Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-18
.cous,aues From. Yesterday,


Again the door was closed and beited
and the sound of Croissets FOOTSTEPS
quickly died away beyond The iog walls
Many minutes passed before Rowland
thought Of his pipe. or a fire. Then,
shiveringly, he went to seek the fuel
which Jean had told him was behind
the stove The old bay stove vas soon
roaring with the fire which he built,
and as the soothing fumes of his pipe
impreRnated the damp air of the room
he experienced a sensation Of comfort
which was In strange contrast to the
exciting happenings of the past few
days.
At last he was alone, with nothing TO
do for a week but eat, sleep and smoke.
He had plenty of tobacco and
an inspection of the pack showed
that Croisset had left him we'll stocked
with food. Tilted back in a chair. with
his feet on the table, he absorbed the
cheerful heat from the stove. sent up
clouds Of smoke, and wondered If the
h~alf-breed had already started back
into the South. What would Mac
Donald say when Jackpine came in
with the report that he had slipped tc
Ills GGdIl III TIC W6lGA&ai1 IOOabiJ
his first move would be tic send the
most powerful team on the Wckusko
in pursuit of Gregson and Thorne. The
departing engineers would be COM
PEELED to return, and then
He laughed aloud n began pacing
back and forth across the rotted floor
of his prison as he pictured the con-
sternation of he two seniors. And
her a flush burned his face and his
eyes glowed as he thought of Meleese.
In spite of himself she had saved him
from his enemies, and he blessed
Croisset for having told him the mean
ing of this fight into the North. Once
again she had betrayed him, but this
time 1t was to save his life, and his
heart leaped in Joyous faith at this
proof of her owe for him. He believed
that he understood the whole scheme
now. Even his enemies would think
him dead. They would leave the We
kusko, and after a time, when It was
safe for him to return, he would be
given his freedom.
With the passing of the hours
gloomier thoughts Swallowed these
anticipatiens. In some mysterious way
Meleese was closely associated with
those who sought his life, and II they
disappeared she would disappear with
them. He was c 5nvinced of that. And
.then-eoald he find her again? Would
she go INTO the South-to civilization
or deeper into the untraveled wilder
nesses OF the North? In answer 70 his
question there flashed through his
mind the words of Jean Croisset-
''M'seur, I know of a hundred men be-
tween Athaoasca n the bay who
would kill you for what you have
said" Yes, she wouid go into the
North. Somewhere In that vast desc
lation OF which sal had spoken he
would dnd her, even though he spent
half OF his life I'm the searchi
1t war past midnight when he spread
out the furs and undressed for bed,
He opened the stove door and from che
bunk watched the faint chickering's oil
the dying freight ON h log walls
AS slumber closed his eyes he wa con-
scious OF a sound-the faint, huneerful
wailing cry to which he had listened
that first night near Prince Albert. II
was a wolf, and drowsiiy he wondered
how he could near the cry through the
thick log walls OF his prison. The an
swer came to him n moment he open
ed his eyes, hotrs later. A bit of pale
sunlight was falling into the room and
he saw that II entered through q mar
row aperture close up TO the ceiling
After hs had prepared HIS breakfast he
drasEed h table under this apertare