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By Iy GEORGE MARSH invite INSTALLMENT FOURTEEN THE TIE SO PAR FAR found Bound for th the to Murder Murder It U suspected II It Use his stepdaughter Answering Ans an ap tip appeal told gold country six men lost Is II thought that Isadore rich fur tur man peat peal ul from Itom Use tise Is II ambushed It II their Lives on the river deer Red ned hat has made nude a gold strike and aim aims to develops l that they are Mounted Police Malone Matone Garrett Finlay brother ol or on one keep kup prospectors out On the way eay to The party pirty visits McNab Hudson's Hudsons Hud nud of r the Ix and half breed half breed guide Ulde the Hay post they Isa lu Isadore sons son's ta luv trader lied Mils falls In love Ion with arrive at Nottawa posing politic at as surveyors dote dare In to hit his palatial home borne avid and meet fet Thistle McNab's McNab daughter I 1 dont don't think you'll come comeback back Constable Malone good man us ItS you I are arel ret Its It's too bad too bad too bad Pool Thistle McNab saidI said I 1 wanted to be honest with you IOU and tell you myself Isadore's canoe was out of ol sight when Blaise and the fretting dog stood beside the loaded Peterboro Near them Finlay talked with McNab McNab Mc- Mc Nab of the message leaving laving for the steel In the morning Then the stockade stockade stock stock- stockade ade gate opened and Red and Thistle walked slowly toward the shore McNab McNab Mc- Mc Nab turned his head winking hard hardat at the sudden moisture in his eyes What a pair pairl said Garry a lovely girl McNab Ive I've worked with him for five years now and hes he's a man every inch of that six feet three What a pity Sergeant If you'd only wait for help only help only wait Finlay smiled and shook his head Walking slowly Red fled and Thistle ap tip She was laughing now laughing up at him through misty eyes Just like Uke him thought Finlay They stopped near the canoe and andRed andRed Red fled had her two hands She flung back her tier red gold head and gazed hungrily into his face while he talked Come now they heard him say Chase the Ule clouds out of those blue blueeyes blueeyes eyes I want to see you smile again before I go Show your dimples Lady Laugh just once more for forRed Red Redl She caught her breath as she smiled up at him oblivious of them all then flung her arms about his neck I cant can't let you go Red she Bhe sobbed never comeback comeback come comeback back They'll never let you come comeback comeback comeback back to me The others turned away as she clung to him Later until the post buildings faded from the sight of those in the canoe a flutter of white In the clearing marked where a girl Cirl waved her farewell C CHAPTER APTER XIV Two days later the canoe had passed through Lake Olga of the chain of large lakes and was on the Quiet Water below the camp on the Ule island Theres the stick lop spruce David David David Da Da- Da- Da vid told us to look for announced Finlay hah Ah David say dat chain of lake lie he a mile sent sout of here said Blaise We portage to de lake and pass round de Indian on de deriviere deriviere deriviere riviere den follow outlet of las' las lake to Waswanipi In the morning they started packing packIng packIng pack- pack Ing the canoe and provisions through the spruce tamarack and pine Jack spotted with hardwood to Davids David's chain of lakes Blazing a trail as he traveled Blaise had reached the first lake with a and was returning to pack the canoe through with Finlay when he met the sweating Red bowed under three bags of flour Red went on and shortly saw water wa wa- water ter shimmering through the trees He was close to the shore when he heard a movement ahead of him himin himin himin in hardwood scrub Porcupine likely he thought and kept on Then dry twigs snapped in front of him He lifted his head and anti looked Taking deliberate aim with his rifle stood an Indian Malone pivoted on his heels With a twist of his head and lift lilt of his shoulders he dropped his as the Indian Indian Indian In In- dian fired There was a thud hud as the bullet struck the rolling top bag With a lunge Red was buried deep in a clump of small fir The windless forest vibrated with silence The Indian who had fired on him could not be far but the brush was so thick he could see nothing So Red decided to stalk him With his heavy pistol in his teeth he hunched foot by foot on his elbows until his range of vision had bad increased to twenty yards Around him lances of sunlight thrust through the treetops splashing splashing splashing splash splash- ing the underbrush with gold Still the bush was as soundless as a vacuum Then a squirrel chattered from somewhere in front and Red smiled Ah Ali there you are arel