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Show s fOU with one thrtUthls Afternoon." "Two ! she correct ea, her eje suddenly grave Mih sincerity. ,1 ' was both drowned - today nd 'I saved!" You mean you were saved from drowning.? , She lea nedto ward him, No, I learned what It Is to despair and 1 learned what it meant to have life given back to me." The eyes of the girl misted In tne In tensity of her feeling her lower Up You did that trembled. gae me back my life! 1 did not thank you made light of It. But do thank tirst-clas- plained toto-Frozen-St- aiS ills f Marsh By George oy PENN PUB. CO ywOHT , THE STORY From hta fur poat, the Canadian north, Stuart, trader in charge, alghta lake.With a,rrturned canoe Inhethereacuea the CHAPTer L ViMt Houaa, in f headman. Omar, after, who provea to be' Aurora Blond, daughter of hta rival in Made comfortable i fur buaineaa. t the poat, Aurora provea to be a tnnlng companion. LeBlond, with india, hia unacrupuloua half-bree- d tenant, arrlvea in aearch of the Paradis uelnf dlaplajra girl. inlty toward Jim, and the meeting LeBlond himbarraaaing, though hia debt of gratitude to jaMt Houaa. Jon think Im vain?" 1 know you ar nodded as she moved about er."-Sh- e jroom. Thats true. I am. Fa-V- i made a fool of me turned at a knock on the ntilde door of the house. lnP called Stuart. ICome broad fact thrust through it doorway of the living room. I Tou splk wld meT he asked of Stuart, with a sidelong glance at 'is girl Nodding, Stuart turned to the girl Youll, excuse me?" and r.th, V the room. "That yon do wld her?" deraand-- i as the two the nlked to the rear of the bulldThey half-bree- og can we do, Omar? Shea until the wind drops. Tou dont know Louis LeBlon, uttered Boisvert, ominously. Eef jit, stay here dls night It mean jswbr for you and me." I "ill y right, let It come, then answered the trader. A little 'gore won't hurt us. We can't get kr home tonight In that seventeen hot peterboro, and we Isn't put kr out In the bush, can we? She's jot to stay here. If be wants to 'sake trouble let It come 1" What pt to stay 1 I Stuart left the an-jril- and half-bree- d en- Miss LeBlond," tered the house. It uld, there's no trail alongshore, W.N.U, SERVICE. about you, that I've been gasping to learn Just how much of a liar Paul Paradis was." "So Paradis blackening my reputation, Blackening Is mild to what he's told me about the factor at Sunset House. You came. from God's lake, didn't you? Well, it 'seems you left a very dark and mysterious past Up there, Mr. Stuart, according to Paul." Tm really a terOh, very! rible man, Miss LeBlond. Hadnt Wb better have Sarah In here aa has-be- chaperonP " i Stuart." But Stuart did not dwell long , She laughed as she shook her head. From what Ive seen of Sarah, Td wager she's on guard now, waiting to rescue you from the woman with 'the glbodlegwas-ons- . No, Paul Paradis didnt Impress me. ' He made you too black. Father Is quite different He Intends to beat you but hes quite sorry for you sent here by yonr people on a forlorn hope." Stnart's features hardened. Forlorn hope, was It? LeBlond was a bit previous. This Paradis did he tell yon anything of his own past?" Oh, trust Paul for that! Most romantic and mysterious If one were to believe him. Why, what do yon know about him?" An enigmatic smile was Stuarts reply. Yon do know something, eh? Well, I'm sure father does, too ; but the man is a wonder with the Indians. That excuses ; a lot" "When did yon leave Winnipeg?" Stuart changed the anbjet In June. It took me three weeka to get here, bnt It was wonderfnl that trlp. You like It the wilderness?? "I love it Of coarse I'd tire of It after a while." Yon go back in the autumn?" Lifting her chin aha slowly exhaled a cloud of smoke, her half-sheyes on. the spruce poles of the celling; tilted head bearing the ronnd throat In Its loose flannel collar caught by Its acarf of crimson silk. sbe answered, after a Yes, space, "my father seems bound to marry me off In Winnipeg, yon know. And Paradis worries him, with hls mooning around ever sines I came. Imagine," she