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Show s, i. - ! t - f " -j v -s- - "GOD'S COUNTKY A XI) THE WO.MAX" Far away, in t he timberlands of the North, where the purity of woman wom-an is placed above all else, lived Josephine Jose-phine Adare, a kind, honest soul, whose face plainly bore an expression of deep sorrow and anxiety. Up to this God's own country came a man, Phillip Weyman, to spend a year in nat region. The man meets the woman and falls in love with her. He begs her to confide in him her great sorrow, which he Fees she is constantly thinking think-ing of, but she tells him that, she may not do so. Seeing that lie is persistent, persis-tent, and really anxious to help lier. she asks him if lie would be willing to follow her wherever she gose, doing do-ing whatever she atks of him, asking no questions, and with the hope of no reward but her undying gratitude. Owing to his great love for her, he consents, knowing that he will be working for a just cause. Through the long, bitter Northern winter, he travels with her, knowing neither where he is going nor what he is going to do. To aid her plans they are married, but it is a marriage In name only. She then takes him tf the home of her father, John Adare a rugged woodsman, where she tells him to pose as the father of a babj which she shows him. For a moment his faith in her wavers when he sees the child, but his manhood conquers and he determines to stand by his promise. Through many tense situations situ-ations Phillip remains true. Then, on one eventful day, the infant in-fant dies.. After the child's death, Phillip notices unusual activity about the camp, and suspects that Josephine's Jose-phine's enemies are near. Though he knows not who they are, he longs to fight them; but Jean Sroisset, Josephine's half-breed protector, who had also been assisting her in her trouble, tells him that he can do nothing but wait for orders from her. He is tempted to cast caution to the winds and search for them himself; but his be'tter judgment prevails and lie realizes that he must be satisfied with anxiety and inactivity. Josephine's Jose-phine's ferocious wolfhounds have grown to love Phillip as they do their mistress. These terrible beasts, thought born for fighting, have big hearts in their savage breasts, and, at a word from one whom they love, would tear an enemy to pieces. lJ A One dav. Josephine, who is known throughout the neighborhood for her kindness and love for children, is called to another village to tend a sick child. Jean follows to protect her; Phillip trails him with the dogs, pnd learns that she had been kidnapped kidnap-ped by Lang, who, Jean tells him, was responsible for all her troubles. Phillip rouses all the honest woodsmen woods-men in the neighborhood, who love Josephine for her kindness, and they set out to rescue her. They also enlist en-list the aid of a tribe of Indians in their cause. After travelling for some time, the rescue party traps the villainous gang in their lair, "Devil's Nest." Here Lang and his men barricade the doors and windows and prepare for the attack. A terrible battle eneucs. and Lang's followers, seeing they are beaten, try to escape, but find themselves them-selves hemmed in. In the midst of the battle. Jean is shot, and knowing know-ing he is about to die. cails Phillip to his side. He tells him how. a year before. Josephine's mother had fallen fall-en into Lang's clutches while her husband was away, and of the birth of the child, which Josephine had claimed ?s her own. to shield her mother's honor. The story told, the faithful half-breed dies, with a parting part-ing injunction to Phillip to kill Lang and destroy the incriminating papers in his poFMsion. hi a lull in the fighting Lane trie to escape through a Window with Jnscphin. His action is seen by Phillip wh" n'shrs over to protect her. In the strugcle which follows. L-sr.c in. m;: res to pain the upper hand, and reaches for his knife to end Phillip's life. ?ee;ne his danger. dan-ger. Josephine releases the doss, with a command to kill. As thouch they knew the sorrows of their mistress, .he shaggy beasts leap upon the itruggling forms, single out Lang, .ind greatly mangle his body. Phillip tells her that he knows all, and that she need no longer fear for her mother's moth-er's honor, as he has destroyed the papers. She tells him that she has always loved him, and Philliy looks forward to a happy future in God's country with the woman of his choice. Elite, Monday, August 2 0, |