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Show THE MURRAY EAGLE f ROM LAST WEEK) (CONTIINUEO Her father looked very grave. i':t tntidp no move to interpose when lli!x!.y leveled his pistol and took deliberate aim. Caught in the Wild CHAPTCR lit Outluffed. A Robert Ames Bennet VVNU Service CopyriKht by r.J.,..- - A mot Rmrwi' THE STORY A Alan Garth, pros-..iii'I. picparitiB to leave fur his claim Hi me pur .win, r, fllAPTHi: t nj are imrton Hainlll, mil- magnate; his daueh- - lii it inn S',ire minium """'! HI"! LililH. ,iniii i fntr neer. E i.nlv an ... F Im , men "'i'"1 l" E V. I , pi.tli urn p. ..rih'r: cii.!''! him prospector, tiif Il'ini l.M 1.. alihoiiuh they refer to hip as nearly I.ililh Kamill, proiluct ;c, plainly chows her ttarih. !; , Carth'. Through 1. 1:1: (,,; ii" soon readies I lit lli. . . .in.) K.i mil!, after ii.. ti'stM. assure (larth ,. in ii let valueless, tun to vi Him priispeeiiirs Bract-they in in-.i ivf a chance u t i i ;i mm a tit. Sctislto: Ihe p "i l.'s ahe.'d. s ii s,ml part fioiti the i,!i, r t,f I1!, n'.ii.c i; ' -- , i I Mil. I' AY at THE COOKS iff LIBRARY riTJLlC of Iron nerve nitwit have riskfii dcatli frmn t lie tiutiiinatie of ihe iniiiiiig l.v ta!,iii' n sin, leu dive under (he witi' of the !iiiitiui!aiii. (luce In eovcr, iin.vtint' jutrk with a rille would have li.nl an even eluuiee ujrnlnst the tioht.'r of the pistol. (iirili made no such daring In eaU. lie obeyed the onler to lay bis rille on the wins tup. "There ymi are," he .said. "That should clear your bead of your crazy imtiiui I'm dangerous." tiiel Mils with a cold Ilitxby Mtiile. "You're iirili in part, you It would be crazy to poor fish. fancy you're at all dangerous. I'm the one who has ihe run, and I'm ready to use It. Fortunately fur you, tliere's no need to shoot you if you keep on doiii us you're told. I'.ack nil now ami cast olT that en-iti- wr By i MAN 11 tie." Three steps away from the wlnn. Carth halted to protest: "Mr. Ilamill, surely jou'll not abandon me this way not even let me keep 'Flint is what Is called y rille. the loti-- travois. I'll starve before I can rearli the Mackenzie." Miss Kamill smiled mockingly. You can throw "'Oh. no, woodsy. Ail you need do Is stay Ptoiies. rkrht here and eat your fellow rabbits. As soon as we record our claims, we'll come back to replace your sluices with our own." "No "Yes," her father Hureed. (laiiL'er of an experienced prospector like you starving, this time of year. Wait bete for lis, and I'll pav you that two thousand dollars 1 I offered." fir Moon as liic Temple j Bailey. . . ..."-s- Edison . I .Marshall. Hamil- Ir.ch cf the Raven F'.on Creigie. 1S 1. 'r:...-- , ri.ifnni vun- ,NiCK li:f,K.:i juHtiit f,l", (. ningham. C.v.s on the ert Rio Grande .. Kjd- - Eenntt. warwicK Djcpmy Dell .... Phil Stor., are the J,one won ...... i,ouis I iden turti . jf.rmer in the -- Vance. y Ridge Gang .. R. M. Bower '.T.blini; River Range .. W. C. Tuttle. Eyes of Bast .... Sax reen Waters .cky Charles Sc.iter Raymond Berr- ...... .iverspurs -- Roh-rr.e- r. .... y. Kathleen Windows tiling N'orris. e lune would round whipped (lie loop hands. v As the portly millionaire slid over the win- - c.irili let ro of the rope end and spranj: forward. The loop whipped from around the spruce trunk. He jrrasped, the slackened line and Hipped it out into the swift rush of the milky stream. The head of the released plane at once started to swinj; offshore, his pistol and leaped lluxby down to vrusp the win;; edsje. He shouted for the others to catch hold. Hut the unexpected bump of the cd-- e their beads had made both rather and daughter crouch down. lluxby stepped hack to brace himself fur a shove uuainst the