laughed, half-bree- d. J half-bree- 1 1 Iron-gra- y itr 1 met him at Medicine Stone lake, last November." Without turning her tilted head, aha flashed at him a sidelong look Ha from nnder her long lashes. seema to hate yon; what have you done to him?" nothing," "Nothing, absolutely protested Stuart, except to knock him down when he tried to hog the trail." fay Turned at a. Knock on the The girl straightened In her Outside Door of the House. chair, her vivid face alight with What? You dared do ol there's a swamp at the outlet Interest tare you'd be eaten alive by mos that to the great Paul Paradis?" Bitoes. To start with our small she demanded. "There was no trouble," drawled moe means filling, in a mile or He It was nothing Stnart fat" Whet did he tell She studied him with sober fsce ; stayed down. ton, thick brows knitted In a mock you. Miss Anrore ? Ha told me you had had troubla town, she demanded: Youre not on a trail that he had been comtolng to deceive a defenseless wo , whom fate has thrown Into pelled to choke you Bur hands? If you ask Black Jules Renault, Oh, sir, somewhere 1 your black heart there must Unyonr father's head voysgeur, be fa a trace of pity, of honor. Spare might tell yon that Paradis has a tender youth P g muttered exclamation of toltatlon. he turned to the win-toand gaxed out where the run seas grayed in the fading ?Tlth w twilight. a "Well, anyway, whether you're 'ffialn - or- - not." she continued, "! fcat Intend to swamp In that lake to the dark and get wet again. It was cold I It makes fa ehlTer t& think of It And her eyes flashed with suppose my shrank? my Khat should I do?" "They knew you took a canoe P "Yes, but they may think I land-o- n an Island and couldn't get ack. By the way,, do you happen have such m a jhlng as a Mine were water soaked." "Yes, such as they are. But youll tod them pretty poor." He went to his bedroom and returned with . , Package.' . . Now" she said, when he had even her a light and filled his pipe, Q me about yourself." "Theres not much to Interest a fly from Winnipeg." Try "me. .You came here three toars ago to start a post, for the Hudsons Bay company. I know oat much. Father was here first, r his North-WeTrading com-uand, naturally, didnt like It. heard so many terrible things be-fae- s," hu-fa- r, what-yoo-ca- ll n, clga-tott- e? . st y, on . Stuart nt poor memory" Oh, when 1 saw yon, today, X know It Paradis choke yon I" Her dark eyea lingered significantly on the wide shoulders, tba corded column of hia neck, the evident power In the brown hand which held Mr piper Bur why waste time on other people when we are so Interesting, ourselves?" Her frankness was exhilarating. Imagine Mary Christie, be thought so far forgetting her sense of the Mary Christie, with proprieties whom Stnart through the evening d had been contrasting this Ha rlvaL bis of' daughter could see Marys blond eyebrow lift in acorn of the sheared hair and the whipcord jeans; of Aurort LeBlonds unembarrassed acceptance of the 'situation which made her hia guest; of her complete candor. .Lead on, Miss Anrore." So she led on while ha listened; amused, startled, now charmed, now puzzled by the direct thinking and amazing sophistication of this graduate of a convent school In Winnipeg. Her education completed, aha was living life to the full tasting Its thrills, exploring Its testing whatever of Interest it bad to give. little as this country can offer to a young woman carious of life," ha observed. It managed to pYovld 1 - r I 1 raven-haire- ges-tur- - ' s, didnt you send word? Paradis with a sneer. Father!" The blood rose to rora LeBlond'a temples. can portage on the way south to the spring trade with th Hudson's Bay company, had been greatly excited. Turning In to the camp, Le Blond's head voyageur. Black Jutes Renault, had announced In their native tongue that a trading station was to be built on the great Lake of the Sand Beaches two hundred miles north. Never again need they take tha long trail south to Lake Exnext long snows panse, but wouldLflnd a warm welcome a New' Year's