The Red Cloud chief., 1902-10-24
Copyright, 1871. BY Roprpr Bonsrss soSa
Ali rtahts reserved.
CHAPTER xnI.-(continued.)

Ill u HlDIltul TtI'l WIS VII Y '''''
her pretty face all glowing with inter
est and cried:
"Do you mean Paul-Paul Miller?'
That's the chap whose name | was
flirtin' with"
What Of him-what Of him. ask
ed Clarence. eagerly.
We'll. We don't know; old Glum
thought as how may be you better
come down and interview them mum
mics an see what yc can git out o
EN-"
You say they are at Ralston's
shanty?"
Yes"
"Why didn't they come here?"
well ye see. they're a little OF
their feed. Their peddles are bent
an their feet don't track-all from
goin' over d rocks and snow until
d. skins worn of"
Ethel seized her own and her hus'
bands cap, saying:
let lis hasten to Glum's shanty.'
AS you say, my dear. Come. we
will go at once and learn all we can
They closed up their house. and.
accompanied by Dick and Gid, hasten
ed away toward the shanty OF old
Glum Ralston.
They reached the lower part OF the
camp, which had grown to quite a
village Of shanties. Great fres were
blazing in pits. These were fires built
to thaw the ground so the miners
could dig It up and wash It.
A small knot Of people were gath.
cred in front OF Glum Ralston's
shanty, talking in strange whispers,
nodding and gesticulating In a man
ner which indicated that some matter
of great moment was under discus
sion.
Clarence and Ethel passed through
the throng and entered the shanty.
Here a sight met their gaze calculated
to awaken their p%rofoundest sym
patty. Four dark-skinned young men
whose once robust frames had been
worn away to skeletons were reclin-
ing on piles of skins. filling their
empty stomachs with food placed be-
fore them.
"where are you from" Clarence
asked.
From the island OF Metlakahtla."
one answered.
Have you come direct from there?'
mo-"
"Where have you been?"
"We were lost in the woods for q
.ong time and almost persisted from
cold and hunger. We wanted to walt
until spring, but he did not. He had
been detained for so many months
that he would wait no longer. He
said mS,ths and years were rolling
over his head since he had seen her
or written to her."
"Of whom are you %speaking?"
HE called himself Crack-lash."
"Paul-Paul! 1t IL Paul" cried
Ethel, clapping her hands in delight.
Hush, dear; let us be sure" whis
pered Clarence, then turned to further
interrogate the stranger.
What kind Of a young man was
this Crack-lash?"
Like you. only darker; that's all
well, how did he reach your
island?"
Come on an ice boat?"
"Ice boat?"
"Yes-great mountain Of ice. He
was on ice" $50
HE surely means an iceberg" said
Clarence, fixing his eyes on Glum
R~alston. The old man nodded his
head xad said:
There amt no doubt OF 1t. He
means an iceberg
IF he does, then this man he calls
Crack-lasi Is none other than Crack
lash Paul"
you're correct. mate" Glum Rails
ton answered, with a nod OF his head
The Indian then took another sir
or two Of the soup and told how on
the way they had captured one OF the
men who had robbed him. They had
crossed a mountain range and were
making their way toward the Yukon
when they we're all four drawn of on
a o trail.
On their return they were unable
to fnd neither the prisoner Crack.lasf
nor the mysterious captain, who had
years before been on their island. but
had been abducted by two of his owr
sailors. one Of whom they had cap
tured, ard Crack-lash recognized hin
as one OF the robbers. 1t was a Ions
story. and took q long time to tell 1t
Pau!'s fate was unknown. but the
chances were he was q prisoner OF
dead In the forest.
DO you believe this story, Glum?'
Clarence asked.
Every word O. It Is the gospe
TRUTH" he answered.
What are you going to do?"
Il am going to look for him. II
find him dead or alive. II dead, II
bury him; IL alive, I'll bring him
home"
Clarence arose, and, taking the
hand of the blunt old miner. said:
"HluIn. III go with you"
And her." cried Glum, noddine
toward his wife