rotary tif the wins. Ills rear foot went over the round of the water polished leih'e. The win.; thrust him tin outwards. Hefore he eouhl let t;,!. bolh of his feet were off the lod-- e top. He slid down with n splash Into the swlrl-- i . water. iinst ont-thni- The eiui'neer plunged upstream three or four steps to a split In the .'hissy fait'd led-- e. lb; clawed up the crevice ami sprang to his feet on the rock shelf, drenched to the armpits by the milky water. Hut b's IkiiiiI still his automatic pistol. !arlh stood like an unconcerned onlooker. While the engineer was siiil up out of the stream bed, Mr. Kamill tool; the rille from his (iaudiier and aimed it at Carth. 'Take your lime, Vivian," he "1 have him covered." called. panted lluxby. "Leave "Ilii-vva't,- him -- to me." lie sin id dripping till his breath. A llirt of barrel made sine it was water, lie took a step Carth, his e.cs cold, his ened in a li.lter smile. he the cauu-h-t pistol free from closer to lip.s tight- "Another clever trick, .lack and your last. I'll be pmerous and ttive you half a minute for jour prayers." Carth eyed him gravely. "That is indeed generous, shall I reciprocate by prayiii'j that you and Miss Kamill do not suffer too Un from the tortures of Hies and starvation? Mr. Kamill may possibly he able to pet over the pass, though I doubt it. In any event, the first innskt the spruce trunk and set the monoplane adrift. Instead, be IjoIiI fast. lluxby frowned and raised the pistol. "What are you wultiii-for? I told you to east ofT. It's no use your whinlns. You will stop him. You ami Miss Iladon't suppose we'll pass up the mill probably will last for two or chance to record that placer, do three weeks longer." you;" lluxby jrlarcd. "You tricky devil fiarth replied. "You've "No," aren't you? Here Is where Clever, shown your colors hoisted the last less than a minute." you Idaik Ihiir. (inly thin?, a woman "I lid-l- it "Vis?" Carth smiled. Let me surest that Is a woman. Mr. Kamill that he to surest before I you try your upon the inadvisability of murlet t:o litis line. I've heard that der in Camilla. The Northwest Po airplanes sometimes balk. If you lice always P't their man. If he can't yours into the nir In Is unaware of the fact, I tuiht aptime, the wind ami current will of to the womanly to those falls." peal drift you down-lakMiss Kamill." "How soli You dumb dupe, If sneered. "Co ahead," lluxby you think "You're welcome to try." "Wait." cut la Mr. Uatuill. "Hand "Why, bother them needlessly?" me your iK! 1. Vivian, and try the Carth came back at him. "My dear motor. The fellow j;Hve up Ids rille Had man, you are no rash fool. a bit too n adily." been other than what J'oll are. you , l TI ;.h far lluxby do you suppose I would have walked Mr. the auimiiatie. nor p.isv.. up so Innocently ami let you pq the Il.tiuill had recovered from bis exdrop on me':" haustion, and the way he handled The coolness of tone and look the pist.d showed that he knew that went With Ihe question comloov to ue it. Ilis pelled lluxli.v's consideration. lluxby swum Into the cockpit and eves narrow ed. "ii::t with It." and threw on the self starter. It "Yon see. I have you sized lip buzzed but the propeller did not Carth replied. "You're neturn over. The tnoiiir failed to p. ither a Imt betid nor a fool. All your Atnitlii-try bi'imdit the same barinoves are based upotl Cold blooded ren result. T he engineer pilot made ctilcuh lb'ti. In this ca-jotl'll cal. ti hasty examination of the If you kill culate these factors; !! sprang cut on the wins, In tne. yon will most certainly starve odd inn'. to death, unless yon first sink In "The d d sneak has crippled the the slit f musk;: hoi. The only