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Show THE SAUNA SUN. S A LINA, UTAH Under Frozen Stars I GEORGE MARSH V spik," murmured the Indian and fainted where he stood. With vigorous kicks Omar and Jim scattered and stamped out the fire, then unbound, the Indian and doused his face with water while he blinked doubtfully at them from where he 1 FROM THE BEGINNING At iiU fur post. Sunset House, ia tbs Canadian north, Jim Stuart, trader in charts, with his headman, Omar, rescues a firi from an overturned canoe hi the lake. She ia Aurora LeBlond, daughter of Stuart's rival ha the fur business, and proves to In a spirit of fun, she and Jim arrange to exchange notes bo a charminf companion. on a certain island. LeBlond, with Paradis, his half-bree- d lieutenant, arrives in search of the missing (irt Paradis displays enmity toward Jira, though LeBlond acknowledges his debt of gratitude. Going to the island to see if Aurora has left the promised note, Jim is ambushed by Paradis and forced to travel toward the LeBlond post. On the way ha overturns the boat, leaving hie half drowned enemy on the beach. 'Jim discusses plans with his superior, Andrew Christie. Displeased at the trade showing mads Christie allows Stuart, at his request, one year to "make good. He leaves the post feeling he has been unjustly treated. : biy. Paradees sen you? pitiless Inquisitor. The man sitting on the ground nodded. LeBlond, he know dis?" -The prisoner shook his head. "On-le- e Paradees." III ing the straining husky as the OJibwa, rolling away from the snapping fangs, reached for the sheath, on his sash. Two days later-- with Smoke running the shore, Jira and Ornar were poling "Sow lie where you are! If that shot him. I'll put him on you, anyway." the peterboro up a wild reach of the. hit wlft Woman river, Jims thoughts Put there was no sign of blood on alternated between the coming year Smoke's trembling body. Then Omar, drawn by the shot, which would decide his future with the company, and the. two women; far reached! them. So .Paradoos sen you? apart as the poles In uatura and tem- Wal, I we camp Here tonight come life. who Into had his perament, Wile you- tell wat you know 'bout As for Aurore LeBlond, she would soon !". be but a memory.. In a' month she' M'sieu' Paradees, With the Indian walking aliPild, was going out back to Winnipeg. There was no chance of even seeing prodded by Omar's gun, they returned her again, as he was to start with to the rarnte and- made camp. Supper ovpr, Omar began the Inqul- Omar and Esau at once for the ITpe-atonsltion of tiie sullen who' had country. The canoe was'.enterlng a stretch of rema.ined duriib to nil attempts .to . make him talk. Lighting his pipe, tlie strong water" demanding the freshened the fire, then efforts of the crew 'to force her upstream when, suddenly,, a rifle ex- squatted beside tlie prisoner, whose , feet were pinioned- wlih and ploded Id the willows of tlie near shore-ansaid . quietly Jn OJibwa: You have a bullet splintered the spruce-pol. In Omars hands. . Off balance, the woman and children?"; . The mlnk-iikbowman lunged Into the river,- but eyes- of the Ind!nu twisted as he fell and caught and shot 'a furtive glance at. the lined hung to the gunwale of the boat while- visage of- the 'man who' squinted Into Jim threw his weight against tire roll the lire. Jim watched .with curiosity the drama tlie wily Omar was staging. of the swinging craft. ! Lie down I Let. her dreefl" called Then faint, Enh-enh . the as a rlfl.e again cracked . yes. In the willows and a splinter from the If y.otl wish to see the Lake of flicked Jims desperate face gunwale Peaches again, you speak with ' wdth blood. . a single tongue," went on. the inFlattening out In the' ounoe, be quisitor In OJi.bwa, ns if talking to groped for his gun. lying amidships as himself, his eyes .still- fixed on tlie the drag of the nmn In the water lire. "You lie to mo, now! Omar. sudheaded the bow down river. Again a denly stormed, turning a face distortrifle exploded and passed ed with passion on his iiian. as his through the wooden wall of the.c.ruft' Iron fingers . gripped, the Indians ' , close to Jims head. throat-and Ill fee.d your- heart to What could' It moan? Who would the rav.ens!-- ' ambush them here on the Woman The cowed prisoner flinched front . . river? tlie sfeel point of Omars knife which As the boat drifted out' of easy pricked his client. range of the willows, Jim readied pnd You speak with a'spllt' tongue an cocked his gun, rose boldly to bis wolves will ' pick 'your hones !" the . knees and rapidly emptied the n.aga-' left hand closed on the In.Omar's sine at the telltale wisp of smoke-against throat- - till the terror-hauntedians the green of the scrub. Then over the bow rose a dripping 'face eyes .of tiie gasping ' nmn protruded fr.nm his gray fnce. Then the hatf-bretwarped with rage as the thick arms abruptly released him, replaced of Omar lifted his body from .the '.his skinning .knife In Its sheath, and water. With a lunge the of was In the rolling' canoe and his rifle resumed his silent