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By HOLMAN DAY
A Romance of the Border
Author o "King Spruce," "The Ram
rodders" "The Skipper and the
SUppeU," etc. ,
"Tou'ie n, coward," said Ho!, coming
to the truck. "Tlie girl Is bossing you,
Tlir, STORY T1ICH 1'AR
' neanllenfa 1'laea li on the He l.ane.
.- h.j ..,. i. a h t.iK n',i- It nt an
in.Utuiion. it in mnnfiiinc. iieanilrira and the Yankee sneak Is laughing at
Tlmri, It, at en imbue ncmae aim a "
sou."
"I nni not the toward who liiio
another man to shoot,'' raged Ucau
lieu, welcoming an adversary and for
getting prudence.
Ilol, stattlcd. caught tlio nasli fiom
the olllcer's eyes nnd ,ent back to
the wall.
"Mother JUr guide m hand-,"
jMnn. tm ni,lira. Half lI the nilf'
room In on Caaarilan anil half en Amer
ican territory, and the liar la aiyJ froni
an nlde to the otlirr aa the Ian 'a etj
refKlra mm to require, lleaullen'a ilauin
ter, Kvanaellne, baa lM-m ral-ed In u
ronrent. and kna iiotlilnc of lirr fa
ther's bnalnaaa. Hlien ahe return; hanie
iincrctrIlr It la a ahork.to Ixitli of them,
lleaiillru haa planned l luire her many
Dare Rol. a amiittler, ndKl. Ili he
haan'Uaern her for jeara, la half Mtlllni.
Rol. In danrrr at brine eantlit liv the rifa.
toma men with n. Ihoniand aheen In hia
poaaeaahin. ordera Ma dm era to flrh'j
J here la a name, rn-i onr inr --u..u . .. , ,, . ,
Ifleera iteea to llraullru'a, to n,l lilmaclf I I'leulllCiI lllo gill.
harred out. S)C -;n(.eiC(- l,ef0,e the pounded
CIIAl'TKH III (Continued nun, hik! with gciltlo lingers began
tl A HE you going to let a mail die her ofllce. He net lib teeth and
"here on jour doorstep? sou,le.incd his hoad against the wall,
thief of a Canuck!" demundodUhc man There was silence In the room JJcau
outside. His voice broke In pain and lieu stood over against 111 truck,
passion. . glowiilng on the girl and her work,
The gill gatheied the folds of her but ho no longer threatened. Ilol
bright lobe close to hei neck and hut- stepped acrots the painted lino ana
lied to the door.
Vetal ran from the w.ill. He
aci earned a't her. lie spoke in the
patois of thcii race.
"Do not open that door."
Thn man without was beating nt i
t .i.miii.aml voll . n1-1
"Vou aie my glil,
You aro to obey "
With her hand' on the b.ir. she
turned on Iilni. l'or a tense Inalant
the looked at him.
"Xo. the Good Mothei coinm.inds
ami tlil.a Is the door of nil Acadian .
jlome.. I eh'.'" blutcrnl Vetal, (.tatting toward
She tin ew the b.u out of the slot. them. "I hae hear about ou. And
1 1. ou lt tlicrn and mako love to ncr
You make love when
stood under tho plctuto of the King.
"It will do now. I have troubled
you long enough." i-ald tho joung man
at Inst. "I am grateful more than I
can tell ou."
"Hut t could do so little." srtld the
wlstfum "It Is bad, I am
afraid!"
"I will hun to a surgeon. You
hae mended my hurt bo ttudcily that
I'll have sticngth to get thore."
She looked up to meet a smile.
"You lmi iiuk love to my glil,
The olllcei
emit ia-r ' Vflnml ltni "(Sod. IIMU.
i.i ,.. .LmHiter?" I "omo more, t-h?
No, Bcaullcu could not. This rebel- I lo " e'1
linn nf hi, unmai.kind cowed him Evangeline died out
The traditions of Acadia had l.eon '' " !" flus,lcJ face
overthrown. Hero was a girl back
from St. Basil with something new,
compelling, dominating In her s-oul. He i
stood before her. his jaw dropping, his '
hairy lists clolng and unclosing and
she swung the door wide
A young man stood there. His cap
bore the eaglo of tho United States
customs service. His bronzea face was
gray under the tan: the sweat of
agony dripped from his forehead. His
sleeve was stripped up over a brawny
forearm; a handkerchief was knotted
around the elbow. Blood was dripping
from his finger-tips.
"I am hurt!" lie gasped ' I am "
Then he stopped.
