The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-07-20
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CHAPTER TX.
|, RACE INTO THE NORTH.

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mHtsa his whip. and when How
ll1U land turned to look back he
saw a bright fare of light where the
other sledge had stopped. A mans
voice came from the farther gloom.
calling to Croisset in French.
"He tells me | am to take you on
alone" said Croisset after he had re-
piled TO the words spoken in patois
which Rowland could not understand
"They will join us again very SOON
They" exclaimed Rowland How
many will it take to kill me- my dear
Croisset?"
The half breed smiled down into his
face again.
You may thank the blessed Virgin
that they are with u.s." he replied
softly. IF you have any hope outside
of heaven, N seur. it is on that sledge
behind"
As he went again to the dogs.
strengthening the leader in his traces,
Rowland stared back at the fire lit
space in the forest gloom. lie could
see a man adding fuel TO the blaze
and beyond bin. shrouded in the deep
shadows Of the trees. an indistinct
tanrle Of dogs and .sledge AS he
strained his eyes to discover more
there was movement beyond the
figure over the fire. and the young
engineers heart leaped with q sudden
thrill Croisset's voice sounded in a
shrill shout behind him, and at that
warning cry in French the second
feura sprang back into the gloom. But
Rowland had recognized 1t. and the
chilled blood in his veins leaped int
warm life again 1T the knowledge thar
It was AIeleese who was trailing be-
hind them on the second s}edge.
Nv hen You yeil IKE that give me-
little warning II you please. Jean. he
SAID. speaking rs c0oiIy as though he
had NOT recocniza5 fbe Z rnre that had
como for an Instant ina the freight.
"It j. enoI,ob ~ startle .be life ont Of
ono,
III is orr way Of SAVING &ooaby.
m'seur.'' REPLIED Croisset. with fierce
span of hi; yvhin. ~Ioc-la. pet along
tharep he cried to the dogs. and in
half dozen breaths the fire was lost
to view
Dawn co,nos At abo,4t 8 o,cloa,, IN
tho northern roidvipfar Bpvond the
Gftiofb daoraa tha arst rpady hava of
tbo e,n ha,,in. "a y,,rr, tho Southaast-
arn elies NJ o ana its oloyv had alraadv
risen above the forests before Croisset
stoned his team again. For two
hours he had not SPOKEN a word to his
prisoner. and after several unayailing
efforts to break the others taciturnity
Rowland lapsed into silence of his
own. When he had brought his tired
dogs TO a halt Croisset spoke for the
first time.
"yye are coino 70 camn here for q
few hours,, he exnlained IF Won will
niadoa mo vo,,r word Of honor tb,t w,
will make M attamnt to ascane I will,
Give Won the nsa of vour leas mil
after braal,fast m,sepr What do Won
saw"
"FIove Won Rible croisset?,
"No m.seur hut T have tbe cross of
orr y;ro;n rivan RI mo Inv the mis-
sioner ot yorS factory"
..Tben will swear nv If will
swear bv all the crosses and all the
Rihles in tho world that 7 will mako
no effort TO escane. am paralyzed
Croisset couldn't RIM for week"
Cro;sset was searching in his mock.
ats
",,on n;o,,, no or;oa oso;+oa,, .u
hove Loot -, An como 70 +hint n,;sorr
ooro tho orosS - M sor;ono hoforo
Wont into tho sonth put will tako
,o,,,. ,,,or7,,
"And who ;s Mariana Jean2 Will
she also no in at the .killp"
"Mariane is nv wife m,seur All.
ma belle Mariane. ma cheri. the daugh-
ter Of an Indian princess and the
granddaughter of chef de batail-