Show SYN SYNOPSIS prospector Is I. pre pre- a nut III his mining claIm a I Tt for tor lands land at a plane In station 1 emergency mr millionaire 1 Barto hi daughter d H r pilot and ceOl ad tp r BelievIng Mm to thes the theM pt t prospector Projector I M an aIr lr trip to herh Ii s they ther refer fer Dearing U of platinum platinum bearing Lilith t of th the laza jua age q contempt for forS dual her ber S Garth guidance the the th claim site It l pot roaches after making gal aa BlI ears aure Garth Mi hie claim but to Iule er ther ate are j erin ukI 11 10 Sensing treachery n a removes mo motor and plan II iii Garth with his hI when bat tot their start Urt tone tt the tb crippled changes 1 plane to to bon hor cr the they try to force W liP the mining part A a to t the monoplane G carrie arries It over ad Ib e eB ill out to the en- en i B tie point II tr Mo that t h. h 1 II I. their only hope of th the wilder wilder- I out ott them g I the work ot of pro pre Guth GU a He tie In- In Z tb Ion lone Journey journer Is tt th other help belp na A ita it w mut be 4 ahead in their toll toil tit to the e ou outpost on n the Q r MP experienc rl nee lm- lm If II tic kli companions companion into IDt x J. 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P Oar Garth tb ordered hI him m 34 y M roar oar r 1 y only I a warn warning I ng jj Jot rot ot 8 It If we mind our Yon Too In and d Mr jU t. t r Ram J 1 dI teW of that n nearest car st leg dram 1 Do Dont Don't n t hurry and andT rim t T ran roe S lY It tool root certainty certa t y of ot Garth's tone nd belief bellef and Ind ob obedience even I is Husby Mr Nr was al ald al al- III al d reaCh reaching C Dp for torr r ene one ne- ne neof of the moose BOOM legs JI that at had Gad not been IM Mid down bj by the I wolves The Thel l eer er haa turned tamed to help him started off oil If Garth took the tet 1 leg on his hI shoulder i ia wintered after rt them tray pay eyes twinkled as he be fed sa back tack oter over U his AIU shoulder at ii If age i beast Be lie could not have fM for t I better tetter bugaboo to make mak iii I h behave have Safe ou out II kt he told the two to toW W ret get the moose leg on one a e at t once started to tor r- r It for fat not shooting h t LG g 7 ft It yourself Garth read ret re re- ar t ad ad tf shea heD Hubl drew awa away ka to tr offered l rue rifle he nodded to are re wise not to ate atily at at- e ily with cubs cube S P 4 on os BO to doubt by th the e edge ot of that ray monster be be- lif managed t to o If H J lip rp to hll end ad ot of of the tote tote pole pole all 11 e eft 7 to tamp camp a Then The Then he be san sank lank k I o wheezing that t had bid killed hIm O II sat at at b by the e 6 Though refreshed by h her ber herfor t Ii Ike ati t reel leel term pool she he had beati be be- e the crating for drink Sh She had bad done little q DI oa the 4 it te moccasins But Dut to horrified ds alertness told aN forestalled about the grizzly as an outburst ot of I Keep coot cooL The old let k lady II a alone Ione j It w WI rte tub Keep keep clear dear f up the fire and tEl lID s Clear eel fine ot of you She lire Burnt her ber 10 paws paw rob III me of t a roasting por pore tl ot atthe l JQ list gold pan the to moose muffle mume had bad ne cooled Ie broth lame In the small Ir the not ne only gulped t S And liked smacked 1 1 for more I At Ai that J 14 10 and the gIrl were try the ri rich 4 drink drink aril van fa 1 their helt clad to have all mt ill ot of three 1 K Re De the ir knew savory r highly B Be Bea liked a ked What was waa wast t I kh to only that the I b dissolve more of ere t accustomed to the Z ot t their Mail kind They beRn tr to feel teel to DaDa the tack lack l k lad bd between meals between Cocktail mealtime w whisky 0 b the lack Jt ease th them u h I. I 4 he be aa I p of willow mow brOiled IJ lynx meat meat k nil Ilk stems bast c t moue a fat The tend tender them r OCcupIed untO the d their jangled A taa t onet act however toI to I 11 beg began to tar t returned more before e. e Ore l R Miss bailey tad and last talt 1 11 began ot of aimed almod tan to make iron hon tr y belll m to for some at Oar Garth t Ue time The n. n upped the moccasin upon which he be had been sewing and picked up his rifle rUle Ive had bad enough bitters and sour berries thank you all Feed them to yourselves for a 8 while Ill I'll go get et the the sleep Bleep I missed last night while acting as 81 guardian angel of ot your sweet slumbers CH CHAPTER PTER V V Mate Woman PAR FAR CAR up the tundra slope above I. I the trough of hIs bis platinum placer Garth found a dry moss moss- bedded nook on the sunny Bunny side ofa of ofa a boulder lie ne laY down pulled his over his eyes erps and let himself him hIm- self fall tall asleep A full fuU eight hours later the the- sun swung around Its wide circle until the shadow of ot the rock fell tell upon I Garth Roused Housed b by the passing of or the warm rays he pushed back hIs bis hat and sat up op lie ne came down dO to the camp Mr sat eat beside the fire between his daughter and Two or r three pouches that Garth had hidden under the moss mOBS In the leanto lay open be before ore the men Miss Aliss was emptying the thelast last aBt contents content lot the sugar pouch Into a pot of ot thick tea She was first to see Bee Garth's noiseless