Show Men Gearo 1 J rl WN U COPYRIGHT tu 7 the PENN PUBLISHING CO SERVICE CHAPTER XIV XIV Continued Continued 21 21 From the open door two t silt like eyes In a 8 face black with menace glittered glittered glit gilt over oter a D rifle rille barrel bon held loosely 10 cI shoulder boulder high In undershirt and his waist belted In bandages stood skinning knife rum from n a t I thong lion nt ot the of his duct chief I land up lip I QU f I. I Ills eyes Eres shifting shirting In III doubt douht from the features of II to the theman man still till kneeling lI I II dazed beside bes loIe the Ihl I Jody hotly this A holdup Its nil all right lilienne Drop your our gun Bun ordered In a n tired olee getting to his feet Theres no trouble here Oh Oil yes there I Is Iii objected taw Raw don cion recovering reco his nerve nene mean mean Major r by hy secreting secret ing lag n a man tuan wanted for murder Theres There's some seine real trouble ahead for you jou asan ns nl an 00 n accessory ory I Shut Shill up Kan ilon snapped Far Tur- tel rel Im In command h here re And the older man fumbled In tin an Inside pocket and oud produced nn an oilskin envelope O Numb with bitterness Guthrie aided old aid Ed nl lY I Etienne carried the shell shE'll of crai Craig Galbraith Into the bedroom littered lit lit- tercel with the debris of of his OIlS S frenzy Vine here will you Guthrie called a II II Fit rueI liu vi a hell liell a photograph In his hand la I N that Laughing ie McDonald apathetically took the pho pho- p raph noel mid went PlIt to tn the lamp I It 11 t was the likeness of ti n large lurge man llIan In Canadian Cana Calla dian dlan uniform the patched face fure hope hOle loi lessly disfigured 1 by hy As he ha looked 1 ed nt ut the cite soldier Into IlitH the list listless IRs e eyes Iq of the tile man who had find jh D his bis all ail for friendship and In vain crept n a doubt doubt perplexity then cold 01 1 assurance Garth the flue photograph to 10 Joan For an nn c she examined the likeness s then with a II note of triumph In III her lier lIl voice returned It r to with It II looks Ions loo like him hut but this huts man manha ha has no nu tube lIbe nn on Us lis left ear and his Ids buir nt ot the thin hair I Ills Ills our our mans man's ls iS Is thick nodded Tits TI TIIs Is the man mun you on are ore after r irel Yes Ves and bo's bos the lle man mall In that room You dl didn't tell lell nl mo me his real name nome Ills real ral name Is la Jack Carmichael Jack You ought to 10 know kaow major he J III must mat t hove have been ben n a friend of yours to take the chances with the law taw that you rOil have hate In hiding him All lei 11 right said suld Guthrie coldly lacy chances chans I took loo Ill I'll answer for Now o look at this photograph You ou see that Ihal this man bf betides losing holt half his Ills i u uI tt u t-I-u ii ur r lI ue nun nl n mis no roue on illS left ear III That's c learIs nr Is bit U it Yes I 1 noticed that All 11 rl right ht Now V 0 look at nt his hairIs hair hair- I Is It thick or thin Thin All right Now fow In ID his hula description I what hat sears scars does dOl he curr curry I read from the paper he took from flom the envelope pO In III his Ills po pocket let Scars Little finger on right hand hant missing ln lobe lohe of left ear ear missing etc Ill I wound on knee lIle Conje once In lucre here Taking a 8 candle Guthrie led lell the two policemen Into the bedroom om Theres the little finger on an both hands Get flint Joan JIom Guthrie say I Ears both whole bele arent aren't Ihl they Re See Sea any scars on his knees knees knees- I No o Now Farrel look at fit that Hunt head hend of hair I Dues Docs that look lunk I thin bin binto to 10 you you you-No No quite the contrary on I II couldn't be bf thicker No Now r Ill I'll ask osk you yoi to notice this bayonet thrust lie Ile gut go gu guIt It In III n II raid In the rf Ypres s sal That's what gave guve hl lIs first V V. V C t tI I was with him I J has la your man n It slush