motor. other a'teintttive Is for you to stay !;t' me the pistol." Mr. Kami!! held up a restraluln, here and freiv.e at the lirst onset hand, "i 'lie moment. Vivian. Now, of winter. Phil ilium Is of no more tlailli, what have ye,i done?" usi in ii dead loan than Ii Kohl."' (iallh Moiled. "Merely removed The miuins engineer stood silent, one of the breaker points. Mr. ip.n'ili went on : I:'s pl.it ilium, you know, mid "We are spoakina of what pon ba!s what we're barsainins over. corns yon tnoi. S" I'll not menThe point is jui!e nafe here, Inside tion the no less certain dealh of toy siilrt.1' your partner and the lady to whom "Shoot him," said lluxby. "We're The other hide of you are tint ziUk in be done by u fool trick my argument Is that. If I am not like this. Shoot the Idiot. bi on. murdered. I can euide you back M chief, lie's only n bossy wi.ods the Macketijie. What If you then "ft n matter of u ini'Toui hum. had another chance li steal my ut the least." claim? Wouldn't that he a htg In The oiler man leveled the pistol. ducemetit?" "Lower your phtol, Vivian." "Carth, joii heard hint. You've ordered, "Carth h,n us out the ii trick. have ed We Mlly j. la, He holds the nces. Look If value played. on you drop jour joti. It's headins htraihl th' at plane. stolen breaker point life, Inins that down lio. lake towardi the fills. here, mid ho quick about It." Tliere's no chance for It, unless the "How about the line, hir?" (hirth "If I bt C". the plane wind veers." Inquired. Carth nodded. "Thl hreee will will be swept out Into tin" lake." r keep on hiowins down off the "Tie It fi.'.ilti.- a nut Idimrd. inn fust the until "What If I'd rather not?" It's n hh.ime, nir, to crack up m or the M" olid I, me Mis Ihltuill line a plane. Hut J"U would hnvp I : "It would lii on Ihe talk t hii he Ju"t t" had for you. Woodsy it." "I V i a better hind even boy. I 'ad You nnjr he a "You nnd lluxby. Vlvi.m." than Mr. financial Ilamill; that's pirate, "A b' Hcr s'i.'i and n ti" Iei pool n hypocrite. You'll ti"t sajli'S jou're thinker." il.iiih replied. "Hovv can fur this not lie that I'm r .pon-ibI bold tbis tope if I'm sbo? Those I cave on a charwp to hh.irp tucsi. j ' fa!l llohl and the rapid" below ny clalqj In return, you've dope mi llicie. Iltixt y ' Nd so fir t. You hilk me out of It all. hut Misi Itamiil your best to can conn l result." Ihe Th's will with collie and lor father jm. lluxby regretfully eyed hi pis Theie'll he let rn-- li In r.itell the ' It's a damnable fact we can't off tyl. are nil of ,vou three hue until Hie uli.k devil. We'll tie his kid the Wit .'." Mart him finding us and hands, Mr. H.riiill Iirlcl ni'h lluxby out of this bell hole at once." out ii!""; the wit!2. Ili daughter Carih smiled. " liat I Still up did tiol Hone. -in the air? Fetter conn' down t If joti tancy I'll leave the plane, ninl face the other facts ealill jou ran Kuesi a!n." op the same reason Joti cant kill Ih r father cpoke In Iot ear. None 'lie, you can't make me cubic joii. loo Kiaci'tusly, hp t"l; the offered knew exactly what 1 was ib'ins Iiatice, Side by hide, nrm of lo-I turned the hen piano adrift, t of out end tin t1' lbe the (lif e came 1 was knew putting you all la wing. Mr. Ilamill handed the iii : self-starte- Forever .rinj Goes cm Bess Lovlier .... Spring S. Aldrich Lida Larri- - ir.ore. it' u:un . Queen. fl.ass Key .... . .... .uysie.y fit iiicty Dashiell Ilamim'.t Notary Public B. WALLACE C. lluxby signed with bis pistol. "There's your answer, boob. .Vow step lively. Cat off that line." He fore the threatening muzzle, Cartii turned about and walked to the tie tree, lie nlom.' the led-passed tin' rope throti;-!