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Chapter XIII
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The trap-line of Plerre Eustach ran
thirty miles straight west of Lac
Bain. It was not
Plerrot's had been, but it was like a
malin artery running through the heart
of a rich fur country.
to Pierre FEustach's father,
grandfather, and his grea
father, and beyond that it reached,
and
of the finest blood In France. The
only as far as the
end of it, the older evidence of own-
ership being at Churchill,
finest game country between Reindeer
lake and the Barren Lands. It was in
December that Baree came to it.
Again he was travelling
In a slow and wandering fashion.
ing food in the deen snows.
tisew Kestin, or Great Storm,
come earlier than usual this winter,
and for a week after it scarcely a hoof
or claw was moving.
Every trapper from Hudson's bay
to the country of the Athabasca knew
that after the Big Storm the famished
fur animals would be
and that traps and deadfalls properly
set and baited stood the biggest
chance of the year of being filled
Some of them set out over thelr trap
lines on the sixth day; on
seventh, and others on the eighth. It
was on the seventh day that Bush Me-
seek
some
which was now his own for the
season. It took him two days to un-
cover the traps, dig
them, rebuild the fallen “trap-houses.”
rearrange the baits,
he was back at Lac Bain,
line,
gart's line. McTaggart's trall was
fresh In the snow about the eabin, and
the instant Baree of It every
sniffed
leap suddenly with a strange excite
ment. It took perhaps half a
for scent that filled
to associate itself with what had gone
before, and at the end of that half
minute there rumbled in Ba
growl
the his
ree’'s cl!
sullen
und
the old MeTazEart
faced the wilderness-
which the trap-line ran
jain. He was trembling
twitched. He whined. Pictures
pssembling more and more idly
his mind—the fight in the cabir
peese, the wild chase CT
snow to the chasm’s edge—even
Cam id
smell of
1e direc
to
His muscles
back
Neo-
the
the
McTaggart had caught him In
rabbit snare. In his whine there was
a great yearning, almost expectation
Then it died slowly away. After all,
that he had hated and wanted to kill,
and not of anything that he had loved.
him the significance of associa-
tions—a brief space only,
was gone,
Its place came ag
an
The whine died away, but
In iin that ominous
growl.
Slowly he followed the trall and a
quarter of a mile from the cabin
struck the first trap on the line. Hun-
like a starved wolf.
house McTaggart had placed as bait
the hind-quarter of a snowshoe rabbit,
jaree reached in cautiously, He had
learned many things on Plerrot's line:
he had learned what the snap of a
trap meant; he had felt the cruel pain
of steel jaws; he knew better than the
shrewdest fox what a deadfall would
do when the trigger was sprung-—and
Nepeese hersélf had taught him that
he was never to touch polson-balt, No
he closed his teeth gently In the rabbit
flesh and drew {t forth as cleverly as
McTaggart himself could have done.
He visited five traps before dark, and
ate the five balts without springing a
pan. Then he went on Into a warm
balsam swamp and found himself a
bed for the night.
The next day saw the beginning of
the struggle that was to follow be-
tween the wits of man and beast. To
Paree the encroachment of Bush Me-
Taggart's trap-line was not war; it
was existence, It was to furnish him
food, as Plerrot's line had furnished
him food for many weeks. But he
sensed the fact that In this Instance
he was law-breaker find had an enemy
to outwit, Had it been good hunting
weather he might have gone on, for
the unseen hand that was gulding his
wanderings was drawing him slowly
put surely back to the old beaver pond
and the Gray Loon. As It was, with
the snow deep and soft under him-—
go deep that In places he plunged Into
it over his ears—McTaggart's trap-
line was like a trall of manna made
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for his special use. He followed In
the factor's snowshoe tracks, and In
the third trap killed a rabbit. Starved
for many days, he was filled with a
wolflsh hunger, and before the day
was over he robbed the balt from a
full dozen of McTaggart's traps. Three
times he struck polson-baits——venison
or caribou fat In the heart of which
was a dose of strychnine, and each
his keen nostrils detected the
danger,
The
and more
smell of
less hungry
to hated
laree ate less
McTaggart
as Plerre Eustach
of his hands
“houses,” and
being
alive
second day,
keenly
his
the
enemy,
ns skillful
the scent
traps and
was not
in
keeping
the
of him
This
finite
every now and then the smell
wns strong In Baree's
wrought In Baree a swift
antagonism, a steadily
hatred where a few days before hatred
was almost forgotten. The
not add two and two together to make
four: he did not go
Hose,
and de
increasing
dog did!
