Show jory j ORY FROM THE START arab guth guthorle Gu thrle rie canad canadian tan war having to liv alvn in the iran ran weakened on ai ac ou out aunt or of i la in factor of a hudson hudsons Hud sons a B post al at t elkman ne he came conflict with EL a the ik if from face which antly 11 41 11 itel cos him the love ot of I tia I 1 ee udith falconer sir arles fie guthrie Gu thrle his brother la Is a nito nIre alre w war ar profiteer with savonne avar ine halfbreed hall breed hla his I 1 heini e r n q an fn n f friend ra end garth insets doctor ardler it arr r rl ler er ceolo geologist gist land and his ats joan their schooner has f ted fled ashore quarreler com ians n he has been robbed by a known knowin Ps laughing mon in anad at elkman an indian rl tuberculosis victim bom garth has haa befriended to Is ink joan trained war nurse ores res for or ninda but the girl dies firth arth tells joan part of the rea ln no for hla his presence at elkman I 1 a takes the quartiers rs to almy alny ny I 1 from whence they can pro ta id to montreal APTER ill continued 5 i ald ibid Is abat keeps you iou liere here I 1 she hazarded hazur luis ded when it in 4 lit lii lie loii your our love of hunt ilie vildee lie lie Is thinking of the pictures of lei til guthrie guthorle and wont leri f I 1 silly sany As the york boat trul I 1 lied by the following breeze tibie ie swept tho the shimmering waters jf he krny gray strait to the alio sunlit barrens bun ens uie island then he faced her kly I 1 ia nut not sure cure what keeps me hiie here pulls alls me the country this life ir r the war everything was changed dutreal atmil tind grown callous no one jd d for anything hut but pleasure and ley V it seemed as it if tile the whole it had forgotten them the lie ones amit west und what they died I 1 I 1 grew to hate it the office my t e 4 wei acie e it nt hit jumpy from froin the gas apse I 1 wits was off color of course e tr t r hody who tind been in it had ird in put pull to readjust le adjust tol settle into ri alid again it was oil all new to lilis tile works and I 1 wished visited iv ax back with the battalion with tind nd the rest of it i d 1 I know just how you there were times after I 1 re avi fd w alivn I 1 I 1 s n I 1 was simply hoin homesick esick ny my wounded and the hospital life dreamed of it IL t pets tr you it although you f it ln ID it ills IKs gray I 1 lit with tt 1111 UH memory I 1 Stil smiled liell lit in understanding it t nv crib Y e r I 1 V a does 6 W ge get I 1 its as you suy say it was life in the stripped Ml of the veneer the finis tits that Is the reason I 1 1 supe I 1 I 1 ts stripped or of the shams it lit ile frowned then went on oil shot kae fe F fill nes it terribly the noise and und and the lie men ile he lights it bover over agulia in his dreams dr eunis I 1 know ian tie lie livars the guns or s sees es it ot mtv he hicks like a mail mad porcupine 11 11 ill 11 iii Ju guills ills us he thrashes in tits his bleep bleed ahot stand toll tol A oil a low lov rumble in the halry hairy ul tile the war dog leaped hack atif f bli aln tr from in nose to cocked tall ears cleil e d quivering 1 1 ering nostrils testing tile the 5 us tile the hair lifted on mime inane and n anino she rile cried reaching idt nit tile tenne head of the dog hut but ol ignored tier her ills his small ter eyes questioning guthries face tile the reason fur for the familiar berte arte vilich stirred wild memories alm lt nights shot with lashes of it bt it of noises great and conall of i a crawling running of men lying I 1 authree calmed tive tire excited doy dog n we vee like the rest reit of us its lie he I 1 gotten huttt Kut tt flood iii cl old shot I 1 and loan qu ir r r stroked tile the lead head of the dog who d 1 returned to thein hut but tier her lights were of the hie girl in montreal a I 1 tile lie riddle fit f guthrie Out lirles 8 exile brough lirou yh the september day it the rk k hout ful followed limed the coast south bout afternoon afler noon guthorle anchored tile big willow river and going ure lit in iiii canoe made call camp that hut an in might have hot iva unit and lit d unit and sleep while he and ettenne etienne th h the sailors stayed with tile boat lie following afternoon or on tile lilyh high ith fit shore of adhony Is larid they saw Iiii quaint aint sti tiare roofs of the oblate saivii mid and that night three men lit in the trade tra derouin room at historic fort bitay where each autumn fur two ivories iv uries men had watched the last ILS IL S of like truy gray geese fade into tile till ith teen fen t the corning of the long owa aws wid mid tile the lee ice bridge tile the river dinels starved or feasted e slow heat of tile the desI desolate luto daya ere re in tile llie red yeara of the seven rith century the old log fort built the J anglish ng lish was stormed reinden d I 1 stormed adaila in n tile the hitter war ith h the french for the fura fur trade ere re generations of nieu meu had lived d I 1 loveo loved wid and tiled died marooned in the lite nes ines buy silences the lie to t k U of the three men in the deroo derooi i centered on the meeting the frn frh arnder with quarrier und and e news thui was to winter the west wes t const i r sal said blugh canpon the clor dubious du dubiously blous y shaking a grizzled ud d ilila its bell as