Even Beaulleu, lit the tumult of his ,
own emotions, could see that utter,
paralyzing astonishment had over-,
whelmed this ilsltor. He who had
been pale flushed. He stepped back.
He stammered broken words of npol.
ogy.
Her cheeks weie flaming. ITer voici
trembled when she spoke to him, but
the dauntlessness of this girl who had
Just conquered er own father sup
ported her spirit. ,
"Como In. Acadlans do not turn
folks In troublo away from the door"
He came In, bending his head under
the lintel, for he was tall above tha
shame
ftom the bench, i
wliom ho lutit seen with her com
panions on tho streets of tho convent
Village had been In his thoughts from
tho first meeting. A flash fiom her
dark eyes when h had passed him,
r Jump of his lie.it t when he had met
her gaze, such had been tho sum Of
their meager lo clunking, and on her
part It was not love makUig; It, was
spiritual knowledge that she had seen
one who swased her and drew her
thoughts outside tho narrow environ
ment of convent walls.
Tho shock of meeting her hctc
tho knowledge that she was Bcaulleu's
daughter all that was of small ac
count In that tento moment when she
looked up at him with tears in her
eyes. The beauty of Evangeline Beau
lion had dwelt In his soul ever slnco he
li.id pcen her at St Basil. But ad
miration Is not love. Suddenly h saw
this girl of the border In new light.
Sho had hliown him woman's tender
ness defying her father to minister
to him In his agonv. Sho had been
biavo for his sako In a moment of
ttl.tl. Xow she gazed at him, shrink-1
safo In sanctuary, holding at bay one
of the hated customs spies of the bor
der. They wrero witnesses -whom oven
a ciozed lover could not disregard.
Aldrlch exchanged a despairing
anger overmastered his fear of her.'Pk "lUt ' giiofstrloken girl and,
.. .i ii ,' ii ,. tunica away wun a groan, mho iuu
He se zed the girl and pulled licri, ... ,, . ,, .
folly of his Insano resolution! was re
act oss the painted line with him. "You vea,cd to hlm flg 10 mlst, o pa8gon
stay on our own side, you Yankee ' cleared from his brain: Evangcllno
FLOWER OF THE NORTH
By JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD
Htieak." The epithet which ho had
Beaulleu was with her father, and
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employed o many times served hlm In """ "'" "ilu -''''
.. .... ... Iterfero between father and daughter?
lieu of futther threats: he kept re-, ..Tlmt.g you Ynnkeo 8nfak
peatlng the words, clinging to the n. . tira. l.n..
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Aldrlch mado two steps forwaid,
tcrcd Ilol, brandishing tho Jug. "You've
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Prudence was not with hlm at that
moment. 'Wild dcslto to protect her,
to wicst her from them, took posses
sion of hlm Ho forgot his wound
nnd his weakneaa But tho smuggler
got your hint to keep out of my husl-1 ..
"tall-
CHAPTEU. XXIir-(Continuea) -T
WAS almost mad when I first
X made the discovery," said Gregson,
as cold as Ice. "But I nm sano now. His
scheme was to have tho government
annul your provisional license. Thorpe
and his men were to destroy this
camp nnd kill you. Tho money on
hand from stock, more than 3600,000,
would Jiavo gone Into. Brokaw's pock
ncss."
(CONTINUED TOSlOIlItOW)
verage. of men.
' Beaulleu backed away fiom the door
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PHILIP'S TRIUMPH
By Helen A. Parker
There Is no need of further de-,
-now for you can understand. He l
unew Tiiorpo nna secured mm as his
agent. It was merely a whim of
Thorpe's to take tho, namo of Lord
Fltzhugh instead of something less
conspicuous. Three months before
Brokaw camo to Churchill ho wished
to (Jet detailed Instructions to Thorpe
which ho dared not trust to a -wilderness
mall service. He could find no
messenger whoni he dared trust. So
he sent Eileen. She -was at Fort o" .
snapping his eyes from one to the
fiither with squirrel-like Jerks of his His fate baldened with sudden pas-
head. He saw, but he did not under- I slon. '
stand. His keen gaze detected wffat i "i do not care to heat- a father In
sult nis uaugnter, sir. i nave not
made love to hcr.t I didn't know her
name, sir, until a few moments ago.
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"The girl i buying ou," suid Rot, '"anil thtTxaiikee meal is laughing at ou"
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he could not fathom.
Hoi's clutch closed about Vctal's
arm.
"That's the fellow that's the dog,
Beaulleu, It's that Aldrlch! He has
been her beau! Look at the two of
em!"
