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Show berries and mushrooms. More fish were caught than could be eaten fresh, a number were soon on the smoke rack, along with ducks and rabbits. For the present and near future, the question of food had been met. Vv?vw Copyright e,, RabtfL Am giileftyS' ,r the knife, sell hand and isLk ,, eves ablaze. beast!" she ! ffl kill you jej with cool irony. j .vTwHU ?r t,avC. it! Why j Hysterics are not In my dear Lilith. lowered her voice, but not She began to e and ax. the blades with him, urds Her voice ready to strike. stiffened lips, low her mm calm : jrse and deathly I will kill you, m do not go, me. , fou first kill His eyes ,inile left his lips. He replied no less qul- nrai? P " aicat. !, i stark crazy. Im going, three weeks before That should be ome back. for you to starve into oii;h You'll be glad to welcome are Enough two or be about your Only, Does it not sober you to It will be your fault If he how & insuer, she took a full step The look in her eyes daunt-H- e slanted sideways, caught ib's rifle, and ran across to ik above the canoe. When, inly, she came to the top of k he had the canoe launched heaving in the wolfskin tS k. aboard with the rifle e e paddle. As he backed ran down to the waters id flung his engagement ring face. It struck his upjerked a and glanced outboard and was instantly quenched in limped off-s!i- Pal 0 Dpenir; h ter. VIII CHAPTER Woodcraft. the pit of blackness, irth's first dimly conscious s were of water. He was i swimming. . . No, the wa-- i only on his face. Not rain, aired water something wet i his forehead. pened his eyes, blinked the mm them, and found himself i'P into a pair of sunken blue They were clouded and dark aery. Yet with sud-- ; strange s they brightened. At that hzed they were the eyes of I i of s - Itamill. 'Ts happened? he muttered, lips moved, he remem-Hiabhis pistol. Must his is Oil shot y me." Dad also." II sought to tense his flaccid Js, ready to bound up. She restraining hand on his fore- hie still. lie iM" went" Jd after it. He quiet, 1 unconscious again. tt across the back All else you The these two days bul- - of your youve fe In that frightful stupor. I "5 "ake you up. I felt sure die." ll0'i"o he muttered, nays? brain." usdon made deliberate trial, and CouN mme his legs and tutk-- .it. no paralysis. Soon be But father? your direr You also. Can't see wThy. "as rabid only for jay claim "'d mad. course! ,cn,y t0 , ffeem-.61- 1 The cowardly beast murder you. Cut 8S'lIn Djd JumPecJ I!" 'If ' thpre re IT "us a doctor. ', 11 a,,tft 1 I drove him off, Rn(:klng coward I 'wed, perplexed. t0 srlipro n"ailt('(1 e Hut You did tnke cnld receive downed. yur- treat- He thought 1 ftimo I " without-you?- him go. - he wasn't serious. All tlllie t)a(l ,n the that man Tobins lflPran off J Instead of like a man!" did he? Thought our lather? RaS , . ih Its shoulder The coward with the canoe, -- you nt'ar,y fainted, I t0. Ket up 1 n ve' 'vas afrnhl fo would luiveflnkfied h'in i d "oned'S." and !!1 y0Ur fa' IIcr mouth ul r,lncy for 1"il, because I was b'n, finish Ills sneak J ,r ., ?lf Id p?"11'1' ,,I,ve been f lie lot you die. wn 'bat. You must I" i t He smiled up at her frown. All the more sporting of you. Not half tensed, and bad. Id say." Oh, but it Is bad frightfully bad ! No food not a thing to give straightened Dad all this time. No chance of getting any for either of you. And Go! now his fever, too. No medicine for cried. quivered, ,,rl o 1 i Continued ,ptR vil PAt .na v BtTA, lUas 1 111,1 11 A sudden thought Jerked Garth up to a sitting position. He swayed from dizziness. Then his head cleared. He was only rather weak from blood-los- s and sore about the back of his head. An exploring hand found a wad of moss, tied upon his wound with a band of plaited grass. He heard the girl murmur: I fixed Dads the same way ashes and the moss to hold it on. Ashes or soot I once heard about something like that for cuts." He pointed to the scattered ashes of the dead fires. Be quick. Build a big blaze and throw on green wood. That southbound plane! Must signal It Even if hes aboard, he cant keep the pilot from coming down. Lilith Itamills head drooped despondently. I saw It this morning way out across