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Show THE TIMES-NEW- NEPHI. UTAH S. It was only Big Muskeg By VICTOR ROUSSEAU STtYfAKT LiOU COMPANY MOLLY SAVES WILTON. 8VNOPSIS. Looking over Big Muukeg, a seemingly Impassable In th path of th Mlssa-tib- i wimp railroad, Joe Bostock, builder of ths Una, and Wilton Carruthers, chief of engineers, are considering the difficulties. A rifle shot Instantly kills Boatock and breaks arm. Handicapped as he Is. Carruthera determines to carry the body to a station of the Hudson's Bay company, where one McDonald la the factor. rs' CHAPTER I Continued. 2 The pottage was firm Ice, although It offered no foundation for a railroad It ran between two openings In the pw bluffs, and the store was visible from the farther shore. The Icy blasts pierced through Wilton's fur hood and macklnaw as if they had, been cotton. His feet seemed like foreign bodies attached to Uls legs, up which he could feel the numbness creeping by Inches townrd his body. And 'when at Inst he reached the portage he looked out with Incredulity toward the opposite shore, tieclng only a flickering line of shadows through the silt between his ..frozen eyelids. . rtej(liitel,v clasping the frozen form with his light arm. he stepped out npoii the wirfnce. The wind, which blew through tlrs gap with hurricane violence at almost all times, had wept the Ice as a broom might aweep a rtiik. In enormous circles, glassy and round firm, with whirling snow-pile- s them. Wilton could progress only by Inches, fighting the full blast of the ga!e. and seeing the line of tils route only In fractions of seconds, i He saw the bluffs In front of htm. find the opposite shore nearing. And lie fought furiously against the creeping numbness, knowing that each secs ond counted for victory. It was a hundred feet farther. He opened his eyes an Instant. Klghty now seventy, perhaps; one last eifort - to cross the portage. Fifty feet! With all of wilt and consciousness that remained Wilton act his face resoluttly toward his landing place, iid strode on Into the bank of snow piled up by the wind beneath the shelter of the bluffs. His ., feet sunk through the crackling he- - struggled shoulder-deeto win the last lap of the way. And of a sudden the Ice broke under him and, feet from the shore, the twenty-fivsnare of Big Muskeg held him. InstlmUvely he sought to gather purchnse from the sides of the sinkhole 'into which he had fallen. The tourniquet-stic- k dragged through the yielding snow, the ellwiw of the arnv thai held Joe's body rested upon the Ice. One Instant he buoyed himself by this means over the fieaty slush that sucked at him beneath. Then, with n last cry that sounder above the roaring of the gale, he yielded. And, clutching Joe's body to his own, W.l-towent down. "bed. per-liap- " sur-fuce- p e n CHAPTER II these comprised the girl's experience of the outside world. She helped her father in the store, and was a capable She judge of mink and muskrat. could bring down a moose at a thousand yards, and guide a eunoe down Horseshoe rapids. She had gone to the Indian camp. Ave mile away, with medicine for a sick papoose, at daybreak, leaving her father In the care of Jules Half-heathe Muskegon, a deaf mute who worked for the factor during Intervals of wandering In the bush, trapping. She did not like to leave him, for he had become more morose since his illness, and his mind seemed affected. When at last she entered the factor's room above the store, radiating youth and health, she saw with consternation that he was lying weakly on the pillow, and breathing as heavily as on the day of his stroke. "You're feeling no worse, father?" she asked, sitting down beside hlia and taking his hnnd In hers. "I'm no worse," . said the factor, thickly. "You took the letter?" "It will leave tonight. Hut I wish you bad let me write that you are 111. The company would bring you to Winnipeg. They can do wonders at the hospital there, and you'd soon recover the use of your limbs." Ever since his stroke the factor had dragged his right leg, and his right arm hung by his side. He hardly ever left tils bed, and then only