| Show oz A V aj SYNOPSIS an aa alan garth prospector Is I 1 pro pre paring to leave for or ills his mining claim in the he far farnworth north ft plane plan lands at the th airways airway emergency station in it aro ir burton kamill mining magnate hl daughter till and vivian pilot and mining engineer ergh teer believing him to b be only an ignorant prospector the men otter offer to make an air trip to garth births girths claim although they refer to boblo big samples of platinum bearing ore OM BI as nearly worthless worth lesii with ram product of th the jazz acs ago age plainly shown hows her contempt for garth through h barths guidance the plane iksoon abon rea reaches chos the claim site tta and camill after making several tests assure garth his claim in nearly value leat II butto enczur en cour ago ar young prospectors they are willing to take a chance in investing inventing a mall mail amount sensing treachery ahead garth secretly cretty ee removes a part from the planes motor mator and taunt oarth with his gul guell ll ability but their tone changes when they try to start the crippled plane blano returning to thora they try to force oarth garth to give up the missing part oarth garth manages coset to get the monoplane adrift and the current carries it over the falls falln ile he points out to the en raged raed trio that hela he Is their only hope in guiding them out aut of the wilder fleas garth begins the work of preparing for the long journey lie he in slats lat that the others help camill and him daughter must bs be liard hardened ened for the hardships ahead in their toll tome some trek to the tha outpost on the the mackenzie CHAPTER IV continued C that depends sir I 1 did not wish to part coni company pany with you so BO soon over ni at the river I 1 could ot of course have invited my belt to fly out to fort k smith witt with you hut but that would hardly have given till ia time to get acquainted As an it is in the weeks of close companionship panion ship to come we way may even even learn leara to be 6 friends 1 I 1 mr Itan itil frowned Is that a taunt or of maudlin gob bob fl neither then your game it I 1 you think after ma us herein these d d wilds you can win 0 our r friendship or gratitude b by y guiding us ua ou out youre a sadly mistaken young oung man I 1 garth agreed it would mould be a stupid mistake to expect anything an thing decent of you or your laughter daughter or hut but think fun fou 1 l ive ve already had bad facing that pistol and telling ho he dared not uso use itla it fun faunl you must be crazy 1 1 not atall at all I 1 hati had him bilm sized size dup up the game was to let him think he had nie trapped then give him the the big man chewed on thi this ol 01 11 clear enough but wh y wreck the planet plane will your next joke be fo walk ore off and leave us to Bt orveT I 1 does doca it look that wayt two moose mako maka a deal of eating As gata spoke hl ho pointed ahead at the red chunks oo on tho branches almost at the some same in bennt hla his ariae jerked up the second shot eliot was followed by it a snarling the i squall shrilled inlo it a shriek that nipped off into anto silence when sir mr It amIll rather besita it angly followed garth to 0 o the liang tag ing lepa legs of moose he saw a three foot stub tailed wildcat with blachl tufted ears eara lying under aborn a torn der of moose meat meal A second cat slightly larger had leti leopod ped beveral yards away before dropping garth drew hn knife only a much two shots we any cartridges 1 to throw away but pt we cl can n eklin and the meat will inskip inai a change from moose ile he tile tho bodies bagged th the L vest beat cuts of meat in tho the sli liia ana nn hung them high the next move was to if mr air auld pack tile the ejde of tile tho cow moose lie ile mails made a gania game attempt to walk oft off under li 1 hut fiut of at once began to jo stagger garth relieved him of till the load lend ind and in place ot of it gave him tine one ot of tho the bagged lynx skins ne ele himself bilig ged one of the ill bull ull moose qa artera teri in the cowhide arid add heaved it upon hla his back bach they came birck back 0 o the camp with mr air panting and sweating iirth swung lightly ahead of al 1 hirn him ile he slipped oft off hla 1118 heavy pack and stood looking at tho the idle couple on the rill brink they had eaten their nil flit of liver and stretched out to rest no adolte was ims from the embers of the smudge ali alre piles files were beginning to cluster on the moose tongues and other meat the girl met his look with contemptuous indifference stared attired with bloodshot hostility from between his ill 9 swollen swo ion eyelids instead of speaking to tile ane couple narth ao addressed dressed the girls fattier father as aa he relieved him of tho the lynx pack paci aa ai I 1 remember siti told miss bliss she could cook on tile the fire tf it she kept it going I 1 will say now ilaw that hat I 1 tao not adt intend to hoot elliot any more meat until unlit nse ts is wilde made ot of what wo we have there are none too many rifle cartridges it if the three of four prefer rotten maggoty meat ill go you to the last mouthful ive lived for weeks i at a time on S spoiled asti and rotten rotted walrus flur bys face and neck were as swollen lenad and sore as it if