cimtrtrqi-lationthe fire. . the at fast shore. firing receding Fascinated by the drama, Jim Shortly a bend masked the willows tin? two watched fire tlie .across from from the sight of the dancing craft-ana screen behind of smoke. tobacco men the swung the canoe In to. You ink to see de sun rise puce the bench. The stiff lips of Omar scarcemore? Well, whnts this mean?" demanded ly moved as he rasped out the questiJim. on-In Put the prisoner was Iaradees, for sure!" snapped the silent-- .English.. . . , bowman as they landed. Come on,-Again the Impassive Omar,' .gazing we hunt for deni! And Omar plunged Into .the burning birch, was ahead Into the bush. a fury as he suddenly They had traveled less than a hundred yards when a familiar yelp, from turned with a snarl on the Ojilnvu. ' . somewhere you? upstream, sounded above "What did raradees-paof the river. the fret Flinching from- tlie knotted visage Smoke 1. Hell find their trail !? of his tormentor, tiie prisoner never- - ' muttered Jim. Then fear for the theless stoically held his silence. ' After a 'period. of motionless con-- ' safety of the dog he loved led him to push rapidly on up the river shore, t'emplntlon of the fire, the while Omar cut back inland behind rose and, taking his axT stripped a the scene of the ambush. neighboring spruce sapling of It.s Suddenly, deep In the forest',' a rifle brandies. Then he gathered an nrni-fu- l was fired and Jim's heart sank, ns he of dry spruce sticks and birohhark heard the huskys yelp.-Heand at the foot shot Smoke!" . of the tree. . lurious with the thought of his galJim glanced at the OJibwa. Horror lant dog gasping out his life from a filled the Indian's eyes as he watched bullet wound, Jira plunged ahead In the deliberate preparations "for tlie the direction of the rifle shot. Shortly last act of the drama. he saw a dark patch through the Going to his pack, Omar produced spruce and threw his rifle to his shoulsome rawliide thongs, then picking der. As he lined his sights, the dark the visibly shaking prisoner rS if face of Omar appeared, head tilted as up lie were a child, carried him to the If listening. spruce and, binding his arms, lashed Jim reached his friends side. Did him to the tree, and calmly pushed fire that shot? Wheres Smoke?" you kindlings around his feet.. tLLspruee he demanded. I thought, he Mas But gray as was the face of Omar's hurt" on which stood out great beads I shoot at dat feller! Smoke's victim, of his stiff lips emitted no sweat, after him now In dose cedar. It ees sound as his hopeless eyes watched . so tlck you see noding. lift a red coal between the You saw him?" two birch sticks and calmly approach the tree. Separating, the two men started "You talk now? grunted the execedar the Jim dense circling grpwth. cutioner. had not traveled a hundred yards Slowly the dry lips of the Indian when he heard Smokes roar, followed moved. "He let dom starve dees long by a shot, then the sounds of a strugsnow," he moaned, In English. gle. Plunging through the thick un"raradees sen you? demanded dergrowth, mad with anxiety for the the coal Into the Omar, dropping a saw of his he dog, running safety figure turn and swing with clubbed kindlings. T.ef I splk he drive dem alone Into bulk of rifle at the the pursuing Smoke. With a muffled de bush to starve." The bark and spruce sticks Ignited. roar the hurt dog again lunged at the Indian; again the clubbed rifle crashed The red flames licked slowly toward as the husky leaped. Knocked back to the feet of the man bound to the tree. his hannehes, with a shake of the Before him, arms folded across his head the great dog closed with the deep chest, waited the Implacable Indian, who was desperately trying Omar. to load as he ran. The tusks of Smoke Paradees sen you? came the reiterated question. snapped as his one hundred and forty The burning sticks snapped at the pounds bore his quarry to the earth. feet of the fainting man who fought Throwing himself on the enraged ' dog, Jim balked the lunge which with his fear. Then, as tlie heat would have torn the throat of the helpreached his legs, his nerve crumpled. less man on the ground, then dragged Wat you do eef I spik? he whimSmoke from his prey. the battle-ma- d pered. Throw that knife away or I'll let You splk all de trut an we let him hare you 1" Jim commundud, hold you go I came the quick auswer. CHAPTER repeated the How he rank you do dis tlng? My famille. The Indian rapidly explained In OJibwa that two poor winters and a broken leg hnd put him heavily fa debt to the North-Wes- t company for 'supplies.' They had already, refused him further debt when Paradis .had come to him In his desperation and offered to- put him on Ills feet if he would ambush tlie returning canoe of Jim and Omar, whom .MacLauren had met on tlie portage, A grim smile widened Omars, stiff I go to dis LeRlond, ah hah. mouth. ' . But you go He wool keel me, disTaradees, eef you toll deni what. I spik to you," protested tlie otiier. Then It was arranged that th'e Indian. whose canoe was hidden- up river, should return at once to und bring his family