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Show ,. .Men Hay factor,. . ; . ,, Kut the sevfcE,- Jrost milit hang off for weeks, uiitijj jtt"ter:.;'lirl,slmas, in fart; oud.thc-- huntors would. lake tlicir to the schooner, (lutkrie argued, find the man who had lived for four porti- breth be Inyears with risk-I'ineasurM'-iiiiiiute- , haled, that tlie iittempt fy 'tnade to rrnVs; tli? 'pffiiit 'i't. o(i':er.. So one "Dinrntn tUejr put (j'uV yiili"aVvvesteriy vv.lnd and 'by jyiiucti ojyiqg pmf batter-laand djilging fee, landed ,tr 7 George Marsh 'em :, -. U- Ml 5 LSiu SeK I'Jka:in point Saul set out wiih'-Wd"f team for Uwj cmrip. of his sons, while the Ojih 'a started down the coast with fluth-He'letter to fcVWa'n, which ran: "Mr. McDonald, - ,ii;rofig .tiie. Kirtdt fcftm s s COPYRIGHT STORY: WML). SERVICE 77ffPFNM PUBLISHING CO. Ay THE FROM straltipd toward him, hot with lust ' of battle. "I'll hold the doe. He won't bother you are.' you. And you tay whk-rYou're koImjj to tell your story to Saul START flnrth Outhrle, Canadian war veteran, having to live In the on account of weakened Iludmm'i luriKv la fuctor of He came Hay post at Klkwan. back from the conflict with a permanently starred fuce, which he realises cost him the love of his' fiancee, Kdilh Falconer. Sir Charles Guthrie, hl.i brother, la a. With millionaire war profiteer, Ktienne lialflireed, his firm friend, (inrtli meeta I'octnr Qtlirrlor, fcenlonlnt, and his sister Joan. Their arhooner has drifted ashore. Qunrrler complains he has been robbed by a man known aa "ijiuRhinK McDonald." At ' Klkwiin an Indian girl, Ninda. tuberculosis victim, whom ('firth has befriended, Is dying. Jofn, trained war nurse, care for Ninda, but thi; lrl (lies Charles Guthrie writes "reproach-In- s his brother for not comlnK bo. ne. Charles' wife asures hint Ktln-Mill loves him, but Garth In his heart knows better. Three ' of Mel onnld'spr( y vtlt Klkwan' 0n ;i : i Continued The OJihw a. leered. "You tak de wiuiiiin. You kick .Toe Mofcomun. .W'at you tlii will tic woman ?" wild ("urth, quietly. "ilii Is "You tuk' de wotnan to""Albunee. You peeve .lop Moknimin mooch debt?" The face of tin' speaker knotted with hate of (hp tfinn wlio was nioasiirlni; the distance which separated lln-iinnl wondering. "What do you want -- how min-l- i trade tidiMNV" teiupni zed Hi,, w hite n foot forin:in us he covertly c ward In tli snow. "You lojil ; Hour, lea, jjeeve hl.ii l,. l, un?' The face of (hp lit r'i hli-i- throat. Cove, i Sir,: 'ear, b'u .soliily. owl,nijr;tpuyie..fu-iLie Jil(it;tsta i .rue.sswigcjr, afier could tlwti,you look UtttU;! de Seal'-crrvp',- - c '.Then tra(rl .. tluj two. flieo slafji'l b.p k In Fhe lenWing ' York boat,' and . ufier a day" 'of 'slavery' at 'fhe', svv eejis, wit li the help' i.f Ijud the - spoil nrped the her .craft uif oui 'of JiiirtHV-wiiy-'-to winter berth on the Irlh shores. The "Igljd. wfis on. but the saving of thejr. sbar ob.(J)ijrlstinas trade In foxes,' when 'tlie"reits were prime, ' depended 'on' the 'fee. Saul bad a free ttfttid to plA up all tlie skins he could at a good price get WiUI of the if. the ItMlinti.. w(ultt .vfult-.'lvi- t i 8c'n.ijners strujJ?. go(is, we, within easy reach, would be too much for the mercurial frees, unless the strait froze and they could cross li pikwqo (or.tlte Js'nw.' Year's festlvlfle's' The strait Impassable, Oarth 4vnfl Ktienne "knevy that the bulk "of the vftlufttit' fur vrotihl go to Mclionobf That was- the problem they faced as on their U.ey..fnt in return, and made thMivptyiui. luaken.