Show Ill I Men Marooned rr STORY FROM THE START Garth Girth GuthrIe CanadIAn Cn dl n war veteran ba haring h log to live In the th open on Recount account of weakened lunge lunga Is 1 factor f of or a Hudson II Bay post poet at H lie Ire cam came bAck ck from the th conflict with a permanently scarred cand can can- d race face fac he realize cost coat him the th lov love lov or of his hili fiancee fiance f falconer oner Sir Charles GuthrIe Guthric hi his brother I Is R a millionaire war profiteer tr lush lib CIenne Savann Sa halfbreed his firm arm friend Carth Garth meets meet Doctor QuarrIer geologist t and his al els elster ter Joan TI Tl schooner has ha drifted ashore hoc Quarrier corn com plains he h has been robbed by s 8 sp aman p man kno known knon n as os Laughing IAu MC Ic MCDonald Donald CHAPTER II Continued II Continued t I- 3 3 GuthrIe fiercely re resented the pros pres presence ence of ot tI tie lie e people h e boot boat was Flo slowly Iy approaching the linding ng 11 hy by hod they I 1 ecu n sent him nt ot this time time time- thc e stringers 1 ibis his bearded acs a o s ot of ota ofa ofa a geologist would himself elt all allover allover 0 over er the dace lace attention would doubtless s o ask tk k him hini to RO go o to AU and save sa U tie e stuff coha salvaged ed on 00 ontie ontie tI tie e beach ell ell tie lie would pack them off oer to nil Alb at ot once nut But It tie e sinter titter Fee ed a 8 different sort nice sort nice eyes e es she straight direct but something sod sad at nt out tl tI Hem em a n cen sense e of ot humor too I for tor she bug ed cd tint flat In Quarrier s face tace at the McDonald story So the tree free trader free I trader was In 10 the bay ba bo still Strange that Did he mean to winter Inter there I It he did It would cut Into the Christ Christmas t- t mess mas e In would foxes foxes would be bad for tor I Daring chap hap this tills McDon n i aid Who was as he be an anyhow how The arrival of ot the boat cut short hIs rumination I see tee you yen brought plenty of ot food commented the factor with a smile as the sailors under the direction of ot l t f tienne t began e egan an unloading boxes boses from v the heavily hen freIghted craft 81 i its hes ts 1 es ne e didn t want pant to run short before reaching Fort Albany replied 1 t But ut the e excess cess weight eIght will bother you on U ese e c e tide flats tints Then he con continued conr Doctor 1 I regret that I 1 shall hove have to put you In the trade house trade with Ith your men E I have hn a spare bedroom bed bell w room for tor Ml s You will will eat t at mr my quarters of ot course coupe L I Ou Or we e don t t expect much at a n r C small trading post Mr Ir GuthrIe rt replied rL plied piled ly It If you cm can make nuLe my sister comfortable It Its s perfectly catl satisfactory The Tire girl ed cd As sl sister ter has put putI f cp up for three months with pith Ith a most uncomfortable un comfortable two by five fi I 1 on a wot wol My bly schooner oner Mr Ir Guthre che die said sad I know I shall revel re In your our hospitality She had shed her cost COlt and sou cou west wester wester wester er and ond GuthrIe s eyes c e es cd her sills sill's a 8 quick Quill glance clance Taller he thought than she seemed In the boat bont and cleanly made The eyes e es which had hod seemed block black 1 I I c e saw sa were ere brown brownl l 1 oung too she wis w is much younger than thon ter 1 I er brother and 9 what nhat hat hair l I As lie Ire I led d the wo way wai across the clear clearIng clearIng Ing he 1 I how the presence ot of othis this white woman would affect the gIrl ll II tie e a dark JorL skin who was slowly coughing her life a at lie fie found I at sed-at sed at n 0 loss for an ane ane eci e lunation of Ur Ule situ lIon to hJ his gue guest tI t tt I t I s Mis Qu he forced himself to begin we e have hate a very sick girl 11 litie tl tI e a It once I louse It Is unfortunate we tie e are areso areso so eo cro crowded deel but I have ha