to sit. wrapped In his cnrlbou robe, staring out through the window at the portage. "I'll no go to Winnipeg," said McDonald. "I'll Just stay here nntll I'm better. I'm thinking the Dog Tooths will be bringing in their peltries nest week. I'm thinking I'll no buy December skins this winter." "I was thinking the same. The fall was too late; they won't be purchasable till the middle of next month. But the Dog Tooths will want debt." "They'll get no debt," said McDonald. "See to It, Molly ! F.ut I suppose the squaws will get on the soft side of ye, and It takes a man to handle them. I'll have to get well," he continued, speaking with feverish energy. His mind, 'which had turned from one Idea to another, running from Its fears, now leaped upon them. "What'II ye do, Molly?" he demanded roughly. "There, my lass, I dldna mean to put It to you like that. But where'll ye go If I dinna?" "Don't I t us think of that, father." "Aye, but ye canna stay here. I should have spoken before." In bis distress he fell Into his native speech, "ilony a ulcht I've laid awake thinking on It. before I bad the stroke. In the windy waeht here. I thocht I'd brooht ye tip unspotted frae the warld. And n oo " She laid her other hand on his. "If the worst should happen, I can take cure of myself. Don't fear for me, father, ' she sub. "II ye could have the store. Tbnt'd be best. T.ut the company wouldna have a woman factor. The company's And the old store'll consairvative. last out my days ami yours. In spite The Imprint in tha Snow. McDonald, the factor, lay on his bed In an upstairs room of the house vhose lower story was the trading a.uie, and looked out through the window oer the sworn p beneath. It was tno weeks since Molly had found him lying with closed eyes on the lloor. with the Hushed face und heavy breathing of 0Hplexy. for two and twenty years McDonald had lived there, serving the company, l ittle had changed during that time. The chief chntuje hud been In himself and, since rhl was to lie measured rather by Isolated hnppehln;: than Hie steady progress of time, McDonald could have counted on the linofhis gers cf one hand the scale-mark- im I.. tlin OUT-DOORIN- G; TUB FROCKS N TAKES an artesian well of Imagi- the sea, permanently attired ITnation, controlled and held IB check bathing suit, the thin, light tub In a frock, easy to get Into, promises greatest comfort In midsummer, and, judging from the number and variety of frocks of this kind now on dlsplny, there are some millions of women who appreciate comfort. But tub frocks have more than comfort to recommend them ; as a rule they are pretty, some of them are lovely, and most of them renew the glory of their youth every time they are put through a tubbing. by an equal amount of 'good taste, to produce the new order of clothes for summertime outdoorlng. There Is a call for strong color contrasts and bold combinations, but they must stop short of being flashy. These combinations are usually of a vivid color with white or black, or sometimes two colors are used. In either case the predominance of white or the introduction of considerable black, tones . p. J' - Wwwm Carruthers!" That had been the burden of his reproaches ever since Tom Bowyer's visit the autumn before. bis mfud Bowyer hud poisoned against Wilton Molly was sure of that She suspected that Iiowyer had 8tttne hold over her father. She knew that, years before, he had secured him his position with the company. As It happened, the company needed men for training- - Scots ; for the service bad become a tradition in North Britain since the days of McKenzle. And the compuny does not pick Its employees out of the highways and ? byways. known Tom Bowyer since childhood, although his visits to the trading post had occurred not ofteuer than once In two or three years. She had heard much to tils discredit In Winnipeg, and had verified It when he spent a day or two at the portage In October. Bowyer saw bigger game In prospect than the moose, and. as a beginning,, resolved to rid himself of a possible rjvnl Wilton, Molly had spoken well of him, and Oowyer was a keen reader of mind. When the storm