Show MEN MAROONED I FROM THE START Parth uth Guthrie C n dlan war I veteran hating ha to lice llio In the tir open pen on of weil n lun lungs s Is II factor of a Hu Ilu Ison Icon I C Bay B y post at nt Ue lie II back from the tho conflict with a permanently scarred d face which ho he realizes cost him the rho lose lo of his I Sir Chule his hie bl brother Is a millionaIre war w r profiteer Still III Savanne Its lis 1 firm friend GArth meets Doctor Quarrier geologist and nd his sus suster el BI elter ter n Jo J in Their ch oner h has drifted d ashore corn com cornI ilaine I ho he h Its 1 I u s been robbed b a aDlan aman man Dlan known as tic Ie Donald At an girl Ninda tuberculosis victim hom horn nhom Garth has befriended d I Joan trained war nurse cares for but Jut the girl eirl dIes cites Charles Guthrie writes reproach In his hia broil brott er for tor n not t coming home Charles Charle wife wit assures a sure him Cthel still loves him bul but rth G G In lis Ina I Is heart knots better etter Three e or oC f McDonald s a party visit an seeking to ti buy gun cun shells hella From them Girth Guth learns of f e ill II talk among the Iho th Indians concerning him and hind lIh s sI l I elp Garth wine win tI tl o e friendship of oC f Saul nul couch m me hems Heine manot manof man ot of f th the Crees Cree and gets his hl rom prom promIse promIe I Ise e to persuade the Cr Crees es to tn take ke II ti our lr fur furs Curs to f Instead or orto orto to McDonald Garth Is ambushed h hedby d dby by Joe t-Inda t s re rep t et d rather father horn nhom m tI 11 I a 0 factor driven from Crom shot Chot ChotI Garth a s airedale companion on many battlefields In f Franco I rance ranc I I n Cs l c him and the th Indian IJ h taken a prIsoner to f Carti sends send to f toIe Me Ie with a IL message me ot of t de defiance fiance flanco and the tho th war oar r I Is 01 of CHAPTER Continued VI-Continued VI Continued 9 S o o you sa saw IV Joe n did aid you ou Si Iu n a c e I The I lie he bass of broke tle He f thence silence with an odd slurring or ar n due to the misshapen lips 1 cs es el lie says be s co cos CO Bred ered most moct of tI 11 c e camps at t this tills end nd of the Lland 1 Of c c arse the held him up nd ind they II ll come conie In with their fur Cur Chri Imas week weel Most Iol of cm em will still III he think thinks The rider min wrinkled his bushy bro brows brons q ns as he lie filled his hie i l ii q e c These two too unit unitI I reeds from ruin I illon e e In tha that I Il l nd Pig rig point ha hate Ime e Leon I een r after tl tI cm em hud hard you know Inow They se e ghen em cm the same talk tall the Hud on s sI si sI I 11 1 handed cm shout em our poor stuff and ond cl ettin 1 1 I f gar garl I burst out Breault l I Il l run dose dece people off olT de island Inland toute t Lne ri here here Is dere clere camp ou would would Sou ou led drained McDonald lou iou don t seem to realise that e were re anchored here heie In this Ice until ID Mai Do ou want ant the I rench and the llie Hudson c s I ty Iy to notify 1 tint n II gang cans of pirate pirates ore are running on lice he Las I ay as I Ie e a can t I fight the be t thet Jo you iou know ere here to out tl tI I e a fur catch of 1 i not notto notto to 10 I lw lice fe the lie schooner the fur Cur and ond ind and trial In U tl He e a for Gc Cc J l S what Iw t tI I reach s face fate darkened behind his tine I as he muttered In fed fettle Ie I t hie Ills small eyes shifting from his hili chief to Skene SIlIe for support of his J lie Ile I e cc Skene shook hook his head o 0 If It s o manhandled those thole french c iii inv men we wed d be In a nasty x II t tics up here with t two 0 years of or fur A snug nest ne t egg fr fir each of ns ii f r th the government zo to confiscate r 1 arc II r i w slat did I Ie e learn of ther the r I L k l tilt of this treaty tr t chief el ud wl I nut nm landed with Ith limit hili lr Ic I e l bIs b I iI I Ie e headed bended for the north f i I I f 1111 lh hi Island 1 