no other room roomI roomI I m giving you iou ou mine t lie He had stopped as he spoke and do down don n at nt his then 1 I while hill ter 1 I er questioning eyes c e cs es studied his fice ice She She came here at the erring cr ring trade very ery very would sick sick would trite Inie flickered oft In wicks weeks lehe without prof er fool foo J Old I 1 Anne and I have base done our Les best butt but mill milk on ant ani 1 broth are ore all we e Ii hi I Ifor t for or her lier An 1 now It may moy be lie any day clay 1 I was WIS terribly anxious about her her- herto tier herc herto f to get home lou ou noticed It when Ithen It w hen hene c lienS we e met you ou cs 1 es I noticed It rutted lied theIrl the Irl I I 1 new you were worried about something 1 I m so 10 sorry Sir Mr t c e e E shall hall be Le n a great creat burden at such a 11 X llulL t I o 0 It Its not that I 1 have ha room room fo to fop H Hi t you i MI u and the others don t Ill milter lint It will te to t e for you you-In vou ou-In ou ln the 1 I uc ue Miss ss straightened threw r h leI her I load cad all an ani I het hell I his S raised r glince ns RS ohe lic quietly s lrI It t I 1 tip lip you jou ou to know Inow that I Iw 1 IS w si is a 0 nurse overseas o through tl tI the Hie last three years ot or the wor wart war He lie 11 went ent re ref I under tile the lie deep t 11 1 tike She would not mind Inda then she then she j to whore hOlD agony or 01 aid d hid is-id I I cen en enc c Inmon I ces I am you kind lou ou will J tu t U she ce-she sec slie somehow wants me uie with willi lor I er at ot the en J fegre feu III not nol bethere be Le bei here here- there i I lie IC se C t I Ill 1 lirAs tr trAs As fe t e poke spoke the lie look of the I he gIrl cirl 1 I to one oin of or i Illy Ity fi I I know now 1 I will III he lie p you 1011 Under u sh sky flushed with Ith tl tI crose e a rose ot of otI II I c a ere ere- t Joan nn n I 1 her lIro brol hu sir stood on ll II lie e 1111 I I toll lor lurs of ot the I hos flit lilt cur sur rIce fice ice aught andrel and lid rel l tI tie e a warm tones tonea f t the On guard before the 8 house houe last InsI Ie he tune the stock de lac la laI lavI II I He e a grew satisfied since Ince his lili that tI tl ese csc le were ere o t OU with the consent o ot iris hll I 1 ut nursing ne ertl elus a 0 ael lv el dislike of ot the min mm with hairy oI who h lied had dared m attempt op to rub rul s By George Marsh oh Copyright rl r Tk Tb rB Pou p Co CRI 11 TJ Sn Ie the ears of ot the th former mascot of the t i ln Irr I battalion Kovil So thence there s a n dying Indian woman at the hou house e was saying les hes 1 es lie He asked me roe to see her file t l ehas ho has a frightful pul pulse e and temperature it s a n matter motter of or days hours days hours I should think Slitter Matter In Iter ot of o squaw man mon also sniffed The girl s straIght lit brows contracted d silts silt's Ith Irritation rio o 0 I don t thInk so Its It s a matter of ot bIg bis heart OH 01 I Ann Ann Ann- the CrEe cool conk found her sick In a when the In lions flans were here ere here bere In June for tor the lie trade Out of ot sheer human bunion humanIty humanIty Ity they took cure care of her lou ou bt e that story scoffed the man of ot science The eyes elS 01 ts of the girl hardened hardened ell 1111 ell Air Mr Grundi Grund Its It s a none nunc of 3 our bu business or mine Is It Il I choul J distinctly say It was 01 to business to have e my sister without so much as an apology to me sh r Ing I lis is house is with Ith i ro tested QuarrIer In tones of ot outraged dignity lerv erv well ell How would you iou ou like to hll hate e me sleep with you fou and the lire men In the trade house lies lien lIe 8 given glien gh In me Iris hIs room 1 hat hot more could lie he do An l 1 li I d a Ie al jou as os a guest of ot Mr luth uth rte to be Le ca careful reful n what hat hat you say sa Dl DI I you JOU notice his face You You mean the scar scarf o rio 0 I mean wean the mouth and the