The map, and the gltl In the middle
t the room did not Vm from each
other; did not hear the hoarse whig
lr. "I liadn't believed all I've heard."
hissed Bol. "But they're giving It
uway by their actions. There's only
.one reason yhy a. girl looks at a fel-
She docs not know my name." He
turned to her. "I am Norman Aldrlch.
And I hopo I shall live long enough,
Mademoiselle Beaulleu, to prove my
gratitude for what you have done to
day."
"You He to me," insisted Vetal,
wrathful suspicion in his snapping
eyes. ' You have seen my girl before.
I Iia o been told you have seen her
at St Basil."
"I hate seen her there, sir." He
lng, sort owing, ashanieO. JHs heart
went out to her. Love jdoes ;iot rea
son. Love does not cojint and cal-J
culate. He choked. Hejfelt an over
mastering impulse to take her to hlm-
sen, to put jus arm aooui ner, to
was quick to lemind hlm of something
which halted him at the strip of paint.
Rol leaped to tho truck and seized
one of tho heavy Jugs. He shook It
above his head.
"There's the line of your country
protect her, dry her tears and comfort right under youi, feet. By the gods,
her distress. In the tumult of thos.e 1 you come across here and try to ar-
JUW Him wl. ' ofrnIrrl,nn.l (nn-arlTii- aluii-a tha frail.
He choked, angry Jealousy n his g Canadian,
lowering eyes. Beaulleu flamed with
udden pasalon at this prompting K
"You come away," he raged, ad
vancing on the couple. "Back Into Aldrlch' right arm was In the sling
your room, you girl! " which tho girl had improvised hastily.
She lifted her head, her eyes still " uroppea ins ieit nana neavuy on
held by those of the young officer. The
hues on her cheeks liad deepened.
"Tills is my home, sir," she told him,
bravely. ,
"I didn't know I didn't dream," lie
fttammered.
"This la my father. My name Is
Kangellne Beaulleu," Her voice
trembled, but her head was raised
proudly.
"Father, you must "help this man
He is hurt."
"You havo come In my place, and
J have not ask you," screamed Beau
lleu. He stood on his tiptoes and
hhook his fist.
"I have asked him. I am mistress
of this house so long as I remain in
it. "Will you bind up his wound,
father?"
"No;, I do nothing for a Yankee
hound," he'shouted, uddlitg a wicked
oath.
"I ask your pat don, sir." Her lips
were white and quivering. "Sit there
and 1 will do -what poor service I
can."
She pointed to a long bench at one
side of the room. He staggered to
It. "Weakness was overcoming him.
Sho ran to help him, -when she noted
his plight. . He fell upon the bench
and leaned his head against the wall.
"I am sorry," he murmured. "I
Trould go away If I could. But I am
suffering."
She hurried to another part of the
room -where water trickle from a tap
into a barrel. 8U,e dipped a basin In
the -water and came to the officer -wltH
a' towel snatched,from a hook.
Vetal was striding- to and fro beside
,hl truck. He raised his hands as
he pawed him, threatening her' but
v stoedH not hesitate. She did not even
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MaMSIMS muRWHiiew nun aji'ia
HkM ntort, -iJtore than
Beaulleu's shoulder. Ho leaned down
with an air of sudden menaco and
checked the .little man's threatened ex
plosion with a sharp command.
"Let me say in the prostneo of your
daughter that I never have spoken to
her until this day, nor has sho ever
spoken to me till now." He thrust
Beaulleu back and turned .to the girl.
"It is shameful that I have to say
this beforo you. I do It to save you
from further insult, Mademoiselle. It
I find the one who has lied to your
father I'll see that this thing Is made
right."
It was a. piteous look of shame she
gave hlm from her tear-fllled eyes. Ho
thrilled under that glance. Tho attack
on hlm, his sufferings, his amazement
at finding there at Beaulleu's notorious
resort this maiden of St. Basil had be.
numbed his sensibilities as a blow
might momentarily paralyze an arm.
He was awaking to what this meeting
meant.
emotions he was conscious that Beau
lleu was shouting, but tho purport of
the frenzied man's words did not reach
him until the girl began to cower like
a victim under tho lasfi.
"You know It, Save Bol' You havo
told me. Now tell It. to him. Tell It to
her.
past tho convent wall. You have heard
It all. Norr you shall -stand up and
tell It to him. He say I have Insult
my girl. You tell, him I hav.e good
reason to talk to her."
"I know you for a smuggler and a
border renegade, Rol," cried the officer,
striding to the painted line. "A few
minutes ago I heard something aboub
your hiring a man to shoot 'me. I
believe that much about you. But
what Is this I hear? Are you the ,
rest mo on my own sldo and I'll brain
you." Ilol had mistaken the officer's
sudden advance.
