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BY GEORGE MARSH

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For a space he could not faswer,
swept by a wave of pride. in ~ the
stuunchness of the girl of whom he had
asked so much...

“I've got to feed them here. Can
you keep him under an opiate?’

“Yes, lie’s under gne now. If he
grows delirions, as some do, he'll in-
jure himself—try to - get up. We'll
have to keep him lashed to the bed.” .

“Tl get them over to-the tradehouse
as soon us they cat. They may not
stay more than a night, but when they
fail to find his body at the schooner,
they'll want to see me.”

“T gnve Etienne his bandages and
showed Marie how to adjust them.”

“What a wonderful conspirator yor
ave, Hedler of Wounds! How am IJ
ever to repay you?” He sat, from bab-
it, with the unmarred left side of his
face quartering on the girl. Suddenly
she straightened, startling him with

the tenseness of her look.
“Why do you sit that way? she de-

‘jmanded angrily.

-“Whut—what do-you mean?”
asked, confused by her tone. -

“You treat me as if I were—oh like
She point-
ed toward the adjacent sick room.

Vaguely her meaning dawned on hir
Senrs—to her—were an accolade. The
straight eyes of her nev er turned from
a wound,

“Forgive me,” he said, and his eyes
clouded with mist. “I knew the day

JI met you—that you saw beyond—the

seare.”

For an instant her face was radiant
with a look that stirred the man with
the mad desire to go ‘to her—take her
in his arms—wring from this woman
who doubted him—his love, the admis-
sion that she cured tov. But no not
here, his ward and guest, helpless to
avoid him, His chivalry checked his
impulse. She knew he loved her: she
should have fair pluy at Elkwan.

‘drew them ‘to his bedside. The great
frame, banded by str.ps.of lotly to cun-
fine him ‘in his delirium,’ rendered the
His heavy
russet- hair, smoothed by his nurve
from his wide forehead, framed the
deep blue eyes which stared, unseeing
at the ceiling of the room. Below leer-
ed the torn mouth, ghastly in its dis-

tortion.

“We were hnappy—before,” they
beard him mutter. “I know—I know.
+it was hard. But couldn’t you bear
it—for the suke of—the old days?
Handsome Galbraith—it was—once.
Then—that shell! Good-bye Hand.
some Grlbraith!—But you—I loved—
needéd. Your eyes! God! the look
in them—ivhen you saw me!”

The eyes of Joan Quarrier aud Guth-
rie met. Two tears, ignored, slowly
wet her cheeks. The face of the man
was twisted with pitty.

“What, hell he must have lived
through.”

“And she, why are such erentures.
put into the world?” said the girl hus-
kily. “When bis need of her was the
greatest—-she unmasked her little soul"
Involuntarily Garth Guthrie started.
How unerringly she had characterized

bthel,

he

Muttered words from the siek man,

, Stand 2”

Had she guessed, he wondered.
“T can guess what.followed,” Garth
replied. “I know him. Heart-broken.
—he often spoke of her—he went to
drink, to forget. Then it happened.”
; “But, nfter all, nre they sure he’s
the man?” .

£The circumstantial evidence puts it
beyond all question—the description.
his being here in the north.”

While Joan caught o few hours slep’
in the room of Guthrie which. he had
again given her, the factor sat beside
the unconscious man, whose, tortured
lungs labored for breath.

‘Before she lay down the girl stood
and gozed quizzically hefore the pho-
togrnphs which stood in their piace:
on his dresser.

“You're very lovely,”. she murmured.
“I’s not strange that he cun’t forget
you. He still remembers or you'd not
be here—still remembers, although he
wants me to thinkshe has forgotten.”

CHAPTER XIV

In cently afternoon Etienne swing
back the trade house door with acerash
. “Dog-team on de riviere.”

“All right,” replied Guthrie. “Tell
Miss Quarrier on your way.. Now yo
ret into those bandages and into bed
nnd dowt have the children around i’
they come to talk to you.”

“T am ver seek man,” laughed the
haif breed and went out. .

So the police had-come? He hadn”
expected them for days, but they mur
have reached Albany from. Moose tht
day he left. They certainly hadn't
lingered at the schooner with Camer-
on’s men; mystefied at failing to find
the hody of MeDnald, they prebabl;
wanted to talk first with the men wht
had discovered the tragedy, then re-
turn to Seal Cove.

