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e r I >J 5^v-.*w;y! TiV -'- ' J! \'. -1 K "''4 b««BlT H« lOMVl tb«M won't lost y*w«. throe jesn, thces Ml borsT uf "Ot count ho waou to get rid of , rtyerr Steele rentared. 2'**Oh, St Onge Is done foAnnd hell •st the gtrl* she mattered. "•ot Y h *t was that Indian Plerri doing at Walling River r ha abruptly bu GEORGE MARSH l J AUTHOR. OT r TOILERS OF THE TRAIL" "THE WHELPS Of THE WOLF" COPYRIPHT jy THE rtWN POBLlSHlHO CO SYNOPSIS I £r^ ,th Davld - half*br«ed ® r *, n L of the American | B ^^® f .v Natu r. al Hletoix is travel- hif L“. n ° rt ^* rn , Canada. By a stream HU»ir« a* D r Ue - d *«»hter of CoL niwtrJ* ?"**• factor at Walling f* 1 **^! P 1 */ the violin superbly. He himself and accepts an In- duHnSv.? I ? a,t * P 0,t hl » h °rae h J" • ta > r - From St. Onge he "“V^terlous creature of the ‘Wlndlgo," and the dlsap. Fif^ °. f a «f ino « »n<* Hs crew, with the seeson’s take of fur#. j. R 1 * 1 -—Steele hears the "Win- IHyld and Miohel, St. Onge*s 5rfr*“ a f; leav ® for th ® ,c «n® ot the n?riiV .£‘ > * ap l > * aranc *- st 0n »® tells that . ^•cyltes, the • company's Fort A, bany t seeks his rum in order to compel Denise to mar ry him to save her father. III.—Hearing her violin playing, Steele realises that Denise is » brilliant musical career to comfort her father. David and Michel return, but are uncommunicative. «» € Iv , - — T ®ts-Boule. Indian in fn'a. ^S lor ' ** caught listening ‘o Steel, s talk with David and Miche* and roughly handled. Steele learns that Louis Laflamme. factor at Ogoka m a de application to her father for hand of Denise. , HAPTKR V.—Pierre, Indian from ^-oke, visits the Wailing River post, ostensibly for gun shells. David and Michel are suspicious of him. • CiCTWbr VL—Lascelles visits Wall- I l , . ver ;. H * at Stories of the Wlndlgo. To his consternation, De- nlee tells Steele she Is Lascelles' fiancee VII.—Steele. David and Michel leave to visit an Ojibway camp, on the trail of the 'Wlndlgo,' and an route to Neplgoa. CHAPTER VIII.—Talk with the OJIb- wa>s confirms the suspicion that Pierre •P.y^aad Tete-Boule his accom- l b ' Wlndlgo" Is heard and ••capes Michel returns to VN ailing River with messages Steele^ la an effort to hold the terrified Indl- ‘J!?k la ^•• traU of lh# Wlndlgo," without result. CHAPTER IX.—Steele and David • ;a r» ‘ or Neplgen. At Ogoke Lafiamme welcomes the travelers, seemlagly i r .t r ?. l,, « * w, ‘ h surprise of the Wln- digo and the loaa of St. Onges fur c*1^ ®tfO*o m eVS Bose. Laflamme's tiiistreas, Vho Is Introduced by La- Usmme as his sister. n h ^tok. a . ONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK) Tltlt will HaiMate follow this up? I don't want tnmhle hero. Whore Is David now?” St rale was relieved; he had feared the worst. But that meant that David and he would leave the post In the morning. He knew hla half-hreeda. It would t.e dangerous to atay—and as yet nothing had been learned from the girl. "I sent them sll to bed. Baptiste won't follow It up. Antoine la with him. I’m boas here," laughed the trader. Then Steele was aware of the at tention of a pair of shining eyes “Ah. It was magnitluent. monsieur—the way you looked," raid the girl. “Your eyes were like your name—of steel." "You are embarrassing, mademoi selle.'' “You must excuse Hose this eve ning." said Laflamme with a grimace. "She has not seen a white man In a year! Not hpt what shea sincere, bat whisky makes her tt)lnk out loud. toMn't It, Rosie?" >he glitter of black eyes could Wnl killed, Lafiamme would have met sudden death. Instead, he re filled the glasses, while Steele's mind was busy with what the Frenchman’s return from the trade-house had checked the girl from disclosing. If Pierre were Laflamme’s man, as he seemed to be, Steele was carious to learn what tale the Indian had brought from. Walling River rancernlng