Those words checked Aldrlch more
.effectually than any other threat could
have done. Ho was reminded of his
dul and of his limitations in that
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You fcuy they have made love "
.1119 t-iiiuuuil uau uccu 1'i.t cu uiuu
cruelly that day: he had been near
death; ho had been succored by a beau
tiful girl -who had appeared to him In
woman's dearest role, her soft fingers
caressing his -wounded flesh, her dark
ejes upraised to hlm In tender pity
while she ministered. His first Impulse
in that tense moment when she had
been dragged away from him had been
to rush to her, to defy both the parent
and tho man to whom she had been
nrimloaVil 1nn Ii. Ttrria-n lia Im'cil liakva
cur who has made up this lie about That ; , from'
a girl you are not, tit to look at?' ,,. .,., ,lkft . strnnlr( flom,r
Tt A aatV 1.1. annll.aH IT. JktA " - '
,.. ... . .. "o um .bursting into magical bloom.
, not advance from his post under the . ...
Klin ntond tliera on Hir other nlna
of that painted line on a bar-room
floor. Wounded almost helpless as
iho was he felt the courage to go to
her. It seemed to htm that there Was
appeal in her eyes. But Rol's hot
words had reminded him that, though
he might cross that line to the girl,
he might not cross it as an oftlcer in
quest of a smuggler.
The border code is not to be broken
llghtlyv The governments of great
PHILIP HOaiUtS raised his head,
bent deeply over plane geometry. The
1 boys were dragging their long double
runner sleds past hjs house. Ho could
hear their gay shouts, the crunching of
; the, hard enow under their feet and the
girls' laughter as they came up behind.
He started to get up, then ,sat down
again. Then a flash of light "shone
through the window. It was the search
light Charley T.oomls had at the head
of his sled, and the admiration of all
the other boys. Charley's hello of In
vitation followed as ho got opposite the
houtc. That was too much for ritlllp,
and this time he closed his book with a
bang and got up.
"Lesson all finished;" asked his
I mother, who was sewing at the other
side of the table.
' "Well, not exactly, only partly," Philip
answered; "but, trothcr, they are liaUng
such fun nnd I lmcn't been out this
, whole, week!"
Ho ran to the window and looked out.
1 There they were, a long line of them,
with Charley Loomls ahead. Yes and
that was Bdlth Jones with hlm, for ho
could see thn bright curls peering from
1 behind her tarn o' shunter. She was
' president of Philip's class In high school
, and far the most, popular girl in town.
1 PhlllD and sho bad been friends since
they were children and lived opposite
one another, but slnco Philip's father
died his mother had to move Into a
smaller housa some distance from
Udlth's.
Then Charley Looml came to town
and entered the high school t-oon after.
He bad everything he wanted and tlma
to join In all the frolic, nnd he asked
i:dlth everywhere. She, liking a good
time, readllv accented. She dM not
forget Philip, however, although he
thought sho had, and In her heart of
hearts preferred him to Charley in spite
of the candy and invitations the latter
gave her.
But Philip did not know this, and It
was a doleful face thul met hip mother's.
She looked grave ns she said: "You
know how much your succeas In mathe
matics will count toward your getting
tho place In Mr. Grant's store, and wo
ho need, tho money! But -do as you
pleaee, my ton," sho ridded. "I feel as
badly as you do, even wort-e, I think,
to have' you miss so much of the fun."
And she gave him a loving look, ,
Philip's sled, though an old one, was
by nd means one of tho slowest, and
ho was the best stecrer of them all. It
was a glorious night to bo out, and he
longed to be with them. Then he
thought of his mother's hard work, how
she ha4 patched and mended his clothes
and made over her own. And now she
was sacrificing everything to keep him
through the last year of high school
that he might obtain a position which
was promised, If hi a standing proved
good. He travo a long sleh. but hln
mother's faco settled It. Turning reso
lutely away ifrom the window he sat
down again to study.
Heino longer listened to his school
mates' .voices, but worked away with
all lHsJmlghU A' week more and it
woum oe time for tho'mldycar examina
tions.! Tljey wcro rovlewlng now, and In
geomotry Professor Strong had Bent In
an original problem they were to be re
sponsible for. Mies Stephens was verv
anxious they should solve it, but no one
had so iar
PhlUp hod spent all his spare time
working on It, but with the errands to
do, paths to shovel and coal andwood
to bring, he had made little headway.
Ha now drew his figure and lettered
the angles, only to, erase It again. This
he did several times. Finally, just as
his mother was folding her sewing to go
to Deu, ne looiieu up.
