun grounded his boat on rem iniscence."
gestion, und In her s ta te of sudden fe a r m e so long th ey m ig h t a s w ell finish
CHAPTER IV— Continued
lie th a t ra t o f a sous-lleutenant, I Ihe beach and shaking the hand of th e
“ A greeable?" lie sm iled.
•he jo b .”— B oston T ra n s c rip t.
obeyed.
w arn you now th a t you will And rny head-m an, replied In OJlbw ay us D a­
T h e Hush o f her cheeks c rep t clo ser
G erald L ow erre's figure a p p ea red In
"W hitt you told mo him been re­ arm long. U ntil th e snow tiles I will vid and S teele Joined th e m :
to h e r tem ples.
th e doorw ay. B efore him w as a d ra ­
spected, sir,” In terru p ted Steele, Ir­ w ait for your canoe.
H A R D CASH
“Bo’-Jo, M ichel! T he h u n te rs a t the
“ W ould you have me adm it m ore?”
in tie picture.
H is w ife, h e r face
“LOUIS LAFLAM M E.”
rita te d al th e m an n er of the older
F e a th e r lak es a re leaving fo r th e
"You
need
not
adm
it
an
y
th
in
g
,”
he
do idly w hite, w ith a rm o u tstretc h ed ,
Steele re tu rn e d th e le tte r to St. M edicine H ills country. F o r th re e
man.
Onge w ith th e com m ent, “ Monsieur, n ig h ts th e W indigo howled on the answ ered. “ We both u n d e rstan d . But, cl sped in hpr n erveless fingers the
"Yea. m onsieur," mollified the fa r
believe me, I did not com e h e re to­
tor, “ we h a re found you 11 gentlem an. you w ere a soldier o f F rance. To n bu rn t ridge by Big F e a th e r lake. T h e night w llh any In ten tio n of discussing revolver polntPd at a stra n g e r, who
m erely sm iled and s a id :
B ut for a tim e I suspected you of le tte r like this th e re Is hut one reply— people a re w eak w ith f e a r ; th ey will the past. I expected to m eet y our h u s­
“F a irly c a u g h t.”
being a m em ber of th e provincial po­ for a soldier.*’ T h ere w as a g litte r in not tr a p th e re th is w inter."
band. To he frank, I w an ted to know
In a m om ent G erald L ow erre w as at
the
eyes
o
f
th
e
A
m
erican
ns
they
met
lice, m ill th a t would huve cotnpllcated
“Did you h e a r th e voire of th e W in­ the ntan you p re fe rre d to me.”
his w ife's side. O ne arm su p p o rted her
those of the older man.
m atter« .”
digo, I'le rre ? ” ask ed Michel gravely.
“ I don't w ant you to m eet G erald," sw aying figttrp, w hile he gently took
“ F or a soldier," rep eu ted the F re n c h ­
“ W h at do you m ean?''
she replied quickly.
" f ie know s I thp rev o lv er from h e r hand, und con­
"No, I w as n e ttin g w hltetlsh a t th e
m
an
w ith excitem ent, “th e re Is hut
“ Why, If It w ere ev er known up
L ake of th e D eep W ater. W hen I re­ loved you—once,” h e sita tin g ly , w ith tin u in g to cover tile In tru d er, said to
riv e r th a t the police bad stayed here
tu rn e d to th e cam p th ey w ere leaving. h e r eve- dow ncast.
h e r:
w ith me for aonie tim e before acting
T h e re will he no tra p lines in th u t vul-
“ Why should th a t In terfe re w ith onr
“ In the nick of tim e. I will relieve
agaliist I,alia none, the post m ight bo
ley th is long snow s.“
being frien d s?
You belong to him, you o f th e cure of th is gentlem an."
burned over our hernia. T hey a re
"D id the people see th e tra c k s of and I resp ect his rig h t of possession. And th en d irectin g h is rem n rk s to I
law less crowd, m onsieur.”
th e W indigo?"
I am su re he would he m agnanim ous B roughton, he inquired in a tone th a t |
"A ccording t« yo u r alory you are
“ No, th e ir blond waa cold In th e ir under th e c ircu m stan ces."
w as savagely p o lite :
bound to loae th e post w hatever
veins. T hey did not stay to look for
"You a re wrong. H e h a te s you. If
“ Will you he good enough to explain
happens."
a trail. W hy should they? T hey w ere he knew you w ere here tonight he yo u r presen ce h e re? ”
a fra id .”