back
if that the n
step
step to prove to himse
to whomn this
the
bles-
trap-line
cause of all his
but he did
griefs
find himself
sessed of a deep and yearning hatred
was the one
that
creature
he
ex
wolves had ever
He Stood Like a Black Rock Watch.
ing the Cabin,
hated: It McTaggart
McTaggart who
Taggart who had made
his beloved Nepeese
McTaggart was here on this trap-line!
had been wandering
object or destiny, he was
given a mission now. It was to keep
to the traps. To feed himself. And
was who
im, had hurt
Mc
Lilm
Hin
lose and |
he before,
The second night Baree lay with a
stomach In a thicket of banksian
pine; the third day he was traveling
on this
started
and
six
morning
to
he
Bush
gather
crossed the
miles from Lac Baln he
He stopped |
to examine them with sudden and un-
usual interest, falling at last
Me
his
Early
Taggart
catch,
out
where
on hile
right hand, and picking up a single
hair.
“The black wolf!”
He uttered the word In an
hard voice, and involuntarily his eves
turned straight in the direction of the
Gray Loon. After that, even more
carefully than before, he examined |
odd,
tracks
rose to
the look
one of
in the
feet
the clearly linpressed
snow, When he
there was In his face
discovery.
“A black wolf!” he repeated, and
shrugged his shoulders. “Bah!
Is a Tool. It Is a dog.” And then,
er a moment, he muttered
aft-
dog.”
All that day Bush McTaggurt fol-
lowed a trall where Baree had
traces of his presence, Trap after trap
he found robbed. And from the first
disturbing excitement of his discovery
of Baree's presence hls humor changed
slowly to one of rage, and his rage
Increased as the day dragged out. He
was not unacquainted with four-footed
robbers of the trap-line, but usually
a wolf or a fox or a dog who had
grown adept In thievery troubled only
a few traps. But ip this case Daree
was travelling straight from trap to
trap, and his footprints In the snow
showed that he stopped at each. There
was, to McTaggart, almost a human
devllishness to his work. He evaded
the polsons. Not once did he stretch
his head or paw within the danger
zone of a deadfall. For apparently
reason whatever he had destroved n
splendid mink, whose fur lay
scattered in bits over the
snow, end of the da
to a deadfall
Baree
the an
than
aloud
no
glossy
worthless
Toward the
McTaggurt came
which a had
torn the silvery flank
until the of
value, McTaggart cursed
his breath came hot.
The third day MeTaggnrt did
return to Balin, but began a
tious hunt for Baree., An
of fresh snow had fallen,
take greater m
lynx dled }
of
skin less
Wns 1
and
not
cn
two
as if t«
of
Lae
ich or
and
easure
his man-enemy
his footprints
even ven
geance from
had left
rading of a
cabin
freely with!
8 {
hundred yard
It was half an
Taggart could pick
and he fo Howed
h
hour be
urs Into
Baree ken
then
suer times
er #0 close
h, or 1
against his rifle barrel
sudden
fresh
snap of brus the
of twigs
then,
'
And with a
brought
Taggart's lips,
circle cut straight
When the Factor
along toward noon, Baree had
begun his work. He had
epten a rabbit: he hand
in the distance of
Was
agalr
inspl fon
to Me
wide
the curses a
swung In a
back for the
he
and
reached
already
add
aa
robbed three traps
and he headed
wer the trap-line for Post
Bain
the fifth
that Bush Me
turned to his post. He w
day
iy mood (ir
ily Valence of
hmen wns there, and it was
ward his sto
ure
re than an irrita
apper to
Mme,
weir lives. Baree ht
He haunted It
specter, and
the scent
the mar It was
the the elemental raison d
the trag
tO
5 i
Ing )
like a devastat
time that he
of the Factor
line
ing each
fed afresh
that
a dead
Again and agaln he out.
witted McTaggart; he continued to
his traps of thelr bait: the hn
mor grew In him more strongly to de
stroy the fur he came across: his
pleasure came to be—not in
but in destroying. The fires
his hatred burned flercer as the
until at last he would
gnap amd tear with his long fangs at
strongly with the instinct
more
of the time,
there was a
of Nepeese that continued to
more and more clearly in his
That first great loneliness—the
passed. And all
back of his ac
RWay
ness,
the Gray Loon, oppressed him again
as it had oppressed him In the early
On starry or moon
cries for her again, and Bush MeTag-
listening to them In the middie
up his spine,
(TO BR CONTINUED.)
Probably more has been sald and
written about money than any other
subject under the sun. Fielding, whe
spoke with the authority of a magls-
trate, once commented that “money is
the fruit of evil as often as the root
of it.” Doctor Johnson sald, “Money,
in whatever hands, will confer power.”