flkej-'- rase had passed, the girl went dowu ami stood miserably in the doorway. His Insane outbursts were driving her to the very course he feared. Only his And Somehow, Breaking the Rotten Ice In Front 'of Her Body as She Illness kept her from going away. She Moved, the Girl Succeeded in Get looked out, her mind In a turmoil of doubt. ting Vilton to the Shore. Big Muskeg v. as at its loneliest. The the girl succeeded In getting Wilton to gale was driving the snow before It in the shore. From that point, half clouds like spray, and the wind howled and half carrying him over dragging In As bluffs. the the the gap through the snow, she reached the. store at stood there she fancied Unit she hist. heard a cry come across the frozen She pried the stiff hnnd from Joe's swamp. body. That wus the hardest of her She slipped on tiie hooded coat efforts. Molly left Joe's body upon the which she bad left In the store, and threshold nnd got Wilton Into her litwent slowly toward the portage, lis- tle behind the store. She raised riom tening intently. The driving wind hail him on the lied and laid him down, bis swept a portion of the trodden road head npon her pillow. clear of the fallen snow. In tlits. near Her teeth wer,chntterlng from the the edye of the muskeg, fhe saw the cold that gripped her, and her deadly snow runilu a man's shoe of Imprint own hands were numb, but she manto trained from the swamp. Iler eyes, aged to strip off Wilton's socks, his observation, detected Instantly that hood, His muck inn v and sweater. there lad been a loose siring under face was not badly frozen, but his ti e I all of the foot, which hail trailed, hands and feet were marble white. having an oblique blur across the Suddenly the girl saw the blood that Impression. discolored the sleeve of Wilton's no There was the one Imprint, and She ripped the sleeve from the shirt. more. And, as she looked at It, a gust shoulder. She saw that the arm was of wind drove a cloud of snow over II. broken and that a bullet, entering beobliterating It. Molly stood up. The hind, had passed obliquely out, leavno of which seemed Impordiscovery, ing a small bul not dangerous wound. tance, passed from her itiltid. Again The blood bad long since ceased to she listened. flow and clotted the wound In a conThen, with the uncomfortable fuelfrozen mass. gealed, ing lhat she was being wairhed, die The danger from the frostbite was. started and peered Into the umb'r-brusl- Ihe more Immediate. Molly took snow A pair of beady eye watched from the threshold and began to rub the her. Tltey were those of Jules, Ills feet anil his fingers. For . Vor Ihe mo- his faiv. an hour the girl jiersisted. never nearly Then she ecu Hi ment Molly was startled. tig her efforts, in spite of her stepeil forward, nnd the Muke;on weariness, and the thawing, dripping vnninhrd souudlcxsly among the under- clothes about her. And at last the brush. white skin liegnn to be suffused with Ihoii-'A the Kill stood there she an angry red. Rhe heard the cry once more. At once Then sTie washed away the clotted she running down to the eiU'e of blood from the arm "and nercd herthe sjiinp and. standing her ground self to the task that must be perwith iHlliiu'ty In the lien-gale, nhe formed. At the Moose Uake mission lecril out, sheltering bt-- eyes with she had nursed an Indian with a fracher liiitul. tured leg, set by the superintendent, f the wliirlluk' Then, dimly out this experience was Mil she had to sno. she saw a figure stumbling ! nnd the break was a simple go by. her. trt'iirlii3 im It.i iul.er one. SheButbrought the edges of the n looked like rttilnui'l that S";ii'thiitg from bone together, made splint iie'r. plei-vnf piicWIna case and wound the Sotiiitimcs It vanished front her hole tightly with cloth smeared with sight ill the circular whirl of Sleet, bear's fat. Then she heated some tit others stumbling Into I. loth and poured It, drop by drop, It tiie drifts, but ever Hearing Iter. ilow n Wilton's throat. ns wiliiin twenty fle fret of tor When site could do no more she took when It slipped, find there folbnnd her chillies out of Ihe room and changed' Uh the irnh