"Yea. but th ere la I teniae.”
would kill both you nntl me. He h a te s
Still sm iling, B roughton a n sw e re d :
"W ith pleasure. I am a c o nnoisseur !
"B u t why did you Ipttve y o u r fam ily I every m an w ho w as even my friend,
"I don’t uorteratand.''
fo r th e W indigo to eat und come h e re ; i and you m ore th an oth ers, because— of d iam o n d s; a collecto r of gold and 1 F ir s t C itizen —H a s Zero m ade m uch
"M onaleur, Lafiaium e baa never
p e rh ap s."—she spoke slowly. ‘‘I fool- silv er p late — not p la te d —pray, don't m oney in tb e Ice cream business.
last spring you trad e d y our fu r at
atopped a t anything, l i e m ight not
T h e O th e r One— H e m ad e a cool m il­
O goke?" ra sp ed Michel so savagely 1 Ixhly told him once. In a sp irit of m isu n d ersta n d me."
atop th ere ."
th a t the OJlbw ay bucked aw ay, for th e pique, th a t he w as not th e flrat m an
“I should say you had accum ulated lion.
"You m enn th a t lie— la In love with
raw -honed Iroquois w as feured th e who hail loved nte. He flew Into a co n sid erab le b ra ss In yo u r calling." re- :
M adem oiselle St. O nge?”
length o f th e W alling.
I p e rfe c t rage a t nt.v adm ission, and de- torteil L ow erre.
She W an ts to K n o w
“ P re c is e ly !'•
"I need sh ells lo r my gun. and i m antled your nam e. I recklessly told
"My calling nt thp p re se n t m om ent H e e a ld he h ad n e v e r lo ve d b e fo re
“ And m ight a tte m p t to ta k e her
Is e vidently not suited to y o u r ron- f A h he g a v e th e g i r l a kiss.
Ogoke la fa r," w eakly replied th e other, him .”
by force T*
hla eyes sh iftin g uneasily.
"Y our sta te m e n t does not n ite r my venlence," replied th e oth er, "a n d your **Then h o w ,” a s k e d th e g ir l.
“ l ie m ight a tte m p t anything.
l ie
W it h h e r h e a d in a w h ir l.
desire to m eet him —to be friends. perm ission, I shall ta k e my leave.”
T he sw a rt fe a tu re s of M ichel tw isted
“ D id y ou le a r n to lo v e lik e th is ? ”
baa nev er respected th e law —la i
w ith anger. "You Ilo. you have plenty T h a t w as my prim ary object In com ing
“You'll ta k e y our leave In th e cus­
d e sp e ra te m an.”
here to n ig h t—at th e first oppo rtu n ity tody of a policem an," exclaim ed
s h e ll!” he replied, fiercely, re tu rn in g
"H ui they would h unt him down
Showed H e r N e w Steps
to E nglish for .Steele's benefit. "You offered me since y o u r m arriage. Why. L ow erre. e x a sp e ra te d a t th e coolness
H e could not get aw ay in thia coun
H o s te ss ( a t d n n e e )— W h at h ave you
trav e l here to m ak' tro u b le wld your front th e very m om ent I learned th a t o f the supposed burglar.
try. l ie would he a m adm an to a t ­
A» th ese w ords, E dith, still trem bling, and A rth u r been doing o u tsid e all th is
heeg ta lk of tie W indigo." And the business w ould brin g me from New
tem pt It."
j
York
to
S
avannah,
my
sole
thought
even
u n d e r h e r h u sb a n d 's su p p o rt, said tim e?
long arm o f th e e x a s p e ra te d headm an
“H e la a m adm an, m onaleur.”
D olly—Oh, he show ed m e som e new
sh o t out a cru sh in g blow In th e face has been to look you up. and," he q u ic k ly :
Stejde waa tem pted to laugh In the
added, “to m eet th e m an who won
"D on’t G e ra ld ; p lea se d o n 't
L et step s.
of the OJlbway.
face of hla boat.
H e w ould sh o rtly
" B u t I th o u g h t he d id n 't d an ce.”
