Show T A MATING THE WILDS w M vy v wv O rr o-rr eu BIN 1 y Jk W 1 i- i it a t 1 1 A KHO fH a A tt DEGI BEGIN ODA IODA Y Hubert Stano Stane serves a II term In prison for tor forgery Gerald In love laTe with H Helen len III 18 gUilt guilty of ot the crime tor for which Stano Stane I Imprisoned Stone rescues rescue Helen from the river when her canoe canoS drifts Into dang waters They start to walk to the camp of ot Helenl uncle near a a 0 northern post of at the ludson DOo Bay company The They tAke possession of a 0 deserted cabin The cabin Is attacked by hi Indians Helen Is abducted and her h r abductors abductor are shot by Ainley Stanc Stane left tot fo dead Is I revived by Benard Denard a trap trap- trapper trapper trapper per They are aro Joined by Anderton ot of the NV N v W M f P They toll follow ow Ainley NOW OW GO ON WITH TIm THE STORY I Stane paul paused ed In his hia walk and looked back towards the tire fire where Ainley sat eat Writing with glowerIng at him the fire whilst Andel tori eat at lI t staring ab- ab ab abstractedly edly Into the glowing logs Then a stealthy movement of ot the breeds breed's h half breeds breeds lt-breed's arrested his hia his atten nUen- attention Eon tion The man had thrust his hand I Into hl hi furs tun and as It was with with- withdrawn withdrawn withdrawn drawn Stano Steno caught sight Bight of ot some some- something something thing that gleamed In tho the firelight In a flash fluh he saw what VI nas as a about bout boutto to happen and shouted a a hurried I warningS warning Look out Ainley In the same samo second the half breed half half- standing swiftly In si UtI upright launched himself across the fire at Ainley knife In hand The whiteman white whiteman whiteman man who had looked up at Stane's sudden warning was bowled over In Inthe inthe inthe the snow with the tho halt half on the top op of him The knits knife v was os as lifted I I I but never struck for or In that second Anderton also had leaped and gripping the tha half breeds wrist h ho twisted the knife from hi his hili and flinging It away dragged ed the attacker from hi hia victim I Helen sought Bought the tho lent tent lent whilst Stone Stane after a o word or to two with An- An Anderton Anderton derton An-derton derton and Jean Benard rolled himself In his sleeping furs though with little hope of sloop He lay some time timo tint and frequently opened his ee e ell oa to see lIoa Ainley still bent bant over his pocket hook but presently drowsiness came over hIm The Tho last lut time his hi ees C eke oa alighted on Ainley the latter hid irmO ceased to VI ante rite and was VI as Bitting sitting staring Into the the fire with somber Bomber eyes Thai Ther sleep 0 o e took him completely He awoke In the graw grow dawn with Anderton's voice In his ears eats and Ith ith a powdery snow driving Into hIs e es What What Vh t- t gone I left one of ot the tho Indians to watch not watch not thit I thought ht there thero was waa any ery ery real need but but the beggar slept and AInley e e evidently took the ity ui opportunity to bolt Has lies he ho taken dogs does asked StAne quickly No nor anything an thing else elso tso that t I can see pocketbook pocket He has even left his POCk pocket pocket- t- t book behind with somo some pages bent over and addressed to you Here It id Out of the wood It mu mut t b be snowing like the ory ery devil and he cant can't go KO far tar Im I'm going after him with Jean Tenn Benard Denard and I 1 want wont yO lott yOto to look after and theeo ot of Amle s 's aS Anderton But you wont won't catch Ainley you know Why not 1 Because was as as the reply i gIven with quiet significance I am afraid that han hall gone gono ser Hr far Indeed A light of ot comprehension came Into the policeman's lies leS end and d he 1 blatted You think think- think he began and stopped I am ama quite sure that Ainley lia ha started on tho the longest trail ot of o all Ih Why hy didn't he take dots dogs How long can he ho last In wilderness with with- with with-louf lout And as you say outside tho the wood nood it must bo be JI hea which way has he gone 7 I His lug tracks are on the tho h ward trail trail- I To the open country country and and In it a blizzard Anderton ton old man maim let him go 0 You must gues what he lle Ib about about- I I ton Malbe la be I 1 do answered Andel- Andel ton quietly I And you'll only be bo wasting our strength for tor nothing I I hope to God Goa youre you're brok out the policeman vehement vehement- vehement vehemently ly Iy But But all the same 1 Ie e sot got to I toll follow toI ow Duhs Duh's him s 's but duty but you dont don't suppose Im I'm keci keei on taking an old pal to be hanged at Regina Im I'm m glad Ainley hail had the sense and anI grit to take the long trail on ott his own But Im I'm bound to try and stop him hint thoU though h I thank heaven that he has an hours hour's start Now I 1 must mok go Keep your ee ec e on Chig- Chig mok he stands for my honor and credit much more than Ainley be because be- be because cause o of at his original crime So i longi Ho lie turned away ay and disappeared I I into the forest on tho the ard trait trail with l Jean Benard and halt an hour afterwards Helen emerged from froni her tent to find him bent over Ainley's pocket-book pocket with a troubled look In his eyes What hat hat Is It If alie ha lookin round 1 here Is la Mr Ainley and where are are- are I I Ainley wont went away oray In te the nIght The others ha hae hale e gone after atter him They rhey Mill sIlI not catch him him-at him at last I l ast I pray nots not's not You tOu think he will getaway get away awny I He He has taken a troll