-yot- t tl(L)ik. tiutt Saul can get them to bold thy!r,fur j;id kerpavviiy fropi.tln' scliiMMierJ" ("uihrie asked, since l.tieiin'e's two evenings of smoke (alk vvith old Fau), In bis stlaeV "ill I1kvv:;'iti."trt.fiAf(5 the Treaty Cblt-- f wah' Tafiilod-ifTith Island, the head man bad ai ()uirel aih (:tfmisiu a'Ufvrte"! bis superior. ttbih stwCiv The black eyes of the b. lfbr I snapped. "I. fltik Saul weel mak'.de ineificln' for deta lie ees bei g shaman -- SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Has Lively Memory of Blizzard Old-Tixi- sr lliir .MulK'V M::klnr liiwulu .o u . or full tmii'. M,.i. women. N for sampi.. nmi (mi u ncccitwiry. Send forma II. B. Ujill.s. U Ja. UiOil.imJ, ca ',1 lc X:iSSIMJ K t V7. ,nr,v ," ' I.Of ATHI,: ynu lir.vc conornlncr nibsim- WS5 llai kct fV.T2 neilfil fur 01 ? tlculura. c- til.. San Fn'in, K,,, "'' nr.l..t.iin ..... I'lMlll.V. TSJ If Kliu-t- rur.u nisirici.s, Dux J. Sytanion-- v.ia iihio, 111 11..U-.- . .. i !! j . I. j JU I & pjj jlll' M AH-ttrdnt far btuci treoiaia 'Carnation Mush brines to your breakfast bowl ail the flavor, all the nutriment, of fjoldcn wheat fields. Audioes thanks to the it in 5 minutes Albers process. Ask your grocer! W. N. U., . v- Ktli-nne'- s tie-wo- -- Salt Lake tom City, No. By Bus to the Sphir.x xpn-ssioi- j (lis-wa- i j Wilhin the sIk.hou- of n.e si :.i I . :i motor busses are now- trait-!;:- : bin k and forth, serving t! e thui which forir.erly d. peii'!. l c; the camel. Motor Vchiile ij::;.:i vu pru:-- ' in Kgypt consists of cars, 4:Y. taxis cm 1... ':: mi U it addition to luisscs. . - m To Use Camels on Farm l!.iMtit group nf farmers Saskatclii wun, Is planning to W duce cntnets Into Canada tural work. A tn-a- r trt' France has the gnate t tiuinlicr i carriers lu i oiniiiis'i'S: aircra ft Italv Milks Hcrond, l'nl'-- l e'sl third. j s w I v "fl !,-- . d-- I , i , . $hw MA ' Tcrns Derogatory Indians . i l i f AM-mls- -- i..-- I .xiu-.4h- h e, Atui-rU-at- -- , e n ! i,. ! v 11 i In-j- l - ' ' gew-gaws- , SAY , Ti$ i, aig'V'.rnc . ot-- l t.;0e (, ' vr ar . . II 1,1 ' 14 . - BAYER ASPlRIN',-- v Unless you sec the "D.iycr Cross" on tablets, yon are not mung the genuine Bayer Aspirin prescribed bv rh) i nns and proved s.ifc by millions over 25 years "for Culds Headache Neuritis Pain fauralsia Toothadii 1 . Lumbao' Rheumatic "n-i- DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART o Ii'-k- 'i ..! i - ! ? I t.l nntl4(ll fill X 4 i llli.s.,agL f.if ..i 1 2 ,t-- Ilt i i I.,, in gf ' 'rtasA-dJkwaf- KiHtlltefYsiOffiJ" . - il;- : j . l.-- : PAINT CO. SALT LAKE GLASS . . i.i-- DISTRIBUTOR ull." At (he words ami gesture, Joe Moko-- j man slowly changed color, Ills haml. slinnk wilh fear Props i. f sweat stood nut on his for(hc:!d. .Tie small eyes l nf nieiine (winkled with amusement wltf w'.Kaidskau '"ne." "Can be com ml all bis own people?" as be repenteif the remark to bis chief .."tHiii "It would serve him rigid. Saul. b.ut 'I'l'.'JifS'j'W'V U"., nuM-e'.' "Vvlat has itiedjcine makiiu L'ol to lhoii:-l,lI want bin to take a message to do vi it'll getting 'our sh'a're'of the trade, lii.nald." Tin1 Indian nodded. "I'mirifo loam " Willi n -- Ih'iit . blalil.el, nil in,That morning, Willi sleds heavy with' no iiy ; skimled face Again" rarilmu meat, I lie three started for (lull k iiiovemcnt'rie hiouuhi (lip u'tin to of 'tine lines Klkwan with the agent of Miltotmbl broke InM a- Ids shoulder as the while man slid as bis eyes lighted with nuwiscim nt. ii a: n.i! H moccasin nearer. "I'.oka! Slop;" he eYiui ..in Cs Mi"11.' 