As th e Indian stag g ered hack with you aw ay from me— th e m an whom I him go."
“He doesn’t. We sat on them."
h a v e th e o p p o rtu n ity of m eaauilng
“ You a re a s kind as you a re brave,
a cry from th e a tta c k of th e Infuri­ ’ hnve alw ay s thought m ust have been
th ia m ailm an w ith hla own eyea. St.
J
born
u
n
d
e
r
a
lucky
sta
r."
E
d
ith
,"
responded
L
ow
erre,
"B
u
t
this
a te d Iroquois, Steele stepped betw een
Onge c ertain ly waa p a in tin g Idin In "B u t T h a t Is Not All,” W ent On S t
T h e com plim ent. Im pulsively u tte red , fellow needs stre n u o u s tre a tm e n t, to
W illin g to Sw ap.
them , a n d p ushing Michel aside, or­
stro n g colors. Itut they hud w andered
Intensified th e e xpression In h e r eyes. p rev en t him front intru d in g . In th e p u r­
Onge.
dered s te r n ly :
W ealth y Ju d g e (le c tu rin g a p riso n ­
from th e point.
" F a te re g u la te s th ese th in g s b e tte r su it of h is profession, on lone w om en.” e r ) —A c le a r conscience, my m an. Is
" T h a t’s e n o u g h !"
“ I h ave aaked you for your con* one reply, '«In g u a rd !' I w ould kill
She. h a lf fa in tin g from fright, m ore to be d e sired th a n riches.
T h e cowed Indian, n u rsin g Ids bleed­ 1 th a n we can," she replied, “and It Is
fldenee,” he began ab ru p tly . " If you Iter with my ow n hand before giving ing lips, and p ro te stin g his Innocence, fo rtu n a te fo r both o f us th a t your slipped Into a ch air, w hile L ow erre.
P riso n e r— AU rig h t, sir. I'll sw ap
her
to
thut
renegade.
Why,
th
ere
Is
a
ra n n o l aee your way d e a r to allow
left th e men on th e beach Hnd Joined 1 visit w as unconsciously tim ed d u rin g still poin tin g thp revolver ut B ro u g h ­ w ith you.
m e to aid you, I ahull re g re t It." lie w hite wom an now a t O goke und to th e post people who w ere excitedly Ills absence. G erald will re tu rn to­ ton, q uietly r e m a r k e d ;
wua th in k in g of th e girl up ut the w rite th is i n s u l t !"
“ If you a tte m p t to move. I'll shoot
discussing th e com ing o f th e stra n g e r m orrow and fo r my sa k e you m ust not
Love’s Labor
house
T h e A m erican leaped to hla feet.
and his reception at th e h an d s of see nte again.'* H e r eyes glistened. y o u ;” a t th e sam e tim e, cro ssin g the T h e m a n w h o lo ve s his l i t t l e w if e
“ M onaleur Steel«, we have derid ed “C olonel,” he cried, “Lutlutnme says Michel.
room to th e telephone, w ith o u t relax
"I atn so rry to say th a t.”
A n d heeds h e r e v e r y c a ll a n d be c k
you w on't aee th e Ice leave the W all­
th a t you d eserv e our e o n lld e n re
" I t Is my portio n ," h e replied In a Ing his vigilance fo r a m om ent, he H as s t ill a n o th e r d u ty n o w —
"E vid en tly you do n 't lik e th a t
tone of resignation.
called th e n e a re st police sta tio n , and
lie n I hp a n d I ; hut 1 fe a r It will do ing. I.et'a call Unit bluff! W ith your
H e s h a v e s th e b a c k o f d e a rie 's neck.
P ie rre ," laughed Steele. “ W h at m ade
leave, I'll conic hack on th e snow, and
no good now. T hey have got us.”
“ B ut you do not u n d e rstan d ." she ' briefly explained th e situ atio n .
you so m ad?"
we'll
w
atch
the
Ice
go
o
u
t
to
g
e
th
e
r!"
E d ith w as speechless, and th e sm ile
said. G erald loves hip , and 1 love him
Dangerous Sport
"T h ey ? " dem anded th e Am erican.