covered with bolls ills temper was no less ices more bore youre the one who put us to ID this dixi als you wood lousel louse 1 garth gave him a pitying look thava the fly venom talking no coot cool schemer in his right genae benses would ask for trouble when his hantla were tied I 1 might point out however that the venom wat wad due to your haste la trying to uh appropriate my cay discovery claim thava thata a lie ile you casta the plane adrift I 1 was stung while try ing tb b save it curse the luckl luck I 1 I 1 came within an ace of reaching be snagged line almost had it when the plane dragged it t loose and went down over those e II hellish falls ill I 1 1 I might remind d you that you yon ordered ardi red me ma to cast off the line at ai the point of your pistol the thrust thrust prayed tool too much for lie ile oat eat silent allent garth went on with his quiet argument all that la Is now cow post past history were more concerned with the present end and future iture fl mr Itai jill his has a shown hown commonsense common sense by facing the facts of tile the situation he has fallen into line the question Is 19 do ao you and kamill throw in with us as or do you go on your own it if with us im vinto to be chief how flow about it buxby had cooled down enough to see the point you win I 1 join up miss camill looked puzzled and a bit alarmed the great idea very simple my dear ne he has t the bb whip land hand llo Is boss bom we obey his hl adera order sor or well bev nestr ket get back to civilization ohl the despicable coward 1 she ole net met gerthi co coal 0 1 gaze gaz e and fell silent ue Ile nodded begin byl by rebuilding that tire after that cook the other liver for your fa ahey ther and ana yourself you will then start graining the hair oft off the ma csehil chlde dw while hulby aulby and your father go back for more meat 1 I will do no suell such thing very well orell that means lucans you yon get no moccasins to replace your boots boot when n th those 08 0 fellmy soles ioles wear through on the rocks rocke she flared gallant sir air galahad 11 I 1 leave her be garth her father intel Iker posed ill tend the are I 1 and scrape the skins no lie Lle down dowa whenever you wark its i wile to be on your feet I 1 we V e inest build up both your dour wind w ind and your muscle 11 axby ill a aak k Y you U to fetch that pot and the gold pan tho the mining engineer rose anil an j started up towards cowards the trough without a word of inquiry or protest aless li s eyes widened she gazed wonderingly fro from m him to her father hl mr had no less obediently laid down as ordered i garth ignored the girl ile he chopped d deep notches in d the trunks of the food cache birch trees about seven feet high ile he then cut saplings to span siah across from tree to tree with ends enda wedged in tile the notches the next UI move was to fetch a number of I 1 alder aider poles when he lre returned turned smoke e was blowing up to drive the lies from the tha moose tongues and duale les hiss bilis homill had bad rebuilt the smudge fire and taken down tile lie liver ready for for slicing she gazed up tip nt at him stormy md eyed ready tb dare if he be had bad shown tile the slightest nicker flicker of amusement or gloating instead jle he gave her a curt nod ot of acknowledgment laid his knife beside tb eliver and turned to space the across the sapling framework to make a grill above tile the smudge upon this he be laid thi ali moose leg and the pieces of lynx meat buxby came back bach from tho the discovery stake with the gold pan and little aluminum pot iio he stared in surprise at sight 7 of miss bliss camill COOL cooling cooking ing tile the liver she shrugged her bluni shoulders and drew hick back from tile tho ore fire to give one spit to her fattier father after thai that she silently offered the other to garth thank you he said let roe me sug suggest lest that you now fill the gold pane pan with water and slice into tt it one odthe they dont look promising rut but if simmered for a day or two a single moose muzzle will give us ua several delicious meats of what might be called aspic jelly this won no sign of interest from the girl she was no longer hungry garth ignored her silence after starting that dish you may cook as much more of the liver as your father can ea ear lie he will keep on ea resting while and I 1 jo so i tor for another load of 0 meat meal tile the sooner vi we e pack all to camp cilma tin till that other mouths will be surer aurer we ft e do not get nay away with it lie he unbuckled un buckled hla his pack slung the pack b oard on ills bade back and picked up Ms his and be belt ita it a ax tra railed ile d after him out of camp they balled wall ed in indian file all the way around to the muskeg swamp flux by ft with ath ills his gaze fixed coldly upon tile the back of his leader at the ow swamp amp garth cut a tote pole and passed it through the tendon of two hindquarters of 0 moose the remaining rema ining quarter he strapped to hla his pack board lie he folded tile the second lynx skin for to use as a shoulder pact upon it tile the mining engineer rested his bis end of tile the tote vole pole though garth had bad no pad he stood up with the moose quarter on his back and lifted his bis end of the pole to his shoulder but he was accustomed to