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Show MAROO NED . ll By ITORY FROM THE START Copyrlaht br The Perm PublUblnf Oarth Guthrie, Canadian war veteran, havlmr to live In the open on account of weakened lunKi. la factor of a Hudson'a Bar poat at Klkwan. He came tack from the conflict with permanently acarred face, which he realizes coat him the love of hla fiancee, Edith Falconer. Sir Charlea Guthrie, hla brother, la a millionaire war profiteer. With Ktlenne Savanna, balfbreed, hla firm friend, Oarth meeta Doctor Quarrler, geologist, and hla ala-tJoan. Their echooner haa drifted aahora. Quarrler he ha been robbed by a man known aa "laughing McDonald." At Klkwan an Indian girl, Nlnda, tuberculoma victim, whom Oarth haa befriended, la dying. Joan, trained war nurse, oares for Nlndu, but the girl die. Oarth tella Joan part of the reason! for his presence at Elkwan. He takes the Uuarrlera to Albany, from whence they can proceed to Montreal. "Ktlenne counts on the loyalty of the older hunters. We Intend to keep In touch with them." "Keep In touch? How're you going to cross that strult before January? It'll be full of drifting Ice." 'The Ice won't be svt hard, but we Intend to muke It with a canoe on our sled. We'll carry the sled In the canoe or th canoe on the sled, as the conditions change." "Kixky that's a bad piece of wator. I've seen the Ice set and break up again three times before January. And when you get there, how're you going to keep them away from his schooner?" "We'll make a try, anyway," replied Guthrie. "Ktlenne and I don't Intend to let our share of the trade slip through our fingers by bugging the com-plal- fire Continued "And thut Is what keeps you here this winter," she hazarded, "when It luljjht he Montreal ; your love of hunt-lu- g the wilderness'" She Is thinking of the pictures of Ktliel, Guthrie surmised, und wondoil why I Blay. As the York bout tnn eied, pushed by the following breeze, Ids hh7.ii swept tlie bhliimieiinj; waters of the giiiy strait to the sunlit barrens of the Island. Then he faced her frankly. "I'm not wire what keeps me here. It pulls in' the country, tills life. After the war, everything wits changed. Montreal had Krown callous. No one caret! for unytl'iug but pleasure and ' money. It seemed us If the whole world bnd forgotten them the ones who 'went west,' mid what they died for. 1 grew to bate it the olliee. My nerves were u bit Jumpy from the gas, suppose. I was off color, of course, but everybody who bad been In It had a bard pull to readjust to settle Into the grind again. It was all new to me business, the works, and I wished I was back with the battalion with the mud. and the rest of It." She nodded. "I know Just bow you felt. There were times after I returned wheu 1 wns simply homesick for my wounded and the hospital life. I've really dreamed of It." "It gets you, doesn't It? although you curse it wlilie you're In It?" Ills gruy eyes lit with memory. Sim smiled In understanding. "It was hard, and awful yet It does get one, as you say. It was life In the taw, (.tripped of the vvneer the shams, 'lhut Is the reason, I gup-pose.- " "Yes, stripped of the shams that's It." He frowned, then went on. "Shot, kere, mlSM'g it terribly the noise, and ncitcinent. and the men. lie lights It all over again lu his d renins I know when he hears the guns or sees a Fritz, lie Loks like a mad porcupine alt quills, as be thrashes In bis sleep. Kh. Shot? . . . Stand to!" Willi a low rumble In the hairy throat, the war dog leaped back, stif- fening from nose to miked tail, ears pricked, quivering nostrils testing the nlr, as the hair lifted on inane and b:rk. "Hravo. Shot !" she cried, rem hlng to pat the tense bead of the (bg. I'.ut the ulredale Ignored her, bis small Under eyes questioning t.uthrie's face for the reason for the familiar "Alerte," which stirred wild memories of blutk tights shot with Hashes of lUbt ; of noises great and small; t,f men crawling -- t mining; of men lying Mill. (Juiliile calmed the excited dog, "You see, like the rest of us, be hasn't r.tvU.ii." old Shot:" And Joan Qu s!t iked tl.e bead of the (l" who I '.tit returned to tloiu, her thub;s were of the gitl In Montreal. f ll'ithrie's exile. rtM I the riddle h 1 i e e e l'lro.ili tie September day the York boa! In i; id ai Ml.ii-- i the coast south. r:in.n fiuthrle anchored "He's going to be a thorn In our side, Gui brie, lle'a no on! nary chap; he's g'd nerve and ability. Qieer thing happened v hen be came Into One of the half breeds Chat'ttou. there stared at that face of his and M.l'ot .ild grabbed the II laughed ditiu by the thr.iii'. mid shook him like a rabbit; then r. a red: "laugh, d n you! It's funny. Is It? A thousand ("una Hans died the day I got that!" ym Profoundly stirred. Guthrie's pathy wc.it out to this stranger with What raw tor the twisted tuti'itii I'.ig xlitiil' ,!!. 