The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-08-04

ez.s:.':a|l'|
cHAeTER;xffx :. i tcokrtxyhp:) !
90 time went on. and the summer
1 cana upon; .us In all its beauty The
= - Is:.s ~ III sss ss|.s1ss s ;asI
tookoq zwas kept day. and nigbt.r.4
.as .ssreful e klenthe mek yell n-
ploy kR6E5l 2 s.og as be
eneySten grew weary and disheart-
eoedsYm more or less according to their
temBlsSeEameits and the nature 81 their
q1hts: AIT was not dong before il
0ecale as fond of, Pearl az If she had
bee9kmyi OWN child, Una We Had E6od
feas9 to bless her presence among
e Shs esesE Sa sys3ft4. f'u: u:
pet Names were given to her-Fairy
Pearl Queen Pearl, Doctor Pearl, and
the Nike. But she was powerless to
keeRsdeath from us, and the first to
90 w. Ralph Fortyman. He sickeped
and Ated within twenty-four hodfs. Sf'
We shall all go, one by one," whis-
pered TON Wren to me- WHAT Win
Fairy Pearl do when she is alone?" =
We must stand by her, Tom tsll
~; ay," he answered, "till the last;
andAhen I'm dead IN watch !" over
1txas l hot tie l ztt; Tine. Tom On. had 81.
, spoksn strangely, and, indeed, I; his
manner had formed the subject of a
sreat deal iot, conversation between me-
endsny mates. To tell the truth, we
belfSysd he had lost his wits; but II
he was mad it was a harmless mad
, nessz, andE ~ ssagfassasAF Pearl had
innqAAcer&S ta1t sttlereGwas nothing
% bARfraid Of from him. It was not
along Pearl to whom he had attached
himself. and who was fond .of, his So.
cietsSH 1t was known among us that
" WITH sk ST. Gees 45 eg gss
refused to- associate with. -us-I refer
70 Mr.. Fairley-and it was from Tom
that We continued to learn . of, the,
mans safety i R1t1this ,nanb Ed ali
end before the summer depar ID. III
am not likely ever to fArget tie day
. on which Tom, whispering stealthily
that he had something to say to me,
/ led the way into the forest. y IL
Ralph .Fortyman was, the first, he
said, when, we were half mile In
land I will show you the second"
H!followed him for another 'duarterl
OF mile. and we paused before q rude
shelter, built UP with branches Of
trees ~ ''>: .s::.t '.-s@- y -.
Go in and look at him." said Tom.
went into the shelter, and saw
man lying with; his face tos the earth.
AS stopped over him, Tom whispered:
Dead, mate. Stone dead, 1 should
SAY. Number two" 5'e,i -. 4!
II was the man known as Mr.. Fair
sley whose face now turned to the
Light. And as looked upon that face,
my eyes became filled with blood, and
. shuddered with rage. No shadow of
pity for the dead entered my breast;
for. despite his hair and the change
that years had made, recognized in
the dead man before me, Mr.. bruce,
the villain who had blasted my happi-
ness
Dead, eh?" questioned Tom.
! cay, the black-hearted scoundrel!'
I replied. Il know the reason now
Why he feared to meet me face to face"
I had no. sooner uttered the words
than I staggered as though bullet
had struck my heart. Tom, catching.
me, pulled me out Aof the shelter and;
gazed anxiously. ihtb ny face. kssis#
What makes your lips so white?"
he inquired, in frightened whisper.
did he die of fever? Yonalsas
be the next to go-you H bes
number three. FaiHE pul
better than she love hdj
must be the last Of y
81 am we'll enou 4Ss:1 / i,
inter. though hoYssEs r. ears'
the words SO as|P MIX 6e1lE =
derstood isfa:m3 feryl :
most choki3 s3l = u
her; I viii Il f. -
tell the. - =
CURED
! "a. sllsl
led ana 1as:
- = - ssas se',s =.
fHkfkas XII. s=z:ss ::'',ass C ]:
1N 6you whsssz - !
e - {. = 1'ss q.
RA, IN vine the reason of
j3f, my sudden agonxia.
& tE; howevel1e8 terrible
his ~. Mr.. bruce was here before,