"It's come, mother, at last." he said ;
"hero it is, proof and all '."-and he gave
a glad shout, as he showed her tho
finished work.
Meanwhile, after Charley's unsuccess
ful summons, the boys waited a few
minutes, thinking Philip might change
his mind. Then they gave it up and
went on.
"What a baby Philip Is," said Charley.
"Well, anyway, I guess he'll be glad
when examination time comes, especial
ly If that problem is one of the ques
tions," said Ralph Wood. "And you
know, whoever gets marked highest
is to be valedictorian, and Professor
Strong cares more for our geometry
thatv anything."
"Oh, Professor Strong and his old
geometry 1" said Charley. "I ;wouldn't
lose this coasting for all the original
problems going, would you, Edith?"
Edith did not answer. She had al
ways respected Philip's derotlon to his
mother, jnow sue aomirea mm very
God for a week.
"Thon,sho came to Churchill, whero
wo saw her. Tho scheme was that
Brokaw should brlbo tho ship's cap
tain to run closo into Blind Eskimo
Point, nt night, and signal to Thorno
and Eileen, who would bo waiting. It
worked, nnd Eileen and Thorpo came
on wun mo snip. At tho landing
piciur.
"You ain't aftald of a Yankee sneak
of a customs man, eh, Dave? You
tell hlm -what you have told me," ad-
Jured Vetal. "I don't propose to have
my Blrl think I talk to her and make
up the llo by myself."
"You have been courting her " de
clared Bol, sullenly.
"God, for two arms Just now!"
gasped Aldrlch,
"If you had four aims," ald Rol,
.swaggering forward a few steps, "I'd
still serve notice on you that you can't
steal away a girl who has been prom
ised -to me for my wife."
"Yes, she has been promlted for- his
wife," screamed Vetal. "She's my
He realised suddenly that this girl girl. She's going to marry him." His
countries guard tho acts or uniformed
officers Jealously. While he hesitated,
men came In through the big, door.
They were early wayfarers seeking the
wares of Bcaulleu's Place, They
grinned, understanding only one phase
of tho scene. Vetal and his loaded
truck and Smuggler Dave Rol were
much for giving up an evening's pleas
ure to stuuy,
When the day arrived for the exam
inatlon PhlUp was triumphant. The first
question was the original problem. He
soon solve a it ana tnen nnswerea me.
rest. He finished before the others and
handed his paper to Miss Stephens.
A day or two after she gave him his
mark, which was 95 per cent. "You had
a perfectly splendid paper," she said,
"and your mark is the best ever attained
by any one In the class, and Professor
Strong says you are to be valedictorian
in June,"
Just then Edith came up. "I want to
congratulate you, Philip," she said In
her sweetest manner. "And mother wants
you to have supper at our house tonight
all the class Is coming In the evening
and we arc going to coast a -while ana
then make candy and practice the new
class song. The party Is In your honor,
an im aura and come." aha added.
When PhlUp torn ins mother, sne gave
him a happy smile. "I am pleased with
your high mark,", sho said, "but most
of all because you conquered yourself
In sacrificing pleasure for work that
was your-best triumph."
The ext complete Baralctta Her Trl
rate Corrctpandent. '
you remember Eileen was met by tho
girl from Fort o' God. In order not to
betray herself to you she refused to
recognize ner. Later sho told Her
father, and Thorpo and Brokaw saw
In it an opnortunttv to strike a first
blow. Brokaw had brought two men
whom ho could trust, and Thorpe had
four ou flvo others at Churchill. Tho
attaclc on tho cliff followed, tho object
being to kill tho man, but tako tho
girl unharmed. A messenger was to
tako tho news of what happened to
Fort o' God, and lay the crlmo to men
whof had run up to Churchill from
your camp. Chance favored you that
night, and you spoiled their plan.
Chanco favored me,, and I found Ei
leen. It is usotes-t for me to go into
detail as to what happened after that,
except to say this that Eileen know
nothing of tho proposed attack, that
sho was Ignorant of tho helnousness of
tho plot against you, and that sho was
almost as much a tool of her father
ns you. PhU-i "
For the first time there camo a
pleadlngOIght Into Gregson's eyes as
ho leaned across tho table.
