The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-10-06

.'One mile you go-white man house.
Go quick-you freeze"
"Ain't you got no dry clothes? Our
stuff is soaked"
Again the Indian translated some
words from the girl
mo. You hurry and no stop here
We go quick over yonder. No can stop
at ALL"
He hurried back to his mistress,
cried once to the pack of gray dogs,
"Oonah" and they were of as If in
chase.
AS they dashed past both white men
had one feeting glimpse of a woman's
face beneath furred hood. and then
it was gone.
Good Lord! It's wOman-a blond
woman
"Nonsense! She must be a breed"
said Emerson.
Breeds don't have yellow hair!" de-
clared the other
Swiftly they bent in the free dogs
and dashed the team to run. They
felt the chill of death in their bones.
and instead of riding they ran with the
sled till their blood beat painfully.
Their outer coverings were like shells.
their undercothes were soaked, and.
although their going was difficult and
clumsy, they dared not stop. for this
is the EXTREMIST peril Of the north.
| They swung over the river bank and
into the midst of great rambling frame
buildings. Their trail led them to a
high banked cabin. Another mile
would have meant disaster.
"ROut out the owner and tell him
we're wet" said Emerson. "1'n free
the dogs"
Before he could reach the cabin the
door opened and Fraser appeared. a
strange. dazed look on his face. He
was followed by large man Of sullen
countenance
Its no use." Fraser said. 1--WE can't
go in."
whats wrong? Somebody sick?"
II don't know what's the matter.
This man just says nix that's ALL"
The fellow growled. "Yaas; Ay got
no ROOM"
"But you don't understand" said
Emerson. Were wet. We broke
through the ice. Never mind the
room. Well get along somehow"
You can't come in har You find
anoder house tree mile furder."
The traveller pushed forward. Invol.
unfairly the Waterman drew back
whereupon the .unwelcome visitor
crowded past, jOstling his inhOspitable
host roughly. Emerson's quick action
gained him entrance, and Fraser fol
lowed behind into the living room
where fiat nosed squaw withdrew
before them. The young man address
ed her peremptorily:
punch up that fire and get us some
thing to eat. Quick!'
Sour obedience followed.
Fraser had been watching the fel
low and now remarked to his compan
ion:
Say, what ails that ginney?"
The assumption of good nature fel
away from Boyd Emerson us he re
piled:
~ never knew anybody to refuse
shelter to freezing men before"
The Waterman reappeared.
"You can't stop harp he said. GAY
got orders. BY Yingo. Ay trow 80,
outw
He stopped and gathered up the gar
ments nearest him. then stepped to
ward the outer door. but before b.
could make good his threat Emerson
whirled like a cat. his deep set eye
dark with sudden fury. and seized hi
host by the nape of the neck. HI
jerked him back SO. roughly that tn
wet clothes tapped to the floor in fou
directions. whereat the Scandina vial
let forth below. but Emerson strucI
him heavily on the jaw with his opel
hand. then hurled him backward int
the room so violently that he reeied
and. his legs colliding with a bench
he fell against the wall His assail
ant stepped in and throttled him. beat
ing his head violently against the logs
Emerson. stepping back. spoke in
quivering voice which Fraser had new
eI heard before:
Pm just playing with you now.
don't want to hurt you"
Get out Of my house! Ay got OF
ders!' cried the Waterman and mad
: for him again.
Emerson dragged him to his ow
doorsili. jerked the door open an
, kicked him ont into the snow. the
! barred the entrance and returned (
the warmth of the logs. his face con
vuispA and his lips working.
? vuen TIM sTarrernly woman nat
SUNK forth and was busted at tn
I stove Emerson observed muSingly:
9 IL wonder what possessed that fel
, low to act as he did"
He said he had ORDERS" Fraser OF
fered. If had warm cabin, a 10
o of grub and Il sQuaw I'd like to Sc
o somebody give me orders"