'il', ,c xv'"' he cried. Ills swart face purple with rap' stunt lo,.wofk." CHAPTEPx VI "Veil, move,. I .keel yofl!" I'.urth was Inturisti'd. lie lad I( was no use There was no chance ' thought" only of Saul's Influence in close rinniKli for a luniv of When the last Icecap, which impris Treaty Chief. The use of magic In Garlh fhanjed hi tactic lis (he evil lined Ibe north, receded, leaving lu lis plans h tit a t.he, deuat of. AI,! iLMiald eves of the other narrowly watched wake the great Inland sea of Hudson's the to matter. new angle hini Turnlm: his hack, Guthrie calm hay wlih Its long arm picrdng the "You, mean (hat he's gojng to hold, ly proceeded to finish I he iIi psmh of hinterlands lo the south, among (he p'ovv wow fiffofi.e "klnTl' and dee! .ire the iiiiilioii many island scatleri d in lis track, by . th schoMu r I bad medi. !iu that I was Ami 'of II spa.'c (he (IjiliWH. stood hold Akiinlskl. far (he largest haunted byevll spirits?". IliK the mm on Un" hack of die while through the centuries 4kimiskl calne lie hav d'Vatn dat rWsjJt.'Vnu'hbe'. t f.ico nin.'U.eim-nns his h favorite haunt trie be of I'leiurini known to iiiaii, lin k. yes. Me'ibo bad luM'tialr si breetig an .bc:.I Then he s.iid: "Veil feeve black, the black cross, and (lie stiver devil op dat m! hair. I dull1 see be And each llud'S Mnf)"'' inter Ihelliol pi n l.iirt Inak" de " i "SHre MjMii ft tin than, lniT ultfi son's P.av .srimifltiy mi ne isiap-meilicine loiige 'I for a his !.!,,!., ns he tiielit.illy hen came In seek Ibe precious pells. V bad mver "Well. I ll be .l:"' ni',-c(lie Hi viliou I lel'os, and lin y also sept tta) mil "f liu pridicaiio'lil mind (hat'lhe ie;.i,t;l-lioli.nth's entered Hi." r sli on u!d an iol vviuier wl.ilbi as .i men to linl, (he Island, fur (lie vi of pi. I Saul as one hang Iniin iiTij .) If he hiai. spuil of Us wind li.irrii d tundra, which with spin!, g d and evil. relations I f.M w 'for llO Mo es( coast sixty ). paii llcled the null s, was priceless W.I- - no s.a.e ,:nl now to this land of the little n!is,r !t,e li ian fuxes of Ibe glossy bl.ii k and mlvcr (he stilltiili i!., ii Ml.' In his to Race Rcscrrt lu lls, for vv l li Ii fair women would pay f. i l a'1 I I d: in. w lio wari.'j IPI! the t.iliii'oiis price 111 the murtets of tin' ' h I G lltll sa;, Wi'lld, l ad sailn! the Si lowlier of. e 1; :' HI l!ie l :l Mclvln li. r.ilniore of jiroir human rei.tthuiKhlp. And 1 s"d stringer silking the loot of (hp i( cvv nm moy my thai of all (he wn ngs and In f the American Indian na f i r in m w ho (.. r barr tis a man of daring., who' Ii w M h h id lad sailed siraljil lo l!ie ( Olir-- 'mid hiiyn thai the ludiaii rgcnl havInC Jusftrc Mi.Teredi by (he Imliati t.i.c, ('li. the native race, none cais' .1 wlinse little si homier already lay (he words "siii.ivv" ami papoose" h.':lt i p.- m t.ls ifi-riuK-cbUdron bluer, women burning III l Ice rcenimei,(. moj eove ihelr shore of the Seal locked Willi (o mid tillp' ,, (hnn this of deilaing i lin'urally !,.hN l'; i'( t'irn Here, while the tides, frvigMed w(th' "The use of the terms ifi k.' 