feast and the best of trad goods ready for exchange for their fur at the new post. In three years LeBlond had mads serious Inroads Into th trad of the addAu- Are you s V -- 1 .'K. I H e-- w- crazy?. Do you ki'W hnt you're )s this your gratitude? The eye!' of the girl flamed with Indignation. Mr. Stuart n anted to take me home, hut I wouldn't go. Therewaa only the 'small canoe here, and 1 was afraid afraid of And this Is your thanks thst lak to Mm! Oh, I'm ashamed of you ashamed of you all!" t self-contr- longte-eou- ld n. night But strong aa waa the appeal of this dark daughter of Louis LeBlond over-awin- g l" . Paradis and Renault sullenly left th room while the trader waited at tha door for tha girl who had moved.. 8o yon think, . because of tho y, energy and determination war bywords la the far trade. vsi sotjth master of the girl who now fee him. "I shall accept Mr. Stuarts ofshe continued. fered hospitality "As for yon, mon pere, yon can stay and help Sarah, the cook, guard th sacred honor of yonr precious daughter or yon can leave her to Sarah and go and alt by your fire. I stay here. Do yon understand English, Monsieur LeBlond?" In the end LeBlond and his daughter, passed tha night. In th quarters of Stnart white tha lndlgnaau Sarah tossed through' sleepless hours, outraged by the thought the th roof above her should (belter the enemy, who had boasted tha1: the wolves should soon howl In th deserted clearing of Snnset Hons : - when tha boa: SEE yearsofbefore,. Tradth North-West ing company. In command of one o: the partners, Louis LeBlond, ha passed through Lake Drpansron tba trail to Mltawangagima. the OJIhwaswho were camped at Peli d'yuh mesn , De men wld de esno1 talk wTle eBlond go to de bouse for de girl y talk' about Jingwak." "Jlngwak, the medicine man Pipestone lake?" you know 'how he get all de hunter to trade wld LeBlond not. one come to Sunset House?" No, but Id like to," said the In' terested Stnart. Wal Jlngwak tell all dem f peopl dat dls place ees fall devil. I find dls oat, for one of dat , crew had fear to stay on de beach." filled tbe. bronzed fqee of the man who listened. So they are bribing the medicine men, the conjurors, are they, to keep ' the trade from Sunset . House?" It, was clever of LeBlond, for the Flpestone OJlbwaa, who came two hundred miles south to trade, were a wild, superstitious lot, easily Influenced by ' a medicine man a shaman. Wat you tlnk of dat?" demandI tell you we ed the got good Job ahead, dls summer, wen we get de trade stuff up .from Lak Expanse." Omar, we've got to get soma of that Tlpestone and Sturgeon river trade. We cant live on what we get from the rest of the country. Whatre we polnc to do?" from hls The swart Po'wrr t was not taH squatting position. He but hls Scotch and French blood had united with the OJlbwa to create a rare example of nature's skill In the building efhuman thaw and muscle; for In Ms compact one hundred and eighty pounds Omar carried power andstamlne wMch had been a byword among the of western Klwedln. Deliberately reaching to the rear, th drew bis skinning knife and, lifting a fool stropped th blade slowly on hia moccasin. Dere ees one ting wa can do wld Malen Jlngwak," ha said significantly. Yon old wolf," langhed 8tuart I believe, If I said tha word, you'd, hunt him down this summer and stick that In him." Omar'a small eyes met hls cMef a . cryptically aa ha said: Dere are manee way to kech a fox." Yes, and wa must find on te beat this Jlngwak; bnt w can't hurt him, you know. There ar lawa In thla country." Law? Umphl" grunted Omar. "We got do aometing ver queekl We have, Omar," admitted If Tm licked here, I Stnart might as well look for a new Job. Tha Companyll never forgive me. Christie knows what the Job Is here, bnt he's not satisfied with the small trade this year. With an Impulsive movement Boisvert grasped the hand of tha Wa not tru yeti younger man. Dls summer 'we go to Pipestone lake. (Continued next week.) half-bree- re ra xoy-ageu- half-bree- d . . Cornstalk Poisoning Cornstalk diseases, which In tom seasons canses heavy