The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-18

Ihot lliud 10 clldulOTcu vi MdCDOudlu,
and is fascinated with the stories he
tells of the cities. He learns also that
Macdonald has a wife in the States
and has had many experiences with
women of the world. Through Hunt
ley, Beaubien learns much about Mac
Donald's life, and once, when the Co.
gineer in conversing with Beaubien, ~
tells of an experience which caus&
Beaubien to suspect that he is tia
man who ruined and deserted his sis
ter when on similar railroad bus 1ess'
in the Northwest country. 81
Beaubien is determined - tlwart
MacDonald's intentions, y&16k ~ us
sure are not honorable e&krd the
girl and the two men und)f1)aua Each
other in that matter. BAnste vows
to avenge the wrong d0ne "a Ne mas
ters sister and then 4olltw, The Incl
dental scenes which lead u MacDon-
aid gaining a place IN w. confidence
of old MacTavish and Ne consent of
the latter that the snG1neer might
take his daughter 10 NJ York, to be
cared for by the villains mother
spoken of for effset IA fine old
Scotch woman",
Macdonald gains : strong place
with the old raah BY telling him that
he will make him rich by advance in
formation on Che coming of the rail-
road.
Huntley, before that agreement is
entered ineo, tells Macdonald that he
will stand with the Canadian to save
the girl job or no job
Beauf1en overhears the talk be-
tween N3 Donald and MacTavish and
enters The room. The engineer and
the. Canadian have words and the for
mer }-srees to allow the latter to talk
witK the girl and if he can win out,
lthI Macdonald will quit. The latter
Z jlSsure of his ground, though, because
f0f the fathers stand.
The scene which follows, in which
Beaubien tells Hilda of love and its
q wonderful power, is beautiful. He
lalso tells the girl of the falseness OF
the love of some men and she enter;
compact with him.
Beaubien withdraws and Macdonald
enters and tells the girl of his ar
rangement regarding her future The
father also enters and when the cir
. demurs and refuses to go with Mac
} Donald, the old man, deceived, but be
= lieving firmly in the engineer, assail
the girl, as has been his wont. Durin:
the scene, Beaubien appears and take
! the girls part. Notwithstanding thu
= affection MacTavish holds for Beau
4 bien, he opposes his friend and de
clares that Hilda must go with tn
good" American. Then follows re
= markable acting. Beaubien asks Hild
Y who she desires to cast her lot with
= as they stand near the door MacDon
aid draws his revolver. At this mo
ment the faithful BAtiste appears a
the window and Macdonald sees
rifle leveled at his head. The curtain
falls on this climax.
The last act is at the river AM
Beaubien, the girl and Huntley ar
preparing to depart by canoe TO
Montreal They fear the early ar
proach of Macdonald in pursuit. AT
ter undying love is pronounced be
tween Hilda and Beaubien, the latte
directs his companions to take thu
girl by canoe to a fork of the rive
some distance away and that he will
join them at noon the next da!
Should he not arrive at the hou
named, they are to go to Montrea
without him, and will know that h
has fallen before Macdonald, whom
he is determined to meet before h
leaves.
Shortly after the trio reluctantl
leave by canoe, Beaubien hears tn
approach of Macdonald over tn
trail. All is in darkness save for tn
light thrown out by small cam
fire. The young Canadian reaches TO
dipper, secures water to throw on tn
fire. Just as the water eXtinguishe
the fire. Macdonald shoots over tn
rocks at Beaubien. He misses tn
Canadian, who falls behind the rock
for the moment. Thinking that b
had killed his man, Macdonald step
down and gropes around in the darl
ness for the body. He touches Beat
bien and the latter grabs the rifle
The two struggle for moment, whe
the Canadian gains the weapon. H
losses it aside, and, drawing his das
ger, as does Macdonald, the two elias
in a death struggle.
The audience, because of the darl
ness, is not supposed to know VIII
conquers until a match is lighted b
the victor Beaubien cOnQuerS, an