"Phil, if It wasn't for Eileen I would
not bo here. I thought'that she would
kill herself when I told her as much
of tho story as I know. She told mo
what she had done; Bho confessed for
ncr latner. in mat nour or ner agony
I could not keep back my love. We
plotted. I forged a letter, and mado
it possiblo to accompany Brokaw and
Eileen up tho Churchill. It was no-,
my purpose to join you. and so Eileen
professed to bo taken ill. We camped,
back from tho river, nnd I sent our
two Indians back to Churchill, for
Eileen and I wished to bo alone with
Brokaw in the terrible h'our that was
coming. That Is all. Everything, is
revealed. V have como, to. you ai
quickly as I could, to find that Thorpe
Is dead. In my own selfishness I
would have shielded Brokaw, argu
ing that he could pay Thorpo, and
work honorably Jienceforth. You would
never havo known. It is Eileen who
makes this confession, not I. Phil, her
last words to me were these: 'You
love me. Then you will tell hlm all
this. Only after this, if ho shows us it
mercy which we do not deserve, can I,
bo your wife.'
"There is only one other thing to
add. I havo shown Brokaw a ray
of hope. Ho will hand over to you all
his rights in the company and tho six
hundred thousand In the treasury. He
will sign over to .you, as -repurchase
money for whatever stock' you wish to
call In, virtually hli whole fortune
five hundred thousand. Ho will dis
appear, completely and forever. Eileen
and I will hunt out our own little
corner in a new world, nnd you will
never hear of us again. This is what
we have'planned to do, If you show us
mercy." ,
PlitllO had not spoken during Greg
son's terrible recital. Ho sat like one
turned to stone. Rage, wonder, and
horror burned so fiercely in his heart,
that they consumed all evidence of
emotion. Ana to arouse him now
there camo an Interruption that sent
the blood flushing back Into his face
x low knock at tho closed .door, a'
slow lifting or the latch, the appear
ance of Jeanne. Through her tears
she saw only tho man she loved, and
sobbing aloud now, like a child, she
stretched out her arms to him; and
when he sprang to her and caught
her to his breast, she whispered his
name again and again, and stroked
his face with her hands. Love, over
powering, breathing of heaven,' was In
her touch, and as she lifted her face
to him of her own sweet will now,
entreating hlm to kiss her and to com
fort her for what she had lost, he
saw Gregson moving with bowed head,
like a stricken thing, toward the outer
door. In that moment the things that
had been in his heart melted away,
and raising a hand above his head, he
called, B6ftly:
"Tom Gregson, my old chum, if you
have found a love like this, thank your
God. My own love I would loo If I
destroyed fours. Go back to Eileen'.
Tell Brokaw that I accept hU offers.
And when you come' back In a few
days, bring Eltaen. My Jicanno will
love her." ' '
And Jeanne, looking from Philip's
face, saw Gregson, for tho first time,
as he passed through the door.
CHAPTER XXIV
BOTH Philip and Jcanno were silent
for some moments after Gregson
had gone; their only movement was
tho gentlo stroking of Philip's hand,
over tho girl's Boft hair. Their hearts
wcro full, too full for speech. And yet
ho knew that upon his strength de
pended everything now. The revela
tions of Gregson, which virtually
ended the fight against him personally,
were but trivial In his thoughts com
pared with tho ordeal which was ahead
of Jeanne. Both Pierre and her father
wcro dead, and, with tho exception
of Jeanne, no ono but him knew of
thn secret that had died with them.
He could feel against hlm tho throb
bing of tho storm that was passing
In the girl's heart, and In answer to
It he. said nothing in words, but Held
her to him with a gentleness that
lifted her face, quiet and beautiful, so
that her eyes looked steadily and ques-
tionmgiy into ms own.
"You lovo me," sho said, simply, and
yet with a calmness that sent a curi
ous thrill through him.
"Beyond all elso In tho world," he
replied.'
She still looked at him, without
speaking, as though through his eyes
sho was searching to tho bottom of his
soul.
"And you know," she whispered,
after a moment.
He drew her so closo she could not
move, and crushed "Ills face down
against her own. .
"Jeanne Jeanno everything Is as
it should be," he said. "I am glad
that youjvero found out In the snows.
I am glal that the woman in the pic
ture was your mother. I would have
nothing different than It Is, .for If
things wero different you wouldaiiot be
tho Jeanno that I know, and I would'
not "ovo you so. You have suffered,
sweetheart. And I, too, have had my
share of sorrow. God has brought us
together, and all Is right in the end.
Jeanne my sweet Jeanne " ,
Gregson had left tho outer door
slightly ajar. A gust of wind opened
It wider. Through It there cama now a
sound that Interrupted tho words on
Philips lips .and sent a sudden, quiver
through Jeanne. In an Instant both
recognized the sound. It was the fir
ing of rifles, the shots coming to them
faintly from far besond .the mountain
at the end of tho 'lake. Moved by the
same Impulse, they ran to the" door,
hand in hand. ,
"It Is Sachlgo! " panted Jeanne. Sho
could hardly speak. She seemed to
struggle to get breath. "I had for
gotten. They are fighting "
MacDougall strodo up from his post
beside the door, where no naa ueen
waiting for tho appearance of Jeanne.
