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THE OMINECA HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29,.1998

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BY GEORG

| Men Marooned ;

EMARSH.

“Get Etienne, quick!” Like the ring
of tempered metal the voice of Guthrie
crossed to the Crea in the kitchen
door, She disappeared. : ,
“What's this all about, Guthrie—

this racket in there?’ stormed Raw

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don heatedly....~ ,
As the bewildered Farre? waited for
Guthrie's answer his eyes widened
as he saw the groping. fingers of the
factor of Elkwan, who leaned against
the gun-rack, find and close . on the
butt of an automatic.
Then with a crash the door of the
bedroom was thrown back, and a
giant figure, shreds of cloth hanging
from naked shoulders and ‘arms,
swayed, head lowered, in the door-
way. Burning with fever, the wild

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eyes above the grinning mouth glared:
with the ferocity of a mad beast at
Rawdon who instinctively recoiled

from the. digobolie countinence thrust
toward him. Gripping the door jambs
for support, the great muscles of hir
of his arms flexed Laughing MeDonald
shock the room with a roar: “Give
‘em steel Canadians! Steel for
their gas! Give *°em—" With a gasp.a
hoarse rumble of the deep throat, a
chocking -congh,. the mussive frame
pitched headiong to the ficor.
On her knees beside the man whose
pulse she could not feel, sobbed Joan
Qunrrier. Gripping. the relaxed hand
of the friend he had failed to save
Guthrie listened for the heart -beat
There was none. Laughing MeDonald

major ; he must have been.a friend of
yours to take the chances with the law

that you have in hiding him.” —
“All right,” said Guthrie coldly
“any chances I took I'll answer for

Now look at this photograph. You see

face—poor devil—has no lope on his
that this men, besides losing half his
left ear. That's clear isn’t it?’
“Yes, I noticed that.”

“All right, Now look at his hair—
is it thick or. thin?’ .
“Thin”
“All right. Now in his discription,
what scars does he carry?’

Farrel read: from the paper he touk
from the envelope in his pocket.
“Scars: Little finger on right hand.
missing;.lobe on left ear, missing;
ete.; shell wound on knee,”

“Come, in heré. Taking oa candle
Guthrie lead the two policemen into the
bedroom. “There’s the little finger on

both hands, Get that?’ Joan heard
Guthrie say,“Hars both whole arn’t
they? See any scars on his knees?—
No!” : :

“Now, inspector Farrel, took at thai
head‘of hair!— Does that look thin
to you?—No, quite the. contrary, it
couldut be thicker. Now I'M ask you
tu notice this bayonet thrust. He got
in araid at the Ypres salient—

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surprize gaped

with their dead.
She nodded. :
faca to his guests ,“You are too late
Your man has escaped.”

at the two figures

“Stan’ back!’ ;
From the open door two slit-like
eyes in a face black with menance glit
tered over no rifel barrel held: loosly
shoulder high, In undershirt and socks
his waist belted in bandages, stood
Etienne Savanne, skinning .knife dang-
ling from a wWaiste thong, at the sum-
mons of his chief; "

“Hands up! Queek!”
His eyes shifting in doubt from the

savage fentuyes' of Savanne to- the
man still ‘kneeling, dazed, beside the
body, Farrel demanded, “What's, this
A hold-up?" ' oO ;
“It's all right, Etienne. Drop’ your
gun,” ordered Guthrie in a tierd
voice, getting to his feet. “There's no
trouble here,”

“Oh, yes, there is!” objected Raw-
lon, recouvering " his nerve. “What
d’you mean, Major Guthrie, by secret-
ing a man wanted for murder? There's
some real trouble ahead for you, as an
accessory !” F

“Shut up, Rawdon, snapped War-
Yel I’m in commnnd here.” And the
older-mean fumbled in an inslde pocket
and produced an oilskin envelope.
Numb with bitterness, Guthrie, aid-
ed by Etienne carried the. shell of
Craig Gilbraith into the bed-room Ut-
tered with the debris af his unconcious
frenzy. ;
“Come here, will you, Guthrie?”
called Farrel, who heeld a photograph
in his hand, _ Te

“Ig that Laughing McDonald?” |
Guthrie apathetically took the pto-|s
tograph-and' went to the Tamp, It was |’
the likness of a lurge mun-in Cana-
dian uniform, the patched face hope-
leasly disfigured by wouitds, As. he
looked at the Canadian soldler, Into
the listless eyes of the man who had
glven his all’ for friendship and in
vain, crept a doubt—perplexity, then
cold assurance. Garth handed the
photograph to Joan Quarrier.