'I I!, I is 111 broken Ice, slill patroled llm strait, and 'juipoose' Is md oti'jJ an ol.ns'e Indlitm iipnii frmn nil human kind ). !.! s u !) I, by the ue nf thee rcprei.eii'.il.ie aril ng ! !n' s' i: 'T." I k against refined speech." '. i!i barring (he Idtchhjrks of dating bunt e lho-"f derogatory tecum " t I . 'but from Ililuiore. ('v. s'. 'e;:c; I.,. I,! ,,.. 'ij its, culling off the slmre posts Hated to r are (hereby Inn flic s ,e till trade, Mil'i'tuild Ila! Ila! was term 'Veil !..: ii' to i,ii $. the of the to i !l I'll l MTliP appreciate ,dt prepared fairly Book Buyer Got Bargain trappeis J.cj Akiinlskl with lili Hour and nugar and ) '11 i ' thing of Indian culture. The psytW A recent Unie of (he JtoM.-tea. bin tobacco and cloth mi! 1, M.ui '" r..,(t logical effect of ibe ue iff Midi trm Gai'li lu'ij nnti'iutice (he j ti million i,, (,,, up, In to inhibit the mind of U who 'fM r ' it '' lid to up i wl lle ft !! ard t'ol'enc bleary of 'a V fm thftr in m trai'i-tnoln ' I hi ii k nli I tan jini them from climating liarlh (lutbrje sat In Ids .ijiii'li'il itin (' and HirU." by l..hti I'.unjaii, nmV i'.oy ' " H 9 council In old n ! ' ; Saul and L'tlenne, with m's in k, irr mi; him he id !,.",'r ;,; pUblinbed .y "Natl, .mii-i.. i.. i tnl he snow n (l e lie evj.loil 'l of xvar. For days lifter Jheir IVaciM h In the I'mi'irey. t,..n.l..n " di tlie bad 'Strength made vxlnd the ft from , Willi up river, mi:v of p.i,.fui "i lid s lb,' book i". dlnnrlly n I, ...., nf the O'iIiwh was tout i T .( of Miitigth havriyl.ien mi.',, he of treat li,(etrttry(o Uarvurd Ids strait Impassable to the York boat. libra n ore fit nil IU left which &cn been lnvid IV rlfli l thi boott U d hltire and the Ii.iij bad met gumlmT and Ibe following vr h;ie rarti In Hie tli sll of tlie U'ilii r; tl n .'borpgn In the channel for lM jije. 'hap MiS Milter, (le foinicr owner II. river the mad to Gu'l in' dra.'e-Tlii "lifiinS I'oit'r" nffli yoiiih'nf lie te bad kept the lower ilnu of the hook, can be fn!i;,. tl,)W lie '!l i'i j n. an who w ' ed npi !i and wilh (lie right wind the prxetdein I !mi pounds ;Jti bis (mi d.ffclcht M bck I ..j;,,., X.'rt In ren f..-old hud (hi be done. Carth llictcns In (ling m tleth Jcar Mmn, ni'a fdtii'ldlpif h's bm.ks. for .he purchne, ( frn ! . solied tin' Indians tifld shaken Wi"h a crij "ii Ihp ful nf ot Hie (Hiunds; and In the thliri.b jfr'4l le'dd'cr f. r !i!.ti( ;x in.:, ,,. ,,; v ., n "i'Ji ,$ l'k.-was u bcn l' height Hure nmdncM not nw diPtf d"L', Garth ( their loads Ij iimd; flip few ni"tith ftc "bl It nt mniion In r year Ifo to ail for the cnJd, nbich wu 'ltd el t..- ! Ids rifle on (he "now nn-thf end of He Ihlityn-iidon for t KVi -- M irket f r ;r s I" declinif ery s'Ow lee fur niii front each shore Tlii-t- i Idle lie !od an own. nircnc'h l'i.. ,.,-- hU the vha !'.:. It f;dj tlu-Ineeralcd vhoul.. r nngld luciird It with tlie cntpe ly tt first I'.y the f..itietpcnr ' ';;'.;' "WiM up the s'ed. J aliyut It fin ' ' ii. l''i',,.1i.r'l rl.yn'vfl.fj Vniil tbc S'ti'iii jc-if- . rtrt't' Lone Oak tln'n rntlii'' :'! As f..r Joe Mokoilinn. he bad upetit j Oull.rti with n Imrd ! (',4-whi.h ci'iilaln i.,.m f I'atls. xvUn lie 2(1 .' U re.Tbcl. III d 1t,p days In Hlihnpeflnj oTlC V ? l ft.ga IhP pi k cf Hit' .