the lost fur canoe and the Wlndlgo terror. He finally decided to drive straight at the point with the hope that the giri would drop something. “Did I tell you this afternoon that I heard a Wlndlgo at Walling River?" he began. “What? You a scientist, mean to tell me that you hoard a'Wlndlgo—a creature of Indian myth and superstl- ■f'on—a bugaboo of the medicine ftan?" Steele grinned with delight into the trader’s puzzled eyes. “I certainly: do. I was waked by his howling on tha ridge across the river from the poet." Laflamme smiled, suggestively tap ping the bottle at his elbow, as he teased: “Scotch Is a wonderful stim ulant to the Imagination, monsieur." “You know that the Indians at tribute the loss of St. Onge’s fur canoe this summer to the same devil T’ con tinued Steele, watching Rose’s face. “The loss of their fur canoe!” cried Laflamme. “You mean to say that SL Onge didn’t get his fur to Albany v thii year?" “Not a skin.” said Steele. This was news that Pierre assuredly would brought Oom down river. Then .■Kluglit a furtive signal from the mj/ She cautiously lowered an eye lid/" as she watched Laflamme. So the Frenchman was deceiving him. Pierre had been on the trader’s business at Walling River. But why did Laflamme wish to conceal itl He could not suspect that Steele would return to the Walling. "And yon believe with the Indiana j syppoae, tbit tbe_ Wlndlgo fll canoe, also?” jeered Laflamme. “That's a bit too raw, monsieur f It is not the first boat to be smashed In that white- water." , "But it was not lost in the raplda That has been proved, for no trace of boat, fur or men was ever found. They couldn’t steal the fur and get out by the Albany or through the muskeg country. That leaves the Wlndlgo as the only solution, doesn’t it?” “Weil, that finishes St. Onge, then," said Laflamme. “And helps your little plan, eh, Louis?" Rose added. The trader’s face hardened. “Yes, It helps the trade here, of course, if tHey quit down there. By the way, did St. Onge say anything about send ing n canoe up river this fall?" * Rose Laflamme paused In the act of draining her half-filled glass, intent on Steele’s answer. "I left the post early in September on a side trip, intending to return be fore starting for home, but never went back." Then, seising the opportunity to deceive Laflamme Into waiting until the last minute before kreaklng bis vengeance on St. Onge. Steele boldly ggpbled: “He said something about my taking a letter to you." “He did?” The dark face of the trader flushed with pleasure. “Yes, now he’ll send Michel." A glass was shattered on the table, (a a fury of passion Rnn« Laflamme. leaping to her feet, glared at the Frenchman. “Oh. you think you’ve got her at last, do you?" she screamed. ’When do I go. then? You’ll send me now. when ahe conies? Youll let me go. now?" What Steele had watted for had happened. Alcohol and her hatred of Laflamme bad loosened all restraint on the tongue of the maddened girl. Infuriated, the trader rose and pointed to the door. “We’ve had enough of thla: you're drunk! Mon sieur Steele will excuse you. Good night r The insult drove the blood from her flaming face; sobered her. She walked to the door, where ahe turned and said quietly to Steele: “Bon eolr, mon sieur, I lea>e you with thees gentle man and—cutthroat." Although pressed by Laflamme. Steele did not stay. He had failed utterly In his plan—had learned noth- ng If only the trader had remained n the trade-house five minutes longer, ;he girl would have told him what he *'Iahe<f to know. Ami now they were caving In the morning! CHAPTER X From the outside the cabin where he and David were to sleep was dark, but he entered to find David, aided by the light of two candles, busy with :helr bag*. "Whips the trouble?" Steele asked, noticing the blankets with which Da vid had masked the windows. “You loo’t think he'd dare fire In on you?