| Show I CODE of o the e NORTH by byi HAROLD TITUS i by y nir ld T Titus i m v lc IU iU Sen leo CHAPTER V Continued V Continued 7 Lil LiI ane anc returned quickly to the tent tent slung the recumbent figure to hIs shoulder and bore loung Jim w t Ith little apparent trent effort do don down n to the shore chore and laid him gently In the bottom head he on the duffle In the bow The boy mumbled In protest and brushed at his face Once he tried to sit up but abandoned the effort and amt sank beck back to his stupor Ing this LaFane left him broke a n stick slick and scratched In the sand Band on the landing the following message mes n e In bold On On my w n 11 l Good luck J F With Ith a grim smile he lie shoved off and paddled down the lal clIe elie c e clie lie kept on for an hour t watch watching watchIng atch Ing the thc sleeping man with him until he commenced to show signs of ot rest restlessness 1 hen at a point of ed rock ledge he halted and stepped out of the canoe lie made the craft fast fact and leaned down to shaLe shake the sleeper rough roughly I You Youl l he lie said Come out of It now y Get up I Lemme Lennie lone fellers Gotta res Get up before beCore you get hurt loung Jim came to life liCe with a bewildered start His Ills perplexed ed ede e eyes es finally came to rest on L LI L LiI n I 1 an anc s face Cace Who ho ho the de dell ll 11 re you he lie de- de do mended m Mv Mm name names s Lafane Come alon along alonge along J Je Were e re going to male mal c e camp V Tills was as spoken casually as though they the were sere ere old Camp Say Sav Sa where here the devil ll are arc e wee And whit what The The boy fro frowned ned and made awry a n v ry ry face Cace Were cre e re on our ms way ay to Goo Coo 1 1 I nye Bye L rane said Get out and have aa aff a a ff 1 r V I D D n D-n n You I 1 Hate You Whoever You Arel drini wlter this time It 11 help het p you ou cleir cleu your head licad This su suggestion ge coincided with 0 Ith a aneed need Deed e evidently for loun loung oung Jim got go t tn stiffly slUT out of the canoe liy My down dow n on the ledge and burled buried his face In Inthe 1 Inthe n the clear w tiers of the stream lIe ll e drank at nt length with frequent In interruptions Interruptions for breathing As A lie Ie did di d this I al ane bore the canoe up Into Int Inta o a protecting screen of bushes hes bu hes care careful careful careful ful to disturb them as little as ns pos possible possible sible There was a chance cliance that those three back yonder render onder would sus sus- suspect suspect poet something and come searching E lIe Ile wanted antell no Re He Returning Returning turning to the th stream strem he be stood look lookIng lookIng lag Ing somberly down at nt his charge Thirst slicked mind some hat t cleared b bi by the bathing young JI Jim m hitched himself lf up on one hip Isow ow he lie said pleasantly enough what the h I h ls s this all about p non How does it come thit thU you iou ou re rt gIving see me orders I I came after you From Good Be ll e t res ho ho sent you you t Aemer eH 1 r mind that The Time boy fro frowned ned Are Arc we on our way tny there now no Might ht say so A roundabout way t tn n hit d mean menn by that Tie He rose roce belligerent rent now v e e are going to Good Bye B o 3 when hen you re fit to fco go o Tint will wiil be when you ou can CUll be of or some use ue u e there the 1 hl lads lad S 10 lower r lip dropped and he wiped his hInds hi nils on his hip hips Say I crane aranc or whoever hoe er you are low how d I get Jet here hue with Ith you iou ou Whore JOre s ou ou to tell me what hat 1 I in m going go- go goIng go going ing to do And when hlll Where h re do you get your authority for ill 11 this tills lien lent said his companion his hinds Just Just In these thee if I 1 need Decd to exercise It Ills Ells voice olce was almost gentle ind the light In his hll eyes e eves es wis 15 fur from hostile ho Still his hl mS Hr bene ith tlC quiet deliver If had been Leen hard ns as met 1 il It was as this last which the boy un understood i 1 he lie heard only that and his hit own 0 n face with Its marks marh of or debauchery wait Hut dark lIe chi his lists menacingly menacing a threat In his bit voice OPENING OPINING CHAPTERS OF THE TILE STORY Stephen le Dr with his hie hi four tour year old Son ion le la I rescued from a rd by Jim Flynn big timber operator whom Drake Drako has robbe I Flynn Ilynn gives Drako k another chance chanco and nd th the tho father fAllier until his death Jentli Impresses on the boy Steve Sieve the th debt they ow owe Old Jim Twenty T years year later Steve Sf StO 0 meets Jim Flynn hIs benefactor s a son eon on Sent by Ol Old Jim Incapacitated through gh an accident In which Kate his daughter aughter Is 18 temporarily blinded to tako charge of ot the tho th com company compani pan the a-the th woods woods operations the tho th youth Is IndulgIng In a drunken spree I earning of oC PolarIs dire straits trait and hoping hop Ing to do something for Cor Old Jim Steve Stevo hastens to f the tho th company s I tern I Ho lie If find ands Franz plotting Against the th Flynne Franz rini r ranz In a n fist fistfight fight the th I crew assumes a that he h Is Flynn s II son lion on n ind Stev Sterne lakes charge as Jim A photograph of ot halo Kat Ilynn which Steve Sieve find