1 :" j1 x 1 1 ture, what secret agony must have been bis fr.clng the world with a How w ell he sensed the Imgrimace potent fury the bitterness of this wan, doomed to the pitiless stares the callous curiosity of the rubble. "I wonder what day that was," queried Guthrie, aloud, unaware that bis fingers touched the cicatrix on his cheek. "If he'd only do something illegal," Cameron hastened to say, "the company could run him out of the bay." There was a glint, frankly combative, In G..rth Guthrie's eyes as he heard the future of a Canadian veteran so cavalierly disposed ot 'That might not be so easy. From what the Indians say, be carries Lewis guns. Do you know any of our people who would relish meeting Laughing McDonald at the butt end of a machine gun?" "He wouldn't dare fl;ht us shed blood on this bay!" "Cameron," said Guthrie, and the glitter returned to his eyes, "I'm Inclined to think that the company bad better avoid uny attempt at force wlifc uu overseas man with a mutllutcf mouth. He's upt to run amuck to forget the war's over." As he studied Guthrie's brooding eyes, Cameron knotted bis thick brows, vaguely uwure thut the scar on the face of the speaker hud prompted the remark. "Well, however that may be, he's a dangerous competitor. After droppln; thut scared company Indian like a bug of salt, according to McMann, he 1 -- PIWtK l 4 "" 3 i, a! i m mm, 4.. l"-I- "It Seems So Lonely C and So Unnec-sary.- asked If there wvre any more slack who wanted to laugh at the kiss of a Hun shell There weren't any!" Guthrie smiled, bis thoughts colored by memories. "Yes," continued Cameron with a sigh, aware that the man he addressed was not listening. "It looks bad for Kapiskau und Llkvviin this year." Later, by the light of a candle In the small room assigned to him by the factor, Garth reread two letters be bad found waiting at the pot. The letter of hi brother, dictated to bU secretary, and typewritten, expres.j extreme shock ut the failure of the wanderer to return ; deplored Ids In dil'ftetiee to the future of the tinthrie Steel company and to his own; con detuned ids callous and shabby treatment of the lovely girl who worshiped bi;u; had grown ilorldly et("iu-n- t In Its emphasis of the distinction lately conferred on the Guthrie family in Charles' knighthood, und the blot which Its hitherto ers 1 x 1 :;x x ' x x x x x x x Scaling Wax Now Put to Decorative Uses y-i- the sailors, stayed with the boat. 'Ibe follow It g afternoon, on the high .oiiM' shore of Albany Island, Hoy tm ;he ii'initit. nu,ire roofs of the ii'ilaie ii,Nii-ti- . td tbat night three men at historic f ort ,m In ti e iraderoeiu fitch autumn, fir two VUmhv. ir :.'. in, n bad watched the lnt i ;i , of Ho- iMi'V gece fade Into the m n the i.oiiii.g of the long i .. in., I Hi- - be l.fidgp the river I feasted lbr"Ug! .ii.eN: ,.i'fd f the des,, l ite d !'.! hi ,i( II' e It; !'e red veitts of (lie Seven the old -g fort, built ..ri.ry, I retaken ;li!i. w;is !iy t" in? wir ,o! d at nil. In the I be t "u h fur trade. f"f I'ten, .';! . i;,.J Mere, g" I .'MOT'S of JUi-- Klkwuu." Coast." Willow river Hiid going e lu the ea'ioe. made ca'rp that I i iincr inula have hot tea and hi . while be and Iliieiiue, f.i..d, otid sle-pH e at "Well, good luck to you!" sighed the old truder. "Since the French company came to the bay, the Indians have forgotten the years we kept them from starving. They're out of hand now. Lo what you can." For a space Cameron seemed to dream of the past glories of the company be served, then suddenly asked: "You know what he did in August?'' "No." "Why, he sailed Into Charlton Island and tried to buy gas and Hour at the