the sky. First there was the drone of the motor. Then I saw it way off. Only, I could do nothing. Yesterday I used your last match. I wanted to boil for Dad the one pinch of tea thats left. A puff of wind blew out the flame. Now theres no hope. He took your rifle too. No fire or food or gun, or any chance of rescue! Garth looked around and saw her father tossing in feverish sleep under the shade of a slight brush canopy. He gave the overwrought girl a bantering smile. What, merely a matter of fire, medicine, food, and escape? If only you were a Boy Scout! How about becoming a Campfire Girl? Fetch me a two-fowillow branch the size of your forefinger, a thong, one straight dry stick, and that chunk of dead birch trunk." A little sand increased the friction of the point at the bottom of the shallow hole he made In the block of wood. The dry birch soon began to smoke. Lilith had gathered tinder of dead Inner bark. she In wide-eye- d wonderment, watched the simple primitive method of firemaking. Now, were under way," he said. Next comes medicine. By using the ashes, you gave our wounds sterile dressings. Your father was tuned up to the pink of condition. His wound will heal as rapidly as mine. What little fever he has means nothing. To cool It, crush in his drinking water some of the cranberries from over there along the edge of the muskeg. You might boll willow bark and add a little of the bitter decoction to the cranberry juice. Oh, its good to know hes not sick. But to starve to death!" Garth pointed to the wild fowl out In the swamp. They were beginning to flock together with the approach of autumn. IIow would you like canvasback or mallard for dinner?" Her eyes brightened, only to cloud again. You have no gun." After looping some thongs to his belt, he went to stack a hollow pile of brush on a forked stub that had broken off from a fallen beech tree. Out in the water, he bobbed under and came up with his head between the forks of the float. The leaves and twigs made a blind from which he could see out without being seen. He waded, neck deep, up the muskeg stream so slowly that the stub and branches appeared to be an ordinary bunch of driftwood. When he stepped off over his depth, he began to tread water. By a quiet movement of his hands under the surface, he gilded the blind into the midst of a mallard flock. The trick wa3 to grasp a duck's feet and Jerk the bird under before it could squawk. He waded back to shore with five dead mallards tied to his belt After the meal on roast duck, he set some rabbit snares. He then showed Lilith how to make cords by splitting off strands from peeled spruce roots. While she worked at this, he collected more ducks and hung them over a smudge for smoke curing. Next came the carving of Eskimo Itb bait, hooks from duck bones. spruce-roo- t a and leader a catgut line, he began to catch Mackenzie whitefish. Lilith had never seen so fish. beautiful a fresh-wate- r The newly caught fish proved far better eating than even the best of trout. Mr. Bamilis slight fever gave ldm a distaste for duck meat and the rabbits that were snaied. But he ate his full share and more of the delielous fish. Besides the cranberries, Lilith and blue gathered black currant fire-dri- A cold sleety rainstorm drenched the camp. It brought only temporary discomfort, for Garth kept the fire alive under a slanted heap of spruce boughs. None the less, the storm spurred him to redoubled activity. He knew it to be the forerunner of the autumn blizzards that might now howl down off the snow-cla- d Sehvyns at any time. While Mr. Bamills slight fever remained, he said little and seemed to take everything as a matter of course. He had fully recovered from the effects of shock even before the fifth day when the bullet wound through his upper chest began to heal. But with the passing of hi3 feverish condition the irritability of convalescence jabbed him out of his placid contentment. Why are you loafing around here, Garth? he rasped. Instead of wasting all this time piling up food, you could have made a canoe and run us down across to that refueling post days ago. Garth swept his right hand edgewise out across his uplifted empty left palm. No gun no hides. Dead birch no bark. No hides, no