win wintering at AM akl if lit kl will rui ruin our fox foi trade hell L liu hemily to their tra Ollies that boyll il in their pelis as fust fast as y ayt i cin for til his ls trade crude goods und and ov 1 5 I M ROO Z h by GEORGE M SH 3 W 9 W 40 copyright by tte the penn publishing C co f 4 service 4 4 k etienne Et lenne counts on tile the loyalty of the older hunters we intend to keep in touch with them keep in touch hoare you going to cross that strait before january be full of drifting lee ice the lie ice wont be set hard but we intend to make it with a campo on our sled well carry the sled in the canoe or the canoe on the sled as the conditions change 4 risky a bad piece of water ive seen the ice fee set and break up again three times before january and when you get there hoare you going to keep them away from ills his schooner welt well make a try anyway replied guthorle Gu thrle Etlen Rt lenne tle and I 1 dont intent intend to let our share of the trade slip through our fingers by hugging the fire at ulkowan well good luck to you ill 1 sighed the old trader since the french company came to the bay the indians have forgotten the years we kept them from starving out of ban hand now do what you can for a space cameron seemed to breuni of the past glories of the company he served then suddenly asked you know what he be did in august no why weyhe he sailed into charlton island and tried to buy gas and flour nt at the depot laughed at him of course but that redheaded red headed free freebooter boote coolly announced that when he needed it he would come and take it said if we sell cell it to him lie he had bad government authority to seize it ile he was right there ottaway Ot tawas made that ruling adu know suggested blankle camerons Caine rons clerk yes made the ruling rasped cameron Cuin eion but do you think hed get Eup supplies plies from me when hes come into tile lie buy bay to rob us of the trade the columns of smoke that the factor blew from his mouth were the measure of his irritation r oil oh by the way guthrie Gu thrle asked bluth de with seeming I 1 innocence rillo cence what wits was your trouble with this puffy old boy quarrier you ou brought here today alive to tile the fuel act that the story of ninda and tile his summary handling of the geologist had received due embellishment bellish ment when quarrier met came gon ronn oil the arrival of the york boat afu bihrle re suspected the motives of the cler clerland aund lie be had no intention of dis he qua brier episode or of subject ug a the I 1 nemory memory of the dead girl to ta k comment of a stronger stranger l ive r ryde 1 de my report to mr air cameron 1 r 0 1 ahe he rold ld with finality yoc heard quarreler tell ills his story tills this afternoon what are you choked clio kec with a anger r but the scarred cheek and the with war record acord which had followed guthrie to baules bay in a letter from froin the Alon montreal treal headquarters of the company had made its marked impression at A albany the clerk retreated behind a cloud of pipe smoke sov now since settled wild Ca cameric Carn merim enin loudly clearing his throat and meeting guthries Out Guth lirles rles took look with a winic lets ket gel back to business where do you suppose athla mcann ild gets tits ills bucking backing there ure lire plenty of people in newfoundland found land ahod eliod brick him blin after the haul lie fie made lust hist year on the east cast coast lies going to be a thorn in our side guthrie ilen no ijo ordinary chul lies got nerve and ability queer till tiling aig happened cheit lie came into charlton one of tile the half breeds there stared at that face of his und and hIeD mcronald oraid grabbed the it 11 dlan dian ily by tile und and shook him ani like a rail rabbit lilt then raar etl laugh d n youl its funny Is it A It thousand houstin I 1 ca canadians n udland died lite hie day I 1 got that I 1 profoundly stirred guthries Guth Guti rles arles sympathy wept went out to this stranger with the twisted mouth what raw tor ture what secret agony been his facing the lwft h 61 0 4 grimace I 1 ilow how well lie he sensed sens edthe ibl e m pot potent ailt fury the bitterness off of tats ix the pitiless stares man raan doomed to the callo callous uk curiosity of the rabble 1 I wonder won der what day that was queried guthrie Gu thrle aloud unaware that lite his fingers touched the on ills his cheek it if held hed only do something illegal cameron hastened to say tile the company could run him out of afie bay there was a glint frankly combative in gj arth th guthries Guth rles eyes as he be heard the future of a canadian yet eran so cavalierly disposed of that might not be so easy frota from what the in indians say he be carries lewis guns do you know any of our people who would relish meeting laughing mcdonald at the butt end of a machine gun ile he dare fig fight lit us tied shed blood on this bayl bay I 1 cameron said guthrie Gu thrle and the glitter returned re to ills hla eyes im ln iiii clineb to think that the company had better avoid any attempt at lat force with an overseas man with a mutilated mouth lies apt to run amuck to forget the wars over As he studied guthries Guth rles brooding eyes cameron knotted his bis thick brows vaguely aware that the sear scar on the face of