depot. MeMaiin laughed at him, of freebooter course; but that coolly announced that when he needed It, he would come and take It said If we wouldn't sell It ta him, be had govern incut authority to seize It." "lie was right there; Ottawa's made that ruling, you know," suggested lllaikle, Cameron's clerk. "Yes. they've made the ruling," rasped Cameron, "but do you think he'd get supplies from ine when he's come Into the bay to rob us of the trade?" The columns of smoke that the factor blew from his mouth were the measure of bis Irritation. "Oh, by the way, Guthrie," asked r.lulkle, with seeming Innocence, "what, was your trouble with this puffy old boy. (Juarrler, you brought here today?" Alive to the fact thut the story of Nlnda and his summary handling of the geologist had received due embellishment when Quarrler met Cameron on the arrival cf the York boat. Guthrie susjiected the motives of the clerk, and be had no Intention of discussing the Quarrler episode or of subjecting the memory of the dead girl to the comment of a stranger. "I've made my report to Mr. Cameron." be said with duality. "Yoa heard Quarrler tell his story this afternoon. What are you after?" 1'lalkle choked wl.h anger, but the scarred cheek and the war record which bad followed Guthrie to James bay In a letter from the Montreal of tie company had hembjuarters iniide Its marked Impression at Albany. The clerk rctrvated behind a cloud of pipe smoke. "Now, since that's settled." said Ids throat Cameron, loudly and meeting Guthile's look with a wilk. "let's Ret back to business. Where d you supp.u,e this MelMiald gets his bucking?" "There are plenty of people In Newfoundland who'd bok him after the haul he made last year on the east Co. . WNU Survlee. er CHAPTER III GEORGE MARSH v:-- i wl-er- - . , is i l H del the f 1 Hint d'.i'd. in ir.Mii.ed In tl, ,.m-,- nSj p K, US M'.il M !) V ! I II l l '( I ' in-- h r ti 1,, .', f.,....-r..ti'.! . fi !!., , V' i ! v . ',' 1 i ,i ": ,ii 1. , t " i ,! r, i iv. ( t rtl In the the 1'ieotii, tj'l.trt ler till I w i to wi'.'er tlr-- e n Will" "!!:(!,! (,!,: i fiie.-nde-r e crnf's-Inatislii- vv in' i . l it wt fir ! V AM 12 '1 , j i . :. - ' '' r e ! a , , f ti s ,,,. ,s! H aul a flattie and coled In glass of water, shaped with a nmlder and decorated by melting In other eohos become hands e bead. A metal rimmed pasteboard tag covered Willi warmed and emhel'lshed with sealing wa drops of wat. sluisd when .ft bum lies of grapes or flow ers, become a "drop" to finish thp tWt ,.,. pir, rings ami pins and bat ornaments u.--e made lu the same w ay. A Constant Procen "I.'k, Augustus, there g.. Mr I'lumtiikutcn. lie Inn bit n In ... i..r Islieen's band for ten on account of a rcrvous b!i ,t.,j,,tt,l "'h. JeS, be has cured hlni errnl lV.it rv,ry time I'lu'i-,,",-- .., times gets the doctor's hl! be hns 4 Shock IhRt be gets nii.'ther nervous brrakd-w- n and He .( km i, , ,!lk. s A of of setilimt tit on the end steel knitting toe.Kc melted over lntiq . b.tV ,iet lie In V .if !' I ut ' ! h i Sealing w.u Is pertiap less Important than It w is before uiuclbiged en vclopes came Into ue. but never wis sealing wat lo versatile as now, so useful artistically. Many a dell cat" decorative object that appears ware or rtirved and to be etiauo painted wood or Colored tbtss turns out to Im merely molded selling wV 'id heads and srtllb'iil I'eiid.itita flowers, ptii'l'ies and vases p:id ennd'e-Miek- s sre among the objects beholden for their beiuiiy to this material. Molding It. tunny an untmii ed woman lias done sott.etlilng In home Centenary of the Lucifer The j ear l'.'.'J linltks the celiteliiirv of (he otkinil Imlfef mulch. Which i. tii sl made by John Walker. Stock-t..These upon Tec. lauLitol popular i!, lies became Immensely !"it Wn.ker rv fused to rnpitalie bis It was a'so J ist I s. ovi ry finum hilly a botidred jenta ago that gis for II hiiiiitiii'ttii pii' poses was Introduced iu New Yolk city, although In IT'.C an Kt fclish manufacturer used It. M-j- Mm In J.nti'l m Tie li g sinin Salaric$ cf Engineer avereg,- - gt. rrcrhr ?! ?T."" tMrty v.'