to find his Ills son sons lIe ire HeI lIeI I HI n t I been since sinie ill ell 11 Inu ou u can bet Lt he lies s out to I teat 31 II u- u If hf he Ian in hut but low can he lie keep Jep II III I I away O aw 17 from us this thia i f r I If the lie strait Is oper J Ther The r TS s PI 11 It closes until Jan Jani ri fc r rant clint SIne Sl SI one ene 1111 11 lle ll J r wait till 0 tl en n to cross ll tl e a Ice to 10 n I 1 when hen they know ve veil ell II pay payi I re for th the llio fur rig rial t I 1 ere within t l s n re uli Ih J hey I have base a blow r C l iw lent eni i Enl s an nn l I they UI II 11 come here t la I hose ue Ite It IL It e hell ell II die em ein a good one one oneo t onet 1 o e can ciri III I toI toI to I I ight o 0 Ml McI nodded then nc ad led ur C ur launch hunh on this men Sterns tole lo 10 t te e borne out 11 13 I his bis buck I 0 that with guts fuls would tackle that thaI strait In a 0 aI alili II I I I it fill rh re 1111 t no doubt about lis lisl 1 I Is t l lor lur tild Skene with Ith finality p lab 1111 a D cI I IU J of smoke lie lies s due to toIse toi he Ise us u uI n I ici t as he wrote iou just Sou-just ou-ju ou ju t I w I 1 don t tee ee see but I ve we seen teen enough r f I i a men Jnell In tI tie e a last he ne n e years Irs to the look 1001 of em- em emlie emIles cm Iles He lie s tone one lie Ile mus scare you mv my f fi fl en enl lettle deI tieI t-lle t bit It w n en iou Sou ou meet heem C rn n tie de I h Ii b Breault 1 I lie he Y hI brows s of at Skene l In p Inch lor I clo close locc e to contempt winch which te to toC C sl al lit at tie tic U a speller speaker I retail Ito I ItoI I een II In laces that noun J ha haT turned thOI II Hick Iluk JJ hair of outs gray cray Scare ore me be I hi lIn I man was w-is civil and andI I r rs eh situ ll II I was 0 after tome some shells I ILl tl l don t forget the message hl hi h sent you lie sold If that Had black t lael I cr Ir showed sho up op at ot t Us Ili t l riace rbee lace asnin I II c rf d set ct et a knife stuck Into Inlo him And I Andi rn m t I cuing I e told th Hi- Hi Ii truth ti 11 e a ugly look 1001 of a half breed he lie had hod with Ith I Urn Ilm im Ulin the strait freeyes why don t you go and find nud out out laughed ely derisively I onlee l Lees g de f a Ica If n 0 aided MeD lcD flak n ld et this r it in 0 your rOUl thick illicit head lou By GEORGE IO MARSH SH I IBy Copyright P kr by b The Penn Pm Pu Publishing Co HV C n NU Sortie I n I from the e S IlIn tills this wIn wInter winter winer ter here herl l litre t-re t re after not fur fur not wont women om omen en sneered ou lou don hate ha e to orr bout tie de women omen In fn patches thod T r the I 1 face of ot tl tI tie e a man on the lie lot I t nt The deep CI blue of hIs lils etes p es I eDI I then lien Slowly Iy lie he straightened his hll lon long holy bOil bod until Its lis 1 Is ru russet ht held Id l ti tie a deck at olo e os e A l 1 ue use list II In the llie I carded flee fice of the theman lie lieman lieman man whose small eyes In fear flur lou ou dup woid that to me iou ou slacker anti and I III II horn ham hammer titer mer tau sou ou tube Inlo jells Stiff In his sent rot SI 81 one ne puffed nt at hit his I file II e witching watching through the corners rs of half do clo e ed eyes the groping right lion f 1 of the Frenchman 1 roaster master of ot the Ghost s ollo hurl clinked l I l III Ills e eq n then lien fell 1 t I fore It tl P a naming flaming mask ma k gro grote grotesque tesque te que terril le In to Its furs fun of the man who bent toward to him TI Tie e a liMing hand bond of Breault aull stopped stopped slopped limp h McD en Its lis seat cc nl th the swell sweet standing In beads bellis on lis I is wide vide bronzed forehead Refilling his pipe he lie lighted It II and Ignoring the rebul ed turned to SI SkeneS Skene ne here S here were we Oh yes yee I r ow when does Joe ctrl for the other oilier enu ena of the lie islan J I Ira Im t curious to 10 learn what hot tint that 01 oil