finds Immensely Increases his desire desir desire to aid Ol Old Jim lie II Kilns gains the tho th warm frIend frIendship friendship ship of oC LaFan queer woods wood woods scout Steve adds odds to o ranz II hate hilt by driving hIm y nw from Crom Mary Wolf Volt young oung Indian girl whom Ir ho has been busing and escapes a 0 death trap st set for tor him Franz discovers ers Drakes Drake a II Impersonation tion Threatened with disclosure Steve accuses of oC setting the th death th deathtrap deathtrap trap exhibiting evidence And the th man dire dir not act Steve sends LaI Lal ono ano an to find Jim and sober him up That's not enough I 1 he said and stepping past I I strode up the ledge to where the canoe had been cached tit here are arc you ou going I bane s question que wis s stout challenging To get my outfit I m going back to my gang and n d-n d n you If- If If The grip of ot those hinds on his arms checked both words and movement moms mo ment lIe He was spun about to confront con confront front a n different LaFane Larane a n man with glowing e eyes es and set mouth Youre You re wrung wrong again he lie said quietly lou 1 Iou ou go where here I tike t you y ou do as ns I tell you Like Like h l h 1 I- I I And Jim breaking loose swung yung quickly his savage blow bo landing on the older mm mini s cheek check Its It wis s is a n stout blow strong enough to rock I aI ane but It w s w ls the only one Jim struck A hard broad palm smote Ills hits 0 own n face he sins as lifted from his feet 5 swung ung about en like a child The boy kicked Iced ind S swore Sore ore lIe struggled to get free and e eback eback back L L irme with a n pi pivoting mo ement of his body flung him side l S Into the cold sp spirl ling flog wa waI waters waters waters I o of the Mid Ild 11 oman Jims Jim s were ere cut short as ns lie he went under and when hen he cime up sh l ing his head to clear his eyes e es eshe eshe lie he was grit ped ln ag because L LiI t 1 tI lane I ane had plunged In after him lIe was gripped and shoved under held there in Instant jerl ed cd to the stir sur surface face ace and held helpless face to face with his captor Lal Ial ane s feet touched bottom lIe Into water sinter the bo bolth boy boi with him still retaining th t grip Shall I show you more of my lU iu he tusked Shill Sh I make mahe oft 1 madden DJ t The lad a quivering with looked into that face so close to his lIe saw strange lights n a queer smile not without an element of gentleness gentle gentleness gentleness ness beneath Its hard quality D n D-n n you I hate you hoe v hoes er eryou you ou are argil I he said bet between een clenched teeth i iOn On that Lal LaI ace anc let go his hold and ga gave gate e one of ot his short dry laughs Finel I We each oth other other er Come alon He waded ended ashore and picked up his pack pad Bring vours yours he lie said as ns he slipped his arms through the straps And what If I don tt ti You lou will I m going into the Um tim Umber timber ber You hate me enough to want ant antto to bet et back n at t me and you iou ou ca cant can t unless un unless less Jess you ou are arc near me With a shrug loung oung Jim and shouldered his 0 own n pick p W here here do I get my dunce to get back at you then here are you ou taking me he demanded On On a trail that may not be too easy w t wis lS is the reply e A week later Steve Sten returned to his cabin early one e evening with the In of writing at length I to Late hate KateI I lynn mind and found Vary Mar Marolf Wolf olf olf sitting slain on his doorstep Hullo I he cried in surprise surprise hats 11 hat s the trouble Vary Mary I I got no trouble she s id franz he Is scared by you Tod Tody Tod y yI y I met him by wood camp c lie He called tn rn names but he lie did not try tr to tomake t tomake o make me go by him He lIe Is scared So Steve teve rc I ranz ha d been be n biasing his Ills admonitions and ms as In pursuit of or Miry when hen h he e stumbled on loung Jim rlynn F nn m d now with Uh the thre t of being d to ans answer anser er the charge of mal lug Ing i n attempt on another s life hanging 0 er his Immediate future he had ha d oth other r thins on his mind than try tf tr to force the girl to do his bid bidding ding But he hl might do more than call cal 1 yol yo I names another time Mary Iury 1 he h e best place for Cor you iou ou I Id d say eay is here mm here you wont on t be meeting him Wha hat t are you ou hade hack hue hire for anyhow Oh something she s lic said and an d looked away W he hen n something wild Is scared look 1001 lookout out Oh so you iou ou re warning me agaInst I ramiz May Mav In be she the said Idly and rose Good by I go by camp now nowhere W here heres here s 8 your canoe Camp You lou walked clear here Mir I Miri Ir t t It It is shorter But Hut Kamen en t you ou grub to c irr y back t She smiled almost childish childishly I just bring something s I go bath c now no Her Iter manner puzzled Steve but he b e di not question further 11 Ou oud d better get along to t o your our fa father ther He lIe looked to me when n I saw him as ns if It he were too loo sick a aman aman man to be Le left alone long at i 1 lint Stay May n away way from here where here yo you a might be bumping Into and an anif d It if he hl locates your camp 1110 mote to an another another another other place Good by