For an instance :she“ examined the
likeness, then a-note of -triumph
in her voice,. returned it to Guthrie
with: "It Iéoks like him, but this’ man
has no lobe on hia left ear and his

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Guthrie nodded. “This is the man

Rawdon |
others from the house.

art, Farrel, V. C., Croix
Legion of Honour, he had them. all,
There wasn't 2 Hun headquarters that
didnt know his name,
a king’s ransom for him, dend or alive”

he was a man wanted | and
that he didnt intend to he taken but

—No!—Are you satisfied, Farrel?

For & space, the trembling girl,

thrilled—elated, waiting for the reply.
Then there came in the low voice of
Farrel 2 reluctant“Yes.”

The three men returned to the liv-
ing room, victory in the eyes of the
factor of Elkwan. After the toil, the
anxiety, the despair, the memory of
Craig Galbraith was. clean of stain.
Excusable os Guthrie had thought the

ject, in the light of ecirenmstances, it

was good ta know he had not died-a

hunted man. Craig had not been the
only Canadian to come home to’ his
Calvary. Laughing McDonald of the
Ghost, was not wanted in Halifax.

CHAPTER XV

“Etienne,” said Guthrie to the half-
breed, who: Hngeered: at the fun-racik

in the room, knife still hanging from
waist thong, hostile eyes on the police-
men, “you help Miss Quarrier and Old
Anne, while I show these gentlemecn
their beds. I'l be back directly.”

- With a backward ‘glanee nt Joan
reluctantly followed the

In the trade-room Guthrie told the

story of Craig Galbraith.

“He made the trench raid a work of
de Guerre,

They offered

“They warned me at Moose that if

would be suicide for us to go to that

chooner,” teplied the older man,

“It would have been, Farrel,”
“What was he doin’ with the Lewis
uns?!

“I don’t know, Of course I thought
firured

@ was wierd with a pistol. . He'd

shoot with either band from any an-

le. And his strength—you saw him
nd can judge.” .
“Well,” said) Farrel with a sigh,

“I'm glad it turned out as it.did. If
the deseription had tallied with: lim.
you were in bad for concenling . hiro
from us, although: I understand ‘how
you felt—in bad with your people foo.”
—"¥es,” said Guthrie, quietly, © “i
took some! hard thinking to ‘deetle
| what to do when you, heard: him break
loose," ae : re

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“What to do

Pr demanded ‘Rawain.

don’s face. ;
“Shoet you through the head, Raw-
don, if I had been the only one involy-
ed—or rather, the ears, to insure get-
ting the brain.” .
“You would—would. you!” Purpling
with rage, the policeman straightened
td his. feet. “You were trying to hide
@ crook from the. officers of the law—
or thought you were” ;
With a crash Guthrie's chair hit the
flor behind him, “Mention that man
over there again—and you'll never
lenve—”

“Hold on. here!” Roughly pushing
his subordinate behind him, Farrel
faced the man whose mouth eurled in
contempt of the patent fear in the
eyes of the youngeer policeman. ‘I
won't have a fight here, major! you’r
nervous--get yourself in hand.”

“It's all right Farrel. He's safe
enough here,” said Guthrie quietly,
“but-he'll have to watch his step, Uu-
derstand, Rawdon?’

“Turning his back on the yictim of
his over-raw nerves. Garth threw back
4 good ‘night to inspector Darrel and
returned to the watchers.

