The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-12-30
(OONTINuRD FROM LAST MEEK.

CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
The mans accustomed afoofness hau
gone. His eyes flashed, his brow
frowned, the muscles OF his cheeks
contracted under his beard.
Wallace gazed at him with fascinated
admiration.
"rhen you Wilt" he asked tremu-
Iously.
Wallace" he replied again, they'll
say that you have been the victim OF
an adventurer, but the result will
prove them wrong. If I weren't per-
fectiy sure of this wouldn't think OF
II, for like you, and know you want
10 so into this more out OF friendship
for me and because your Imagination is
touched than from any business sense.
But III accept gladly, and I'll do my
bestf"
"Hoorayr' cried the boy, throwing
his cap up In the air. "we'll do 'em
UP In the first round"
CHAPTER XII.
FTER Wallace left them the
N two men settled again into
I'M their customary ways Of life.
0 Up to the present Thorpe had
enjoyed clear field. Now two men
same down from above and established
. temporary camp in the woods half a
mile below the dam. Thorpe soon sat
istied himself that they were picking
out route for the logging road.
The two men, of course, did not both
or themselves with the timber to be
travoyed, but gave their entire atten-
ton to that lying farther back. Thorpe
was enabled thus to avoid them entire
ly. He simply transferred his estimat-
ing TO the forest by the stream. Once
he met one of the men, but was fortu-
nately In country that lent itself to
his pose of hunter. The other he did
not see at all.
But one day he heard him. The two
up river men were following carefully
but noisily the bed of a little creek.
Thorpe happened to be on the side hill,
so he seated himself quietly until they
should have moved on down. One of
them shouted to the other, who, crash
ing through a thicket, did not hear.
"Ho-o-o, Dyerw the first repeated
SHere's that internal conner over herew
"Yop," assented the other, Coming"
Thorpe recognized the voice instantly
as that of Railways scaler. His hand
crisped in gesture of disgust. The
man had always been obnoxious to
him.
Two days later he stumbled on their
camp. He paused in wonder at what
he saw.
The packs lay open, their contents
scattered in every direction. The fire
had been hastily eXtinguished with a
bucket of water, and frying pan lay
where it had been overturned. If the
thing had been possible, Thorpe would
have guessed at a hasty and unpre-
meditated flight
He was about to withdraw carefully
lest he be discovered when he was
startled by touch on his elbow. 1t
was Injun Charley.
'Dey go up river" he said. 81 come
see what de row."
The Indian examined rapidly the con-
dillon of the little camp.
'Dey look for somethin'," said he,
making his hand revolve as though
rummagins and indicating the packs.
II fink dey see you In de woods" he
concluded. "Dey go camp get 'um
bosS Boss he gone on river trail two
free hour"
You're right, Charley" replied
Thorpe, who had been drawing his own
conclusions. zone of them knows me.
They've been looking in their packs for
their notebooks with the descriptions
OF these sections in them. Then they
piled out for the boss. If know any
thing at all, the boss III make tracks for
| Detroit"
'Wot you do?" asked Injun Charley
curiously.
81 got to get to Detroit before they
| do; that's ALL"
Instantly the Indian became all ac-
| ton.
"You come" he ordered and set out
at rapid pace for camp.
There. with incredible dizziness, he
packed together about twelve pounds
of the jerked venison and n pair of
blankets. thrust Thorpe's waterproof
match safe in his pocket and turned
eagerly to the young man.
"You come" he repeated.
Thorpe hastily unearthed his "de-
scriptions" and wrapped them up. The
Indian i'm silence rearranged the mis-
placed articles in such a manner rs TO
relieve the camp of its abandoned air.
1t was nearly shutdown. Without a
word the two men struck off into the
forest. the Indian in the lead. Their
course was southeast, but Thorpe ask
ed no questions. He followed blindly.
Soon he found that If he did even that
adequately he would have little atten-
ton left for anything else. The In
| dian walked with long. swift strides
his knees always slightly bent, even
at the finish of the step. his back hol.
lowed, his shoulders and head thrust
forward. His gait had n queer sag in
1t, up and down in a long curve from
one rise TO the other. After a time