to Sira-- - Continued 6. . . Ali-hah- t'i-n- ah-ha- - wid-me- e Oji-bw- n half-bree- d raw-hide- e - e - half-bree- Blond-coldly- - . Of course)" answered LeBlond, I know with a nod toward Pierre. this man. . Ys, but your .man Pdradis knows Can him better, added Jim drily. we have Paradis present' at this talk ; he might wish to ask Migwan some 1 . . y half-bree- Jim Reached and Cocked His. Gun, Boldly to . His Knees and ' Rapidly Emptied the Magazine at the Tell-TalWisp of Smoke Against the Green .Scrub. - questions?" looked sot ITouse, where Jim would outfit them for the winter. Following this, Jim. anil Omar secretly decided' to take tlie "Indian to "LeBiond's- - and Paradis.. They could count on Pierre Migwan, their prisoner, deserting Paradis, and bringing his family to Sunset House, for he would not dare show his. face again at the post across the lake, once Paradis learned he had But It would take been betrayed. .some urging to get tlie Indian In the face of Paradis to repeat his story to LeBlond. Yet that waa what' tlie friends intended to make him do. head nia.n had' been accessory before tlie fact to an attempt at murder. Tills LeBlond could not ignore, for Jim would, notify Christie at once and a canoe of police' At last would appear In September. the luck of Sunset House bad turned and they would make the most of It. 's dropped-the-kindlin- CHAPTER IV . - Ah-ha- black-and-whit- e ' Jim Stuart watched the distant comislands masking the North-Wes- t pany post slowly clear in definition as his peterlmro rode the Mould wiles. Behind him, squatted on his heels, paddled the; worried Pierre Migwan. Iq the stern, the thick arms of. Omar . - Youre a good gqesser, MacLauren, bit off Jim, and the glint In his gray, eyes caused the partners to exchange ' . surprised looks. When they stood behind the closed LeBlond door of the large trade-room- , asked: Now, to wliat do we awe the honor of your cull? In law courts I believe the defendant Is entitled to be confronted by his accuser. Well wait for Paradis. .Jim turned to the nervous Indian whose uneasy eyes alternately sought the faces of the white men and shifted appealingly to the wooden Now, Pierre, youre visage of Omar.going to tell this story Just as you-tolIt' to us. Paradis is not going to put a band on you or bother you on tiie way to the canoe. If he tries it The blood flamed into the dark face Youre of I.oBlond as he broke In: pretty free with your talk here, Stuart 1" Jim's cold, gray gaze met the frown of the other. Youll understand when you hear this story," he said quietly. (TO BK CONTINUED.) Trail of Cynicism in Poor Richards Counsel Poor Bielmrd"' would' find his words, even in these talkative times, in good stnnding for dally use and counsel. He himself would have honestly denied them to be profound or eloquent. He never claimed them to be original. Of his Almanack, he said: These proverbs, which contained the wisdom of many ages and nations, I assembled and formed into a connectHe preferred those ed discourse." which inculcated Industry and frugality as the means of procuring wealth, mil thereby securing virtue. It being more diflleult for a man In want to act always honestly. This might be called cynical good sense, and Franklin himself was rarely required to live strictly by Poor Richard's doctrine. He was Sufficient- - Tribute to Great Sailor Saluting the deck" Is a custom Instituted shortly after the death of Lord Nelson, greatest of British naval heroes. An officer regards the deck of any naval vessel ns. theoretically, tiie deck on which Nelson died for his country. . if you want him." LeBlond quizzically at the speaker;--the- n sent an Indian In- - search of ' . ' . Paradis. Whats" all the mystery,- Stuart? demanded MacLauren with a laugh, Owin' to' accuse somebody of njur-der- ? ' ' '.Yes, e ' lialf-bree- e . ' ... . to-th- the-San- . two-storie- - d half-bree- Boisvert, In unbroken cadence, pried the long paddle off his thigh. It had not been easy, the persuasion of Migwan, but the promise of absolute protection from Paradis and food for his family through the long snows, with a had at company Job for his dog-tealast prevailed against his fears. As for Jira Stuart, his heart beat high with elation, for, after all, he was to see her again before she went south again watch that Intriguing smile break from the corners of her mobile mouth and her dusky eyes light with mockery. Should he have a chance to talk to her? After the episode with Paradis at the split rock, and from tlie nature of his mission to the post, It was unlikely, unless she saw them land and approach the trade-house- . And this smooth city man, MacLauren, was he after her as Omar warned him, or was it merely a business trip to his string of posts? The peterboro finally slid between two Islands and Bonne Chance, as LeBlond called his fur post, lay before them, In a' large clearing across a white-- ' mile of. strait. The s washed trade and store-hous- e even larger than that at Lake Expanse, while the number of cabins straggling along the shore indicated a large staff of company