*’ “Maybe," and the Ojibway pointed to the contents of a, large water proofed bag on the floor at hla feet. 'Dey have come to see eef you are w’at you say." “They’ve been through our Indian ■tuffr ^ __ “Yes, dey look at dese bag and not pack dem good." A low knock checked the convensa- tion. David reached for a candle. “No!" aald Steele, “stand by with that!" pointing to David’s rifle, then opened the door. It waa Rose Laflamme. ' Disapproval waa stamped on . Da vid’s face as he slowly shook hi* head. “Monsieur Steele, I wish to talk with you In private—’’ she hesitated, with a nod of her head toward tha Ojibway. “David, wait outside a minute.” said Steele concealing from the girl a lowered eyelid. .Carrying his rifle. David reluctant ly left the room. K “Yon needn’t worry, Laflamme’s asleep,” she began, thea approaching Steele, placed her hands on his shoul ders as she begged: “Will you get me out of here, now—tonight?" The girl's knowledge might be of vital Importance to the future of Wall ing River—of, the woman there he loved, and the American did not hesi tate to dissemble. “But. Rose, I haven’t bacon and flour. You’d starve If we left tonight unless we struck game. You don't want to live on fish." *T can leeve on anything with yon, you beeg American!" she said. "On- lee get me fiway—away from that thief. Once I loved beem—bat now, I bate, hate, hate!" ^teele temporised: "But why cant you wait until tomorrow night? Well have flour then." . *Tm afraid. * He cursed me tonight for telling you something Oh, , •’Pleural" She turned on Steele la surprise. “You saw Pierre? He was told to keep under cover." "Ye% he waa spreading wild tales about the Wlndlgo./ Laflamme seat him to do that?" Hef large eyes lighted, in amuse ment* “Oh, yes, of course! but what he went down river after was— Quickl the candles! There’s some one coming!" The face of the giri went gray with fear. “Mon Dieu! If it's Laflamme!” Steele pinched out the candles* and she eftmg to him helplessly, her body trembling against his, as they listened. There was s sound of a scuffle out side, the fall of a body, the dull im- The Face of the Girt Went Gray With Fear. "Mon OieuI If It's Laflammel" pact of blow*. Pushing aside the frightened girl. Mteele seised bis rtae, and opened the door. “I got heem V" came the low vhlre of David from the llackness. “Han' me dat rawhide." The man who had approached the cabin had walked Into the strongest pair of anna In the Neplgon country, sad lay belple^ oo the ground, choked and beaten into Insensibility. Return ing with the thooim. Steele peered St the face of David's victim. “Laflamme?" "Yea! We feex beem and atart?” urged the Indian, fiercely. "No! Tie hlnf up and put him la tha shack and get our stuff to the canoe! I’ll get rid of the giri!" The die was cast. Kvery minute at th# post spelled dnnger. But Steele now had an excure for refusing to take Hose Lannmme to the railroad. “You understand. David? Keep your knife out of hint. Your turn will come on the sn»m’. Now get the canoe!" David carried Lafiamme Into the shack, and went for the canoe. Resuming to the giri, trembling In ■the dark, Steele aald: “it waa he. David knocked him out, but he's not hurt. We must get sway at once." With an impulsive movement. Roue Laflamme found Steele's neck with her anna and kissed him wildly. • “But," explained the harassed American, "we’va got to travel fast; they’ll follow ua—we can’t take you!" "You mean you’ll not take me now?" gasped the girl In her despair. “We’ll have to run the portages, break our backs to beat the Indians he’ll send sfter ns. If yon go, they’ll get us!" protested Steele. “Take me, take me with you!" she moaned. “Am I not beautiful, beeg American? Don’t leave-me here!! Then Brent Steele gambled: “What was Pierre doing down river ?’’ “I weel tell you In the canoe," she parried, and he crunched his teeth In his chagrin. "Wheu we are In the canoe I will tell you things—things yon nevaire dream of," sht urged, “I know all." She would exchange her informa tion at a pries—her freedom; and that -price Steele weald not pay. Bat It was necessary to get her back to the bouse. ♦ . “All right," he Mid, , “go and get some heavy dothea, and be at the log landing In an hoar. -Don’t make any nolae. We don’t want them to find Laflamme until morning. Now be carefulT With a low cry, «he again circled Steele’s neck with'her arms, kissed him and disappeared. In on hoar he and David would be far down the lake on their way to Neplgon house. She had Intended making a catspaw of Mm to escape from Ogoke* and Steele wasted no sympathy on her. He i wondered whether, on finding herself tricked, ahe would arouse the post or take to her bed, feigning Ignorance of the whole business. And he also wondered whether If Denise St. Onge ever learned of this nlfltt’s work at Ofoke, ahe would be lieve that every aft and word of hla had teen In Her sendee. Through the night, the churn-swish. a band wind, which every foot while an. Uw with a fenr time and again ~ through CEt rang hours, the keen tyes of Dnrid alone had aaased through the ararlt In which they traveled, tfce awnace of a rocky point or the throat ef awash, sqnare la their course. "Hoif far have we corner Steele, laying his paddle on the gun wale to stretch hM stiffened afiaa. “WaL dees point sea ver* far up da Ink*. Been two hoar wp hit da Inlet" "Goodl if that m an we’re thirty miles ahead of them.*’ The Ojibway shook Ms head. “Wp tak' no chance—we travel lak’ h—IP * On shore the tea-pell waa soon boil ing, ’while David and Steele over- hauled their scant supplies. Thera were barely beans, bacon and flour to do a week, and Neplgon lake was two weeks’ hard travel. It meant shoqt lag their way out unless the Hah would bite, for they had given their net to MlcheL “Let’s have a look at the old Mann- llcher," said Steele aa/David watched the bacon sputtering In the pan. “We may need her before we get out of thla mesa. I was n fool to stop there. I might have—" *He had thrown the bolt-handle up and back, when his face sobered. The startled eyes which met the inquiring gaze of the man at* the fire drew a quick: "W’at you' see —ghost?” Making no reply, Steele sprang to the canoe, tore the lashings from a bag and fumbled with Its contents— then emptied the hag on the beach. Taking David's rifle from the canoe, he opened the breach. “Both guns empty!” he said in dis may. “They’ve got our ahells—two boxes In the bag! Not a shot left- cleaned out!" The white man looked long Into the Immobile face of the Indian. "If they catch us—we're done! If they don’t, we can't even shoot our way home. It’s fish—or starve!” The Ojibway squatted on his heels and resumed hla frying. "Wsl, boss." he said stoically, “we have beeg feed dis mornln’—den paddle lak b—l!" For two houra the canoe waa driven ss only seasoned men can push maple paddles. Then, leaving the lake, they faced forty miles of the swift Rouge before they turned off on the portage to the Jackfish. Onee on the Jarkflsh they could travel as fast as their pqr- •urrs, for from there It was all down stream to Neplgon. But the thought which added pounds to the thrust of pole and lunge of paddle through the travail and sweet of that October day was the chance of being headed by Indians sent overland to the Jackfish portage. With no ahelle for their rifles, they were at the mercy of the first half-breed to come up with them. 8o, without stopping at noon, the flee ing canoe poshed on up the Rouge, and not ontll dusk settled oo tha val ley. waa It turned to tha shore. There, unloading tha weary craw carried boat and outfit hack Into the bush" against the possible chance of their camp smoke being seen at day light by those at their heels. Dawn found them