- i the tree loop, and pulled loose the bite of the stay bitch. Had he then let int of lbe rope end, the unit line tol to lluxby, nud knelt, ready to slide over ti,,. fl.,(1, The' rlr Jumped down lightly, wlilmut wnlt-i- n for assistance, lluxby handed her the rille, laid the pistol on the win- - ed-- e, nnj grasped Mr. Hamlll'g Court Avenue 155 "t-- t I" ir.-ti- ple.-i-.eil- t," Phone Murray 35 e, imu-ticto- DRAPER QUALITY FEEDS Distributed by W. E. PHONE Cain & Son Murr.y 4004 So. 5th S3S-- Et lht-inil- l. elis-'i-'ed- . 1 It.i-mi- USE "TEN HERBS TEA" i A LAXATIVE-STOMACHIC- -l D1LUKETIC fhl-cic- imrrly vrcrlaldc mixtmr j51' Ifii srlcctrd lit KISS. Highly ffct mnirtulrd by Ihtiuvut f"r "'!tsi-hnrand runrtiun.il It u,nc up tin "m.uh, Sliinulatrs tltr Di-- j Minn. UrgulatM tlip Ht.wrh ad inrrrasrs the urinary llnw . tvrry parkaqr M.ltl n a 'ishirijun guarantrrd baM' im nmnry refunded. I er a imitrd time a larRP parkas tip rcnt for unty prepaid n .... II 00. 'fite fr furllirr drt.iils to N'UI()AL DlSTKHUTdUS iNCfmPORAT! I) 43 Vr:l 4th S.uitli Sail Lake City, Utah 1 le 1 r 1 !. Carth spoke lay's exertions. hole out of which none of you can hope to escape without my help. K I die. every . lie of you will die. I've faced death many times. I am not afraid to meet it. None of you ti I in and was tlierefore easier to dress out. With the two skins and all the meat ashore, he took a dip in a clear pool and washed his buckskins. As he sloshed out of the willows In the wet garments, lie saw Miss Kamill staring through her headnet at the eight big legs. He had hooked them on the stubs Her gazs lowof spruce limbs. ered from the other raw moose products that were idled on one or the hides. She turned from them loathingly. "Faugh! What a sickening mess! Have you started a packing plant?" "The packing is Just about to start," he replied. "Are you too feeble to carry this rolled skin? It's the lighter one." "That filthy thing? You may he as sure I'm not so feeble-mindeto touch any of your butcher mess." "Very well. Ouly remember, It's your own choice, sister." He bagged the contents of the bull hide, shfng It on his hack, picked up his rifle, and headed for camp. The girl looked from him to the folded moose cow hide, hesitated, flushed angrily, and followed, to ; "Too much is enough. The condition was (hat all three of you Would do as I thought best, lluxby promptly tried attain to bluff me. Now your daughter balks." Mr. Kamill raised his head. "You'll not be able to say that of me, young man. I stand by your terms. I always play to win. Hut no one can truthfully claim I ever welch or revoke. I will take your orders, nnd so will Vivian, now that he has had time to realize the situation." "How about your daughter?" "I'll leave that t you. If you can control her, you'll he doing more than I have ever been able dare chance starvation or freezius. do not need you, but you must have my help, or perish. Tliouh you now have the j;iins,'I am master of the situation. All three of you will do whatever I consider necessary to j;et you out alive." "When do we start?" lluxby demanded to know. Carth looked at Mr. Kamill. "It's More a Riiess. May he two weeks. probably three." .Miss Kamill flared, out mired. "What! Han-- : around this disgusting hole a single day? We'll start this Instant." "Hon voyage!" said Carth. "Yon may reach the top of the glacier with the soles still on your hoots. Your father, I fancy, will prefer to wait here a while. For one thing, he knows that in his present condition, he never could climb the pass. In the second place, he has no desire to jro down the other side on his uppers." lluxby looked from Mr. Itamili's flimsy oxfords to the girl's sports hoots, and then at I doxvn-saggo- to