of the rotten Ice hi t In another, kept for travelers, separatfeet. The flg ire broke through lit ed by a thin partition of pine planks. bolow. the Into Inter muskeg slushy She hud , just finished when le Thus Wlltott t'orrutbeis lame to the heard her father down the shuffling portage for the fourth time. And on stair. It was Ihe first time he bad tlii .k-- i Hsjoti be wa saved by the d"ei left his lied. The girl ran to the door num. for lne lifeless body be luel In fenr. Tor. as he 'el, risked his owtillfe. still clutching at what li bore, the tin form slid out "Bowyer tot e furtbtr, for broken surfsx and held him head ol Wk ton's fist shot cut and landed the bog. throat fairly on his mt(.th." in a Molly was miming t'. ward Wilton. Once his head went unI TO HK tONTWUKD.I der, and she cried out In despnir, but rva nf red. and swmed t riin Not Bscv.tiIi.j, Parhsps. unloniati' ally t bl support, 'of n h was Mnmit. So womun Is " sag'Jte an to prefer etes acre cloas i a-- ious. His fnce waj fri. bale to list Iwfrdoa Ouinlob. Molly had Out-Do- or Clothes Are Gay and Colorful. down the color to the pleasing point. At the moment. Fashion has. a preference for yellows, deep, clear blues, bluish green and bright, reds that appear with 'white In the worn with white skirts. Sometimes a little of the color is introduced on the skirt in bunds or borders, or in applique figures or coarse' embroidery. Mie auiart combination of black nnd white goes without saying It Is always good style. Silks, cottons and wools are nil represented In these glorified sports clothes, with much attention centered Just now on cotton ratine and on knit-le- d and heavy crepe weaves in silk. Wool is represented in flannels. The demand seems to be swinging to skirts, or skirts With only a a ot-e- r- half-witte- d s bn Will CLOTHES FOR COOL SUP-O- all-whi- A Cotton, silk, and linen are all used to make the materials required for these frocks the cotton In many weaves, adapted to all kinds of wear.' They Include plain and figured gingham, dimity, voile, crepe, chintz, or gondie, swiss. English print, and other printed weaves. The sturdier weaves are choKenfor simple morning frocks to serve the "rough and tumble" usage of every day, while sheer weaves 'vie with silk and linen for dressier use. Two pretty morning frocks shown here have Interesting new features. The dress at the left, of cross-bn- r gingham, uses a cotton fringe and a cross-stitc- h of cotton floss as a trimming. Dotted and cross-bn- r dimity serves for the dress at the right which Is also a straight-linmodel. A casing at the e &s f i. life. The little finder was bis nrrlvnl at To.otitn from Aberdeen, drawn to the New World by stories of life In the The i nice of the famous company. third linger was Mary, t lie had met her In Toronto, sih.ii after his arrival In f'atindii. and she luid I km n born in his own town, though be had not known her there. Molly I. new vaguely that he had championed I cr in tronftle that hud come upon I er. for wh.vji she was not In blame. 1 hre hnl 'x'fl a blackmailer, a brawl. H knife I'll I 't, a blow strip k wildly V. IMi mmt-; a dead man, n v lute fr'.i il girl clltiniiig t him. ami tun the sle!i"P of the starlit streets. sr Jxii'iiM M'loiuild still bore the of : ripping wo. Hid lllulig bis rlrfht f II -. T'i.i I nd been their courtship. The rmt !iy Mt Potiiihl had married her, aiii! br.mcM her to the trading post. Kit months later he was In charge of V. They hud lecn happy during the that passed before be laid her s"r ndcr the tamaracks, and after Hint I ion.it. I McDonald had lost all wish to tnrn .to Aberdeen or to pursue fartber. I third finger in rJery bad tt,e band of McIonsld' destiny, and fccf death was the middle one. The about bee firs I was tfolly, and U w ttaf bis thoajlits clntered eteTitnlly. eeho.il Tare . Bsvma at the winter ill W Ion I peg at Ho-is- e pretty face is meat and drink to him. He'll be here, and roe lying helpless abed, i tell yon I ken the mon. Mr, Iiowyer wus telling me about him. His name's a among decent folks." "Well, Mr. Bowyer's own reputation Isn't the best," she retorted, nettled that