packing lie bore tile the lueit on his bis pack board and ills bis half of the two quarters on the pole with as little difficulty as toted tile the other ether end of the pole when the reached the camp miss bliss lidmill and her father were out gathering wood at one end of 0 the ire fire thick smoke was rising from green sticks and leaves at the other end the pan of sliced muffle was boiling hard after he be and fluidly had lifted the moose quarters upon the rack garth brought water in the aluminum pot ani and c cooled 0 oled down the stew to simmering heat miss bliss hamill had much to about the culinary art after the meal garth glanced at the red afterglow of sunset mr air It amill the leanto and blanket are for you and your daughter haiby can take the lee side of the fire ill keep it going turn in whenever you please A yawn surprised camill into a mackl mocking ng laugh she turned to he her r swollen faced dance what a bowling force farce vivian I 1 can you imagine me going to roost at sunset instead of sunrise flaby forced a smile and felt at a particular soro sore cluster of bites on the hack back of hla bpck mr cast a wistful glance towards the leanto 1 I presume you will prefer not to share the but with nae me perhaps ican I 1 can manage out here beside the fire like vivian no garth differed sleep under that blanket until you ou have hare hardened into shape and turn in now its been a big day tor for you the girl bridled ilow how about my wishes and the proprieties well leave that to you garth replied rep ald if you consider it if improper to share the blanket with your father father youre welcome to io sit up and help me grain these moose bides th ramell was no less completely outmaneuvered ou maneuvered than the en gincer elneer she bhe spoke to her father well I 1 roust must say dad if youre letting jim order you around I 1 refuse to starup stay up and I 1 slave all at night could como on ile he crept after her into the brush leanto garth at once set to making more catgut buxby had gathered ereda a thin padding of spruce tips and moss it at the far side of the fire and lay down like tile the girl and her father lie he soon fell asleep after finishing his bis first task garth gaith tended the tire and added water to tho the simmering muffle stew lie next began graining tho the hair from the moose bull hide ile he could have stretched out and gone to sleep no less readily than had the che charcos chah coa cos oo on the other hand he was able as long longas as ag he wished lie ile scraped steadily at the coarse moose moosa hair the tha while hla his ears drank in the voices atthe wild by the time the sun glared over the lagged jagged crests cresta on the northeast wall of the valley garth had the hair grained from both th the 0 M moose 00 5 e hides bides As tie he started to cut into the larger skin crawled from the leanto leant she blinked and yawned dawned straightened her bor rumpled sports skirt and sat down colace tier boots he gave her a friendly good morning good pahl she scoffed 1 I 1 eel like the morning after here I 1 sin am flat not a drop of anything for a bracer no bath no ar clothes or face cream or lot lotions lons no moko make api upi not even rettel I 1 yet you have the face to gibe me about it I 1 at that he could not resist giving her the old quip cheer up tile the worst la Is yet to come she ignored it to point at the simmering muffle in tile the gold pan look at th that a t a filthy inese halt full 0 of ashes if you had a spark of decency throw it if out and warm me it a pan of water tor my face and hands lie he finished tile the cutting of a moccasin piece before he replied in the first place im too busy performing needle work to act fis as ladys ladya mald maid in the second place that muffle ts Is 13 not at filthy say its the most aspic you ever tasted lasted about the rest douse your head in the rill that will give you a combined wash and bracer it if you wish a 4 smoke theres the tire fire for cosmetics ill soon be making up a batch of grease and pitch mosquito dope my final dose of frogate went on too atin to last lon g she looked her disgust grease and pitch I 1 when I 1 have a head net soon Soo tf as we start traveling through brush its a question which will FW go first your net or your stock volle dut slit t snug ou oil trun utti and ona find it a better cosme cosmetic tle than rouge and powder ugh I 1 it 1 I 1 use your nasty dope at a t nil all it will be on my legs no go be scraping 4 against rocks and running upon snags wont have hare any knees left if you try he Il highland Ighland alyle ilow how about those lynx skins for leggings along wl with th moose moccasins for the first time since they had met the girl gave gaie him a genuine genuinely ay friendly smile decent of you alan how soon can you make them cut roe me steak asteak a aste att off that nearest leg of moose while youre cooking 14 it ill see what can be done when she returned the knife and started to broil the great slab of meat she had bad sliced offee off be laid out a pair of lynx skins shins A few knife strokes dut cut oft off the great hair padded paws paw and slit lit the legs into thongs when the girl brought him bla bis broiled moose steak he be showed her how to wrap a skin around 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