"I t ’lnk he ettm here to talk to T ete
T h e h an d s o f th e tw o m en met ns
—anyw ay I ant his wife. It Is his d is­ fad ed from B roughton's face, but his
"Y ea," and th e blood m ounted to
"A re you going to th e m a sq u era d e? "
B
oule,"
w
as
th
e
significant
reply.
"Dey
they
silently
pledged
euch
other.
T
hen
i
position to he wildly Jealous of nte at d e te rm in a tio n to shield h e r from any
St. «luge's hrunxed fa re aa he talked.
" N o ; la st tim e I won u p rize and
w eel m ak' tie m edicine to n ig h t to
th e slig h te st provocation.
He Is a suspicion never w avered and lie reso­ nty frie n d s all got m ad a t m e.”
“ I to ld you th a t l.a se elles had p u r­ S teele's face sobered a s his m ind j sc a re de W indigo."
sued my d a u g h te r sin ce th e w in ter we tu rn ed to the g re a te r problem th u t j “ W hat, Is he a sham an - a conjuror, S o u th e rn er, w ith th e te m p e ra m en t tru e lutely avoided h e r ap p ealin g eyes.
to a m an of th e S o u th —love of fam ily
spent a t A lbany. And now, w ith the confronted him.
too?"
R etre at
T en m in u te s late r, B roughton wag
h o nor—s tric t a d h ere n ce to m oral p rin ­
"B ut l.aaeellea— how lines I.aflam m e I
d isa p p ea ran c e of th ia fa r. the post
H e claim he ees heeg m edicine man.
“ W hy should we buy a house, d e a r? ”
tak
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sem
blance
know so m uch about him ?"
can he d o se d , aa It »hows a lose an
one of de M idewiwln. so I t'ln k he put
"W ell, w e h a v e no c a r. a n d
stig m a —der.landing
th» home.
I.aflam m e w as al F o rt A lbany, four
(|pvU, ,v ll ,llp n o „. ••
Mh.hp| o f sexuHl
d e r my m anagem ent. H e can force
o ught to get a p lace to hide."
It w as about a y e a r a fte rw a rd th a t
stric te s t alle g ia n ce of Ills wife— " site
m e from th e com pany's service ruin y e ars ago. a lle m p lln g to m ak e a .leal Pd „ te .l w h a , h a d paM pj betw ppn
c lasp ed her h ands nervously, and av o id ­ th e S av an n ah News, in Its dally Issue,
me. In F ra n c e I h ave no p n q ierty w ith Lascellos. II w as su sp ected of | and P ierre.
RENEW ABLE CHARM S
ing h e r com panion's eyes, added slow ­ recorded th is Hem :
l e f t ; It la all gone, and 1 uiu uh old try in g to lure him from th e Kevillon
"B ut you c a n 't blam e him for fear-
ly—"a
n
d
receiving
It."
“Convict
No.
1021,
sentenced
fo
r
a
t­
F re re s ' employ. It w as th e re he first ing th e W indigo. o r fo r com ing here
m an, m onsieur "
"1 see It ull clearly ," he responded. tem p tin g to b u rg larize th e hom e of
T he face of St. O nge w as yellow anil saw Itenlse. Since th en lie has w rit­ If It Is n e a re r hla h u n tin g grounds
"You a re very happy w ith hint I ant Mr. G erald L ow erre, of S av an n ah , and
w rinkled.
ten us m any letters. O nce he stopped th an O goke."
glad. You know me well enough to about w hom th e re h a s been co n sid er­
“Hut you will not consent to your here on Ida w ay up river, and th r e a t­
T he in sc ru ta b le Iroquois faced Steele
believe th a t I would not. If I eould, do ab le m ystery, bis Identity n ev er hav­
d a u g h te r—" vehem ently p ro te ste d th e ened lo tak e h e r aw ay by force If she w ith sn ap p in g eyes.
au g h t th a t w ould risk y our happiness. ing been e stab lish e d by th e a u th o ritie s,
younger m an, w hen he waa In te rru p t­ did not listen to him. She Uvea In
"M any long snow s fall, m 'sleu.
And yet. you will also u n d e rsta n d th a t w as found dead e a rly th is m orning In
constant fe a r of him .”
ed, w i t h :
seence tie 'Jlh w a y sta rv e out on de
I am glad to have you rem em ber o th er Ills cell nt th e s ta te 's prison. H e will
“ Ah, m onaleur. yon ilo not know her.