til)." Carth met the disdainful gaze of the girl with a smile. "So your father turns you over to me, my lady. Let nie hasten tn assure you, I beg to decline the honor." "Ah. indeed!" "Yes. Ml let old Mother Nature spank you till you come to your golf-cours- senses." Her blue "Oh. eyes flared with scorn. n!" I youyou! save your energy," he ad vised. "You'll need It all. unless your pride stoops to thp squawwork of camp-firSmoke tending. drives oT insects. For another tiiiiiL'. no wolf, wolverine or lynx, or even a grizz'y will venture close to n fire. Think that over. Mr. yon have your patent lighter." - earth's worn moccasins. "Well, .hick, what's the answer?" "That it's not well." Carth replied. "In the first place, you'll drop that name and tone in sneaking to tne. Am I understood?" lluxby stood silent, his eyes cold and lips tight drawn. Hut Mr. Kamill spoke for him. with decisiveness: "That Is understood, Carth. We are all now in the same boat, and you are skipper. How about the shoe problem?" "Moosehide. We'll first shift alongshore to the mouth of the placer rill. It's the best place to camp. I'll then o on around to the muskeg ami collect some hides." "Ion't be too sure of that." lluxby differed. "Keep hold of the rille, chief. He'd streak out and leave us to hold the sack." "Haven't you realized yet that the joke Is on you?" Cartii inquired. "It's a question of trusting me absolutely, or not at all. Take your Ua-mil- l. lie swim; away between the without walling for any reLeft alone with her exhausted father, the t'h'l might come to realize how utterly she had crashed-ouof her ro't and luxurious civilized environment. A girl whom even her father had been unable to control! That had been evident from the first. She was n badly spoiled product of the jti.'..-agwillful, arrogant, utterly selfish. Fortunately she hail shown herself no less hard physically than mentally. Otherwise lie would have played the game in a different way. woman No could make that travois to the Mackenzie. As for her father, he had only himself to thank. A pirate should choice." expect to take his chances, lie .Mr. Kamill handed over the rille. might he gotten out to the river, Iluxby's hand tightened on the butt and lie might not. That depended of his lowered pistol. Carth gazed upon his heart. Soft muscles could past him down the hike. be hardened. Not so a weak heart. to "The plane seems be edging No question as to the girl and over towards the east shore. There's lluxby, If they obeyed orders. They a ford up here, lluxby. You're welcould make It. come to try for the plane. If you A crash in the alders broke In save her, I'll call it a break of the Carth's thoughts. The splash upon game In your favor, nnd we'll all ride out on the air." 1 "Lay olT, Vivian," Mr. Kamill inhas veered "The plane terposed. out again. lie has us nipped fast." 4"i A. Without any reply, lluxby thrust M'TS'A&M$ VI i his pistol inside his leather Jacket ; MwA'M'k; ; and started up the stream bank. Carth cam" aslant to his pack, lie w . ;fM .a. slung It tui his hack. "Come on. Let's head for camp." spruces ply. t e weak-muscle- III lMlll!!li'l'Hl ';? y, 4$ J? 