she was forced to champion. Wilton. "You know Mr. Carruthers has an Interest In Joe Bostock's line. Of course, Tom Bowyer Would try to set you against them!" The factor's face grew purple with rage; he choked for utterance. "I ken the whole scheme weel f be shouted. "When you Wl'nt to yinnl-- ; peg you got In thick j U Kitty Boatock, and never a mail comes la "but there's a letter from iier. She and Joe are going to get you. there, to leave me here alone. Aye, I ivad that letter the woman wrote you, telling you that your life was wasted here. I ken what the warld Is; I learned it one night In Toronto, years ago. '' And, mark me, I'd rather see ye lying dead at my feet than the plaything of a man like the contraction of the frozen sinews of his fingers that gav him his hold en Joe's body.' ' It was then that. In her horror, Molly recognized Wilton. She crept toward the break, and lay down on the Ice, groping toward him with her hands. She shouted to him to hold fast and, finding that be was already unconscious, crept cautiously nearer over the cracking surface. Then she saw what It was that Wilton had been carrying, nnd she reeog-nlr.e- d Joe, Stunned momentarily by the shock, she nerved herself to the task of rescuing the living. She still crept forward until the upper part of her body extended across the break. She placed her hands beneath Wilton's shoulders and tried to lift hint. it was a task beyond her powers. As she strained to It, suddenly the Ice broke all about her, and In a moment she was floundering beside Wilton In the water. At this place the nnderbed of the portage was of peat mixed with sand, covered with water rather than slime. Molly's feet touched bottom. The water was only shoulder-deeWith quick resource Bhe managed to draw t.- feet up from the.pSwu.mp and t drag Wilton forward a pace or two, ihug freeing him from the clutch of now she felt firm the muskeg.-An- d sand under her. She ' continued to drag him toward the shore and, as they moved, Joe's body, still clufched In the set of Wilton's stiffened fingers, slid grotesquely over the surface of the Ice beyond. And somehow, breaking the rotten lee in front of her body as she moved. ' i j !!.! j denf-miite- ht e V r X V Y Mr .t i WS.. est. SS -'- I K 9 alA s First Was Molly. of Joe I'." That's ehnt fully. ts Mr. Itowyei railed it when be here for tie moose In K'tohcr. J" Th tiK-k'- rriKffc r.lg w l.ere'd be I'.nstijiVII And If lie mii'd, n-- Muskeg. get hi freiirbl and pio winters? "If ever Hit country's tip Tom lUHvyer will put bis mvn line He wns telling me so. through. l;ut there's riRpthing here but tlie tnMMe and caribou and Die IihPiik. It's always been that way; Il w III be so." lie caiiirbl t by the s'ceve, "Ye'll no see Will Carruthers again V be shouted. "I'm not III fly to. nnlei he emm this way. sbe snwerrd In itn strnlheH toti-e- . 4,-- dins the fxi'bresili of violence jih sh kwtr would fit low. "Aye. but he'll a bere. I kn and l.ls kind. The tl.hi uf o.n-ne- alnt v Frocks for vr are sf AI! Hours cf the Day. little vdor Introdiieol, leaving If to i the Jacket or sweater or blouse to Mrike the emphatic color notes. Hats'I triiriiii.nf lemt a ti in.ff.ti tliaa smart finish lo the s.rts costume nd white shoes and stockings do their iimtcblers part In adding to Its daintiness. Untlue Is a very promising material for this summer and Is recommended In white to ! worn with colored Jn or awenlera, or In colors, with white eras bars, fur skirt to be worn With white blouses and sweater. M:e who languishes and suffer front the heat regards the cool tub fr k a her liest ally In the eusnmer-lime- . Next le living on the edge of ts I waistline allows a narrow elnsllc to be Inserted, to form a blouse. Little Ivory ring sewed at Intervals nbotit the waist to carry a siisli of narrow ribbon and plaited organdie, hemstitched with colored thrend In collar and cuffs, make a dainty finish for a novel design. Crepe de chine I a favorite wash silk In frocks for midsummer wear, and nothing I cooler or lovelier. Ilalr. linens are with them and are used to border dresses of figured cotton. C0s7(rt HVWbI Ks'atWasr'W UMQf |