“T h a t
ex p la in s
m uch,"
replied W h U ta g r iv ie r e
M aybe ten maybe
Ills voice w as low, and be­ Ite hurled In th e prison cem etery, and
I fe a r th a t already she may have in
Steele. "A nd th e le tte r she sent to m ore. M any d ie all tm dees countree days."
valved h e r s e lf
| have Just learned l.aseelles w hen did It go dow nriver?" dat long snows, fo r eet w as de y e ar of cam e rem iniscent. He leaned closer, his gravp will be m ark ed only w ith his
th a t she went a le tte r by th e lust canoe
With th e search party tVom Albany, .le rabbit plag u e and dere w ere no and th e re cante Into his eyes a look convict num ber."
S tran g ely coincident, th e re appeared,
she hail alm ost fo rg o tten . “T hose w ere
to A lbany."
l.ong before yon reached here ns moose. D ees P ie rre cum to F o rt Ma
th e hap p iest days of my life ; and you in the sam e issue an an n ouncem ent of
S te ele 's deepest In stin cts revolted at much a s tw o w eeks,"
m ata w an d a t sprw m g a n ' say hues
M r . L a u re ls— M ere physical b eauty
th e tho u g h t. It w as m onstrous unite
"And th is le tte r evidently accounts w om an die. but I go to hees cam p dat will forgive me fo r tellin g you th a t Is th e sudoen death of E dith L ow erre. the Is all too fleeting.
cau se being given as h e a rt failu re.
the reason I have never m arried ."
lle v a h le t Sm alt w onder he hud found for her depression her sadness."
sum m er, a n ' I fin' her hones een de
M iss M an ch ester— It d o esn 't Inst long
H er eves w ere looking stra ig h t Into
h e r playing her h eart out a t th e
"Yes. l ids m a tte r and her fe a r of bush een two, th re e place - all roun'.
but, then, It can be renew ed every
h
la
;
tlie
lr
faces
w
ere
close
together.
G
rocer
W
a
s
R
ig
h
t,
but__
ra p id s H e knew now Just w hat hope
I.alia m in e
s h e believes th a t he will l i e keel hees w om an—and left her In
day.
leasness. w hat h e a rta c h e lay beneath keep hla w ord try to use force. Aa de snow fo r de w olverines an' fox_ S he could n ln o s t feel his b re ath upon
D eath to th e m an who w ould laugh
h
e
r
cheek.
H
er
eves
h
a
lf
closed,
and
a t th is p a th e tic Incident.
th e “ F a re w ell” she had played on the for th e letter, sh e re fu ses to tell nte she n ev alre starv e. H e ees no g,,,„|
Ihe m em ory o t th e ir love days d rifte d
B rea k fa st D id n ’t W o rry
hill. T o ahleld her fa th e r's old age w hat she w rote, but I ean guess*'
T h e young brid e and bridegroom
H e cum here to m ak' de tro u b le an' slowly, w ith Insidious effect, through
"You don't m ean to tell nte you m ar­
from th e b itte rn e s s of fnllure ami pos­
w e re having th e ir first d in n e r g u e sts
"A nd o f course L tisectles will show sc a re our people."
her m ind.
Instin ctiv ely her hand In th e ir love nest.
ried E lsie S pender?"
sible penury here. In thia new land, up h e re (« •fo ra the riv e r closes. »Ince I
reached hla. and closed o ver It w ith
"B u t I do— l m ean I did," rep lied th e
“ W hat a re all th e se strin g s in th e
»lie had d elib erately offered to de she has at last listened to hint?" H er j
=¡1
soft p re ssu re
H er m om entary w eak ­ chicken, d a rlin g ? " ask e d th e b rid e ­ o p tim istic brldgegroom .
atroy th a t glorious you th of Iters at Inexplicable. "T h ere Is no « a y out for
Pisrrs also apparently hat a
ness Infected h in t; hla veins w ere groom of his b rid e a s he c arv e d Ihe
“W hy. y our sa lary w on't even buy
Inst c a p itu la te d to th ia Intriguing cur the lost," w as now c le a r
part in tho conspiracy.
la
throbbing, and his senses blinded. T he fowl.
h e r b r e a k f a s t!"
of an Inspector.