at their galley slavery with another back-breaking day to live through before the clear ing of the Jarkflsh portage would open up ahead. Unless they were run down shortly, that night the fleeing canoe would ride the Jackfish. and they had won. They were rounding a bend below a backwater when the man In the bow lifted hla hand and pointed. In the shallows, not fifty yaigis away, stood a yearling moose. w - "Meat to take ua to Neplgon P groaned Steele. David slapped the water with tha flat of hia paddle. “Marche, you!" he cried, “or de catt’roat bellin' us weel get you.". “One shell would have got him P said Steele, ruefully, as the moose slowly turned and disappeared. “"'•I. I not west’ de last shot oo moose,’’ and the Indian held trp a shining cartridge for the Inspection of his friend. “Where In the devil did yon get that?" cried the amazed and delighted stern man. “I fln’ eet een de grub bag." "And you never told me! Is that fair, David r "Wal, eef I tell you, you Are eet at de moose.” “Why not? W.e would have rod meat then, to Neplgon.” The Ojibway shook his head sober ly: “Daveed save eet for one of La flamme's men.” To Steele, who felt now that nun- down would find them at the Jackfish portage; that their pursuers were far In the rear; the words of David sounded unduly ominous. It was pos sible that aome ef the Indians on their trail could travel the forty miles of broken, bush-grown river shore in a night and a day, but he doubted it. So he laughed loudly at the squm back of hla friend when, an hour be fore sunset, they landed at Jackfish portage. “Well, wa did U, old bey!" cried Steele, slapping the knotted shoulder of the grinning David. “Now we’ll take her all over In one trip or throw this museum stuff away. Can we do itr David nodded. “De carry to de Ink* eee abort. I tak* the canoe an’ de lajua stuff. You tak' de rest" “Man alive! It wUl go four hun dred—with tha boat" But David waa busy slinging hla tump-line to the largest of the bogs and made no answer. So. after further proteat which the k — ^ I**** hands la mutual roagnttalatlon. They had set IgEuroM^s garot fl Mot over a hundred ignes of lake ami river which wop Id sot aeon target Dropping downstream they qpaped | n the thick spruce, back from.the river, and tar the taut time la fwe days, baked cornbrsad tor their beaue and bacon, and toasted. Beside v a lire which the scrub ■maked at ftft? feet two men. at «um with the world, pulled on after-cupper plpda. With g little luck In the pike Iflkee of the lower Jackfish, they could eke out their scanty (food supply; and If. as seemed certain, they had left their pursuers hopelessly behind, the shell In David’s rids might bring them meat. . , * "Boas," said the Ojibway. after a period of alienee which wus character istic, “I nevaire tell you w’y I hunt dls Laflamme." . From g revery In which Denise St. Onge again played to him on her Hill of Dreams, far In the north, Steele turned with Interest to the speaker. “No, I should like to hear." * “Eet was manee year back—ten. twelve. Dis Laflamme trade wid de ’Jibway up Los’ lak’ way. My bree der work for heem. He sen’ my bnxl- der an' 'noder man to mak’ cache on de Pelican rlvlgre. Qoe day, beeg spruce log, she fall and hit heem In de back. De ’noder feller try earn heem ovalr de portage but eet pain my brodder too much. He say, T stay here w'lie* you breeng men from Lot’ lak. Dey tak’ me ovalr de long port age pn de spruce ptole!’ ” For a long apace David sat with head on hands, staring Into the fire. Bteele smoked In alienee, waiting for the mood of his friend to change, when the rest would be told. At length. David straightened and turned to the other, black eyes glitter ing. at he hoarsely demanded: "Wat you t'lnk dat Laflamme say w'en de feller reach I*oa' lak’? Dees ees w’at he oay: ‘Dat man ovalr on de Pelican ees dead by now. I got no men to sen’. You not go back; I got work for you wld beeg canoe down In Wabl- goon.’" Again David paused, bis face black with his thoughts. “Ho Lafiamme left your trother to die alone—to starve?" David nodded. “Dat feller had fear of I*afiamme, but he go back to de Pelican w'en he get chance." "What did he find?" asked Hteela. "Nod!a\" "Whatr “My brodder crawl to de riviere an' drown heesel'—before he starve." “David." said the man across the lire, “I want to apologia* for keeping you off that snake. Ha waa helpless and 1 thought If I allowed you to go back that night, and wa were after ward overhauled, tt would men our finish; bat now I wish yon bad throt tled him." *T had hard fight not to keot heem but you're de boas." added the loyal Ojibway. "Youll have your opportunity this winter—never fear." “Mehbe; but dey may wait for us tomorrow at da Frying Pan." “You still think that aome of theM may have been sent overland to cut us off?" "Wal," aald the cool half-breed, “eef I hunt canoe traveling dls way from Ogoke, dat ees Were I sen dem." “But they won’t have bad Urns to get there." “Meboe Dot. Tomorrow wa sea." And the red stole rolled himself in hla blanket. (CONTINUED NEXT WEEK) ««*«h * HA* Pir- Membership af tha people to too ■ity of ptodffng support through _ ***** batag offered ta the Roll ObU pom November 11 to M thla your. - RED GROSS FIRST UDSlFm FACTOR Its Industrial and Educational Service Spreads throughout the United States. Educators Give Junior AflUVUgll guv MACMv IOV CHUra-BWIMl, w —— WUgVU tAItT churn-swish of the peddles of David Indlan brushed aside, Steele packed and Steele ceaselessly (narked off the hundred poo»da of begs on for with the son might Signs that the United States Is awake to the menace of Its increasing Occident toll are apparent Hi the grow ing interest in first hM Instrwction as offered by experts of tha AaMrichh Red Cross. Approximately SO.Ofld juniors and seniors completed the First Aid course during the ftseal ye*r, passed rigid examinations and rpcetved Rad Cress Vint Aid eartifleates. Thla repre sents aa toersees ef S.MO over the preceding year, and thla gala la at tributed to the emphasis an health education by varioud public bodtsa In eluding not alone the American Red Cross and Government sgsnciee, but life and accident insurance companies, and athletic and recreational groups. • la Dallas, Tayas, playground pppdr- visors are required to hold Ftrat Aid eertlfldatoo. In mlny high schools tha subject is included Hi the regular curriculum. In order to assist In training Instructors for this phase ef the work, special conducted ta the aammer school* ef loading institutions as the Uni- varsity of Jferjrlaad and the sity of Virginia. Instruction wir con tinued during the year at Loyola Uni versity. New Orleans; University d California. Sea Francisco; University of Keutnoky; Tempts University. Philadelphia; Peabody Teachers' CM- Orowtag recognition by lending ed ucators all over tha world has bean aa achievement of tha Junior Red Croea In the last fiscal year. - fT; Included in those which hate flaksa especially favorable cognizance of Junior Rad Cross tfforte are the World Federation of Rdacatloa Asso ciations at Edinburgh, ScoUfind. ta 1921, the Department ot Bupgrtntau denca of tha National Education A» sedation, at Washington, Ittt, sad the National Education In Philadelphia, Jana, IftM. State educational bodies have firmed this approval, ths report As a phase of their work, the Jna- iora have developed contacts through exchange of correspondences with similar Junior organisations in vir tually evsry part of the wefML and through the developasent ot this me dium many Isedsri sea i chance for world peace in Aa especially, notable ef Janlor organisation I ta Porto Rteo, with an enroQtaent cl 117,000, and the PhOlppteefl, with tlt.000. 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