thee ee e e 11 hat about them Just this blind man I d feel tell very sorry for t the he person who was as the cuu e of Mr AIr GuthrIe losIng losin his tern tem temper per Whether r hether It Its s pity or affection I 1 Idon Idon don t know now but rather rother than have hn tile the thelast last hours of ot tins tills poor child disturbed he bed d throw you Into the river rl rh er and ond the rest of ot us with you Nonsense I II report him to hIs superIors at Rt All AIL Altany any ony If It he lie comes any high h hooded handed business with me Arch Arch she taunted you know that you re really a n bit timid underneath under heath The man flushed and started to reply r-pl r but the girl cirl stopped him with her raised hand hanel lou ou were ere pretty scared when hen that blow struck rather us-rather rather lost your bead head brother Then she Slid soberly I 1 advise od you to 0 be beery ery sery cry careful how bon you bl bluster uster to the factor of ot I 11 an Guthrie appeared at the door of ot his house and coiled called tl tI em cm In to sups CUPI or er erAs orAs crAs As Dr Archibald toll followed 0 cd i r r Why Had Had They Been Sent Him at This Time his sister Into Inlo the Ih In room where II tl c e table had I set for three little In III Its meager ed his rovin cy e cies es ese ese e c arL arLer ari an er co lere Iere I ere 01 see Outline mid sald us he lie w aided ed the tinK s c minute talon l cello of Iris hIs quarters which It rte itel I I at nt tl tI e eb b ts n 1 I I c 1111 un ot of t l ual Armes breed It v ales Irles but bul her hu callI tall I u iu u sass w and ond Whitehall 1 I hope ou hopf iou will III III ill e e ily My Iy brother a as a t Mr I r Is nothing If not ll II In InI IrI lis I Is ln n ar a ol ul J ran lUll wild Ith a which Illch fill till d to conceal from her ho host t I er eurba 1 And I shall hall revel In your whitefish turned petulantly There you go po again Joan Joon always alway making remarks at my expense then hen ad addressed addressed dressed GuthrIe I see from you your books that you iou ou are arc not Dot Interested In science Ith a n significant glance clance at the girl Guthrie soberly answered o 0 NoI oI I fear t-ar I haven ho t the scientific mind I nude UCle 01 m time up here rending fiction and 3 Poetry history r too I W Ith silent clIent deprecation Quarrier shook chook Iris Ills li hind ad as nJ he ho tool took the chair Gordon Cordon offered at ot the table taLle Old shuffled In with tl tI e a steam In stew and aud crisp sh her wide Ide wrinkled face alight with Ith prIde prid In the lire of her t-er office Quarrier was deep In deep lu In the the c of ot Iris his 1 ls sum um summet met mer to the cast coast of ot soil con s blY bey In n the Interest t of i s Toronto s which hid Ind teen leen l een formed to r c-r Ie re the region and to exploit It if r tI tie e copier corr er and Iron deposits known to c jot hen alien the lie sound of ot coughing from In Inner room brought Guthrie to iris his feet I ardon me he hc said sold and left lert them Qu a s thick liick eyebrows knotted lIe lies Ices s paying the riper now ow How nn an educated man mon as he Ire seems to be he come up here In this Godforsaken country In the first place and then take up with a I squaw squaw I ah air IThe I IThe 1 I The girl cirl he addressed ed sat sot tenc tense with chin up listening as os though she had not heard In a n moment Guthrie opened the lie door his face tace gray eray silts silt's It anxiety Could you IOU a conic come a moment he asked the girl cirl who had risen from the table You said you could help help- help she s pretty bad Joan Joon Quarrier hurried to her meth cine kit hit In Gordon Cordon Gordons s room emerged and toll followed owed him There to the an annoyance annoyance annoyance of ot the tir man who ate ote lIy hea of Annes Anne a s coolIng cooking they stayed until he had hod finished At length when the opIate had brought respite to the sut suf sufferer ferer Joan and ond GuthrIe returned