In “The Way of All Flesh,” Samuel
Butler wrote that “money Is like a
reputation for ability—more easily
made than kept” His modern discl
ple, G. Bernard Shaw, goes farther
and says, “Any fool can save money;
it takes a wise man to spend it.” Ba.
con wrote, “Money 1s like manure; of
little use unless it be spread” A
quotation from Horace reads, “Money
amassed either serves or rules us.”
John Stuart Mill, In his monumental
work, “The Principles of Political
Economy,” points out that furs, cow
rie shelly and even cubes of com
pressed tea have been used in various
places as money.
that “money is a commodity and fits
value ls determined, like other come
modities, temporarily by demand and
age by cost of production.”
complete without quoting an Amer!
can. It seems typleal of the American
mind always to couple money with
work--they rarely refer to the one
without the other. Thus John D.
Rockefeller: “1 determined that, In
addition to working for money, I would
make money work for me."-John o'
London's Weekly,
New Distinction.
A friend of ours sald that he in
tended to reversed the old saying and
bring his son up to be heard, but not
seen. He wants the boy to be a radio
announcer.~The Outlook,
Program for Fall
Garment to Be Well Below
Knee; Drapes, Panels
Below Hemline.
Now that every woman has over-
hauled her wardrobe and found out
that all the short dresses she wore last
summer are at least a generous hem
longer than the present mode, It 1s
time to think about the fall skirt
length. Truth to tell, writes a fash-
ion correspondent In the Kansas City
Btar, really 1s surprised to don
a dress of last year's vintage and find
it ridiculously long.
All this brings one to the truth of
the matter: the mode Includes the long
skirt of the period frock, the uneven
skirt length shorter In the front than
in the back, and the really short skirt;
In fact, a skirt must be short to keep
its {identity in this day of many skirt
lengths,
With fashlon’'s love of change,
new skirt length Is predicted well be-
low the knee; drapes and panels fall
below the hemline, simulating a longer
skirt, thereby gracefully gliding from
one
the
a murked change from season to sea-
gon. As the straws blow, the descent
of the hemline will be as gradual as its
ascent, Wl} skirts will remain In
the category as “short” and
they will still be that even if
fulfills {t¢ prediction and
them to four to six Inches below
knee,
Paris has spoken its favor in behalf
of moire for midseason and fall frocks.
Every e
{le
1
womankind that the new moire has all
Sport Dress of Silk
pass
This sport dress is of silk crepe In
wide bands of French gray and blue.
It ls greatly enhanced by a smart [it
tie cape and plaited skirt,
Sent Over From Paris
1wvelty ensemble welry Just
Paris in
and pendant
engraved crystal
are worn
genson
3
arons
Ps
cone
balls
tractive lookin
suminer prints,
Another touch of sum
Jewelry Is seen In the new Insect pins,
which are strikingly
faithful in
hee
ner
realistic
thelr
for
detall. One of
pins, instance,
viish-blue, with
with very small
has of
antennae
eyes
pur
set
of silver
rhinestones to give
The WIiDEs are of
In
gunts,
co} {edd
effect
black enamel
lection there
}
and silver, the col-
ure
ady
with
beetles,
others, all
detall
Concentrated perfume in paste
ugs and many
the same attention to
form
comes from
Paris It comes In
boxes
The Skirt ls Billowy and Hangs In
Irregular Folds,
the lovelir of the old-time fabric
but none of its stiffness. How can this i
be? Seeing is belleving, and certainly
samples of this 1926 melre from
Paris are more pliable than the moire
of other days. It comes In lovely
shades, to sure. The chanel reds,
claret, burgundy, garnet and antique |
=uby, mauve, blue fox, bisque, castor
and navy and black are In keeping
with the fail color card. Whether a
black moire can be lifted from the
Jassification of “an elderly lady's
ress” remains a problem for those who
sell moire to wrestle with for the next
few weeks
An atiractive evening gown
pale green georgette with a bolero
sffect blouse trimmed with rhine
stones and iridescent beads. The skirt
is billowy and Is featured by irregular
folds,
Jes
he
he
is of
Many Capes Hip Length;
Popular Summer Fashion
There are almost as many varieties |
of capes this year ax there are flow.
ers, Nearly every woman wants one |
for morning wear, for motoring, for
afternoon costumes and for traveling,
ribboned capes for evening wear,
Sometimes the cape is a mere ap-
pendage on a tallored anit, dress or |
The sleeves sometimes give a
“real” cape Is
of three-quarters or full
slenderness,
It Sticks on the Head
The vagabond hat outstrips all oth-
ers for sheer popularity among those
who go In for the outdoor life. It
sticks on the head, It can be crushed
into any conceivable or becoming
shape, it shades the eyes and, added
to all this, it has a tremendous air of
smartness about It. One ean find them
in all colors to match the bright-hued
sports clothes or those of more som-
ber tones. But perhaps the best look
ing of all are those in the tan, brown
and belge shades, At any rate, these
are the best liked among the leaders
in the smart younger set,
has a
when
cap cover whi
removed, reveals ti
inside. In order to bring the pu
slight pressure an
telescopes |t
other section and brings the pt
making it like =
flower in a single stem vase. The pufy
of wi and the case
of galaiith, which in a
variety of colors.