(ini.KHI Ik is. la Tlio-I.eitrct (h' ds. otly oof hi.L ill e blai in AfiT ,r,v nwalii.J d.'2 .ii tie poilt ; :,.. ei; rrlrd n, un'il the. f the r nini..ie( ,,t r nr pl I I'fil t. '! n ii'.' i fall more nnd more mpl-tliii;t. ;'i d iTotsIt g I'.uf niilbrie bud ,ett!iiT to his elm mid m dian milled Willi lio thought ("if the which awaited Idm nt t hp hiv. "You want a four dus sled load? duili srniltlo'd his J.iioiiod forehead, as !f drlialiiig the alili- - of (lie s;nnds It was twenty feel -- he"eoultln'l m'ak'c It. He iniisl nearer, somehow, hp I Finish f(fgWall n Iftw Hbrr!id .(iile'-'n-i4ri- chart ihowinj 19 beautiful cobra to chooae from. CO. THE CHICAGO WHITE LEAD 8: OIL 15th St. BC S. Wcatcrn Ave., Chicago, 1U. Memories of I iu; treat blizzard " in jsss iu South Ial;otu are .stiil vivid tiie mind of Jiiiims I. Lazear of iimalia, Neb., who was a national bank examiner at that lime, according to the Kansas Ciiy Slur. Hi1 had restopped at rukwumi, S. !., on his a ba"k 'n exiiniiniii from turn ni'i"hboriiig town and was warned by a hoicl proprietor thvt a blizzard was on the way. "For ei'lit days and ni'liis, with he meicury from l." to 4.") below zero, I acted iis fireman in my room," re"Tin? snow was packed lated solid to the second story. Toward the last ail 1 liad to oat v.as dried apples. People in the town were enabled to make visits to one another by tunneling under the snow next to the sidewalk. Snow was packed 1" feet deep am. so solid in some of the cuts that trains were run by tunneling under the snow. For 'M days trains were run like this. Afier the storm 1 drove Frozen In under the lee of the hills uircling the cove, the frotn l'ukvvana to Mitchell over the ftchooner of Laughing McDonald lay top of the snow. The crust held the Fhcnthed with Ice and snow, snugly two horses, the slcii:U and lis load wedged In her winter berth, tier bare with ease. I made tlie trip of nearly .poles and stack, from the galley, alone lixi miles safely." marking her In tlie litter of broken Ice. In the cramped area of the littU Benefit in Joy Giving cabin, piled with boxes, sat three When you mm1 trot started iu joy New- men : Skene, (he middle-age"IvillfT, Ifs easy to keep It up. The foiiiulland male, with the short leg; fact that you jrive joy, brings candiI'.reault, the mnrter, big. black hearde.f. dates for voiir iiia;ic lunch constantly beefy, with small, bard eyes, which before voii. The n turning beiielils of shifted overmuch as be talked: and having liven Joy keep ynit supplied on a strongly made wooden box wilh i with the means of Juy giving. So ymi heavily st ncjled end. ";:s douMcd the jiM Increase (he ever enlarging third Alllioiigh hunched on llu box sti'i-iithai ihroudi you ministers to of ammuniilon. his h.nj amis clasping follow. And your own Joy v.i;;r kin-esI his the lean bulk an l w i l ! i cu li new of of (he man were manifest. I'mni the I v. III. A The Joy giving habit your Pleeves of his arctic overshlrt. wristj iron s upon ymi and ymi would be and hands, eloipient of the bone and miserable without the chance perficl'y thews innfTed In II. e thick ilmlus.j f !n others to happier days. It's 'plug u An.1 between Whale here pvotripfed iov. Crit. real ! river on (1 coast and Klkwan, the f.ice of (his man would have fur- - i Raised Trouble I'eloW renlsbed bis blent llieutlon. ' bellious russet hair lllld Cold blue ejes, s "So the I'.rowiis have had n the devastation I. fi by a shell frag- iiirreeiiieiit and separated. What ment had baffled the