-- s p.r crr.t w.iik up to a jer by (bp uUi f!, ,,- 1 ,r, tter .:! .! , ,,,r" ,i., ti rT arv fifl stainless escutcheon had sustulned bj Garth's Inexplicable action. In the nume of his proud war record, his honor as a gentleman, and hla future participation in the councils and direction of Guthrie Steel, now almost a household word In the Dominion, Charles commanded his errant brother to return where love and duty Occasionally you hear a car owner to "I'm going buy such and such a new say car because the dealer has offered me the best deal on my present car." called. Holding this Intimate communication, which the busy Charles had seen fit to share with his secretary, over the flume of the candle, Garth grimly watched It burn. had apClura, characteristically, proached from a different angle. his letters, she wrote, had not mentioned bis health, she was confident that he was still 111. He had tried that cold, cruel north. Why not give the country near home a chance, where his devoted family and a broken hearted girl pined for him. If he could have seen how stanchly Ktliel had taken the blow. She was showing a brave face to the gwsslps was going everywhere, but hiding a wounded heart. They called her "The Widow," ana, of course, people were mystified, but she and Clara were only counting the days when dear old Garth would return to them. She finished with: "Ktliel and I are like sistevs, Inseparable. And she's so proud of Charles' new honor. 'Think of it I she said the other day, 'to be the sister-in-laof the great Sir Charles Guthrie!' So you see, Garth, she Is still the same old Ktliel, loving you forgiving ail." "Yes," the man who read agreed, a corner of t lie mouth lifting, "she's the old Ktliel." And he blew out the candle. Karlier, at the Church of Kngland mission, where Joan Quarrler and her brother were staying until Cameron could send them to M'tose, he had said good by, for at dawn he was to start for Klkwau. The manner of Ketcrend Swan, who opened the door to Garth's knock, was distinctly cool, but as he had avoided the missionary during bis year at Albany, and developed a warm friendship with Pere Kousseuu, the Oblate, the Inhospitable reception was anticipated and Ignored. The little nmn with the pale hair and eyes, fidgeted with embar- rassment at the appearance of Garth. "I am In doubt as to whether Miss Quarrler'a brother would wish her to see you." said the clergyman, with as brave a show of dignity as his could command In the snubbing of the man whose eyes twinkled In frank amusement at the effort. Then. In a voice which Garth knew would be clearly audible to the girl he wished to see, he said: "Miss Quarrler will decide without her brother's assistance whether she wishes to see me. Will you tell her I am here?" Holding bis position In the doorway, undecided as to his net move, the missionary reddened with anger at the trick. Then footsteps sounded behind hlin and the bw voice of Joan Quarrler asked: "Is there someone to seine, Mr. Swan? Oh, It's Mr. Guthrie! Good evening." And she pushed past the disgruntled missionary to take Garth's extended band. "Do you mind talking outside? Mt. Swan fears that your bmiln r doesn't approve of me," Cmhrie flung at the figure In the door a he moved away with the girl, who sensed what hid passed. "You see. your good brother has already poisoned the clerical nilud," laughed Garltt as they walked slowly to the cieurlt.g. Tin leuvlmc early tomorrow anj came to say good by." The moon was up and Guthrie sidelong glance caught ti e sobering of her face. Site was looking straight nlu-iintul the light wbb h drew a shimmer ihg trail over the oiict surfnv of the Albany brushed lo-heavy hair wiih r silver. "You're worried about your geese-- It was fine of jou to waste prerloiu time bringing us here." "I am still In your debt. Mit Q ir. rlcr." be said, and as he wn?che,j tlf profile of the girl walking beside bitty with. Its straight tiosH und llrm chlu the realization that she whs passing out of bis life-th- is woman whom chance had thrown Into the tr.igedv at I'.lk wan itnie swift a h ,),IW The old sense of loss, f,.;i 1)f),,n jt the day when a friend a comrade-"we- nt west." returned to him Th vivid color ud t ing of her person .re ality the splendid stretith of stlrrii g blni with Hn appeal hith er:o unsetisod. Now that the brief day of their comradeship were over the memory f jim Q'iarri"r instnnt comprchetisl n of the nature f ,, , s,ln approaching Hffeelb-i,di Inspired In Mm- - ..f l..ov the of her sympathy bid eased ti e raw bitternes- s- polgtiahily relumed And now ih; friei ddiif born fliatic "WHS to be eUt short of? by tb. ill of ti thousand miles of f.,r..i She glan-e.cnrl..isy ( the ;(. " who walked tier In siietoe "I shall think of you of.