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lower section inte
piace, look
nedown
may be had
is ite swan
Is Like Spanish Shawl
For evening. the scarf takes on large
square proportions in mit of
Spanish shawl, Vivid velvet
bordered and lined In silver or gold
cioth and painted In floral or mod
ernistic designs are among the newest
of evening wraps. A green velvet
square, for Instance, is bordered in
sliver and printed in silver and black
design. The young miss about town
wears large square shawls of chiffon,
georgette, lace tulle which she
throws over her chalr while dancing
Her heavier wrap is removed before
the enters the dining room. Such a
square of black lace has bands of rose
chiffon adorning the underneath side
The black square is
Worn over
a flesh-toned chiffon frock the effect Is
very stunning.
tion the
squares
or
Accessory for Sports
To prevent the appearance of the
V-shaped red patch on neck and chest,
the bane of the woman tennls player,
an accessory to this season's tennis
outfit is the “sunburn scarf” Made
of double crepe de chine,
are just long enough to twist around
neck and throat except for the em.
other does the same service for the
back of the neck,
Waistline Near Normal
Walstlines, like the cost of dressing,
are creeping up. Dresses of light ma-
terial such as volle or lace are usual.
ly draped or bloused over the hip,
Stiffer materials such as taffeta and
satin are made rather on princess
lines, close fitting at the walst, which
is raised. Dresses which have plaited
skirts mounted on the bodice show a
really high-walsted effect,
We ay
he KITCHEN
CABINET
& 1936, Western
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learned
than the
art of
in pr
ment
movomenuse
sewepsper Union.)
art of cooking cannot be
out of a any more
art of swimming or the
painting The best teacher
the best gu sentie
viding you have any).
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netice;
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ide,
SOME FAVORITE DISHES
Many people prefer water | , here
and other frozen dishes to
Here
HI
is
One ones
tried always
be popular:
Velvet Lemon
Sherbet, — Tuke
two cupfuls of
sugar, the julece
lemons
until
of
cream
that
three
and one
quart of rich sd
is
curdled
rdiess
dissolved, nil
will
appearance,
out and the ml
that
will
the
freeze
as
be §
xture as
Beaten Biscult—Into a pir
stir a fH
ful of
dough,
with
}
teaspoonful of
cold water
transfer to a fi«
fifteen
Cherry Pueding. —
How
Willig
$1 1 wi on Tyre
ird cupfuls of =
of
r A *
Igredients
butts
r
of
Banana
hananas
spread with
together,
with whis
Vanities, —
Hght, add
we tablespoonful
»
ch of salt.
Feeding the Sick.
families =n
ilineas,
Few forty
to escape
re
Good
npo
> : n maintain
health bu
spite of good
a sudden chil
of
or
riant
strain
work
will
even
have a strong, vigorous
Since
fluid
and assimilated,
best form to serve It
ill.
This diet Includes broths and clear
soups of various kinde, beef juice and
beef tea, cereals, gruels, milk (plain
or modified to make it more digestible,
nutritious or more agreeable to the
patient), raw eggs In combination with
water, milk, frult Jjulces, cocoa or
cream soups of various kinds,
Broths, clear soups and beef tea
but stimulate
overwhelm
those who
constitation,
foods must
before it
that
be reduced to
can be digested
seems to be the
all
form
to those who
Ee
al
they also stim-
By
or soothing when hot;
ulate the flow of gastric juice,
cereal flour lke barley
may be quite nutritive,
Cereal gruels are neither stimulat-
ing nor Irritating If strained. They
are most useful when the appetite Is
or rice, they
Milk is one of the most valuable of
It has
been called the most perfect food.
The value of milk may be Increased
by changing its flavor, adding yeast to
it, making a drink called koumiss and
by adding junket or rennin to partly
digest it, making It more palatable
and adding variety,
In each menl we have still other re-
we serve contains iron, phos.
phorous and calelum, another that we
have good food with sufficient rough-
age or hallact to give bulk to the food.
Lae Marwut