art of the phis- - It about ':'' tic surgemis. The patched son.hl.nice '"She Waliled to have her face Of a piotllh. twisted with Its gashed lifted, and he that it be tho cheek Into an endless leer, like a gar- - mortgage." gulye mi a gnlhic lower. fatiipc, the A salirlsl tells the truth face of Laughing McDomild with an only for .nspect fiendish, diabolical. Yout.g. thoe with excellelit perceil ion. with the body of a Viking, this man with eyes blue us the bergs which j A man who has "inside Information" wip Its coast liaif returned to Can. N Usually pledged not (o tell It. ndu from tlie war, wearing fur fe.-lures a comic mask, which, aeconlit g i to their kind, shifted the ej.-.f d,,. II. i. stealthy beholders III pity, or snigger of (let Mnii. Hat nut, vl,n j for Ibe f.rst time locked upon tl.p j great shouldered giant with the j blue cjes ,i!ul mangled miurh. to marvel what a la in for the ;. e IPUst have been he who W is n.o "Laughing Md'ntmld" l TO Hit CONTINI ;n , tft'.U-fclirif- nnd make $100 Into the night, the two discussed the dan of cite old Indian to undfrmine (be operations of McDonald Ila! Ila! against the fox pelts of Akiinlskl. Hut when be sought his bed, the thoughts of Garlh Outline were of the short, swift days when a girl with dark, strh'ht gazing eyes und a mass of unruly fiuir whose errant tendrils defied restraint, had noiselessly taken charge of th house and the stricken Ninda wtio h;nT, with such delicacy, eased the sting of the tragedy which followed his homecoming. To tiie girl who. In her blond loveliness, smiled from Ids dresser. In the dim candle light, Oarth v.uehsafcd the acknowledgment of a doubtful shake law of (he of the head. "The slster-igreat Sir Charles Guthrie," lie quoted from Clara's letter. "No, you haven't changed, my dear. You're the same old Klh el." And he blew out tlie candle. But before be slept, he told himself that whatever Christians might bring in the way of 111 luck to Klkwan, it would be compensated for by the arrival of the mall team from Albany with Joan Qiinrrler's promised letter lipon bis' lyijulsoim face a;;aln. "The jmrpo.se offhls communication 'Is 1 1" h n n i n f e TT i i 1' i s 'yifu "Intend to 'ir'Aklmiskl4 frlim your hog 'tfie-'tra'I shall strategic position at Ubf (My ppel(n on the Klkwan to lu- sure flint iraih.', w.tvu: to me alone, so you.uay. sjiareyuusiel he (.rouble of sending any more Indians up river, for you'll' never 'hear of them again. Was here first, A and I'm oiu. to light you for It. ELK WAN." ."(jlTJIUIK. . I" bi-ii- Seal "nr?"" i The selling or renting value of many a house has been increased tenfold by a little decorating. For wall decorating there Ij nothing quite so is easy to good as KINO WALL FINISH. It handle and is very economical as well. Just mix xvith hot water and apply. It never hps, spots or streaks, even when used by an inexperienced dollar you can buy painter. For less thin a sized room. an decorate average to enough Write today for nme of dealer nearcit you nd free color plan. "Ktienne, If be can bewitch the schooner, we'll make them work to get that fur. Why, we can use the very name against them 'Tlie Ghost.' The Kevll Ship! Haunted with That's the Idea! Laughing McDonald may not get the haul J figures on, '"The bearef of thfs letter," Joe Moko-man- , the Indian you sent11 tip' river to l the trade frofir mev Is returneif Willi thfihks