'Wl'fcwWk I '4VM'W 0 wm .L not "Why follow- - Vivian?'" .Mr. Kamill Inquired. "It is still possible the plane may drift ashore." "A hundred t one chance It will not, sir. We'll go out on moose, hide. If at nil. I've decided Hot . A trip thrurji to make It the muskegs may lea I you to rcaii. tors that even lone vvooiNy pro-vshould be entitled to the fruits of (heir discoveries." The fill smoldering r.i-- c "laved out at him; ' You scoundrel ! I.e. coy us liilo lb s beast Iv h hv and llieii turn our plane adrift. rovv.irdiv stieal ! F.verj thins iiu away In it and all tin f...'I mid w hie. I '!i d - h ! What am I gnins to do? I'd starve !" Her fat!i 'r looked at Carth with Ihe first simi of concern that he bad shown. "Yes, (hat s it. Y.ei might have Ihnuuhl of her. A giri so delicately reaicd! I say inch Itig lis to myself; It's nil hi the fame. Hut a lady to drag her down Into (be raw like this! M her t" starve in the bogs!" Cartii looked from father to daughter. "A lady, di-- yu say? nil, je. t he nire-- ii dainty, refined lady, who rursci and thinks nnd Joins in schemes to hiik a sup posed!)- simple bush vagabond out of his fortune." 'Fall!" she scoffed. "Whining be cause we would mt let you foi-- i yourself on n ns a geiiiletoan. As for yniir twaddle about that claim, They mines tire treasure trove. belong to whoever Is t lever enough to get hold of them. "Rigid o. my I.ei.O C.uih ap otdy the proved. "Whhh leavi-small matter of food and drink he considered. You'll he able to chew moose meat, I fancy, ii'ter you've fasted off home of jour fa alt-tie- T..l'l.i. (.' Vs? " Indifferent Cirl and whether or not the lor father followed ,iut. Carth started tn b.n k trail through t!?e lower growth of prme trce. Where tie spring till came burbling over ledge" thoMI to the r"t ky shore, lie halted hi a small ilcir-Itig- . line had hc-i- b! mmp on his prevotii visit pi tlie alley. Tell fett up t1o branch trimmed trunk of four closely groiij ed birch trei, a LiHeii'd ni.tom hide hung over the phi! form. edge of a Carth glance. I up at the platform. "Wolverine have fibbed the f,.d cache. Hut there's plei'y more ttieil en the hoof. While I c for homo, you two will s'art gnlherit-i wood." Mi- edge. - - V." V - k -llv - : J. V- - 'O J""ZitR V, -- The n Told Followed Had Caught Hi That Splash Him a Moose Scent. that followed t"1d him a moose had caught his scent and taken to the lake. To have run to the hank and sh"t the swimming beast would have been easy, (inly, he had no canoe or rift, and the water here was rather deep offshore. l lidioll-uicfis..- V- lie stalked down through l or the first hundred fet t or to wlh from the shore thicket-low a grew ahuig both sides of thi hw edge. A peer through the full-- I iige showed the Immense palmate millers of an old bull moose, Carth flattened down on the titt's covered dyke nnd crawled away from the batik. Shoreward, on the other side, he caught sight of a slight movement among tht willows, lie rose on hi knees nnd Though he vvus swung up 1d by the-- brush along- .till MTe-uside the b'dje tpr U niovemeiits luff of n an scent sent n s?r"M t , j , rit. 1 tloW ill W 1, .it With loud Cow nil'"'" haVi than the ! (hi. dr.'I'P'-- Kiel i lif H Stalled Lull, II t 'II of a'.arm, two end a young bull h-g the wiil'iw aid apart. They forward out of Ctrl!,' tirt sled eow with a th" C.llfle-h the leal. Pi '!. I'Uii.t the bull IlindH's e were on h'tn hysteri- cally! "You p"!etit holly ! I'oti't yon dare to try to give tn" order." Itcf fat'icr had S'pnt'et down on the warm retk, tired out by his t!i tcT hasp lert miller. Partly ititt'd I'.v the slio'k. the hull w elvrd t'ti'y to dtop n hi tr:e It, 'hot through the bear?, A few dr; ahu g the hank brought him 1" a gan.e 'rail through hi r'.lfl the thicket'. II" laid nti'1 wahd out to the deal hull. Tin- - body lav ell ,1 ilow bel'en tnat of willow stems. Cat 111 nt once s'd to woik with hi knife. When he had finished with the hull. ln wrnt t (lie row, S'i welshed pet haps iiO pounds h'-- of St Wliile still some distance from the rill, he whiffed a tang of wood smoke. He quickened his step. It gave him a pleasant surprise. After all, the girl seemed to have given He turned to In, at least partly. her with a