ell I Is up to ow Now that i le lee e e got n a dog dos heIn heIn he heIn In en n h 1 to start start- start The voices of men mn on deck dec evident evidently evidently ly Iy hailing some one on the Ice cut cutoff oft of SIne Skene McDonald called s the fuss tuss abut out on deel cicci 7 Dog team on the Ice Ice came the reply The three men got ot Into purl as and went on ou dock deck d ck from the shore chore a n dog dos teen tIIU teat rank ranking makIn Ing Its way 0 oser oter er the lumpy Ice of the theco e e co cot e 11 Mio ho Is It I him him asked Skene of the east enet coast Cree Creo Interpreter Interpreter ter to who ho was wintering on the Ghost It s not Joo Joc The Indian shook chool his head I the hooded er of the approaching huskies I and shortly rc reached ched the lie rail mil of the lie schooner witched by the curious knot of men on deck Making lilt Ills dogs fast the stranger clambered and with a n grase cra e shook hool the hind of each ellch ot of the then group croup then spoke In Cree to the interpreter ter 11 lio ho ho Is he asked McDonald Ile He s got n a cut to his jib that s ent from most mot of these Crees Shrewd ln looking old party lie Jle says 11 BS s he ties lies 5 Treaty Chill ot of ll tic e a ru an Crees Cree replied the In Interpreter He lie Ile cum to talk tall with Ith McDonald ha 1111 Hal l I Hal I Skene and ard exchanged sur surprised priced looks fools hut s this said the litter latter In an undertone 11 hy hy by It s the lie bird Guthrie put ashore with Joe to work against us Beres 5 our chance to rut Put I ul one oser o on Mr Ir Hudson s Bay Hay chuckled Skene Iene He lie must h hive e a position to male make or he lie would base ha kept tty assay from us lies Iles lie s got cot nerve I II say soy Joe told me Il 1 I L t d shoot him If he lie met him himon himon lilmon on the I lind land Shortly the eld cid Indian the fur hood of his ciril caril ou cui cai ote I f usi ed cd bah back from a shock of ot raven rann hair sit sat In the lie warm linn cabin cobin Ith McDonald and Skene Ills story stori stor told lIm ugh the llie Interpreter ter fir fr he lie he lie spoke no 1 I was WOl brief lea cs i es as tl tI e ei had been told he be was 1 Treaty Chief of ot the I 1 11 In Crees and ond had bear bein sent nt by hy Guthrie to attempt to hold the ride tride tr Ide until the ell closed But Hut the Hudson s flay any had hoc a col coll I I 1 cart eort It always s shad had phen ghen the lie hunters little for tl Heir fur and nc new w IV oil wim to oil era ers tame to I Ira Ie le and lir to 10 take tl ll e a fur from from U tl e ol of l 1 company It Its heart wo tens still cC cd II l find and It offered Ics les than llian the tm Ic lers r He lie o a child hid I teen cen een reward re If hes l cd of the he tind i and l f uhl 11 It to I II w in 10 I tut ut what reward re row aril It was the of n a Hl two t s us s al 01 hid three black n f-n felts I dt and l t w I rth doul Ie le wh h It t ll III t at nt III I II w in I ad pre is fr r his whiter Inter s I work uw on I Ie e had gr rt nl at ll In Influence fluence with the llie Cree was hunters hunters n as n and ond nun mint m of them w pit ur UI til the lie sir str ill III closed and bO fc to toi toI lIn i lial 11 hat would McD unit lla 1111 I Ilan I offer for the lie sen cen Ices if tf f Souci Chile Chief of II 11 tie e a Cress to I 1 ring e II a north et 11 n hunters humors to the schooner ot al Christinas 11 ell I l III ii say he hes s a 0 cool one cd ed McDonald 1 He lie conies rigl t Inside our n wire Ire to cur r ur cs s liner and wants to bargain The Hudson on e I ly 11 Invent en t cd him much tut lut its his lit s trying tr Ing to sell us what wall ell get anyway oy 11 hat s his Ills price demanded Skene I 71 I e a Interpreter tall tailed ed d rap rapi II Ili then hen replied with a n grin lK III soy say 1 Ie 1 e wan won t tee ice rule rIlle tree t ice gr e use un and trade 01 ot d for ten tell prime black fut fur Ices 0 own n fur he lie trade iii al also