trail where here they ore are not likely to follow tallow Oh cried Helen with a II sob You heHe mean that that he-that he that he 1 he- he he Ha He has hae left lett a Ii long note In hit hIs book pocketbook pocket and a a confes confession lon which me of ot that affair at Oxford There Thero Is la a II note noto also for tor f r you YOU per per haps perhaps you would like liko to take the and read r nd the note to rue me as ae and ell eli Ho handed ed her h r the pocket book I IHo and pocket watched her hor as sher returned to tIle little tent then bisan to buy busy I with preparations tor torI breakfast t Halt Half An n hour later Helen I emerged again a Her eye were ere red with weeping I 1 have torn my ray note out she said there thero It Is III She held a crumpled ball of or paper In her hand I tIt It I Is ii the saddest tiling I ever I read She moved her hand slightly and I the crumpled ball rolled Into the blaze e of ot the tire fire She watched the flickering name flame I leap ap up and ana die down then she sho to her lover wIth streaming eye eyes They waited an hour I two hour bour s sa saIng In II little neither I tr tring In to hide from tram the other the anxiety each felt and then through the ml mist t of ot snow between betl een the trees tree came Anderton and Jean Benard Stano Stane flashed a question at the po- po po policeman who ho shook hook hi his hia head Thank God said stane whilst Jean Tean Benard looked at Helen Zee deaths death ten een zee ze snow enol cat flet ee tee s I nodinE's I I kno know I hat bar seen Been a man lIe die en 80 Bet ees s as gentle is as a a 1 woman Ie hand And ax II ho finished l speaking Helen turned ned and went to the little t tent nt to pray tor for the tho repose of ot the theman theman man who had had sinned but had made the last laet complete reparation Two day days das later when tho the storm had blown Itself out all of ot them took the trail to Fort and an anat at the end ot of the first day reached a small rIer that was unknown to Stano Stane Where does this go to tot 7 hi he a S I I In that dial second also hail bad hailI leAped I t I pointing to the frozen way water It It makes a 0 big bend bond and tails falLs Into the rh er above Fort 1 gold Anderton And the other way Where here I does docs It come from 1 Dont knowl answered ans Ander Ander- Anderton Anderton Anderton I ton Never traveled It But I hat said Jean Benard BenardI I I hat been up miles Two TV days das trail from hero dere ees ecsi Ian an Mission where a ft mar mar- married marI ned ried priest preach zee Gospel to I zee Indians He ees vairo valre goodman good goodman goodman man who ho laugh like an angel I A musing look came caine on Stanos Stano's Stano face tace and he sat for some Bome time In InI I thought then when the opportunity came he ho walked with Helen on the thee e edge l e of the tho wood conversing con earn earn- earnestly earnestly estly When ten Stane Stano and Helen returned to the tire fire the former whilst An- An Anderton Anderton An Anderton derton wits was busy elsewhere spent I some somo time timo In conversation with Jean Denard v who ho after a few tew mo- mo moments mo moments I ments monte cried enthusiastically 1 By garl Dat cc ees es a great plan I Zee Zoo dog dogs an zee stores I would gh gl c e dam dem lou ou eef I 1 vos voa not so poor a mans mane But you can buy dem- dem iid demId wid Id pleasure I Very well But lut not a ft word to Anderton till morning I Right I You an sour lour niece you Kl gl gl zoo zeo p one beeg Ees not dat so IIO I That Is Ia It laughed la Stane Stone And Anderton's surprise wall wa complete Whilst It oa was yet dark and the stars were tv twinkling Inkling frost trost- frostily ily tho the three teams dog vi Ii Bero ere era liar liar- har harnessed ne sed on the tho river trail I har-I Then the policeman made mode the discovery Jean Benard's team was headed up-stream up Hallo Joan Jean he cried are you I going to lea lease leae ea e e us Not I J M lou eu Anderton said the trapper with a 0 grin I I go sid Id you to Fort to help 3 ou look after atter mok an nn zee are odder But Dut I r zee team sold to I Stane an he goes to zeo zee slon I To the English Mission Then Thena 1 II light broke on the tho policeman I and he turned to where whore Stane and Helen Holen stood together with Ith v ith laugh laugh- laughter laughter laughter ter In their ees e es ea I could shake you shake shake you both he lie said It ItIs I is 18 ft II pretty game to cheat me out ot of the job as best man But nut Great I Christopher I Its It's the top tip-top thing to do to marry rry before lou sou 1 0 go out of the tho wilderness That missionary laughed hed tane Is B a send God-send It would bo be folly not net to use the opportunity ho represents So I should think It if I were ere In your joinIng shoes hoes said eaI aM Anderton join ipg In tn the th laughter And Jean Jenn says say he h laugh lik like I 1 an angel el cried Helen gailY rally want to see ue him naturally lly I 1 have bave baveI I never seen an angel 1 But flut I haTel And so o o has haj e I I replied the thie policeman How soon oon do dd ld you take the trail to o 7 Well We'll watt walt te ace e you I Were ready now said Stano Stane Then It lt time you were I IHan Han Hands Hand s were shaken haken goodbys I said then Stane Stone stopped stepped ahead of the dote deta whilst Helen Hlen took took- herI her I place at the pole gee l dried cried Jean Tean to 1 the dogs do Then amid cries of ot wishes well well they started oft off on their trail to the English and overhead the light of ot the Aurora flaming lit the trail with splendor splendor dor TH THE END |