"T h at Is w hat I f e a r - ”
Laflammo back of tha Windigo
m
ad
Im
pulse
to
seise
her.
kiss
her.
and
" I l a ! I l a !” laughed th e o p tim is t
“Itut th a t la not a ll," w ent on St,
"W hy. th e gro cery n tsp said It woulq
"B ut w hat do you Intend to do. lim it-
scars?
to t" ” tr out his love o f long years. I b*» hs><t to biwto «1 *
“T h a t's w here I’ve g et you. E lsie
Onge "S h o rtly before your a rriv a l a sle u r? You m ust hnve some plan."
w on't get up fo r b r e a k f a s t! "
canoe b rought thia le tte r from Ogoke " Impatiently dem anded Steele
Pearl* cf Little Price
but th e n e w er sc a rfs a re so n e arly
S teele's lean lAtce lighted w llh curl
“ W hat can I do? I've told iter th a t
IT O It s C O trriN V B D )
In th is d«F «»f m e rc e rs no com- shaw l jinrportlona th a t th e only differ­
oalty aa he sta rte d to rend th e le tte r I shall never consent to I t; th a t I
Once U pon a T im e
T hey a re fully
h ln stio n Is su rp risin g . T h e new est one ence Is in th e nam e
handed him by th e factor. T hen the would kill h e r a n d my self first."
Changes in M e n ’s Dress
C ounsel— Now , sir, tell nte, a re you
how ever. H tlie com bination e a rrin g a y a m w ide and eight feet long but well a c q u a in te d w ith th e p riso n e r?
m uscles o f hla Jaw bulged us hla teeth
T h ere w as no solution o f th is prob
T he wig and Ihe pigtail went •tit
ground In anger
letu In th e m ind of th e A m erican
II of fashion early In th e N inete. o n and necklace. In ste ad of passing a re of attch light m ate ria l a t chiffon
W itn e ss— I've know n him fo r tw e n ty
aro u n d th e th ro a t, th e necklace p art filet lace and net th a t th ey m ay he years.
"M onsieur St Onge,
was a situ atio n which seem ed h«|>etess i-entury anti gentlem en w ore th e ir h.dr
i
of
thl»
co«tum
e
accessory
pa
sm
s
from
w
rap
p
ed
a
ro
u
n
d
th
e
th
ro
a
t
w
ithout
“ Itevllloa F re res. W alling Itiv er
Indeed. If she refu sed to listen to her r a th e r long ami freely oiled.
I.- ■„.ve
'•H ave you e v er know n him to he a
"F o r th e th ird ami last tim e I am fa th e r she surely w as too proud to '•owsark tro u sers, hlgh-w aisled i . esta, one long dang lin g e a rrin g to th e o th e r suggestion o f hulkiness
d is tu rb e r o f th e public peace?"
uiitler d ie chin o* th e w e are r
w ritin g you In an a tte m p t to m ake brook In terfe ren c e from a stra n g e r
s lid volum inous c ra v a ts w ere In fi »sh-
“W ell—e r —he used to belong to a
you aee th e light aa a acnallde m an I She had bu rn ed her bridges yet som e
band."
ion. th e sh irt ,x»ll«r w as ix'teti w k <»'*n
-
.
r
,
Light
in
Weight
have reason to know th a t l-ascelles is th in g m ust he done som ething to pre
tu rn e d up w ith th e p oints show xing
now ready to force ; o u r h a n d
T he vent h e r self-destruction
An In tere stin g effect Is achieved by
But w h a t’ shove th e c ra v a t. T he coat r u t * sy
A T ra d e T ric k
th e m odern won.an would sn e e r p laitin g g e o rg ette crep e ra p e s and
post h a s proved a fi.llure. a s he In
\u d then, he rem em bered w ith a sta rt, squarely In front went out of isle
"A re von fam iliar with Browning*"
vlgoiously u ask ed lo w ear a shaw l, t binding them w ith fluffy fu r
landed It should, anu you have now (here w as th is W indigo m ailer.
late lu th a N ineteenth c e n tu tj.
"Yes. I've been a b a k e r f„r |g
The Valley of Voices
THE
CROSS OF
CHIVALRY
By GEORGE MARSH
E'
wo
* xSaa
e a r s " — Pitt
Panther