"Firing off there," ho said. "What
doea It mean?"
. "We must wait nnd see,"t replied
Philip. "Send two of your men to
investigate, Mac. I will rejoin you
fter I have taken Miss d'Arcambal
over to Cassldy's wife,"
"He moved away quickly with
Jeanne. On a sudden rise of the wind
from the south the firing came to them
more distinctly. Then it died away.
and ended in three or four intermittent
shots.. For the spaco ot a dozen sec
onds a strange stillness followed, and
then over tho mountain top, whero
there was still a -faint glow In the
sky, there, came the low, quavering,
trltfniBhal cry of s the Crees: a cry
born, of- tho forest itself, mournful
even in Its Joy, only half human
almost like a far-away burst of tongue
from a wolf pack on the hunt trail.
And after that thero was an unbroken
silence.
"It is over," breathed Philip.
He felt Jeanne's fingers tighten
about his own.
"No one will ever know," he con
tinued. "Even MacDougall will not
guess what has happened out there
tonight."
Ho stoDDCd a dozen paces from Cas
sldy's cabin. -Tho windows were aglow,
and they, could hear tho laughter and
nlav of Cassldy's two children within.
fjlently he drew Jfttnno to him.
"You will stay nere tonignt, aear,
ho said. "Tomorrow we will go to
Fort o' God."
SI. Joseph's Place
When I look at St. Joseph's Place
That's Just across tho street,
I see a hunch of boys say grace
And then proceed to eat.
No parents dear do they possess,
Tftit lustily they thrive.
They're given cause for thank
fulness, They're glad they are -alive.
They work, they study and they
play
Right manfully; so I'll
Pralso good St. Joseph every day
For he's a saint worth while.
QRIF ALEXANDER.
"You must take me homo tent
whispered Jeanno, looking up into !
face. "I must go, Philip. Send M
ono with mo and vou can como In 1
mornintr with Plnrra " v
Sho nut her hand to his face I
In the sweet touch that told
of her lovo than a thousand words'
"You understand, dear," she wiM
on, seeing tno anxiety in his eyes,
have tho strengthtonight. I must l
turn to father, and ho will kn
everything when vou como to Fort i
God." ; 1
"i win send MacDougall wun yet
saVu Philip, after a moment.
then I will follow " k-
"With Pierre." V.
"Yes, with "Pierre."
For a brief space longer they sti
outstdo of Cassldy's 'cabin, and th
Philip, lifting her face, said gently:'
"win you kiss me, dear it is '
urst time."
Ho bent down, and Jeanne's lip
reached his own. A
i "No, It is not tho fltst time," shij
confessed, in a whisper. "Not sine
that day when I thought you we
uymg artcr we came through ,1
rapids " "
Five minutes later Philip return
to MacDougall. Roberts, Hcnshtvs
Cassldy ana Lecault were with til
engineer. , I
"I've sent the St. Plcrrcs to find otti
about tho firing," he said. "Look
tho crowd over at the store. Eve
one heard it, and they've seen
flro on tho mountains. They think t
Indians havo cornered a moose or twd
and are shooting them by the blaze.'
"They're probably right," said Philip
"I want a word with you, Mac." .
He walked a little astdo with ts
engineer, leaving tho others in-"s
group, mm in -i. low voico ioiu nuu i
much as ho cared to reveal about tl
Identity of Thorpe and Gregsoa'i
mission In camp. Then ho spoke
Jeanne.
"I believo that tho death of Thor
practically ends all danger to us," hj
concluded. "I'm coiner to offer vou al
pleasanter job than fighting Mao, II
is imperative that Miss d'Arcambs,!
should return to D'Arcambal House,
before morning, and ,1 want you. t
tako her, if you win. I'm cnoosin
the best man I've got because well
because she's going to be my will
Mac. I'm tho happiest man on ear
tonight!"
MacDougall did not show surpr
"Guessed It," he said, shor
thrusting out a hand and grinning int,
Philip's face. "Couldn't help rr
seeing, Phil. And tho firing, uutl
Thorpe, and that half-breed In
there"
Understanding was slowly illumlnatl
Inr his face.