Indians.' Jitn smiled stiffly at the thought of what Christie demanded of his own little trading station across' the lake with Ills two aids, Omar and Esau, in competition with the resources of Lout's 'Then the realization that within the hour, he might see, talk to her, drove his business worries . from his mind.' The coming of the. peterboro .was drawing curious stragglers 'to the beach. .Jim saw the door of the large trade-housopen and. two men appear, stand, hands' to faces, as 'If Studying the strangers through binoculars. lie turned to the men behind him. The face of the Indian was liar ried with fear. Omar grinned while his slits of eyes, .buried between bushy brows and bulging. cheekbones, glinted with the light of anticipation. That day he should see Louis LeBlond humbled, threatened with the coming of the Provincial police and his head man, with' the sweat of fear on his face at the story Pierre should 'tell. beach to a The canoe slldin chorus of- yelps from the post sled dogs w:ho were driven off by the company servants gathered to inspect the arrivals. Then LeBlond, accompanied by MacLauren, reached the beach. Good day, Mr. Stuart, said ' Le- -. , glancing curiously at the. Indian who pressed closely to the ' sq.uare bulk of Ortjar. Stuart shook hands with the two I have .some business with you men. gentlemen, he said, which will require tlie presence of my. man and this Indian. Cah'we talk in the trade-room- ? iy Industrious, but not offensively so. His own wealth was not won by thrift nd he lived frugally no longer than he could help It. And the best friends of Franklin must explain away, as best they can, the suggestion that virtue is only a byproduct of a satisfactory bank balance. Philadelphia Ledger. ' Peat Still Popular In many places ltrthw British Isles peat Is still exclusively used for heat. The custom of cutting the peat and drying it for use. during the winter months still persists In the very northernmost part of Scotland, the county One of the features of ,vf Caithness. a peat fire is the lazy hole, because Its contents, the ashes which fall from the fire, need only be removed once a week. The last member of tlie family to retire at night removes the embers from the hearth to the lazy hole." where they smolder among the ashes throughout the night When morning conies, the embers are replaced on the hearth, and in the company of a fresh"'plece of peat soon break into a cheerful blase. MUCH OF INTEREST IN MEXICAN FINDS Among Them Reconstruction of Americas Past. Tlie discovery .of an extraordinarily rich Mixtecan tomb at Oaxaca should be an exciting event for Americans. In recent years a consider-- . able amount of research has been done In Mexico and has resulted in extensive additions to our knowledge of the various preconquest civilizations. These researches have . Impressed both Mexicans and Americans with the dignity of the purely American tradition. Mayan, Toltec and Aztec art has come to possess a greater appeal than that of the primitive" and with the new and lively appreciation of modern Mexico (whose modernity, indeed, has its roots fixed so deeply in the rich and ancient soil) has awakened a more than merely archeological interest In all finds" south of the Rio Grande. Tlie more that is unearthed about these early peoples tlie more imposing does their history appear. For they seem to have been. greatly gift- ed not only in such arts and crafts as metal working, stone carving, pot .tery; textiles, etc., but in architecture and even in rather savage forms of political organization and social life. Even tlie religion of 'the Aztecs, while spoken of by some writers as revolting, has seemed to oth- ,'ers to he singularly Impressive. Tlie Mixtecan Indians are ranked as .a member of tlie Zapotec group and the Mixtecan ruins at Monte Alban have attracted the attention of students for some .time.- This latest discovery, tlie result of labors made possible by private contributions, and especially by funds given by tiie late Dwight Morrow, when fully studied may 'take' e among the most important in late times. The objects found in the tomb are of a late (hate tiie Fifteenth century, just before. th'e Spanish conquest, blit jn that respect they perhaps represent the summation of a nuqiber. of strains and exhibit the suc. cultural cessive contributions of the various masters of ancient Mexico. While their primary appeal will be to specialists they wiH unquestionably have soinq meaning for laymen. As time passes the reconstruction of the American past and tlie reclaiming of tlie American heritage become more and more a significant work. The secrets of both of these tilings are to be found, if anywhere, in The relics of the Indians of Mexico and Central America. Tlie more that .comes to light nhout them and is presented for scholarly scrutiny and synthesis the greater the opportunity of eventually seeing together the fail .meaning of one of the most ltn-- , portant aspects of owr heritage. Baltimore Sun. BABY-:-- ET F fl . F U L, RESTLESS? 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