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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER TMweepmgTides y H-- M American lum-- " ,rk Darrell, young near ls boss of a lumber camp 1 Victor, Canada. He and his assist-- t lose their lives Nat Page, almost tueir boat strikes a rock. They timber ashore and are met by the Andre Galipeault. Swuse-keepelen the old man discovers their idem hostile. he immediately becomes SSi him is a young and pretty woman, a widow, uadame Madeleine Kinross, Mark and owns the timberland that have leased. She, too, shows his hackers lor the two Americans, but her dislike and provides them food i. coldly polite are puzzled lodging. Mark and Nat to reception, but are too tired J this ,onder much. CHAPTER n The sun was streaming brightly were awakeMo the room when they a tray ned by the boy, carrying coflee and grith eggs and toast, He nreserves of wild strawberries. favored on the table, down let it sour grin and with jhem with a drew. They stared about them, with diff- the iculty taking in, for the moment, circumstances of their arrival. "Breakfast in bed! Can you beat asked Nat. "Gosh, Im as that? Mark. hungry as a bear, -- EGBERT W- N from behind, knife in hand. Next instant this assailant found his knife-han- d held in a firm grasp, and his head under Marks arm, while Marks other fist pummeled the imprisoned face until its owner yelled for mercy. Mark flung him away. The two were completely ringed now, and a sudden silence had fallen, ominous because it was evident that St. Victors blood was up, and that it was nerving itself for something more murderous than before. Then suddenly Madeleine Kinross clear, high voice rose above the crowd, and, turning, Mark saw her standing a little distance away. She was wearing a sweater and skirt, high boots, a little cap over her dark hair, and it was clear that she had discovered .Marks and Nats absence, and followed them into the village. Leave those two men alone! she cried. Ah, Louis Larousse, she cried to the big man who had held the knife, as he stumbled past her, his hands to his discoloring face, you got just what you deserved! Are you not ashamed, all of you, to set upon these two strangers. who were shipwrecked on the '' the They ate and drank, changed clothes in which they had slept for their old ones, now dry, looked at other and laughed. each I had in the world that old valise, said Nat. well make quite a sensatstore, the local out their stock. Lets take a "Everything in "Guess ion in was buying look-se- dry-goo- outside.. e stirring outside the shades of Madeleine were down. In front of them were more roughly terraced steps, leading up to the elevation of the ridge. At the top, Nat looked about him and whistled. Slowly he moved around the compass, taking in the And Mark, who had whole view. never seen it from that point before, looked about in equal admiration. But mixed with this was a passionate determination not to be ousted by Broussac, whatever reason he might have to allege for his Nobody was house, and the Kinross room communication. were standing at the They com- mencement of a sort of natural rock bridge, about wide enough for two carts to pass each other. On either side the land fell away so sharply as to convey the impression of tremendous height. Behind them was the Some day he will return. I know on which stood the lighthouse , feel it. I it, and the other buildings, with the blue St. Lawrence beyond, and the point last night, and owe their lives dim outlines of the south shore, hazy to a miracle of God? in the far distance. In front of them, Down the street in her wake came straggling down to the little har- the portly figure of the cure, who bor, was St Victor, a mere line had just received news of the trou- of wood shacks. ble. It seemed to add point to the girls outcry. The muttering crowd drew' back and was silent. Are you not ashamed of yourI say? Madeleine Kinross selves, with the banks, still continued. They are not spies nor great trees towering over alL I do not know who detectives. Among the schooners was a trim spread this stupid story among you. anchored to the head I have told you that they are not, of the wharf. but you will not believe me. Some place, said Nat. You bet. Broussac Becomes How about having it out with A Friendly Enemy f Madame Kinross? "Ive an idea,, said Mark, that No, Monsieur Mark Darrell has I leased three thousand arpents of my Broussacs aboard that yacht. guess my wire upset him more than lands, and the mill, with which, as his letter did me. you know, Monsieur Broussac tried If he is, we ought to know soon. to make some money for me. MonI guess the news of our arrival has sieur Broussac leased these lands already spread to the village. with my approval, before I became Lets go down and see. We hold of age, because you know, you Hie winning hand, so lets play it. know that otherwise all my husWomen appeared instantaneously bands seigniory would have gone at the doors of the shacks. They to the Government for taxes. stared at the two; one clutched a But since then, Monsieur Brouschild as it was about to run toward sac has made a fortunate speculathe strangers, dragged it to her, and tion for me, and so Monsieur Darrell thrust it, screaming, inside the will of course release me from the cabin. A boy thumbed nose and agreement. screeched invective. You know you know," she went on passionately, while the crowd lisMark Proves He Can tened in utter silence, I have never believed my husband, the seigneur, Defend Himself e in the fog. If died on that A little group of habitants was he had died, I should know it. I forming at the head of the wharf, should feel it here. She struck where they had been mending fishingher hand upon her breast. Perhaps -nets