He wormed along in the direction of the sound Then he stiffened suddenly suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly where he lay Back in the forest rose the guttural of the northern raven Reds Red's eyes snapped as he nodded his bead head Shortly the croaking was followed followed fol fol- fol lowed by a dismal say your prayers chuckled Malone Theres a cara cara- jou hunting you your That was no raven That was Blaise's signal Again Red inched his way through young fir and hardwood But he be beaw saw laW aw nothing Once more the of the raven startled the forest much forest much nearer now and followed b by a metallic metallic metallic me me- klunk But Red could not answer He was too close to deceive Indian ears growing crowing nervous They dont don't like that old raven moving inon inon in inon on their rear Hes He's got them guess guess- gu guessing so ing lug If II I could only get a shot Id I'd tart start a stampede But Reds Red eyes eyer lancing the undergrowth found no target Then from deep in the forest drifted the familiar yelp of the airedale alre alre- dale on a n rabbit trail Flame and Garry Garryl Sweat S burst from Red Reds Red's a abrow brow They must be warned arned There was a sudden movement in inthe inthe inthe the bush Red lifted his head read to catch the Ule fluttering of young fir tops as a dark shape moved through Once twice twite the 45 roared Two rifles crashed back in reply Twigs flew from the saplings where Malone had knelt But he was already yards away under new cover cr Thank God Godl That will stop Carry Garr Garry Gar Car r ry I he panted three of them at least but they're worried When Flame shows up therell there'll be a R circus Again the tile of the raven bludgeoned the silence Nearer Near Near- er now For a space the stillness beat painfully on Malones Malone's eardrums as he lay nursing his pistol Then in the soundless forest lifted n a scream that was cut oft short as if U steel jaws had clamped on a throat Red heard a movement in the tile brush and rising saw a disappearing disappear disappear- ing shape He lie fired fired again There was the brang of a n Lee- Lee Enfold Enfield the savage challenge of Flame then the Ule mulled muffled snarls of a dog closing with his enemy Tightened Tightened Tight right ened cries mingling with Garry Garry's s commands No Flame Flamel Let him up Let go Flame Flamel Malone thrashed back into the bush to find Finlay holding the madI madI mad mad- Y lr Il I i f ac s c t I 1 cant can't let you go Red Redl airedale away from a young Indian sprawled on the ground Youre all right Red They didn't hit you cried Garry Flame had this boy down when I reached him himl Nursing his bitten arm the young lifted frightened eyes to the giant who glared down at him Its all right soothed Garry We wont won't hurt you youl Wheres Blaise demanded Red I didn't get a clean shot but butI I was afraid you'd walk Into them so fired anyway to warn you How many were there This one and two others I think replied Finlay lashing Flame to a tree and starting to examine examine examine ex- ex amine the shaking boy who watched him with the eyes of a dog Where are you Blaise called Malone What was that yell Red found Blaise beside a limp shape in the brush Ah hah Ah hahl Brassard was studying studying studying study- study ing the grimacing face from which glazed eyes stared at the sunlit tree treetops treetops tops Recognize him Ah hah Ah hah We see he heem em at de isIan islan islan is- is lan Ian at head of lake Hell drink no more of Tete- Tete Blanches Blanche's whiskey What was that scream Brassard opened and closed his bis steel fingers in a significant ture Dat fallar run into de old raven raven The slits of eyes in his granite face glittered De raven squeeze him wid his claw Pity it wasn't Batoche or Tete Tete- Blanche I Garry bandaged the boys boy's lacerate lacerated ed arm while Blaise assured him in Cree that he was safe Slowly recovering recovering re reo re- re covering from his bis terror the fifteen year old lad told Brassard his story in He had been forced by iy 1 his older brothers to join the party Tete-Blanche Tete had sent lent to block the Quiet Water They had bad decided that it was a bank beaver they had heard the night they fired on the Peterboro but Isadore had bad returned from Matagami the day before and had doubled the night I guard on the river He lIe Joe Pa Pa- tarnish and the two men lying there therein theren in n the scrub had packed the canoe to the lake that morning to hunt moose When they saw freshly cut birch on the shore th they y had landed j jand and found Brassards Brassard's bags and footprints footprint foot foot- 1 print prints So they bad decided to w am am- I bush the next man ninn over the trail