. Guthrie crossed the white clearing,
stung by regret at his loss of self-
control, his deliberate humiliation of
the man whose manner with Joan
Quarrier at the supper table was elo-
quent of the gossip.at Albany. But,
harrassed as he was by anxiety for
the safety of Galbraith, at the vield
insult in the uncouth Rawdon’s frank
admiration of the girl, who ‘stnaunch-
ly: stimulated intrest in his attentious,
while her ears strained for the drended
sounds which would betray them,
Guthries command of himself had
been too sorely taxed. “The -strain
over, his raw nerves had sought the
panacea offered. During his short
stay.at Blkwan, Constable Rawdon of
the government police was not apt to
press his attentions on Joan uarrier.,

CHAPTER XVI

Whet could be done, Etienne and
Oli Anne, under the dictations of the
nurse, had done for the dead. In the
morning, protected bya cache of logs
he would be burried in the snow untill
the spring would admit ‘the digging
of a graye.

“You need air and change from this
place,” Garth snid. to Joan, “the stars
are out; put on your coat and let's
walk. I have much to say to you.”
“Tt would be good, I tHink I’d like
to walk on the river ice,” she agreed.
And with Shot rs escort, they crossed
the clearing. .

“How low the stars seem, slmost
crowding down on us, as you told me
that morning on our way to Albany,”
“How long ago it seemy—so much
has happened,” he said. .

“To you, Mr. Hxite—and te me,* she
answered eryptically. ;

“You never told me why you stayed
at Albany,” he began ‘after a. silence
She did not’ meet his eyes, but
looked fur to the east where the moon,
sliced in half, like o mammoth cheese,
by the roof of Akimiski, bathed the
indago bnrrens with silver.

“Is it a secret?” he pressed.

“Iwas needed there.”

. “And now because of my bringing
“They will gladly have’ me back—
you inte this, you can’t -go back.”
they need me”, ;
“But so do I, Healer ‘of Wounds, |
need’ you. Won't you Usten—bellere
what I say?" His voice broke ‘with
emotion he could not control.

She stopped. They lad reached the
rlver trail and were. sloue—out of
sight of the post buildings. — :
“Please, I beg of you, never call me
that ngain!” ee
“Why, I'm sorry—I didnt know," he
flattered, puzzeled by her, mood. “It
means so'much to me—n- badge of
honowr, an accolade.” ¢0 0 7 T
" "Yes, at first, but-It-has come to|.
mean to‘me—” she checked herself,’
He walteed

her sober ‘face.

“Tt has“edme to mean ‘to. me,” ‘she

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DIVERSION AND USE

Take notice that Mohawk Miaing
Company, Limited {N.P.L.} whose ad-
dress is 303 Rogers Building, Vancou.
ver, B. C., will apply for a License to
take and use 20,000 galions per dug of
water out of Four Mile Creek; whici.
flows northwesterly and dratus inte
Bulkley River, about four miles cast
of Hazelton.
. The water will be diverted trom tic
stream xt a point akcut % mile Ul
stream from mouth of Four Mile ereck
and will be used for mining vod mill.
ing purnose upon the mine described
as Mohawk Group of Mineral Claims.
This notice was posted on the ground
on the 9th day of April, 1928, :
A copy of this notice and an appli-
cation pursuant thereto and. to the
“Water Act” will be filed in the office
of the Water Recorder at Smithers,
Objections to the application may
be filed with the said Water Recorde:
or with the Comptroller of Water
Rights, Parliament Buildings, Victoria
B. C., within thirty days after the first
Appearance of this notice in a loca’ .
newspaper. ‘
MOHAWK MINING COMPANY,
Limited, (N.P.L.) Applicant
By R. W. Haggan, Agent
The date of the first publication of
this notice Is May 16, 1998,

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LAND ACT

Notice of Intention to Apply to Pur-
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In. Cassair District, L
District of Smithers,
near Cedarvale,

and Recording
and Situate:

Tuke notice that Stephen Young of
Cedurvale, occupation miner, intents:
n to purchase
Jands:— — ;
Commencing at‘a post Plated at 8 -
W, corner of Lot § thence north 20
chains, thence west 10 chains, thencc
south 20 chains, thence east 10 chair:
and containing 20 acres, ore or less
Stephen Young
Applicant.
per Fred Nash, Agent
Datel May 5th, 1998.,. 43-5¢

the following deseribed

TIMBER SALE X9946

Sealed tenders will be yeceived br aie
the District Forester, Prince Rupert,
not. later than noon on the 1th day o’
Tnne,'1928, for the purchase of: License
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30,000 linenl feet of ‘cedar poles anc
piling, , ,

Two (2)years. will be allowed for
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