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on, Because Laughing’ McDonald hay.
pens to haye one doesn’t make him the
inurderer.”” .
Cameron senced that the reply anne
a personal tinge—was in the nniure‘o!
a-defense of the maimed legion ane
said. quietly: “No of course not, ln

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The letter contest is over erence Mr.
GC. Carpendale of Strawberry
Hill, B. C., is the winner of the.
310 cash prize for the pest letter of
the four. weeks. An enormous
humber of letters were received
and because of the undoubted mer-
its of yo many, the committee had

very difficult time making its
selections,

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Joan, Quartier he had ‘known for five’
short days in September. But it wa;

» | Wikwan nota free man.
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Wel I, he wa

could accept her release. Then whut?

dle, he was no nearer a- solution of his
problem. . Joan Quarrier

wan.
‘{eatise a thousand iniles of forest sep.
arated Garth Guthrie from ou-sogir
whose huir the moun once touched

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scarred. vigln, had passed off without

tor as peacemaker. The customary
Dresent of sugur and flour, tea and
Dork, hud been given to each family
of hunters aud the Crees had feasted
and gossiped to their hearts content,
oblivious of bitter moons to come or
far trap-lines when, if game were hard

with hunger. The last of the
teums had jingied up the river trail
or down the delta bound for Akimiski,
Thanks’ to Souci, it’ had been an un-
heard of trade which had’ come to tle
little post. -Not only had he brought
across the ice the Elkwan Crees but
some from Kaplskau and Attawapiski
as well. A good joke on Graham and
Boucher, .
“Twenty-eight thousand dollars,”
suid the factor as he finished checking

his list. “Our little trips inland after
|; Souci and over to the island were yath-

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er worth while, my friend,”
Etienne grimed. “No leetle post lak
dis evnir mak’ dat trade on ais Day
Dey geeve you beeger place soon, You
tek’ Etienne Snvanna wid you.”
“Take you with. me you old villain?
How could I get along without you?
You're responsible for this cateh of fur
and you know it.’
Savanna gritely shook his head.
“Ket was you. who tak’ -de chance on
de riviere to fin’ Souci, W'en we go
to Albanée TI tell dem people dat de
new man at Elkwan ees hell on entch
de fur,"
- Guthrie stopped to inugh | at the serl-
‘ous half-breed. Of the loyalty of his.
head min, who had taught bim prac-
tically all he’ knew about pelts, he had
had ample proof: -

Down the coast over the sen-ice tri
velled ‘the sled :londed with the Christ-
mas, trade, ‘At’ Kapiskau, - - where the
early January dusk ‘overtook them,
they turned up the delta to the post to
pass-the night with the surprised
Borcher, whose Indians at Akimiskt
had left. him to trade with -MeDonala.
Starting the following morning under
the'sturs, before the light’ ‘died, the sled
from Elkwan sighted the’ buildings « of
Albany, ° :
As Garth and Btienné entered the
trade - room Caineron, , cuurlous of the

well, what's the news from the island ?-
Did you get Across the. fee?” et

-’ “¥en, We: got. ‘aerogs" ‘a. week ‘before
Christmas, but had. a <:tough - “time,”
Guthrie | ‘dissembled | ‘gravely, nudging’

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“He ‘replaced the letter in the pocket

again with focreasing Gisappointment
He’ had hoped for some-
thing more personal—something of the

evident that she thought: the factor. of

Quarrier bad done him an un-
intentional, kindness in’ that lie—had
forced Hthel’s land, _ Now he, Garth,

Far into the night Guthrie Sat und
smoked, but when he blew ont-the can

had = beer:
tight when she feared that a lonely
Christmas waited the exile at Bll-
dt. did, a Christmas gray be-

with silver ‘dust on the cliffs of the

' |the puzeled trader.