bark no canoe. Huh! Do you mean to say we'll have to stick here and freeze In your d d Arctic winter? Growl away, sir, Garth ap- Sounds good. It means soon be In shape for rafting. As for your question, perhaps you Imagine Miss Ramill and I have been heaving that down timber over proved. youll the bank Just for sport." The milliosaire staggered to his feet unaided for the first time since Iluxby had shot him down. A raft! IIow the devil can you make one if you cant make a canoe? No rope or rawhide thongs to tie the logs together. Garth supported him over through the spruce thicket to the drop-of- f of the bank. The wobbly Invalid squatted on the brink, and stared In surprise. Down the beach, close beside the water, his daughter sat plaiting a great pile of willow withes into a thick line. Before her - -- f 5 T 7 7 rf A. Wi bPm 1 - v 7- f j ! V' " 'P. fif - 7 'ii a lift; f rjy -- 7 t ".-J fi ' .4 S If If ll .1 i.u ii il'.W.'-i'K-V frv i) 7. if tii A 1 r4 , 3s 1 j Youll Not Have Much Longer to Insult Me. floated a partly built raft of dead birch tree trunks. The shorter, smaller cross logs were lashed on with spruce roots and plaited-willos. Mr. Ramllls gaze passed over the raft, to peer out across the Immense expanse of the great river. lake-lik- e The water was covered with white-cap- s, whipped up by the chill northerly wind. Raft! Ugh! Its worse out there fhan the white water when we shot those rapids." There'll be plenty of free bathing for us, but no danger of drownOnly trouble, ing," Garth replied. this wind would blow us upstream. We'll have to wait for a shift The only other chance is that one of the boats may be coming out Boots?" The supply steamers of the Hudsons Bay company and other traders, taking out the seasons cargoes of furs." The millionaire grunted his relief; Ugh steamers I Almost good as a plane." If one comes along, and if we see You in time," Garth qualified. it are rather farsighted. You might watch for' smoke downriver." I'll do that D n your diddling with any raft! Ten to one, youve already let every steamer slip post All this time with your nose rubbing those d d logs!" Garth went down to tell Lilith that her father was by way of being a well man. He sent her to move the camp to a small opening In the thicket, close behind the grumbler. Fuel for a bonfire had already been heaped up on the beach. But Garth did not count strongly on sighting any steamer. The boats might have lingered at the far away Arctic trading posts. Dela.vs meant lie danger of on early blizzard. rushed his work on the raft. When dusk came, Lilith went on watch. Garth reIn place of her father. neith But at midnight. lieved her on or of them saw any light out gleamof ghostly vast expanse the ing whitens ps had the By another sunset Garth raft completed He had built a his satisfaction superstructure that to raised the footing well afxive the waterline. Rails guarded against the rik of squall waves washing the still weak millionaire For sweeps. Garth lashed the paddles to poles made of spruce saplings. He rigged other saplings for mast and jardarm, ready to hoist the blanket as a sail in case of a favorable change In the wind Shift or calm, we'll put off at sunrise," he announced. Though Sir. Ramill grumbled, he ate his fill of broiled whitefish, and rolled up for the night to fall into the healthy heavy sleep of a convalescent Lilith again took the first watch. In the midst of his first sleep. Garth opened his eyes with the instant alert wakefulness of a hunter. The girls hand was on his forehead. Yes?" he asked. I Im not sure," she murmured. The wind has gone down It looks like a star. But it is so low on the water, I thought Id better call you." He rolled from the bed of spruce tips and dry moss. A single glance downriver was enough. He jumped to light the prepared bundle of brush at the smudge-fir- e and leap with it down the bank. As the heap of fuel on the beach burst into flame he heard the girls gasping murmur, close behind his shoulder: It cant be a mistake? Youre certain certain that its really " A steamer," he replied. But what if if they dont see us? Its night" Darker the better, if no fog. They cant miss seeing this fire Garth turned to eye her in the glare of the