or sunning themselves upon he became insane, and is being deHie balks. Within a minute, just as tained somewhere by those who are Mark and Nat had reached the hoignorant of his identity. tel, a had been formed Some day he will return. I know about them, and the mutterings it. I feel it. And it is my duty, as were becoming curses. his wife, to preserve the timber Monsieur Hector Mackintosh, the rights on his property. Come, am I landlord, a thickset, burly man of not speaking rightly? You, Monfifty, was standing in his shirtsleeves she turned to the sieur Lacombe at the hotel entrance. Using a tootham I not right? Do you cure pick vigorously, he failed to recogbelieve my husband is dead? nize Marks salutation. The portly cure remained as siYou do not seem to remember as the crowd. lent me, Monsieur Mackintosh? asked I have watched you all. When I Mark, a deceptive softness in his say that the seigneur is not dead, voice. look at me as if I were crazy. "No, I do not remember you, who- you But I am not crazy. He will reever you are, and my hotel is full, turn, and I must protect his rights. growled the landlord. she turned to Mark Therefore The curses had become shouts. of course, rescind that will, you The e was beginning to agreement that you made with close in. Things looked ugly for the Monsieur Broussac last fall. strangers. Im sorry. said Mark, but I "Whats that theyre saying? have two other persons to consider asked Nat Page. a matter of "Theyre calling us spies and de- besides myself.. It is and will have investment, business fectives from Quebec. They think Weve come to investigate their to go through. gear before they start for the You you mean to say you will That you will stay here in not? Mark answered. defiance of the wishes of everybody, "Tell them were not detectives! and try to run that mill?" shouted Nat. "Let them find it out, Yes," answered Mark, still boilgrinned 'Mark, and swung about by instinct ing over at the thought of his re1 wil' "ruticr be intimi ii! a huge man came rushing at him ception Beyond the little wharf Mark could see the mill, the long flume and the dam, and, higher up, the cleft of the St. Victor river, and the snow-covere- d, motor-yach- t, ice-flo- half-circ- le half-circl- sealing-gr- ounds, -U - V', lift! SER.VICE he dated nor appealed to. Yes, added, glancing at the gaping faces, and speaking in French, I shall remain here. Suddenly cries arose from the direction of the wharf. A man came striding along it, a man in a spruce blue suit, with a fur coat with black lamb collar. A man of about forty years, with a trim black moustache, an intelligent face, a lounging, studied carelessness in his walk Hor ace Broussac. Still that silence persisted, until Broussac came up to where Mark confronted Madeleine Kinross. He raised his black lamb cap, and offered Mark his hand. Mark saw no reason to refuse to take it. You gave me a fine chase, young said the lawyer. man, Lucky I had a friend who was willing to lend me his yacht. And I hear you nearly got drowned last night into the bargain. He says he will not go, said Madeleine, wringing her hands. How much money does he need to go, Cousin Horace? Which is precisely the point, said Broussac, speaking in English now, which Mark could see nobody, not even Madeleine or the cure, understood. He motioned Mark a foot or two away. He shook his finger in kindly reproof. Legally nobody can deny your right to the lease I signed with you on behalf of my ward last fall, Jie said. Madame Kinross is now of That does not cancel the age. lease. But she feels so strongly against the intrusion of outsiders into St. Victor, against the alienation of her late husbands lands, that I am forced to ask you for a cancellation. Since the lease was signed, her fortunes have improved ' through a wise speculation. In brief, Monsieur, if you had written me, instead of rushing up here, and nearly losing your life, I should have offered you five thousand dollar for the cancellation of that lease. Mark wondered what other prospective lessee Broussac had got, and how much more he was willing to pay, that he should be willing to make that offer. Im sorry no, he replied. The contract stands. Broussacs face grew red. "Understand, Mr. Darrell, I am not to be bargained with, he cried. If you are holding out for six, I might pay six. Not a cent more. Come, you have lost nothing. What do you say? The lease stands, answered Mark. Thats all. Thats your last word? It is. And how do you think you are going to run the mill at a profit in this fishing and sealing country, when even I failed? How are you going to operate in the face of the universal opposition of these people? They dont want outsiders. They wont work for you. 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Monsieur Darrell has come here to work the mill, and to he shouted. If any ship lumber, man here annoys him in any way, I promise him six months in the I trust, he Quebec jail. Voila! continued suavely, that we shall be friendly enemies, Mr. Darrell? I AND PRIORITY GROUPS -- Ar Low Fixed Price ONLY! At . GAFCO SALE NO. 9 the Site GOV T. OWNED SURPLUS St. Victor Changes Its Attitude Im satisfied," said Mark. Unconsciously he had turned his 'eyes upon Madeleines face. The consternation and anger that he saw there seemed unaccountable for by the situatipn. Broussac, of course, had been responsible for her change of mind but what game was the shrewd lawyer playing, and what better offer had he had than the customary stumpage fee that Mark had agreed to in the contract? The attitude of St. Victor had completely changed. Monsieur Hector Mackintosh, the landlord of the hotel, had suddenly remembered Mark, and his hotel was not empty. 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