The New Yeurs festivities and the
trade were over at Elkwan. The dance
in the sleephouse, fur which Etienne,
seated high on a sugar barrel, pro-
vided the music from on ancient and

compelling the interference uf the fac.

to find, their children would whimper
dog-

ddea that this free- trader, McDonuld,

and killed a. man - supposed ‘to have
been his wife’s lover. He was traced
to. Newfoundland. According to-
Mann at Carlton Island,” the. deserip-
tion of the soldier: tallies: with the ap-
pearatice of this Laughing MeDonala
T have written Montrenl:
schooner is wintering on. this const.”

expect: ‘the provincial police will. show
up here soon to investigate: Me
result of ‘their: mission, called: “Well | ;
denjanded Cameron : of the’ men: whose
thonghts were centred | on: ‘the, honio-
coming of 2 soldier with: a: distigured |

the woman. whose Weaktiess had caused};
: the’ ‘mnurder, ae

wood going oter there. Your:
d| failed to hold any of the Etkwan ypeo-

Cameron. “Same: way with Attawap
their people—avent to the sehooner.
It sure grinds ine to think of that Mec
douskl coming in here nnd -taking ali
that fur." ; ;

“Well, he onthids. us for it, amd its
only’ human in the, Indians to let bir
have it. How much is. the whole’ is:
land tur worth inthe. whole year, any-
way?’ suddenly asked Guthrie,

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ing his grizzled head, “Tim, I should
say that it runs about two hundred fox
skins, all kinds.” \ ;
“Well, Mr. Cameron,” drawled the
factor from Elkwan, “Dye fot half o°
{it out on the sled, then,”
1] “What?” Cameron stared stupidly
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before him. “Thought you said yor'
didn't—half of it? What d’ych mean
half of it?) Half of what?" mpuiterec

“Why, half of the Akimisti . trade
We got a hundred skins.”
“You got u hundred—? Why, mun
you said you didn’t holt ‘em—you:
People. ‘Are ‘yon | érazy, Guthrie?”
eried the excited. Cameron.
Unable to contain his mirth, Etienne
exploded at the far end of the trade
counter, as Garth replicd: “You tool
it for granted thut we failed. 1 didn’t
say we had failed," chaffed Guthrie,
“For heaven's suke man, stop your
fooling and tell me the truth. Do you
mean to sony that you've got a hundred
fox from Akimiski on that sled oui
there?” demanded Cameron,
“ry da, ” :
“Well—TH be skinned ‘alive! 1" And
the dazed trader Stood, fists on ‘his hi:
gaping at the. grinning Garth nnd a’
Etienne,
“How ‘in Jehosphat did Fou do- it
Yon got ’ein after all, with Souci?”
“Souci and Etienne, here, senred
them to death.” . .
Then when the fur packs ‘hed been
bronght in aud the dogs fed, Guthrie
told the story.  “
“Do you realise, major, that this ik
the largest Christmas trade ever madc
by a subsidiary post of Albany? Your
scheme and your nerve in seeing it
through make the rest up the epasi
look Ike pretty dend people, My
heartiest congratulations?’ The fac.
tor of Albany grasped Guthrie's hand
“The men who turned this trick nave
Ktienne and old Sonei,” protested Gar’
“T don’t want .you to forget them. J
did little?
. Cameron . slapped the proud = half-
breed on the back, “No fear of my
forgetting Etienne Savanna. He har
Worked with me too many years. Now
I wish you to listeri to what they wv rite,
from Moose.”
The Albany factor went to his desk
and; returning with a _ letter Tead tc
Guthrie: -
“The Montrael office has got the

may be the man wanted in Nova Seotia
for’ a murder coummitted about three
years azo, -A retuned’ soldier. struck

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“Now, what. do you think -of that?

‘nce—n, ‘face repulsive; “unbearable

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ple then?’ surmised. the disappointed

iskat and Kapiskau—-they lost most of

“Let’s see,” said ‘Cunieron - serateh-

into the twinkling eyes of the IY.

‘Thesvt from the mackery of an unfeel

answer, “Man, Ive forgotten all about
that sear, but 1 enn't forget - the men
who were not so Lucky.”

shoulder of the factor of E¥kwan, he

cheek of the younger man -had play ec
its part In n personal tragady,

seek his room at Cameron’s hospitable
quarters and make himself presentabic
for the supper on, which Mrs. Camerot
would spare no effort, le turned for s

was upproaching the mission when the

him at a short distance on ® paralle!
path,
ed from him but the swinging stride

losity.
the post: could be counted. on: the fing- |:
ers of one ‘Hani. It was'a sttanger—n

| Mndlon * school doubtless,
sion the paths met, and ° Guthrle: turn];
@d with -a “good. evening’ h
man in thé fur capote came abreast; to:
ene, to :

this McDonald sailed out-of St. Johns
Queer if he should be the bird the;
were after.” .
“How many police will they send w
this case?”

