Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-12-18


the wagon. You see, it's this way:
There must have been two wagons. The
girl met them early this morning and
told them about us They loaded all the
stuff upon one wagon and sent it on in
another direction. Taen she must have
got into the empty Sne, and making a
circle cut her old tracks, knowing that
we should follow up the first track we
came to, like the geese we We're. She
judged rightly The other wagon may
be at Maple Creek or Walsh by this time
and have unloaded. 1t is getting dark
now, and anyhow they're safe enough.
/ am afraid, sir, this day s work will
make very unsatisfactory report cap
tured one girl and an empty wagon. J"
The sergeant seemed to take a mali
cious pleasure in laying the facts Of the
case ruthlessly before his superior officer,
''Hold your tongue! Oh, hold your
blanked English tongue!" cried Jamie
frantically and somewhat Inconsistent
~. Then for few minutes he plunged
around aimlessly, beside himself with
rage.
AS. for Dick Townley and the little
scout, they were evidently in no way
dissatisfied with the turn things had
taken Even the sorry state of mind
their superior officer was in seemed in
no way 10 damp their spirits-indeed
quite tho reverse.
Let me see that wench, cried
Jamie angrily as if seized with sud-
den thought "Tll teach her to fool the
police this way.
He strobe toward the house. But the
rancher stood between him and it.
"Mr Inspector. he said quietly
and deliberately, "you don't enter my
house. These three gentlemen are well
come to. only allow gentlemen into
it. am and have always been friendly
toward the police and regret this little
affair because have been on terms of
intimacy with many of your brother
officers who are gentlemen. But l know
you. The force knows you to its cost
and disgrace. Moreover the inhabitants
and taxpayers of Canada are getting
tired of supporting such bungling good
for nothings as you, who are neither
for use or ornament and who at the
most only represent a few votes down
east. Recollect, you wear the queen
uniform AS loyal subject I ought not
to lay finger on you, but try to make
your way into this house, and I'll kick
you out 7 will-so help me There is
the mems shack over there. You can go
into it. It is any amount good enough
for you"
AS for the representatives of the rank
and file present, it is quite possible that
they felt the painful nature of this
speech much more keenly than the Off
Ger did. But this is only what might
have been expected.
As for the little scout, he hummed
audibly to himself, Victoria, Victoria,
witty witty wit pom, pom" and felt
as if be stood at least six inches taller
in his moccasins.
But here it is necessary to explain
more fully how Marie st. Denis came
to be driving the empty wagon and how
she assisted her father and his partner
to eyade the police.
On-that same morning, when she had
struggled to the wind swept ridge, gazed
apprehensively around and could see no
signs of her father coming; when her
overtaxed energies gave way and the
overpowering desire to sleep overcame
her, it was perilously near being her
last hour on earth. Indeed the attendant
signs and tokens that are vouchsafed by
the king of terrors TO his victims were
fast being made manifest to her. GAS
we live we die" is a saying as old as
the hills and as true as the development
Of all things from primary elements,
willed and inaugurated by that onnis
cient and divine Being who has given
man dominion over the earth and made
him responsible servant under him--a
servant, but lord Of creation in his
own right. It has been shown how the |
girl looked toward the portals Of that /
mysterious valley, the Devils Play /
ground, and how she could see no signs |
Of help coming from them. But there |
was help there if she only could have
known of it. In the lee of se1nicircu-
lar wall of Enthusiastically colored clay,
surrounded by scraggy growth Of will
lows and within so yards of the en-
trance, couple of teams were camped.
Grouped together in another sheltered I
spot a little farther up eight or nine
horses were standing round the last Of |
some baled hay and seemed in no way
Inconvenience by the GOODNESS of the |
weather. The bronoho bred equine of
the northwest, with his shaggy coat
and sturdy constitution, will rustic
for himself and grow fat in the winter
time when eastern bred horses will per-
ish There was q tent close to one Of |
the wagons, and two men in it had just
finished breakfast. There was a tiny |
portable stove in the tent and small /
pile Of wood handy.
"Well, Francois, said one, who was
no other than Gabriel St. Denis, "itis I
as well we made this place before the
blizzard KEN up, but as it is, no pertic
Lar depth of snow has fallen. I guess
TIL just go out and tex a leetle look
round. Then we kin hitch up and travel
up Wild Horse coulee. could find my
way blindfolded there"
''Tres bien,'' said Francois. "Put