They would pass at least one night
at Elkwan to talk it over. There was
no alternative to having them eat ai
his quarters. There lay the danger
He would rush them through suppe
and to the trade house where the}
would sleep, as of course, Jonn Quar-
rier had bis spare room, Etlenne’s nc
cident they would have beard of frow
Cameron, and Btienne and Marie wert
more than equal to entertaining then:
with the picture of a man sufferin;

from o painful wound. The rul

would come at meal time. Would the
opiate keep McDonald quiet—and hi:
breathing—would they hear it? If on-
ly he could have been moved for n day
but where? The trade-house, factor’:
quarters, and -Etienne’s were the sol
heated buildings at the post, Going t
his quarters, he enlled Joan and Ol¢
Anne.

“Anne, you.can’t speak English—
don’t answer any questions. Under
The brord face of the cool
stretched in a smile-as she winked
“Nama.” she answered in Cree.

“Good! And when you hear us come
in for supper, make ag much noise a
you can in the kitchen. Sing all yor
wish, rattle the pans. When you wait
on us talk to me in Cree. ”
“Enhi-enh !" ‘replied the Cree,

“How is he now?’ Guthrie asked

Joan: a : . mo,
“Her eyes reflected . her anxiety.
“Worse, much worse. Raging fever—
105; pulse running away. He's beer
straining terribly at his bonds. Lucky
|you and Etiene made them strong.”
“You gave him ‘the oplate, of course”
“Yes, he’s feeling it now. By sup
per time he'll be quiet—but his breath
ing ” .
: crhatts what worries me.” Guthrt
went to, the sick room where the giant
bound ta bis bed by thick bandages of
eloth, lay moaning in a half -stupor
“Old Graig. ‘Fo finish like this!” Sar.
rowfully, the man who was imperiling
his future that his friend might hay:
his chance’. went out to meet the- ap
proaching dog team.
With Shot beside him, curious of th:
strange dogs, Garth watched the visit.
ors elinhl the hill trail behind thei:
team of seruhs.
“Goad day!’ called the older of the
two wen, stepping forward with er
tended hand. This is Mr. Rawdon,’
The speaker nodded to his companio:
a young, heavily built man, who- shoo}
Guthrie's hand,’

“Pye been expecting you,” said Guth
tie, “You can turn your dags into tha
empty shaek after you've .fed them.

They'll be safe there. My only assist.
ant, us you know, is laid Tp.”

The dogs fed and safely guarded
froin the big Ungavas of the post, Gut}
rie led his guests to the warm stoy
of the trade-house.

FAO [BIG WoL FARTS atte nox.
he asked enrelessly. “They were ex:
pecting you when I left Moose wit!
Miss Quarrier, "

At the mention of Joan’s name the
hervy face of Rawdon lighted with ir
terest.

“Yes,” replied Farrel, Mehtine i
pipe. “We went over to the islan’
with Cameron’s people who are guard
ing the fur. But, of course, we want
efl-to talk to you snd your man hefor-
we get down to work.”

“Get down to work?
mean?” Guthrie’s cold eyes studied
the face of the inspector. A decor
face. he thought, honest, buman.

“Why we found only three hodles
Cumeron says you found four, inclid
ing McDonald's, McDonnld’s wasn’
there.”

“MeDonald’s bedy not there?
possible.”

“No, we made no nustake. The In
diaus must have spirited it away
they tell me there's a fortune in fur

on that schooner, too, but there’s ni

Im

sign of it’s heing plundered.” '

“Why, we left MeDonald derd in hi:
berth, from flu, I supose. Brenan
was in the cabin, and the other two ir
berths. The interpreter and a siilo:
they claim were on the boat mus°
have made for the nearest enn. Did
you searcch the ice? The Indinns might
have buiyied him. He had some In
dians picking up for -him on the {s-
land. They may have found him anc
given him a decent grave in the iee,”
“Thats true, but why should the,
leave the rest on the boat?"

“He was the big man—the ehief. He
had a great hold on them, That migh
explain it,” Guthrie suggested. “Well
I wonder what they’ve got for you
hungry men to ent,” he added. “Makc
your selves at home whilel go over and
ask Old Anne when she'll be veady for
as.

"By the way,” enlled Farrel bs Guth-
rie opened the door. “How's your man

wound alright? He can talk, cant

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\ne? "E want to get his statement.”

“He's deing~thanks to his arniy
nurse. - She saved him from infection. fa
They Were waiting forGarth at the”
house. Her eyes shadowy with strain
and axiety, Joan met him at the door,
_ “The morphine? Is it working?” he’
asked, :
“He's quiet now, but I don’t know
how long it will last. It seems lost on

him. I've given him all I dare,"
“His temperature—pulse?”
“Awful! I don’t see how he lives

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