losses In cattle and horses that pasture cornstalks, 1s a difficult disease to contend with, states Dr. W. G. Weaver, veterinarian at South Dakota Stats college. Tha cans of th disease Is not known. The most reasonable opinion 1s that It te dna to aom kind of poisoning either prosaic acid or potassium nitrate, or both. Animate become nervous. A sort of intoxication takes place, th animal becomes weak snd wabbly, soma being ao crazed that they bava a tendency to fight anyone giving thera attention. Treatment of sick animate te Ineffective and the only absolute preventive 1a to keep cattle ont of the atalk fields. Some years there 1s little trouble from this disease, and most farmers take a chance on getting the feed from the fields. If poisoning occurs It probably would be wise to abandon the stalks so far as feeding 1s concerned. Prairie Funner. . Diligence is the mothey - hurt feelings of your pretty Paul Ill spend the sight Is front .of a fir with my back against a tre,r th replied. "Well I will not I" Over tho bold features of LeBlond crept an expression of helplessness of Impotence. It was patent to 8tuart that this trader, whose CHAPTER II j; self-possess- - She was aeriouanow, her scornher fathers unful gaze easy eyes. In frank admiration Stuart watched her as sho watted for LeBlonda reply. I thank you for what you did for her, said LeBlond at length, turning defeated from th. accusing Come eyes of hls daughter. sot to the eyea and senses of tho man who had not seen three cordely white women In aa many years, she was, be realized, only a spoiled child; vain, headstrong, tba pampered darling of a lonely tether. Then hls thoughts shifted to Mary Christie, the loyal capable girl at Lake Expanse, who ministered with head and hands to the and comfort of hia chief, Andrew Christie, and who, except for five years schooling In Scotland, hat spent her life, , without complaint, lmmnred In the northern forests. Ha pictured her frank disdain e tha dress and manners of tho girl who slept over In Ms quarters her outraged sense of propriety at the direct thought and speech of this daughter of tho free trader. She wouldnt understand this girl wonld condemn her on sight as overbold, light, unwomanly. Bnt no one who had aeen Aurora LeBlond grimly refuting to bo swept from her grip on that canoe, aa Hie seas burled her, could doubt tho metal of her courage. She had proved that Then b fount himself comparing the blond comeliness of the decorous daughter of Andre wJ3r!Mte with tho dark loveliness of Anrore LeBlond. Tho following morning Stnart walked with bis gueet to tho beach where LeBlond had preceded them to hls waiting canoe. 1 really think you about won Sarah over, when yon patted her shoulder and put that silk scarf around her neck," he said. I know Sarah pretty well and th way that grin slowly widened across her face when yon gave her tha scarf ant ebook her hand makes me think she's forgiven you your glbodlegwa-sonTbongb, of course, she wouldn S'admlULi: "She thinks roe Insane, probably.' Sbe didn't know what to think.' Then, as they approached th shore, she said hurriedly: The split rock on the shore of tha las of tho islands look there in a few days; yon might find something. Good-bMr. Jeem Stuart." She him her hand. gave Miss Glbodlegwsson.' ood-by, When LeBlond stepped into hls big freight canoe he said to Stnart: I. thank yon again for what you have done. Your people have seen fit to send yon here to take the trade from me. Between the North-Weand the Hudson's Bay there can be no quarter. But to you, yourself, Some day . I may be owe much. able to repay." As the factor of Sunset House watched the departing peterboro nos an-, rlppte out across the still lake which now mirrored the bill for tha win had dropped In the night to a flat calm a voice at hls side rousec Mm from hls thoughts. Wa got a beeg Job ahead, dls summer." Stuart looked Into the grave face of Omar. "We have, Omar, but wish I knew where to begin. They heard at Lake Expanse, that.. got thirty thousand dollars worth of fur from Pipestone laka and the Sturgeon