so Ten black foe t for two 0 thou und dol dollars Tars In trade goo Js Is Nonsense 1 I Mc Ie McDonald Donald scowled Herey Into the b ny face foce of the lie old shaman with Its er cr like skin neap ed with lines Imes The beady eyes e cs of ot um uma a give g look for Cor look 1001 lor I or a n space the cold Hue eyes I 1 robed tI tie the e black In scrotal of tl tI e I Cree s store stare Slow Slowly Iy by the caliber of Saul Soud Souci rose In Ina Inai ai a p of ot the white man mall Here lIere was on an Indian of ot r farts nen none e brains 10 tower er As a medicine m mm min 10 of use uee It f his service were Here ere needed nut Hut his hla price was ridiculous ridiculous-lis ridiculous 1 Is help not nests If They hall had Joe It was as enough Suppose IT by chance the lie strait should close tills this Ills year ear threw out SIne Skene It ne neer er has so early McDonald thought a space pace then turned to the Interpreter Offer him tile the lie guns cuns and the value of he use 11 e Hack black fox tox The face of old darkened ns as the Interpreter communicated tl 11 e eI I offer Iii II shook shoot his fiend In anger aner dell ell that thul hats s our limit limit said SIc Mc- McDonald Ic- Ic Donald Acing Tell Tell him we don t need him but we e II 1 pay PlY him n a good goad price for his Ills fur Cur If It he hell II 1 bring brine It In at once Silent In his disappointment stout ent on deck followed follo by the llie others I teeing his Impatient dog dogs ll tI e a old chief turned to the lie men n en rn watching from the rail and ond said quietly In I l o a Jo I 1 Tomorrow I tal de dc fox to to fly lIy or swim s laughe I 1 ISI SI cue ene joined loudly by the llie lie group croup on deck The lean face of the lie dog miser Cf framed In Its fur hood was wooden IZI in Its r as he coolly said card re r e strait hard liard two sleeps deeps ulc 1 back i And cracking his Ids long whip he lie leaped on the tall tail of his Ills toboggan and S off orr ll hint I The Is 3 closed gasped McDonald seizing Skene by bythe bythe bylie the shoulder I rozen solid he said saidI I tl tI I ere cre Souci 1 l tl tI e a trader to ti tie e a fast fa t dog team team ou fou ou I Cd after him hlin and bring him tad tact t Tell him we well II Ih ghe gheI gi e I Ito his Ills pr ce cc Strait frozen froyen 1 I II II-I H I Sow uw wc e c e got cot ot to light for tor lint fur furl I hi SI I ene cne was ns o cr 0 er the roll rail with the Interpreter and running to toward toward ward lit tied sled which hud had come to n a astop aslop stop Slowly Iy the old man turne l lilt Ills dr gs toward to tl tic e a schooner I The closer er c cr beggar 1 In III admiration hayed I la ed us Ilko 1110 n a salmon solmon alleJ aile l to spring his trump car earl I and got cot his Ills 0 own n price without n haggle 1 I Knew he lie one wn shrewd shrewd y I Speaks h too tool I ITie Tie TI a old HL iii s t the chap chop we c nee I now Our little job joh Is to stop n a ale ulc across tint tilt Ice for tl II tit l Cl Cl CI feast fi tic th tint It Guthrie has cd tI ll tic c trees Crees at nt 1 I Ik an Sl tit cne 1 0 o cr er the lie mil roll and an annl anOh Oh nl to I lis Is chief says His s hlll hill start nc rth at 01 oJ e once and to hold holdI I Is relations rind most of tl tI I e a rest reston on ll tic III c terms he lie offered lie He wants to toI Ind the llie with Ith you jou ou person personally personally ally fiodi C od I And faulted cr n oser ner er tI tie e lIer 8 rail mil Avowed cd hy by Skene Iene nd I J he trait wis closed two sleeps t tack ue k I ere Ie I I e demanded 1 jed of the Indian de dc shoal hool at Leeg point lou iou saIt saw sa It 1 I cross croes to de tie iII ril wan won ilia lou louse ou e crossed the Ice lee to the J lost sost The Indian nodded his Ills Stone hard features an au to the men who ho sought to rend read them What Cha did you learn DIs GuthrIe know de tie Ice set let an nn I all de tie Cree cum 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