friendly look. She met It with a scornful smile. They came to the opening where Garth trimmed a pair of green willow spits, opened the moosehide. and cut two slices of liver, lie put a slice on each spit, and started to broil them over the coals. With a look of disgust. Miss Kamill turned her hack and sat down on the rill hunk. Before long the broiling liver tie gnn to sen! out an appetizing odor The girl's nose went up for an In voluntary sniff. Carth met the In tent look of her father, nnd allowed his left eyelid to flutter slightly. Another turn of the spits completed the broiling. lie handed one of them to Mr. Ra.nlll. The millionaire lifted his head net to take a gingerly nibble nt his hot meat. Ills heavy face brightened with a surprised smile. Hp smacked his lips nnd hit off a lartre mouthful. At the sound, his daughter Jerked around. Garth was into the other piece of liver. The girl cried out her Indignation; "Yon greedy pigs I Where's my piece?" Carth pointed to the moosehide. "Help yourself." He met her furious look with cool Indifference, and went on eatUnable to blast him, she ing. turned to her father. "I'll take yours, Dad. You've had two bites. It will not take you long to cook another piece. Make hit-Im- r It three." At ttiat, Garth swung around between father and daughter. "Mr. Kamill, we'll settle this right now. You said you'd leave her to I cooked that meat for you. me. She will cook her own meat, or go without." The older man sat for several moments considering the matter. He then raised his piece of meat and resumed his meal. I.ililh Kamill stared at him, her eyes wide. "My own father! But wait till Vivian comes back!" He winced. Cur(h Ignored her. "Better lie down ami rest, sir. You've iloiie enough for a while. I'm going to gel you Into hard training as soon us possible. But we must not overdo It at the start. Might mean a breakdow n." "I am tired, hoy uud hungry as a shark. Could eal ull the rest of that liver." "Not uovv. You'll rest, do some work, and (hen get another slice. Call this valley one of those physical culture sanitariums where the tired business man Is worked and dieted hack Into lit condition." "I have jet to agree to audi training, Carth." "Take your choice. If you refuse, I s''e Joii my word you'll never reach the Mackenzie. I might backpack Jon in some places; you doii't weigh much over two hundred. Happens, though, I'm not a donkey. You'll go ou your own feet" "Very well. Put nie on them." Obedient to directions, the big man stretched out flat upon the rock, Garth turned about to pull the moosehide nnd what wni birch. upon it Into the shade of Mis Kamill thrust In front of him and seized his knife, she slashed at Ihe liver. The blade was razor sharp. IN r angry stroke hot only cut through the liver, It a well. slit tin moiiseb-tt- ' Carth said nothing. Hnotigh for him that hunger had humbled the g'rl'a pride. She had learned her first h soti. Long hour had pned sim-her finicky hreai,fiitlng on wire and delicatessen In t tic cabin of the monoplane, far over on the Miie'on7ie. she wa fairly raven-on- . d S thr-tU- I . n 11 She Miap,iril nt the timber. out . empty-handed- "Hotter Ihr lips twisted with she hebl the spitted slice of liver cb'se upon the coals of the low burnt fire. Well satis-fed- , Carth hung the remninlng Hinnd muffle under rer, Ihe (oiigue ihe rat he platform. A smudge fire on the ground below the meat drove rouged Rtilleial'oii off n the flie. M hem think Ka'nlil' only thought had Site did not for her food. to put fresh fuel on the cook-firWhen It tiled down to she Jerked the partly hurnt e. em-be- t, Inwardly rare slice of liver from the charred willow spit. (CONTINUED NEXT WEEK) |