The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-24
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This time. from still nearer. CAM
! the shout OF a man and then of an
other. followed by the huskies' sharJ
| yelping as they started afresh on tht
trail. The flush of excitement that had
! come into Howland's face paled unti
he stood as white as the FreDchman
But It was not the Wilderness of fear
His eyes were like blue steel flashing
in the sunlight.
There is nothing TO do but fight" he
repeated. even more calmly than be-
fore. ''If we were a mile or two back
there it could all happen as 1 planned
it. But here
''They will hear the Shots" cried
Jean. 1.-THE post is no more than a
Gunshot beyond the forest. and there
are plenty there who would come out
to see what it means. Quick. m'seur-
follow me! Possibly they are hunters
going out to the trap lines. II 1t comes
to the worst
what then?" demanded Rowland.
You can shoot me a little later"
Uemporized the Frenchman, with a
show OF his old GOODNESS. Mon Dieu.
am afraid of that gun, m'seur
will get you out OF this If can. viii
you give me the chance or will you
shoot?"
II viii shOot-ir you falI.' replied the
engineer.
Barely were the words out of his
mouth when Croisset sprang to the
head OF the dogs, seized the leader by
his neck trace and half dragged the
team and sledge through the thick
bush that edged the trail. A dozen
PAGES farther on the dense scrub open
ed into the clearer run Of the low
hanging bansI<ian through which Jean
started at slow trot. with Howland
n yard behind him and the huskies
following with humap-like cIevernesS
in the sinuous twistings of the trail
which the Frenchman marked out for
them they had progressed not more
than 300 yards when. there came to
them for third time the haIlooing OF
a voice. With "A sharp "hup-hup" and
a low crack of his whip Jean stopped
the dogs.
The Virgin be praised. but that is
IuckT' he exclaimed. ''They have turn.
ed or into another trail to- the east,
m'seur."
Rowland had broken the breech of
his revolver and was replacing the |
three empty cartridges with fresh ones
There will be no mistake next
ime." he said. holding out the weap-
IN. You were as near your death a
few moments ago as ever before In ,
-FOUR life. Croisset-and now for a lit
lie plain understanding between us.
Until we stopped out there had some
,aith in you. Now have none. I re-
ard you as my worst enemy. and,
hOugh you are deuced near to your
riends, tell you that you were never
n tighter box in your life. II fail
n my mission here you shall die. II
'thers come along that trail before
lark and run us down ! will kill you
Unless you make 1t possible for me to
ZEE and talk with Meleese I will kill
'ou. Your life hangs on my success"
II am glad that you changed your
mind. m'seur. and will not tempt you
gain. will do the best that I cam"
aid Jean. within an hour It will be
moving heavily" he affirmed "If
hey do not run across our trail by
hat time. m'seur. we shall be SAFE b
He led the wny through the forest S
gain, more slowly and with greater "
aution than before. HaIf an hour "
tier the Frenchman halted where the :,
nnskinns climbed the side Of Slop- :,
Is ridge
''Tf you could trust me would ask A
} go on ahend." whispered Jean n
This ridge shuts in the pL1iu. rn'seur. b
nd just over the top of It is an old e.
rbin which has been abandoned for b
any years, There Is not one chance h
thousand of there being any one A.
lere. though it is a good fox ridge at y
Ifs senson. From it you may see the az
-ht in Meleese's window ut night" IL
He did not stop to watch the effect
his last words. but began picking G.
3 wny mp the ridge with the dogs G
ggtng at his heels At the top he .,
lung sharply between two huge -,
asses of snow covered rock. and in "
e lee of the largest of these. almost
tireIy sheltered from the drifts piled pi
by easterly winds. they cume sud 2b
My on n small log hut. st
Mon Dieu. so far have saved my
1e," he grinned. Now. m'seur. look
: yourself and see If Jean Croisset ..
s not kept his word"'
\ dozen steps had taken him through ON
screen OF shrub to the opposite slope
the ridge, With outstretched arm