to the living Ing room 1 Im m sorry sir saId cald GuthrIe that you should be disturbed that disturbed that I should need the sen Ices of your sister but she s been a godsend nod led stolidly without removing remo his Iris pipe from Ms ills mouth Then as If It spurred by a n sense of ot duty duly to the performance of ot n R task tosh not too cleared Iris Ills throat and began Sir Mr Ir GuthrIe may I as ask how ho you a aman aman man of ot education and find yourself yourself your self In mInor a-mInor position so to with the Hudson tiny Hay company A corner of Guthrie Guthries s mouth lifted Ills ra rail ratter tI er deep set eyes sh shifted fior i ithe the questioner to meet the glance e of of the girl half amused at tl U e a abrupt Question half wondering at ot his an anS S Ser seer er our lour our question Is a 8 fair one he h replied I I crime came here f fr it r my health heal I 1 came come back from overseas o with lungs li Ir I 1 sea see here l here was as your home mar ma maI I ask you lou lou lou can cant t be a relative ot of Charles Chorles GuthrIe demanded the other Iris hIs Interest sud ud lenly aroused Brother lou a brother of ot Charles Guth I QuarrIer s prominent eyes bulged In amazement at the factor ot of LII warn nm lou ore are ar more flattering to my brother than to me and GuthrIe joined Joan Joon QuarrIer In an amused smile hint But you re not sta Inc Ing In this COUll tr try this this tills business since you youie se e re regained regained gained your our I 1 I I don t know 1 I rather like the life lite Charles Guthrie Is a member ot of ottI oftie tI ll e a syndicate which sent me to the east coast to examine c those Iron and col COI per deposits lIe Hell II be Le interested to hear from you iou at first firt hondA hand hond A Again n the firm mouth of ot GuthrIe shaped a 0 faint smile 1 I in ur not so sure of ot that lies Iles Ile s rath rather rather er eh en me up us liS a n black sheep yU y lu now know lor ton stO staging Ing up lip here I presume les hes es fur not coming LOllie honic summer u miller Um Urn I l rose rOSl rind and a candle fur for the lie September had fallen fullen It to the sic sick room room wl I ere oil of oil l me was OS on gu Returning lie Ire helit lit III tI Ie e a small 11 Vila III r rn om em lamp inn nd In the mind nand of ot the he woman who watched surmise foil followed 0 ed surmise concerning the th factor of t Irwan kwan for forIn forIn torIn In the room he h had hod gIven up to her h were three auto autographed likenesses of ofa ofa ota a beautiful girl Irl Then Quarrier described In the accident occident to his power schooner oft Cope Cape Jones the wild 1101 nIght lent on the boy bay with an Improvised and ond useless ra 1 der and the stranding on the tir bench ot of Island It t was sins os the ne next nett t morning that this red headed bended pirate McDonald disco ered us and sent n a boat ashore 1 lou ou say he took some som of ot your stuer atuf tuff t I asked Guthrie les 1 les es he tie said soh he tie needed flour floor and gasoline And he Ire got It 1 suggested the oth othor othen other or en with a laugh 1 les hes es but Instead of ot paying It Its s worth north t tore Iere ere on the bay he be paid we me St John Jolin s prices 11 ell ell for a pirate he was rather liberal wasp wasn t he lIe He hills hells from St St nuns s they say Has teen l een up here heretO two t summers US but always went back d f x 1 r jl I fr y v y t t tf I f Youre Your Youre Not Hunting Geese Her Hero Here Ate At- At You In n the autumn This year be told some of ot the Indians that he h would wInter In to a CO cote coie e at the south end enol ot of the Island Is famous for tor sliver sll and black fox foe I I cant can t understand why the corn com company pony pany doesn t run him out of ot the boy bay It if he hes s hurting their business GuthrIe lau laughed hed U 11 hy by won mon he hehns h hhas has hns as mu much h right here as net 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