He1 UWs to Uke, find It is The evil eyes of the OJibwu wldooed lu Kurprise. "SouH?" lie unittercd.t "Yes! Soucl la golns to Akiml.skl to watch you iieople. He'll put devils Int.o some of you before the winter Is over. Now what did you throw that gun on tne for? I ought to give you a !chod ' huininerlns." Ids a smile but The Indian essayed face showed bis fear. "I nut .shoot Then he asked weakry :" "Yoy Jle. w'en you say you geeve de trad guild?" "I lied," was the dry , reply. "Now we'll start for the lake. Mush!" U hen Ktienne and Saul returned from the Muski-n- , (larth told his story. "lly gar, dat (.mod (fog, Stud!" And Ktienne nibbed the dog's ears. 'Yes,' find flulliile t(H.k.,tlie tla'fry heiiij In Ids bands ns he.udled into' the dog's worshiping eyes. "Ile.ilid.(be trick for Carlli'.'Alldn't JieT" he s;dil as be t and restcrj Ids fyi'e against (be nlredale's neck. "Ids man, I t'ink cum up riviere for Mel lotiald Ma ! I la I" said Saul. "You think he Is working to pet the r too?" traife nway froni-.us- j Saul nodded. "He was here before, de Ice, some hunter tefi me," t;rth turned to Ktlonnei."So Mcjion-ibl Is out to swamp us bog nil the fur tills year? Well, we'll Rive htm a light for It, L'tlenne," he 8al(l,''sav!jieiy smarting with stung pride at the cool iiltetnpt of the. fne trader to steal tlie river trade from under his nose. "Wat you do wld ills skunk?" And ICtletine nodded toward the prisoner, sitting (Jejecteifly on the opposite side of the lire. Saul looked hard at the white man. who did not nnswer, then said In Cree to I'tienne: 'This weasel of an OJibwa only makes trouble. It Is betier to" send him back to M.'LMlal. Ila! Ila! under the Ice." and the Cree drew "a ' sinewy band snggesirvely across his .,.(iho.stvl Akl-niisk- Island. .Soiiel." m'eklnK to buy icun uliells From (hem Garlh lenrns'of evil talk nrnonK the Indians concerning ' hhri and N rid a." With I'tlcrine'i help Garth wlna the friendship of Saul Soucl, "medicine man" of the ('rem, and get his prmn-l."- e to permnid the .Crops to take their fdrs to Klkwan Instead of to IVfcDririnhl. Garth Is ambushed by Joe Mokoman, Nlhdu'a reputed father; wliorn the factor had drlvea from Klkwan. CHAPTER V i''S''bot'Ji(-- r fa e Mok,pman, on .Vkiudikiu Jen miles wit!jL.t;ir-di!gs,.:ijii- fCTl yet!" "Old Saul say he not know what he do. Some hunter ovuir dere are stranger. He tak de dog an' go see dem, and medicine-lodghe niiik den breetig all the Injun to hear de spirit talk." The Idea was masterful. If the old shaman could cot vinee the hunters of Akinilskl that the schooner was "tabu," forbidden ground to tlie Crees that It was the haunt of demons and spirits who had taken this method to lure the Crees to perdition, he could hold much of the trade for Klkwan. Nervously pacing tlie floor, Guthrie voiced his enthusiasm for old Saul's g XN. rMi could be put to use on the IsiacJ. But tiie wily old Cree hart evidently taken it for grunted that be vraa to set his powers as a cot jurer against the odds which confronted the factor of Klkwan. "Ktienne, it's a great Idea! If he ran bewitch that schooner, we'll lick i.,ta. carry." .Itfwa the" penalty, 'Oa'rtli 'UiiVl'rV-J'ljfc:.- ' ttUjjikle of tlie eye, fin throwing agun oo B Hudson's ma'n fr'iiuts. -r '(J. g it J' A - i wiiicli contains tnoven -- ta Untidy "River' .. Alo Ullc, t.f 21 and ef 10'- !- ..... ,,! i- - ' Vvz t |