"You'll knqw all ntout them a llttl
later, Mac," saidpiiiup softly. "1
night we must investigate nothing
very far. Bliss d'Arcambal must
taken homo immediately. Will yell
o-n?" I
"With pleasure." ii
"Sho can rido one of the horses '
far as tho Little Churchill," continue
Philip. "And thero sho will show Ton
a. canoe. I will follow in the mornlfl
with the body of Pierre, the ha
breed." T .
A quarter of nn hour later Mad
Dougall and Jeanno set out over tM
river trail, leaving Philip Standing-bj
hind, watching them until tney wer
hidden In tho night. It was, fully i
hour later before tho St. Plerres
turned. Philip was- uneasy, 'until ,th
two dark-faced hunters'camo Into '
llttlo offlco and leaned their rill
against tho w.ill. He had feared thai
Sachla-o might have, left some
of his ambush behind. But the .84
Plerres had discovered nothing, tuia
could -give only one reason for tn
burning Dine on the summit of th
mountain. They agreed that Indian!
had fired It to frighten moose from.!
thick cover to. tho south and west)
and that their hunt had pcen a failure
It was mldnigftK beforo l-nillp-.r
laxed his caution, which he maintain
until then in spite of hla belief th
Thorpp s men, under Blako, haa
a tiulck finish at the hands of Sac
and his ambushed braves. His 'n
left for their cabins, with thetf
tlon of Cassldy, whom he asked ,t
spend tho remainder or tno nignt
nna nt thn ftflll- blinks.
Alone ho went in to prepare rlerrl
for his) last Journey to Fort o' Goo. I
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By DADDY
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the Ogre reappears on the scene.)
' . CHAPTER V
The Tables Ark Turned
SO QUICKLY did Billy, Peggy, Balky
Sam, Billy Goat and Johnny Bull
disappear among the bushes, that the
Flying Ogre and the aviator, did "rot
see them. When the two came in sight
of the entrance to the cave and found
the fire burning away the barrier, they
were astonished,
"Marvelous!" exclaimed the Ogre.
"How do you suppose the Are
started?" asked the aviator In an awed
voice. "Do you think the bear could
have set It?"
"I never heard of such a thing," re
plied the bgre a bit uncertainly. "But
thjs is certainly a very pecjiJIar bear.
I must have him for my museum."
"Well, If the bear did. start that fire
he made ono big mistake for he Is Sure
ly smothered to death by this time. Look
how .thick the .smoke Is in that cave."
"No breathing thing can live in there,"
declared the 'Ogre. "We -will not have
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to shoot him. I'm glad, for a bullet i
spoil his skin, and I wanUto stuff ,1
gooa."
Just then Lonesome Bear poked 1
nead close to the blazing barrier.
Ogre and aviator saw his gas mask
the bulging eyes and elephant-like I
and the eight gave them a sho
"Great gales I Look at that 1" ahoy
tne aviator tumbling bade -
"aiarvelous 1" . muttered the
"This extraordinary bear can live
smoke that Vfould kill any normal
ture."
When Lonesome Bear saw ho-a
had startled the O&re and aviator '
courage came back. Rearing upon
hlnd,lets he began to waltz around
cave.
"Tlie same war dance he did
night when he had me treed," exclah
tne ogre. ".Marvelous I"
"Mayty he Is going to attack tl
Bboot mm!" cried the aviator. V.
ugre mica ins rine, Dut at me
It Lonesome Bear -wisely vanished
the depths of the cave.
"Shoot Into the cave and finish !
urged- the aviator. The Orre, club
his rifle,-crept toward the entrance.".-!
the aviator beside .him. Beaching. 1
nre, potn paused, straining their
to see into tne cave, bo intent
they upon trying to catch a glimpse i
Lonesome Bear, that they never net
what was going on behind them. $
Balky Sam and Billy Ooat had'
quietly but of the bushes and foil
the Ogre and the aviator as they i
forward. They were right behind.
the two leaned forward on hands
knees to !cok into the cave. ,,.
"I see him -In that corner, 't.l
quick 1" exclaimed the avlator:!
Ogre started to raise the rifle when
Goat smashed into him like a bat
ram. Straight ahead flew the Oar ,
the carrier ana ngnt through ,
ne&a Bcuiionus; o Dialing stak
about tne cave. At the same tli
gun fell harmlessly to one side,
the aviator could see xvhat had 1
ed Balky Sam whipped out with
heels ana tne aviator louowed the
Into the smoKy tropins of the cave
There was a roar from the 'aa
and out tumbled Lonesome Bear, 1
fur smoking from the flying embejav !
plunged into tne river to put eM
Are- In his fur, but In a inlrsjt'1
scrambled out again and gratis ,
the Ogre's rine. y
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