river country slone, this year. We didnt get a pelt not one hunter from that country 1" well-beln- footer An-rore- well-nig- h trade-house,- 1 How someting . . The enraged factor o? Sunset House was near the end ofjiis as h faced I.eHlond. You see fit to quibble over my attlons today. Ive nothing to explain. You found out what the lake was out there, when you crossed with the wind In your big canoe. My large boats are bringing up my stuff, and Im alone with one man. 1 don't Ilk your Insinuations You can't take your daughter buck tonight, and I offered you my quarters such as they are. But, as for this whispering assistant of yonrs, 1 taka back my offer. He can't stay herel" The speaker' voice snapped Ilka a brittle stick. You understand English, don't you, raradliT The room was silent In the glance of the girl as she watched Jims eyes blacken Vrith anger, was snmsement and approval. With a swift movement tha enraged Paradis Jerked hls hand hack to Mi belt; but the squat Renaults fingers gripped his arm. Tha working features of LeBlond reflected hls warring emotions. This man who had saved hls daughter bad also flagrantly affronted hls friend. For a space Ms sense of gratitude and hia loyalty to Paradis strove for mastery as ha looked Into tho cold eyes which challenged hia. Then he found hia voice. Yon have Insulted us, here, In yonr own house!" he burst out "W want no hospitality from yon.' Then, as If ashamed, went on : Oh, Tm grateful I know what I owe yon; bnt well bid yon goodnight Come Anrore I" Hls answer from the girl was contemptuous laughter, Oh, yon men era so funnee so fnnneel" sho So ridiculous I cried. Because Mr. Stuart knocks down our rani Paradis, and Panl fills yonr. ears with a fool Idea of word not being sent ten miles against that wind and sea,. yon forget that I'd bo down thera with tho fish tonight if It hadnt been for Omar and Mr. Stnart Pah! Yon men are all night, Ati-ha- hard-heade- .saying? did? You ieard?! be Ignored. They must follow and fight him for the trade. But, on Andrew the word of Christie, of Lake Expanse, Inspector of a territory larger than an eastern atate, the man who could now wrest a shaYe of the trade from the firmly Intrenched LeBlond would need a particularly long head,' boundless nerve, and the tenacity of the beaver. Such a man, Christie told hia superiors. In conclave at Winnipeg, he believed was now In God's laka In western KIwedim a young man with a Bne war record and a local reputation for ability and Judgment In dealing with tha Indians. In two months a mall canoe brought Jim Stuart orders from Winnipeg to report to Chrlatl at Lake Expanse. A month later, with Omar Boisvert and a gang of man, Stuart had cleared the forest and was peeling the logs for tha build The followlug of Sunset Hous three been had for Stuart years ing hopeless struggle for a foothold in tha trade, for hls rival possessed the Frenchman's uncanny talent for handling the Indiana, backed by the experience of thirty years. As he lay on hls bunk in the after leaving Aurora LeBlond. and her father In possession of hls quarters, Jim Stuarts thoughts traversed Ahe bpurs since To the man who, since the wr, had been marooned Jn tha forests of Klwedln OJlbwa for "The Birthplace of the North Wind the coming of this vivid creature, swept Into hls life by the accident of wind and sea, had been like tha burst of a shell on a black And This Is Your Thanks to Hlml Im Ashamed of You Oh, Ashamed of You All!" last hear, shout dat." In-th- . some-t'ing.