the speaker hod had prompted the remark well however that may be hes a dangerous competitor after dropping that seared company indian like a bag of salt according to he be R N 41 it seems so 80 lonely and so annec sary ary asked if there were any more slack ers who w I 1 to wanted to laugh at tile the kiss kassof of a hun shell there guthrie smiled his thoughts colored by memories yes ves continued cameron with a sigh aware alia t the man he addres sed wa not listening it looks bid for and elkman tills this year 11 later by the light of a candle in the small room assigned to hini him by the factor garth reread re read two letters he had found waiting at the post the letter of nf his brother dictated to his secretary und and typewritten expressed extreme shock at the failure of the wanderer to return deplored tits his indifference dIt to the future of bf the guthrie steel company and to his 0 own wn condemned I 1 1 ills callous and shabby treatment of the lovely lovdy girl who worshiped him had grown floridly eloquent in its emphasis of the distinction lately conferred on oil the Ou thrle family in charles knighthood lind resented profoundly the blot which its hitherto i A I 1 1 l X arts G iliev fiction cv p imide lei dainter ilik T irula a aa a n A t I 1 Urup tl ft al 1 16 s 1 at lon 6 tilla r iti eriah brother tile bore love ove and duty cut called led p Ud holding Iding ebli illif WI which liell tile chrle had seen fiehn fit to share WI til hla h is cicere secretary tary over oer tile the lame flame of the candle garth grimly it buru burn clara characteristically pad mil ap preached from a different angle at al though tits his loters she wrote had not nol mentioned tits his health she wan lent dent that lie he was still ile ho imd had tried that cold cruet cruel north why not glie give the country near home a 0 ciance cliine e where ills his devoted cunil funil family fy and a brokenhearted broken hearted girl pined pinea for htiu blin if lie he could have hae seen how ethel had taken the blow site she was sho showing a brave facelo face to tw the gossips 9 was going everywhere put out hiding a wounded heart they called her the widow and 0 of course people veo pie ame ayere mystified but she and clara were poly only counting the days anys wilen when ocar dear old garth would return to them she finished fluis lied with uthel ethel and I 1 are arc like sisters m inseparable and sties BO proud of charles new lionor honor ci 0 itt ditc sho she salo eald the other day to be tile the sister ln baw of the great sir charles guthrie 11 so you see garth she Is still the same old ethel loving you forgiving all all yes the nian man who read agre agreed ed a corner of the mouth lifting ashes the old ethel and he be blew out tim th candle earlier at the church chereb ul jl england mission rals slon where joan quarreler and hot her brother were staying until cameron could send them to io moose he had bad said eald goodby good by for it at dawn he was to start for elkman the manner of reverend swan who opened the door to barths knock was distinctly cool but as he had bad avol avoided ded the missionary during his year at albany and developed a warm friendship with elih pere fere rousseau the oblate the inhospitable t reception was anticipated and lg 19 nored the little litile man with the pale pal half hair and eydi eyes fidgeted with embarrassment ras at the appearance of garth 1 I am IP to doubt as to vy whether bether miss quartiers rs brother would wish her to a see you 11 said the clergyman with as brave a show oi of dignity ifs as is his alve teet feet four could command IQ in th snubbing n up of t the ii ema emandi man nii whose aies eyes twinkled in frank amusement at the effort then in a voice which garth knew would be clearly audible to the girl ha wished to see he said eald miss bliss her will decide without her brothers assistance whether she wishes to see sea me will you tell her I 1 am here holding his position in the doorway undecided as to his next move the tha missionary reddened with anger at the tha trick then footsteps sounded behind him and the low voice of joan baar tier disked Is there someone to see me mr swan oil oh its mr Guth guthries riel good evening and she pushed past the disgruntled missionary to take garth barths t s extended hand do y you ou mind talking outside mr S swan wan fears that your brother approve of me guthrie flung at the figure in the door as an he moved away with the girl who sensed what had passed you mee bee your good brother has already poisoned the clerical mind laughed garth as they walked slowly to the cle clearing dring im leaving early tomorrow and came to say any goodby good by the moon was up tip and guthries Guthri Guth rles elis sidelong glance caught the sobering of her face she was looking straight ahead and the light which drew a shimmering trail over the t surface of the albany brushed her heavy hair bair with silver youre worried about your geese it was fine of you to waste pre clout time bringing us here 1 I ilia am still in your debt miss her he said and as lie watched the profile proff leof of the girl walking beside hina with its straight nose and firm chin the realization that thai she was passing out of his life this woman whom chance had thrown into the tragedy at elkman came |