“Oh, not more than two.”
’ “Yin sorry sfor them then. They’
never come back. Do you. think thn’
two men can go to that schyoner ft:
Seal Cove and get MeDonald, if he’:
the guilty man? He wouldn't be take:
nlive—and (‘ve 4 notion that Hfe isn’:
worth much ‘to: MéeDonald Hal Ha!”
“Why, you seein to sympathize wit!
this pirate whose. taking all our trade.
objected the other. -
“he grey eyes of the factor of KE
warn held those of Cameron in a pene
trating look, ‘2s he sald—*I de’:
. The brooding fave of tue man with
the scnrred ‘cheek sought the window
Phe tragedy of the man at Seal Cove
if he proved to be the Nova Scotiar
soldier wanteil by the police, was, ht
realized, shaply the “story of. Gartl
Guthrie cxuggerated.’ The wife.he hac
come home to, Like Ethel, had tumed
trom the mutilated face—lacked th
womituhood to shield him with he

ing world. How- many of the Cana
dian maimed, he wondered, the broke:
the crippled, hud walked in Gethse
mabe with Garth Guthric and Laugh-
ing McDonald? How miunry kad see:
veiled horror in the eyes of those the:
luved., .

“Well, I sympathize with any mn
Whose wife goes wrong,” the voice o
Cameron went on, after’s puuse, “bw
that doesn’t justify murder, Guthrie.”
"Pm not so sure,” was the quiet ro
spouse, “when a mun comes home with

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justified ‘in ‘killing both his w ife and
the man she turns to. “Put ‘yourself in
his place, Cameron. . Bren the childre:
on the: streets must have mocked bin |
as ‘he: passed by. Think of the hell bx
lived through—then. ske, his refuge
and anchor—fails him.” -

Again Cameron felt thut the: ma
ehampioning the unknown MeDonalc
was making the case bis own.’ Tha.
Guthrie was sensitive of his searrer
cheek he was already aware and it
irritated the older man ints blurting
outright: “Guthrie, don’t take offensc
ut what I'm going to say, but it seen:
to me that you must be vain as a gi
to have that sear always on your mind
Why. man, ‘you've handsome enough t:
carry a dozen SCLIS. Nobody eve:
thinks of. it, except to envy your war
record.”

Gnthrie’s mouth eurled slightly. in

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But as Cameron’s hand left the

was ‘sure that the furrow across the

As’ Guthrie left the trade house tc'] ;

hort stroll across the clenring, He

urthoaded figure of t woman passed | yp

The face in the hood was turn-.

f the mocassined: fect. hrouserl his ‘cur:
The white. wongn residents ‘of.

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knew of your arrivul- with that fabul-
ous amount of fur,
on your defeat of Laughing MeDun-
ald.”

tinued;
. The culor ruse to the dark hair on..

see they wanted ‘a. nurse ‘terribly, a
the schvol.”
searching lvok.

ny Christmas letter and ‘never. told me
you. were nly: ninty . miles away, ”* he

your fight for the fox trade,” she Te.
plied weakly,

rier,” he ald, with a laugh, “that you
‘ive here at Albany, nud I'm at Albany
and I-hereby announce that I'm going
to stay fora day or Ewa, or three -and
talk to you,!

“that xou -ore most flittering,
you forget that my employer, Mr, Swan
docs not approve of you, sir.’ ;
, “AIL the worse for Swan, then, for

nfternoon and: evening, | Swan ‘or he
Swan,
will have my way: ;
do I knoek: on the door. of: ‘the. Re er
rend ‘Swan?!

come ‘to: him’ by ait
lowed ‘him: 0

“anveloome to sinaay, Mn: : “Ertl,” .
she cried, extending a maittened. hand’
“I've. just: left Mrs. Cameron, and 1

Congratulation:

“You—wintering at Albany,’ he con-
“and you neyer.told me!"

ler forehead. “I found’ a job. You

Her eyes avoided bis
“My brother return:
n the ‘spring, so I decled to wait for
hin here.”
“But when I left you, you weie leay-
ng in u ‘day or tavo for Moose,” he re-
entlessly persisted.’ “And you wroti

added reproachfully. .
“II couldn’t interfere with the—

“Well, the fact is, Miss Joan Quar-

“Tm sure,” she said with a low bow.
_ But

m going to see you tomorrow morning

Tam ‘a. masterful ‘man ‘and
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