upflaring fire. lie looked at her worn moccasins and lynxskin leggings, at the crude skirt of moose-cal- f skin and the tattered upper part of the sports dress. He looked at the girls face and at the tight pigtails of the hair that had once been so frozen in that modish permanent wave. Ills gray eyes twinkled in the firelight. Well, Fd say youre less a sight than when I first met you." Her eyes did not twinkle. They flashed. You'll not have much longer to Insult me!" I may If you dont fetch the blanket, he said. A fire on the shore means nothing of itself. Just an Indian camp John Buck and his squaw. Well have to signal." The word sent her bounding up the bank. She came flying back with the blanket. Garth ordered her to hold one corner. He took another. They stood in front of the fire, with the big blanket stretched between them. Mr. Ramill called ritably from the top of the bank. What did they mean, wakening him and taking away his bedding? Lilith cried out the glad news. Garth gave her a curt order to pay attention. At his commands, she began to stoop and rise In unison with him, lowering the blanket to the sand and Jerking It up again in front of the fire, at irregular intervals. After some time he ordered a halt, with the blanket on the ground. He added an explanation: Those were dots and dashes. We've given the SOS and my name. They may not have made it out. That light is nearer, but it has not turned. Ready now. Well repeat star anothAbove the er star flashed on and off. Across the silent, glimmering flood of the river came the hoarse blasts of a steamers whistle, muffled by distance yet unmistakable. All right Miss Ramill, Garth said. Tell your maid to pack your luggage. She asked In a low voice: Havent I tried to play up? Is it sporting of you to mock me?" Her face was shadowed. He could not see the look that went with the questions. After a moment, he anIt Is not, and you swered soberly. have, rerniit me to apologize." Is that all? What else?" he replied. "You are of course relieved and pleased to be rid of a man you so thoroughly hate. You may rest assured I will not intrude, once youre aboard ship. "Yes, she murmured, when Dad and I no longer have any need of you to Her father came staggering down the bank to thrust In between them, "I say. Garth! dont lie. Is It true the steamer is putting In for us?" over-hoar- d. ... dope-smeare- d semi-bobbe- d Bad Example to Use Baby Talk A Hires Days Cough Is Ycur Danger Signal Elders Should Set Right Copy in Wholesome Language and Conversation. By EMMA pie In wholesome langunge and conTHE CHECK versation and in kindly mental attiThe feast is good until the reckon tudes. Ing comes. A wise man said, I am the sum total of all I have ever met." Our characters are made up of our reactions to the influences with which we have made contact. So it is very important and vital that the best exNo matter how many medicines amples and the best Influences be you have tried for your cough, cheat given our children. In order that cold or bronchial hritation, you can these may far outweigh those less get relief now With Creomulsion. Serious trouble may be brewing and desirable ones which they will Inyou cannot afford to take a cnanca evitably meet. with anything lacs than Creomul-eio- n, A business man speaks of losses which goes right to the seat as represented by figures in the of the trouble to aid nature to and heal tiro inflamed memtalk and faulty conduct 6oothe branes as tlie germ-ladphlegm copy belong in the red." is loosened and expelled. Even if other remedies hava failed, dont be discouraged, your Your Right druggist is authorized to guarantee Creumulslon nn d to refund your You dont have to openly agree if you ere not satisfied with with anvone unless you want to; or money results from the very first bottle. openly disagree. Get Creomulsioa right now. (AdvJ GARY WALLACE National Kindergarten Association, Baby talk, on the part of older persons may at times sound cunning and even amusing when imitated by the youngest of the family, but it isnt fair to the child. Why deliberately set a faulty copy which he will continue to follow and eventually have to unlearn? A little child has a great deal to learn In this big and complex world into