slosh across the collar Ollar bone lIne like this Not Are No o Are I-Are Are you Farrel Farre For tor a 8 space the trembling gilt thrilled thrilled elated elated lI listened for a reply Then n there came cume In the low voice of cf of Turret Farrel n reluctant Yes The three men mn rei returned to the lit lit- Ing lag room In the e eyes ejes el of factor of After Afler the flue toll the anxiety the despair the memory t f Craig Croll was clean of or stain I Excusable as os Guthrie had thought II tre tte I act art In the light of at circumstances tt It I was WUI ug good to know he III hud haul not died a hunted milO man Craig had hOI not been hen tl tie 11 e only C Cair Carnelian I illan lIan to came come home to Ills bus Calvary Laughing McDonald of tile was not wanted In to Halifax CHAPTER XV Etienne said sold Guthrie to the haf huf breed won who Ii lingered at the gun ni cun-ni ri tit In ht the room roum kill knife fe still hanging time firm 01 thong hostile eyes eu on 00 the till polls pallet pallet- e emen men men you help Miss and Ord tune Anne whip i r show the Clues t gentlemen n their beds Ill I'll bo Le back hack directly With a backward glance 5 nt tit Joan Juan Han lIon na don reluctantly followed the Ule tubers others from the heusa ID in the trade rout told lold the story of Craig He lie made trade the raid a i work 0 ot of aft att Farrel V V. V C. C Croix Croll de Guerre Legion lolI of Honor r. r he had hod t them iii nil ull I. I There nfl wasn't nl a Hun headquarters that Hint didn't t know his name They offered I u a kings king's I gs g's rall ransom m for him him dead or 1 i I It I c They hey l' l i n It v at lit Mii Mouse se that It II l would be he suicide t. t fur for us to c In go to thit schooner replied the Ile older nu num aIt a. a It It would hate hi I l i ep ii Furrel What w us he 11 with the Le Lewis vIs guns I 1 dont don't know Of c CrR I 1 he was the man w and figured that thai be 11 didn't Intend to be taken Hut he w nus us weird with a 8 pistol Idol Hed He'd shout hoot with either hand huud from any IY an nn gle giP II And his hula you strength jou saw Mm anti and run 11 1 Judge jude ell I said uhl Farrel with a n sigh Im int glad It turned out us as It did If H the description had h tallied with him you were In bad for fur concealing hIm from flOID u us although I understand how you jou ou felt felt Io In bud bad with your jour our people ton too Yes Yes said Guthrie quietly It t took conk sonie hard thinking to de decide what to do when you heard him break loose What hunt to 10 dot do flo with a n sneer r What Altai could uld you rou do Guthries Guthrie's glance In the direction of the Ihl Ip speaker brought the tle blood to Hawdon's Raw Haw dons don's face Shout you jou nu through h the head bend Haw Haw- dun don If I 1 hn lint had been the only one In- In or nr or rather the ears PIli'S to 10 Insure getting your oar bruin You Yuu would would would-would would you ou I l with rage the tie straightened to lo his feet You were trying to hide hiden n a crook from the officers of the Iv low lower lawor law law- wor w- w or er thought you Oil were wore wore- With a n crash rash chair hit lift the floor behind him Mention that man lion manover over 11 there lucre again again and you'll never leave leave leave- Hold on here l I Roughly pushing his subordinate behind him l 1 faced breed the man M t mouth curled In contempt of the lie patent fear In the eyes e of or the younger er policeman I 1 vont ont have hn o a fight here major I Youre You're ous nervous get get et yourself In hand l lIts Its Ils all rl ht Farrel lies He's s 's safe enough here said quietly tut be hell he'll have hll to to tn watch his ds step Understand Understand Un Un- j his luls hack back the victim Turning on of his raw over nerves Garth threw backa back backa a goad night good night to Inspector Furrel and ond returned to the Ule watchers G Guthrie G crossed crossell the white clearing stung by regret nt ot his loss of self self- control