The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-08-29

ny ats ttHusf 10 come mere Tor
4 moment. tsosse said Field. the
ehiei factor. as he turned from the
frostg aindns nf bis Office ut Fort
isrogtd encc one OF the Hudson Hay
co.npanys posts The servant. or
more properly. Orderly Sergeant
Gosse tate ~ The Scots Guards, de.
rArteA an hts errana elancin2 cert
uusis Al hss naster'F face as he did
~, The chief factor. az he turned
round, uneiaspe,l his hands from be
hine him. took d iew Steps forward
then standing stili IN the center Of
The ressn, read carefully through
letter which he had held IN the
fingers OF hts right hand for the last
ter niamrs A. he scanned the WASTES
of SNOW that stretched away beyond
Great Siay. lake 20 The Arctic circle
and the barren Grounds He medi
tated moment. vent back 10 the
window. looked out again, sheok his
head negatively and With Sigh
walked over 10 the huge fireplace,
He stood thnnghtfuIly considering the
fsoor until The door opened and Sub
factor JnspaF Hume entered The fac
Tor scoked no and said
Hume I've something hsre that's
been worrying me bit. This letter
came 10 the monthly batch this
inornlng II Ii from woman The
company sends another commencing
the easise of the woman and urging ua
60 do al that In tloaaible 10 meet her
Wishes II seems that her husband IL
civil engineer ~. considerable fame
He had commission TO explore the
Copper Mine region and 4 porliun 81
the Haffen Grunnia Tie WAS 10 be
gone alx months He has been gone
q year He irft Fort Good Hope.
skirstal Great Hear Lake. aud reached
the Copper Mine river. Then he sent
back all 81 the Indians who accom-.
panied him bun two they hearing the
message that he wpuid make the
Great Fish river aud come down hy
Great slave lake Ia Fort Providence
That wac finn months agu. lie has
moi eoma here nor to any other ~
the ferris. nor has any word bsen ~.
ctlvsd from htAa His wife. backed
by the "a u iii urges that relief
party be- sent 10 look for him They
and Ahe forget that this Ii the Arctic
region. and that the tast IL we'll
nigh hopeisss oae He ought 10 have
been here Nlx months ago. Now. how
can W. do snylhinss Our fort IL
small aud lhsafe Ii always danger OF
trouble with the Indians We cant
forcu men 20 ioip . relief party like
this. aud who will voinnteerf Who
would lead such PARTY and who viii
make 40 the party % be led"
The brown face OF Jaspar Hume
was not mebiie II changed In OK.
preston bur seldom Il preserved d
steady and satlsfyIng character Of In.
telilgenre and force The eyes. how
ever, we're Of an inaulring. debating
Kind. thai moved from one thing to
another AZ II tu set sense Of balance
before opinion on judgment was OK,
pressed The face had remained i'm.
passive, but the eyes had kindied q
little ~ the factor talked To the
factors despairing question there was
mot an Immediate reply The eyes
we're Debating Hut they suddenly
steadicd aud jaspar Hume said sen.
tensionsly, "A relief party should
30
YES. ses: ba, Who Is 10 lead
them
Again the eyes debated.
Read her letter said tho factor.
handing him IL
1aspar Hume iook il and mschan
iraiis scanned II
The faesa. had moved toward the
table for bis pipe. or he would have
seen the ether start. and his naasrils
siightts CULVER as hia eyes grew con
kct0us of what they wers looking al.
Tnfnsax quickly. Iaspar Hume walked
toward the window as II for more
light. and With his back 10 his go
perief he read the letter. Then he
tarnes and said, = think this thing
shoasid b. done
The factor shrugged his shoulders
slightly Well, mn a. that. think ao,
too. bot thinking and doing arc t.o
dasEsat thingx. Hume
Alii you leave tbs matter Ia my
hands until the sperningF~
YES. 81 coarse. and glad 10 do 90.
wv 81 wv RAAt AAAA @A1 van 81
range tbs asaiF. II u IL 20 hv done at
all nMs ! tsii you, as you kaoN
that everything siil deps.na upon a
header. even u yea SECURE the uen
So you had 5vtseF keep the lei
ter fos sentTht II Missy help yoa 10
get the nsNn together wasaan's
bAndwrislng will DO mere than
mans wofa aay time.
Jasper Hunss eyss hAd been leok.
ias a shs Faeior. bot thsy aese
btassYkhk something else Ills fare
&eenssa cot quite ~ fresh 81 IL wAs
fes taiHss~s lssfoFe.
= AtA sen yoa at ten o'eioeA 10
EsnsFoS Hsnvuink Mr. Field. hS sald
auissty Min 500 lee Go&sa coala
10 ne 10 an hol4r -
sssgSgniF. tsooa.aixhf~
gsAgeF hame ~ himsslf out. He
Sask@A arToss snail s4eafe 10
iog haus@ AID opsnsd the assaT. xhlch
ereakea sDd shtssked sith the frost.
A dog kprnnk upon hsm a. he iid -.
ana rubbed its head against bis
breast He tor bed the head a. II
II had b@en that Of child. ana said;
i4s aosn. jacques"
" did 80 bat IL watched hifa "A
be doHec his dog zsln cap aad bas
fac