-,- ,,p tMm w'th Ktlentie no I shot, m d oh) Anne.' She hiifiiriN d "It ocin o I ) tM so utiioi t ssary " I'ut Guthrie svohJo. re'rr.-m- ; t the caU'e of bis "We hfij f,. member' jo! all of tjs Without j,,,, It Would Live lil.'h'ii,:di" "It was strat ,;,-- - (hat ..,tm. nieetii g lis we ij.d I'o .r I'.ttl,, in sue sail, urt atii .v w ,',rh'i g slile-net'of n , bit. . ? f, wbiti i.cts int., jt, k lt) nioii',;gl,t : But without understanding the economics of trade-i- n transactions, you cannot be sure that the largest allowance offered means the best deal for you. These are basic facts: car has only one fundamental . e., what the dealer who accepts it in trade can get for it in the used car market. IYour ofpresent value; Your present car has seemingly different values 2 because competitive dealers are bidding to sell you a new car. largest allowance offered is not necessarily 3 The the best deal for you. Sometimes it is; some times it is not. An excessive allowance may mean that you are 4 paying an excessive price for the new car in comparison with its real value. First judge the merits of the new car in com. 5 parison with its price, including all delivery and finance charges. Then weigh any difference in allowance offered on your present car. Remember that when you trade-i- n yourpres-en- t car you are after all making a purchase, not a sale. You are simply applying your present car as a credit toward the purchase price of a new car. GENERAL MOTORS car for every purse and turpQ$eut , t, CHEVROLET . PONTIAC . OLDSMOBILE , OAKLAND A BUCK r LaSALLE . CADILLAC GENERAL MOTORS TRUCKS VCLLOW CABS tod COACHES fRIGIDAlRETki tttctric Has Eye for Color A ,r j ,0 ,IItrf r,fritattr The Fir$t Shall Be Last old woniiui tiinety four-yeniy suuueMcd b color H'hente for the trolley inrs of the Ihiltiumre traction lines, which niny be ndopted as the standard. Mrs. Kdwurd Work of r.iiltiniore uest ed the color combination. "Although I Jim fur In my ninety fifth jenr I Mill have uu eye for the beinitiful things of life," ihe r Miss (lusher I think your now novel has r benullful ending. Mr. .Scribbler. Scribbler How did you like the opeiilns; chapters? Miss Ousher Oh, I haven't rums to those jet. re-re- StlVS, Frog's Record Hop fruit stowed itself In an uirphr. at 1'ensiicoln, Kin., and was dis'nt-orewhen the machine landed nt Macon, flit. This Is the greatest known hop of any froi; of Calaveras county, remarks the Boston Clobe. A d One Bill Later "I'm sorry I can't puy you tod.iy," said the debtor. -- My shoemaker's Just been here I" ' Yes. I know," said the tailor. "He told me that you l iidn't pah! him be. cause yu .p,.o!td jour tailor. Here' the bill I" I'.oston l ost. Old Type Wanted "l suppose you want to nmrry it f'ri os near like your mother as "No. I'm Rolng to marry nn clrl." pos-lbl- Literal Jruth I'tipa. what whs the- Smne nee?" "That Was the Kloriotis period, tny son, when n nan mod a woman to nmrry bint." er The first tep Is often no cxpenslv lhat jou can't afford to lake the sec- ond. brief morning minutes i'i you nre J to put a piping-lio- t Five ,..r-w- !l divh of Uvty, whole vomc Allien Ctrrution Ma-.- oti Ithelps uVe t!,e wotk an worry out tin-pit- 1 , of bfT4.fi.vt preparation! Try it tomorrow! - f srti mJifa Dttkr-Bttilfu- J be-ld- , HAIK BALSAM PMntM ?t f td--t r IS IN, m.. it I St nmrnt. "I ti -- N9. t"' ! "I '"' '" r W r hit I,,. lrw h ie ...i f .,n.1 .,,t '''"'" K, r.,i . Trn, h,t .f .! 1 r.-1;r- . I'lMll lm, a. 1, 4 f funhsoiUr VI. n (ulifT rr ,.( H tmirn. iotilK an ' ! SarL.w.Cty. S'l l,i tus t"n. I'""'' iv 1rtn " Itih Isrtnrrs Allrnllnti! Hisik.i.. f'' Z. ,in .,!'''!'" l.f.ti.. ,4, (iiiin. )l ti'n W.N. U. iiu, J..O, ., .e.i,i I ilt-t- i To lit, '. tt f .f Mi tt dv. t" I ,BBlng Tlmf tS'V. t "r"'s !! .t r., MrilMl v.i,,4. . . ..,t,.!, M.ir kl-- l SiKlh ., i rn,u,t f roil-v- "What is my present car worth in trade?" f.-- kttti-s- l,",n! r"t''"1r .i.,irn.m l.i or, r Orln.'lnn . |