his bis deliberate humiliation or of orthe the man whose manner with Joan at ot the supper table tuble was elo elo- quei quer t of the gossip at ut Albany Hut But harl harassed sd us he Ile was by anxiety for fur forthe forthe the safety of Galbraith Galbralth at nt the welled veiled In the uncouth front frank of the he girl who staunchly staunch staunch- ly Iy f Interest t In his hi attentions her ears for the dreaded dread dread- dreaded ed sounds which kith would betray them Gu Guthries Guthrie's command of himself had hod been bern too sorely surely taxed The strain o o or r. r his raw nerves find bad sought the panacea offered During luring his short Ill ri y y at m wall Constable of tJ the tl-e government poll police I was not apt to topi press pi III ess his attentions on Joan CHAPTER XVI What could t tie he e done dUlle 1 Ellenne II and rid Old Anne Allne under the dictions of the ran e. e had done for the dead lu In the turning morning protected by n ruche cache of logs log be lie would be he burled buried In the snow now until he he spring would admit of tile the digging if of t a gru grave C You Vou need air IIII Bud and change from this elute elute- Garth said to Join Joun The stars Ire are out put on your tout coat and l lets let's walk I have lIa much muc to say 1111 to 10 jou It would be 11 good goad I think Id I'd like Ilke to 0 walk on the river Ice she agreed And nd with Shot us escort they crossed eJ the Clue I How dhow low the the stars slurs s 's seem m lost dot crowding down on us us us you pHI told lull me ale that hurt morning on our way to Albany How lung long ago It seems seems ems so much has hus happened he sal said d. d To you Mr Mt Ir und Exile und to me she sheens I ens answered Ild cryptically You no never ne er told mu tue why you stayed ut at Albany he began utter after a till silence lIce She he did not meet beet his eyes ees but looked fur to tn the flue east where time the moon sliced In halt half f. f like a mammoth cheese It by the the- roof ruM of bathed the tile Indigo barrens with sll f silver r. r la LJ It a D secret 1 he pressed I J 1 was needed there And nd now because of my bringing you Into this you OU cant can't Sf go back bock They will gladly have hu me back bock back they need me Iut I ut so do I I. I Healer of ot Wounds 1 need you Wont Won't you OU listen listen believe believe what I fO say Ills voice broke with emotion he be could not oot control She stopped They had reached the rh river r trail and were alone out alone out of sight of the post poM buildings III Please lease SI 1 I beg bpI of you ou never call me I that again I 1 Why Im I'm sorry sorry sorry-I 1 didn't know Inow h he I by tier ber mood in It U I means so much to me me-a me a badge of i honor an nn accolade I re Yes at first but it has hns come corne to mean menn to me me- me meshe she ht checked herself lie He waited notching the light touch leer her sober face It Jt tins has come tn to mean to mo nit she went on something humiliating t Why III toy tny dear clear child I he gasped in Humiliating Im I'm proud proud so so peon to lo love Ion e the woman who ho has been a 1 healer r of wounds wound C flit Oh Ih but you rut rutI I dont don't understand understand- cant can't see I Aid d I um am I 1 to tell you 1 If It slier lifter what e been blell through together ill yle m said 1 passionately If it knowing that Ihal yoa you ore III r nil all DIY my virid nil all I 1 left Idt to chug lIlu to I to tight I t for you oU cant can't be h luk 11 ii h me men ule- ule foil n h 11 til me Unit thul vm U u cure for me meins I ins he II brae brN In bitterly then wh why Is she slie lo Iu In jour your room where you jou I set MV II her her- her If It youve you've forgotten as forgotten as you Jou IU say soy lie Ill rutted Ms Ills mitten to 10 his hb for forehead I us 1111 If U dozed dazed then turned a lute fUt t tense with candor Is she fhe he lucre there I 1111 0 1 tk h. h 1 t I 1 1 I lun OJ L u U I I the Ile tie three thre likenesses