Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-26
CONTINUED From Yesterday,

He faced the Indian, with his back to
the stove, his voice taking on a deter
mined note. "We won't leave here
until we are ready. We're tired, and
we're going to stay here-do you un-
derstand? Now, tell your 'klootch' to
get US some supper. Quick"
The breeds face biazed. Without
closing the door, he moved directly
upon the interloper, his design recog-
nizable In his threatening attitude; bu,
before he could put his plan into execu-
ton a soft voice from the rear of the
room halted him.
Constantine it said.
The travellers whirled to see. stand
ing out In relief against the darkness
of the passage whence the Indian had
just come a few seconds before, the
golden-haired girl OF the storm, to
whom they had been indebted for their
rescue. She advanced. smiling pleas
antly, enjoying their surprise.
What Is the trouble?'
These men no stop here!" cried
Constantine, violently. You speak!
make them 60"
"I-I-beg pardon" began Emerson,
I'VE didn't intend to take forcible pos
session, but we're played out-we've
been denied shelter everywhere-we
felt desperate
You tried the canneries above?" in
%terrupted the girl.
Yes"
And thoy referred you to the priest?
Quite So" She laughed softly, hei
voice a mellow contralto. THE Father
has been gone a month; he wouldn't
have let you in II he'd been there"
She addressed the Indian girl In
Aleut and signalled to Constantine, al
which the two natives retired-Con-
stantine reluctantly, like a watchdog
whose suspicious are not fully allayed
Were glad of an opportunity tc
thank you for your timely service this
afternoon said Emerson. Had We
known you lived here, we certainly
should not have intruded in this man
ner." He found himself growing hotly
uncomfortable as he began to realize
the nature of his position, but the
young woman spared him further
apologies by answering, carelessly:
"Oh, that wal nothing. I've been ex-
pecting you hourly. You see, Con-
stantine's little brother has the measles
and l had to get to him before the ma
tives could give the poor little fellow
a Russian bath and then stand him oui
in the snow. They have only one
treatment for all diseases. That's why
1 didn't stop ard give you more e
plicit directions this morning"
eff your-er-father-' The CIR
shook her head.
"Then your husband-I should like tc
arrange with him to hire lodgings for
a few days. The matter of money"
Again she came to his rescue.
"I am the man of the house. I'm
boss here. This splendor is all mine ;
She waved a slender white hand ma
jestically at the rough surroundings
laughing in a a that put Boyd Elmer
son more at his ease. you are quite
welcome to stay as long as you wish
Constantine objects to my hospitality
and treats all strangers alike, fearing
they may be company men. When you
didn't arrive at dark I thought per
haps he was right this time. and thai
you had been taken in by one of the
watchmen.'
w throwed a Swede out on his
neck" declared Fraser, swelling witt
| conscious Importance. Inc I guess he's
Grabbed us with the other square
heads"
,"Oh, no! They have instructions moi
to harbor any travellers. It's as mucf
as his job is worth for any of them te
entertain you. Now. won't you make
yourselves at home while Constantine
attends to your dogs? Dinner will soor
be ready, and I hope You will do me the
honor NJ dining with me" she finished
with a g~raciousness that threw Elmer.
son into fresh confusion.
He "Giadly," and Their
lost himself in wonder at this we'll
gowned girl living amid such surround
ings. Undeniably pretty. graceful in
her movements, bearing herself with