- 1 Why elA-eempen- split rock which stands partly in the water? Well, If yon were to look behind that rock, some day, you might find a not from a very much bored person thatrls, If you cared to go thera and look." Stuart thrilled at the thought of what her words Implied. She wanted to see him again wanted to talk to him. Then the hopelessness of the situation the sheer recklessness of attempting to meet the daughter of LeBlond secretly-for- ced Itself upon him. Yon mean .yon would paddle there some .day alone? Stnart asked, wondering what manner of girl thla was who so lightly put her trust in a stranger. . Terhaps I should so far forget uijself," ahe replied archly, "if I found an answer to my note." Try me I" he urged, recklesa of the outcome In hie deslre to aoe be" "that monkey, Panl Paradis . He's quit beautiful" objected ed You remember Hthat hls early life In Hudson's Bay posts with the father who had died at Gods lake. Avoiding the girl's live Interest In hls three years with the Canadian' Expeditionary Forces, he talked of the coming of the Hudson's Bay company to the Lake of the Sand Beaches, and the building of Sunset House. . It sounds rather like a forlorn hope, doesnt It? I heard that your father thought It a great Joke said I knew what I was doing when I named It It wouldnt last any again this girl so vividly alive, so longer than the setting sun." baffling to his curiosity. ner dark eyes flashed the chalI don't think father knows you . very well," she said with convic- lenge: "You will be bored, too?" tion. "How can I help being bored-a- fter Their talk was checked with s today?" Youre Improving." A red lip knock on the outside door. A little "What Is it, Omar?" demanded curled In satisfaction. the trader, with some Irritation, for more training and yonll . The hls evening with the daughter of yelping of dogs and the hia rival was proving most agree- sound of voices outside, above th beat of wind, stopped her. able.. " Here they are I Hes coming-d- ear Oome outside; I show you old dad I" Stuart stepped to the door to Leaving hls guest, Stuart went meet the roan who had, the winter out into the wind with the before, down on tba railroad at And "Look!" Omar pointed Wablgoon, boasted openly that two through the murk of the lake shore. years wonld see tha end of Sunset On a point, far np the shore,, like House. fireflies in the dusk, a light flashed Aurora, my girl? She Is here?" Tba agitated LeBlond, delirious then another. with Joy at the news given him at Dey hunt for her," added th the shore by Omar, poshed past tha significantly. man who opened the door. Aurora, know we them mast let "Yea; shes here," agreed Stuart Take my child Ms cherts!" Dad I Mon pauvre perel Good a lantern and see If yon can sigold dad!" nal them." As Stntha trader took hls daughter to hls Returning quarters, In hls crossed arms, In a swift glance Jim art announced: Theyve the lake, to aearch the north shore Stuart's curious eyes measured tha for yon. We can see their lights.' rival he had never seen. LeBlond "Poor dad Ha must be frantic,' was little taller than the girl bnt head on aha said soberly ; then her lip cnrled tha aet of tha In a faint smile. It's early, yet tha square ahouldera tha bold note Too bad to spoil a nice talk, Isnt and chin of the dark profile suggested the force and daring which "It Is," ha agreed; but think of hls reputation had given him. Cosing tha door behind him, Stuart reyour poor father." mained outside with the two men know. Oh, I do. I love him, you who had followed LeBlond to tba Hea all Ive got" Hud"Well Itll be some time before house. In tha blackness tha aee man not tha could Omar attracts their attention. All son! Bay beside faces blurred of the shape my men are np the lake with the him. Then the door opened and freight canoes and my small peter- LeBlond called them lnald. fill Yonr tether boro would tonight with feeling, voice a With hoarse . in a have boat most, crossed, big Theres nothing to do bnt wait for he said, with a alight tract of accent: "Mr. Stuart, my daughter him. aya she owes her Ufa to yon and I can have another cigarThen ette and wa can talk until they yonr man." Aa they faced Mm, tha striking come." In the feature and exresemblance Was she strangely callout, he between father and daughpression without nerves, wondered, or totally man who entered ter the impressed herself conld curl aha that calmly in a chair and amoks while her des- the room followed by Renault and perate tether and hia men banted a Paradis. The girl waa the true rocky shore, white with surf, for daughter of Louis LeBlond. Luckily, w happen to aee her," her