approach ap ap- Rail Hall to the chief she m mocked lily My ly dear Mr Ir Garth you are most fashionably late to dinner Will you yon not join ns us In a cup of ot tea teal Tier Her father turned to eye the on- on Invited guest with a s shade of ot uneasiness un nn easiness You see Bee we found what t you yoo were holding out holding out on on onus ns us Garth Its It's the only trick you yon failed to pu put t over It Garth laid down his rifle an and d came forward He lie Ignored the war wary y hostile look of the mining engineer nodded to Mr and took o ohis off olf ff his battered hat to bend low before e Miss In a polite bow bw You Too Yo are aie v very ry kind my my dear lady I could not deprive any of ot you o of f your sweets Eat drink and b be e merry merr for tomorrow tomorrow- You Ton You Youma ma may y recall th the rest fest of the quotation D. D Mr went red What If f did did happen to find these thes e things you yon were w were re hogging bogging for private e use ose We Ve need them as much as you 10 Quite so 80 eo While youre you're about I It t you may as well make a clean clen n sweep Here Ga Garth th tossed the th ne e mounted gold-mounted cigar case to Ramil 1 Oh so 80 that's how bow Dad lost hl his e smokes exclaimed Miss Ramil t Who the real sneak around bereSt here bere 7 St Steal al all those these cigars and the gold gob d case too Then come whining b because because be be- e cause weve we've kept you yon on from cheating 8 us as out of our share of ot these things thing e you yon hid handed banded the case back t to o Garth Wa Wa cried his daughter He lie waved her away awa No The Th e Joke coke Is on us ae He fie knows what I Is e ahe ahead d. d We do not Weve We've emptied d l e et t rA rAo o e eb b y 4 j Se r 2 4 j I That no Roar Is Only a Warning the and halt half the Tie Tle It up that bag and the salt VI Vivian Vivo Viv w ian and hand them to him Garth shook hook ho k his bead head and bow bowed a to the eyed angry girL T Thank ank you ou no Miss MIs hi basta has bas s ta taken eu charge chale As A. I recall my Au Ang Saxon lo-Saxon lady originally mea meant ht bread bread cutter She was Will the one w who ho rationed out the the food tood I figure opt upon a at least five weeks weeks before bet we teat reach h the Mackenzie Miss w will keep charge rge of the salt Bait and nd teado teado tea tea tea- do with them diem em whatever the she thin thinks ke best beet She flared I 1 will wall not I Ill I'll do doDO dono no DO such Buch thing lie ne glanced around taking sto stoof stock ck of at the camp Ev Everything In is keeping I see lee N No o sewing done on the moccasins mut He lie all eaten aten woodpile nearl nearly used up uD You You'd d better up cook k and eat ell all the meat you rou can before the rest of the tue wood la Is burnt When Chen the Ore fire goes gos out we well we'll f h have ha e plenty of ot four four- footed visitors to relieve us of ot those moose legs wolves foxes wolves wolver- nes Ines Th There i re followed a silence broken ken at last by Miss She repeated repeat repeat- ed her first question but In a very different tone Mr Garth may I 1 pour you yon you a cup of the tea teal tea Thank you I J do not need It The rest of ot you will I surest Suggest keeping It for breakfast You'll Youl have hare no other lher taste of ot sweets for over a month unless we find a bumblebee nest The Tile girl silently covered the top of the pot with the Inverted tin cup Her lIer father heaved up his soft sort bulk lIe He beckoned to Come Vivian The agreement was Vas that Garth should be skipper That wood pile will not last another hour We cant can't permit any bear benr raids on n our bull market Garth lifted one of the moose quarters from the smoke rack and began to cut off olf large thin slices These he laid on the poles lols for quicker quick er smoke curing and drying lie He paid no attention to Miss When the girl saw he did not intend In in- tend to speak to her she picked up the salt saH and tea pouches and went Into the leanto Garth Oarth thought she meant to go to bed Instead she crawled out again put one of the freshly cut slices of ot meat on a wil wll low spit and held beld It over the end endot of ot the fire where the muffle inutile had simmered As soon as the steak was broiled the cook sullenly offered It to Garth Oarth He lie took it with no betrayal of ot his surprise and sat Bat down to eat Thank you sister She frowned I J never hated anyone any one so 10 much In all my life lite as 81 I hate bate you But th that t was a mean trick stealing your sugar Bugar All the more reason for tor you to hate bate me Not that it matters malters a penny the penny the sugar or your hate Til ru admit though It Its It's very Interesting to watch the reactions of ot yourself and your father Is just a e commonplace wolf walt But your fa ta tather father ther and you you the the lady of leisure and the millionaire acquirer acquirer- tossed from the lap of ot luxury into the raw wild You'll have to acknowledge acknowledge acknowledge ac ac- ac- ac knowledge Its It's high comedy Miss turned her back on him and went to crawl Into the leanto tier Her father and Rurby clime came came with still more wood to pile on the alre already dy high heap of ot fuel tuel The engineer en en- went to lie down at his sleepIng