which he has come, and we must admit that he learns an amazing number of things in the first few months and years. Why complicate matters for him? Among other things, he has to learn the use of Ups and tongue and teeth and throat muscles In making sounds. And he has to learn combinations of sounds and connect them with objects and actions and emotions of different kinds. You would expect that all persons who profess devotion to him would faithfully watch for the syllables or letters over which his unaccustomed articulation stumbles, and give him a clearly and slowly enunciated sample of the right sound to be used. If it were noted, for example, that little Billy could say kitty," but when in the habit of saying thltchen" for kitchen, his mother, you would expect, would several times pronounce the word kitchen distinctly, using such sentences afterwnrds as "Kitty Is In the kitchen. This would give Billy an association of sounds to guide him. She would never ask him not to say thltchen," but it would probably be noticeable that in a few days he would drop the faulty y red.-Bab- en How do SV(?f d 20-o- two weeks treatment... It's more economical. Lv, miss SHE f AS IRRITABLE . TEACHING CHILDREN.' - 1 : jm oro WHVTHE LITTLE! -- AND THOSE OLD BUSVOODIES AND WERE SAVING t WAS CROSS) SUPPOSED 4 AND IRRITABLE fSHES CT" 4 W B IS SHOULDN'T 7' 74- " talking AS l 71 HHiUti A Sg J Eut It I Not In many novels and some play deviltry Is called "romance." A Friend Your friend listens to your and wants to. fttneaoF(KKikSnHatior V i vou caught" stowes ResmvMil AiJVONE , ' new ASK FOR why do you ask?' is all so simple, too I That tired, exhausted feeling quite often Is due to lack of a sufficiency of those precious Just build cells and the up these oxygen-carryin- g whole body takes on new life ... food is really turned Into energy and strength but feel and look bet...you cant help restores deficient ter. S.S.S. Tonic it also Improves the appetite and digestion. It has been the nations standby for over 100 years . . . and unless your case is exceptional it should S S S. Co. help you, too. Insist on S S.S. Tonto In cellophane, tho blood-rewrapped package. The big i. size iasullicientfor and more deeply engraved on his mind, and It would be correspondingly difficult for him to drop the Incorrect syllable. Similarly, It Is often wiser not to take much notice ' of undesirable echo words," wrhich the children pick np from others, but Instead of that to set the right copy and exam WE. SHOULD .. .. run-dow- n, pronunciation. If, Instead, this mother should do a good deal of talking about thltchen being wrong, or should repeat the pronunciation In the form of baby talk, the error would be more & feel 1 GIVE ABOUT THE OLD CATS A PIECE Oft VO0R TJRN-G0A- SToBEVoUR - BEST FRIEND MELEN-j-v- WELL, MIND, V .. -k l'i- -- TRUTHFULLY I... I MUST jSMu AGREE WiTH ' JJ x Aj (f r L. . 1 . . V tfOFFbfc low-hun- g Doubtful of a safe night landing at this unused beach, the steamer captain lay off shore and sent in a canoe. Garth steadied Mr. Ramill At the soma Into the blrclibnrk. time Lilith stepped In ahead of her father. She repeated the maneuver when the two Indian pnddlers drove the canoe out alongside the little river steamer. Garth taw no more of the girl until after the steamer tied up at Fort Simpson, the trailing post at the mouth of the Liard river. Taken Into a stateroom by the wife of a missionary from Fort Norman, the remained In complete seclusion. Her father kept almost equally close In the skippers own room. The canny Scot bad welcomed the American millionaire to his bunk for a consideration. The cabin was jammed with fur traders and Fort Norman oilfield officials, who were going outside for the winter. Garth messed and berthed forward with the crew. (TO DE CUMIWU)! VMfV t I 7: 1 know vouRE Suffering THERES A FRlENi FOR VOU J ALWAYS I SEEING SOMETHING wrong WITH voy ! PAY NO ATTENTION " To SUCH GUFF) WITH HEADACHES AND I USED TO INDI6EST1ON! I HAVETHEM.TOO...MY DOCTOR CALLED IT, COFFEE-NERV- ! ES I INSTEAD... AND MY 01O Pont you try rf?I Postum! u,.s Ttp' CM K 'A ; J Vposium! V-a-- T . vt cuRSES?) f7 SELF AGAIN! WHY - U ANOTHER SHOULDNT DRINK COFFEE, ! 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