she slid an nn I 1 moved moored on ondo o n do dose don n the lie tr trill ell light and 1 on her feet flet I The something slit she Il ha d brought with Ith her hir on that long tre tre r through the timber he creel d when hen he entered his cabin On the table rested a box made of or birch late Into which porcupine quills hid been blen b worked In elaborate design In one I I corner w wis IS Is a blue flower and dlab ln across acro the cover comer CO er In red rell was as the word Gim e experienced e an odd emo- emo emo reaction lIe He hid had given the girl aid when hen she was In need At Atthe Atthe the time she had returned him not so much as a word ord or a look of or gratitude tude But nut she hid her materIals and treated them ind put Into this gift girt all the skill skI and pa patience thence which were her heritage Then to deliver dellyer it she hind had walked for a d diy iy through the woods and now no though the sun was as do down n she was as setting out for the long return journey Journe 11 ell el old son you ye ve made a lilt hit I 1 he aloud and laughed care careless carelessly less lessly but his elC etsy words and mn ner Der were ere only de devices deIces Ices to cover comer CO er the profound he expert it being the time recipient of such sucha a generous gesture of lad devotion So I nuz was as scared was he hey That wis as It should be But nut Mary Iary had also warned arned him against the theman man frightened though he was The fhe gun which I Iran ran hind had set for him himas was as beneath Steves Ste e s bed In ne newspapers to preserve the finger finer prints upon Its sur surface surface face Cace The case he had against ng his enem enemy If ever emir pushed would hinge hingeon hingeon hingeon on that hint gun and the lie Imprints or of orthe the hands which had borne It here n t lea leave lease e it knocking around thata that a way wai he muttered Mary mi ml be wrong but he lies s tough enough so It won on t do to 0 oser overlook er look any bets W ell ell Bu Busy y to So of depositing the weapon In some safe saCe place he rolled It in a n grain sack and gave game ga e It some chat hat better hiding inside Insl e efie lie fie Bhat leg of a p lr of breeches which hung against the wall The weather was ns dry The sun shone hot unobscured by clouds 1 brought little dew the wind blew const licking moisture from the soil It was ns a n period of great forest fire hazard the sort of weather eather to keep leep any logger continually on edge The re response from Crom Kate I lynn to Ste Stee e s telegram was a n letter filled with mingled hope lad ind doubt anti and he sew siw thit his first a not to risk re revealing resealing the time lT g glue e ehe he pa played ed L bi by writing to her would outI not do at all I le Ie se e please Duffer tell me methe methe methe the whole story stori stor I 1 I she begged Iou are on the job after a long ind Uld un on unexplained explained delay delai dela that Is all I know Tell me about yourself about the job next Inc Macs S word that the ra I 1 roid Is ed cd is too heavy a n secret for me to much longer and I Ii Idon Idon i I don t dare tell Dad yet et Later In a burst of girlish sentiment I Ilove Ilove love lo you iou ou more r de dearly deirl than I shill e emer eer er love lose 0 e un any man but one I lie awake ake night nights thinking about you and wondering about you iou ou I 1 m with you ou s Duffer pulling for you fighting for i y ou but I m on my m knees knee non no begging Legging you to tell t-ll me e eer emery er thing I II go wild slid Ild If I don t tI l I now no tint you iou ou are acting is s you ou kno you iou ou should Other litters letters such as this ed Ith every emery e ery mall mail which reached Good n Bye e and from them nn and time the photograph which he Steve constructed for himself a n girl of e ever eser er Increasing charm lIe He debated at len th 0 over omer er the first letter Jetter he wrote rote An old t typewriter pe rIter was US in camp which the chance that the girl who ho read rend to toLate ate toI Late hate might come upon loung Jima Jim s handwriting hand In files flies and be betray tray v the secret He lie did not attempt too much muth de I was minas as drunk rune as liS i t fool for t two 0 reeks he lie began feeling Late Kate was as the sort who III w would prefer blunt truth But nut I am um on the job now and things aren area t as b bud bidas as n they might bc bl b Ho lIe proceeded Ith a n truthful account of the situ u a a- a ahe he hind had found Ither it itHer Her lIer response touched him deeply lou ou seem so lou don t write as you iou ou us used tI to What hat hat hp pencil Duffer Has lIas the time Iron line Dads finally come out lIa Name Have e you I finally got th the old hooch appetito I ed Ini lm praying prating pra Ing for It en every ry hour of course I can cun t help but feel that the man who wrote this letter has something to step up and deliver deller ell ell It through to- to to together gether until the old Dud Dad comes up from the rear and be begins to lead agaIn 1 hat s a promise He Ile wrote other letters and at nl ht it t t all od 1 I times during the day when hen the mind mead of or n a man with Ith such a job should hive hire bum been with Ith matters he found himself 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