sleep sleep- Ing place on the lee Ife of ot the fire During the thA th da day he be had gathered a e much thicker bed of spruce tips and dry moss The long hours of ot twilight slow Blow slowly ly Iy faded to the semi-dusk semi of ot midnight mid raid night and as ea slow slowly brightened towards towards to to- wards full day Sunrise found the three visitors from the cities still 1 asleep Two hours bourn or so later the crack cracke of at moose bones under antler the blows blows' of ot the belt-ax belt wakened lie tie sat up to turn hungrily In the direction di dl from which came ame a B savory odor Garth had bad drawn a thigh thighbone thighbone bone from the ire fire and end was butterIng butter butter- Ing a I piece of ot broiled meat with hot bot marrow The engineer came around and laid one of the thigh bones on the fire Above It he slanted a steak on a spit Neither he be nor Garth spoke He ne started stabled to eat his steak and marrow before either was more morp than halt half cooked Garth finished his own breakfast and began to sew a moccasin As soon as 88 had bad bolted down his bis food be he picked up the emptied gold pea pan Miss had bad silt sat up aD In the front of the leanto to lace her boots Her ner father tather crept out past her Morning Vivian he be greeted I see youre you're going to set let the pa paon pan pal panon n on the fire again Good idea That Tha t muffle aspic is II aU Garth told u uit us s It would be No tone was almost curt curl Weve lost too much time tim e already I am going to make a complete test teat of ot that placer d deposit de de- e posit He ne looked with roll old wariness n at atthe atthe t the rightful claimant of ot the placer Garth smiled Go 00 to It The more mot i you pan out the more of my CO to pe percent per percent cent rent ill Til be able to Jingle In la m my y pocket That sent the engineer off ott with wit witha b a crease between his hard eyes Mr studied Garth Garth's amuse amused d face What is the Idea he Inquired y Do you Infer you yon still stand b by bythe bythe the terms you offered 11 Well I may at least allow yo you yon u tenths tour of what your Man Friday Friday Fri Irl day sweats out of ot my placer Th The e laborer Is le worthy of at his hI hire hIre Im Im I'm m going for a dip You and Miss Ra Eta will mill might get your moose bones t to o roasting The marrow goes wet well 1 with the steaks Let me suggest t that you build a large Ore fire In th the e regular cook hole When It burns a low love rake out the coals and lay ley 1 In n one one oneat of at the forelegs thickly smeared d with mud Then Thou rake on oa dirt em pm embers emberg and ashes built s a small fin Orp bers berg rota fino on top and ad keep It going four tour o or r five lice hours bours Miss looked down at her he r slender Blender hands They were already ahead p roughened and end grimed and two 0 of ot t manicured nails Dalls had been bee a the he hIghly broken large diamond of ot he her r broken b The flashed dashed blue white e engagement age ent ring flashing fire up into her hr angrily her hEad bead up blue u e eyes yes She Jerked S to tou flare out at Garth lie Ill was WM a already al ready rendy disappearing In the broth on his hie way to the rock pool cool ool When he returned from his hIli plunge a fire was flaming high In to the cook coot hole Well away from it It the hell heir heiress ess sae to millions was smearing one of ot the moose legs les with mud brought u up p from the lake shore by her fa f. I her ther In to his soft sott hat Garth raked the thigh bones from the smudge smudge fire and set Bet back hak the spits spite of ot the partly portly burnt steaks He tIe then dripped melting moose moos tat fat Into a small twist cup cup of ot birch hark that he had bron brought ht back with hIm The cup CUl already held two or of three gills of at spruce pitch Garth offered his dope Best cosmetic cos coss In the North You may map aswell aswell as aswell well RO to the limit Ill 11 dl die e first I Her father dipped his fingers In the dope and end smeared the stuff on his face and neck as all Garth had bad done Garth said I Eat Bat nt your fill Miss will stay to tend the fires Y You ou and I 1 are to climb You'll wear leather trousers outside your our own awn But nut they're too ten small for me around the belt belt not be after a I few days dars You'll wear the Jacket lecher also i A taste of hot marrow roused the Z t y You Are Very Kind My Dear Lady I Could Not Deprive Any Anyo o of You of Your Sweets Sweet girls girl's appetite Hunger overcame her other cravings Sh She Sh said nothing nothIng noth noth- Ing even even when at the end of the meal her father drew on flying suit Bult over his clothes and started off olf with Garth Though Garth Oarth had spoken of ot a climb be he first led along the lake lakeshore lakeshore lakeshore shore to the beginning of the muskeg muskeg mus mUll keg swamp Then turned and slant Ilant slanted slanted ed gradually up through the belt of spruce trees until the west side of the trough was wa reached at tim tim- berline He lie stopped to look at b by while Mr caught his second second sec sec- ond and wind The mining engineer gave gave no heed to them lie Re was hardat hard hardat at work panning out ut gravel midway up to the discovery stake Garth led across |