sIS sI'S u are ure re In iii your jour nul room now lIu lIuI I lie Ile smiled as liS one curie smiles at the glue I caprice of u child chilli It Is so si lOll long sluice since Id I'd noticed them then I h had fm gotten I Then dimly nt ut ft In u n moment he sun healer Mtv Healer of Wounds ou 1 l he mur toured Oh you jou OU think hunk theres there's u scar u wound unhealed the the memory mory of her that I cant can't forget he cried I thell i You think youre you're healing the wounds Ethel left a left a substitute Is la that It She would not meet his bus smiling Long Iong before I met you he lie went wenton on fin she lie had hod become a shadow I 1 hind lind come corne to see her as os she was was the the shah lowness 10 the hardness of her Then Tlell there came sailing salling across the strait a girl with eyes ejes that never n wavered wavered- ered r. r x 1 ri t i- i iS I r S With Wit a Swift Movement He Caught Her r ra a o heart henrt u o uI gold a hair he be laughed tit at at the climax anti that lint the wind loved to play lID with Like e the she was she forgot self In the lie work at al J. 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With those ch clear lIr eyes els saw the tie truly trull And when I left her hr that night III an the to shore of the Albany I 1 I love lovel her With a catch cutch In to the throat Joan Jonn n- n mieu ten ier ber nice to re tile lute moon I tight light The fhe sensitive mouth quivered below below be he low clouded eyes fiercely questioning You cared for me you say soy but each Ilich morning you looked linked nt at the lovely ely creature you ou had lost and felt felt Just Just Justa a II bit sorry for her ber for yourself f. f el eh Major Jajor lie Ill hardly rc recognized the voice so hoarse to so biter was las the note nolI on which she bhe he finished Hopelessly he III shook k his head As If It to himself lf he muttered In pr protest priest est They were wre there with those of the family fa Y untouched because of I was away hardly away slept in Ih the hue room after leaving you OU ut ot Albany up III the lite coust coast Inland after SoucI Saud on the tor Island Po no you think I l would hUH lia turned to 10 you In III my IllY need need asked asked you to 10 come up here with here with all It meant menu It If I 1 hud had not lIot loved lo you ou he lie pleaded lint In her overmastering o pride Juau Quarrier was rate Let Iet us liS walk she sued said mechanically mechanical mechanical- lv ly Ir and started on They walked a mile up lip the lie troll trail mud and turning faced fuell the aurora The stinging air had lured the color to her cheeks the shadows left Ift her somber eyes They 1 In III nut naming the Ile colors In the Intermittent 1 glow of the lie northern lights stars for tor the moment forgot Ihl Ihei selves In the stimulation of keen km r rund and und leaping lul pulses es As they Y the Ih post her m m. m me r- r cusin supped slipped on the Ice bard trail With a swift movement tl he raught her hr felt for an 11 Instant the weight of nt her In III hl his arms e s still holding her then as liS her nor hood fell buck huk und rand lie tie i caught the frn fragrance of her hull huh crushed his hili II I Zips lips tl to It II Slowly her da k head turned und and there on the Ice Ica cf ct f the tile Ellmon he be held her tier I II I meeting his wild mood with u a reves re of tenderness tenderness-of of passion un un- guessed Why vh oh h why he asked lid you CU torture me so Iou lung long e. e Ch Lord of and half hulf of tf the she bantered you yuu tortured we rile with those photographs Do you Oll believe that ellew that I forgot furgol their existence 2 Yes Yes but but oh I 1 couldn't be second best best tier her substitute I wanted wonted to la II lafirst first wanted first wanted to U its everything to you OU aiL all And yet rt you lOll needed me so l h 1 knew It that night at nt Albany out I f hat I loved 1 N a No s that you n needed mo ml me And Dd tight Is Vh why you stayed nt at |