canoe and drowned body? Most women wonld have paced the clear- deprecated Stnart "Yes, bnt aha tells me that her ing outside in a frenzy of axclte-mehad already vivid thla In all likelihood strength waa gone-ah- e saw bad when hours a she few who for yon. Legiven np, creature, shared tha hospitality of Subset Blond Impulsively grasped the hand House, would never again cross hia of th man who studied him. Wa path. In the autumn aha wonld re- ar rivals In business ;' It cannot be turn to the world outside, and. In helped. Bat what yon have don the meantime, In spite of LeBlonds for my cMld I wUl not forget" In a corner of tha room tha slim gratitude, the rivalry between the hostilParadis, dark aa a half breed, trading posts and the open servants talked1 excitedly to the' thick-se- t between the company ity wonld prevent Stuarts seeing her. Renault across whose swart face a "Let me see," she was saying, knife slash had left a Urld scar. It waa nothing, replied Stnart Tm to be her tlx, seven weeks more.' How tm I to endnre that happened to aee her canoA That waa all Yon owe me nothing, sir." Paradis all that timer As he spoke, Paradis left Rensnlt "You might get your father to snd wMspered In LeBlonds ear. be sugsend him to Fort Hope," house la at yonr disposal" My gested. Will yon and That's a. good ideal HI. do. It" continued Stnart here tonight your daughter stay Then her black brows drew togethhardened of the The speaker eyea But er as she added suggestively: "The aa on. went ha gentleman Tm Mr. goJeem Stuart you know, who la whispering to yon, and Rening to be lonely for some one to ault here, art welcome to sleep In talk to," the tradebouse. Yon cant cross tha LeBlond." Aurora am Miss "So lake obvious. against this wind." answer Is the Wen, ..Tha somewhat small bnt regular Well talk to each other." features of Paradis darkened In a He shook hls head. I cant com to yonr fathers place. Tbered be scowl at tha thrust but he conwar. Ton'll, haT to swamp again tinued hls whispering.' Slowly a In the lake," he suggested with s look of doubt of perplexity crept e Into LeBlonds eyes, but with a grin. aside waved .. .Tha that'be nYhat? Walt long? the Insistent Paradis. Turning, he wind might not blow for days. Omar's dark tec following a spoke rapidly in French to bis call outside, appeared at tha door. daughter, who replied .vehemently; "Dey build lira when deysee my her courageous black eyes flashing lantern.1 I "Pink a boat follow de In anger as aha faced her tether. -!d th patently Mr. Stuart" shore, now. embarrassed LeBlond, yon a Lets go snd see, the girl sugV in tha afternoon found her gested. With the wash of tha surf on Yea." In a flash Stuart sensed the boulders 6t tha shore and the what waa coming what Paradis drive of the wind through' tha had been wMsperlnjp And yon let ns hunt tha lake belghborisg forest In their ear on the stood beach, peering through six hours of daylight bunt they Into the black night Shortly, s for her, tMnklng she was drowned?" LeBlond spoke more In regret than light blinked through tha murk.-ItIn anger; txa lantern In a canoe," ut y comlng-p- " Tm," how-yo- en has-he?- hed rbftYra'y'$r shifted uneasily under the ,po!g nancy of her dark gaze. It was easy enough nothin?." hq avoided.. We were lucky to see you thats all" She shook hoe head. I taw had to fight to reach me" Then with a shrug she shed her Now gravity as one sheds a cbnt. tell me about yourself, Mr. Jeem ace-flus- - He felt her hand 'on hls arm-- felt her wind blown hair on hls face aa he bent' to hear what she Bald, Hia blood stirred at her touch. When will' they get here?" ahe called through her cupped hands. SoonT now." talk nntU Lets go back and r they come 1" So the two returned to the house while the sullen Omar waited on " the beach. Yon know that little island I think lta the one farthest to the east with all the rocks and boulders on tho shore?" aha asked. 1 r Tbeyre- foryou." , you now Stnart cess. of suc- You cannot get business out of a man who has none to give. 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