had no gun They had brought him to help carry the meat and the canoe He lie had nothing I against these white whitt men and wanted to run away But hi his hb companions had threatened to shoot him It if he didn't sta stay When the firing began he had started to run but the dog had pulled him down dO Ask him if he believes weve we've sickened the children with th the evil ll c eye e e as ns sn says s sUI suggested Garr Garry The boys boy's black c e eyes es cs glanced at athis athis athis his carefully bandaged arm then lifted to the faces of the white men and his Keen face lighted ed in a smile No he Ile said to Blaise tills this white man saved m me from his dog and bound my arm lie He would not sicken children the Ule lad Joe applauded Finlay There are arc brains under tinder that mop of hair Tell him Blaise hes he's going with us but until were we're sure he lie wont won't run away well we'll have to tie tic him up This kid iel kidis kidis is going to be useful Hell be very useful he lidded added Now lets let's get the Ule canoe and th the rest of our stall across this carry carry But Dut the boy had not finished his story As he talked the furrows cut deep into Blaise's face He lie made a clicking sound with his tongue as ns he gravely shook his head hend What docs does he say say demanded Garry Carry Dore Dere was big fight at nt de Islan Chief kech and Tote Blanche wid whiskey for Mon Mon- tagnais Michel and two was shot Der Dor is mach modi trou trou- b bl for Chief Poor Michel Micheli said Finlay lIe He was a good boy boyl Well Mr Isadore youre you're rolling up the score against yourself I Joe say nl also so so continued continued con eon Blaise dat make ma big medicine wen de August moon is round Red well we'll be there Now men lets let's get going Through the following night three silent men pushed the Peterboro up Waswanipi bound for their rendezvous rendezvous with Chief Malone whose invincible optimism optimism optimism tolerated no thought of defeat was deep in dreams of a n red-gold red head and a n pair of laughing eyes back at lit Matagami But as their maple blades put mile after mile of the sleeping lake behind them in the harassed brains of Finlay and Blaise there was small hope of winning out as only through some miracle of chance could they hope to checkmate the red hunters inflamed by Tete Blanches whiskey and magic Joe had told them that most of the young men had left the fishing camps and Joined crusade to save the children Only a handful of relatives and friends had rallied around the chief And Finlay realized bitterly that if U he should manage to hang on until the arrival of the police plane he would be no nearer his goal He had come tome to find the men responsible ble for the disappearance of fob Bob Finlay and the others He had found them but he still had no legal proof of their guilt And how with the tho I I out of control could he i hope to arrest and hold Isadore and Tete-Blanche Tete even for breach of the Indian whiskey law They'd laugh at him wipe out his party and disappear disappear disappear dis dis- dis- dis appear as McNab said into the muskeg of the Bitter Ditter Water In his message to headquarters he had asked for a police plane by September Septem Septem- i j ber first to carry his prisoners south That plane would arrive too latt latto Sergeant Garrett Finlay and Constable Consta Constable ble Malone would then be beyond t I need of help And LIsel What would happen to the girl he had promised to see safe at Matagami who Matagami-who who had stormed into his heart that day on t Ithe I the beach He lie choked back a groan as he thought of the love that had come so strangely into his life What would become of Use Lise They slept aU all day hidden in the timber of the point where stan was to meet them That night nighta I Ia a canoe slid into the beach Finlay took the old mans man's bony hand I You have lost your son I am sad Garry said I My son and my people have left me mel The heart of is sick Now his knife knUe is sharp like an eagle eagles eagle's ea ea- files gle's beak Ills His gun is loaded You must eat first said Finlay Finlay Finlay Fin- Fin lay then let us talk over our pipes beside the fire which is bidden hidden from the lake As the they ate Moise and his father gave to Blaise in their native tongue the story of their finding finding find find- ing lag Blanche Tote and at a camp and of ot the fight that followed Dey Bey say Interpreted Blaise de was drunk and would not listen wen dey tell dem was a false shaman and work for tor Isadore De ole thief start for tor wid his knife knifel Tete Tote Blanche shoot Michel and dere was wai waiver ver bad time Dere was too man many man for and his bia tren trenI to fight and dey leave I TO DE CONTINUED |