The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-05

Col ne excl iIued m "A lltlfal
voice and win TOOK that slas 1y no
means Measuring. Must not coma
herei Big bears here! Eat your
As he spoke he laid bis brown hand
on Miss G-ayman's shoulder. IntlE-
nantly she shook It on. A placating
smile came over the Indians featnres.
but he continued his insistence and,
finally placing himself In front OF the
girls. pushed them back.
Must gos' be repeated Cant stay
herei Much danger. Much beari Go.
quickT'
'eWhat have they been digging here
for IL there is dnngrrT
Indian Johns face assumed most
menacing expression. and be exclaim-
ed hercely. 60. gOF'
He no longer hesitated to lay his
hands upon them. aud they were pow
erIess In his grasp. Besides, his mere
look now terrified them.
As he hurried them along he sudden
" asked, what here for;''
.Oh. / hive only been gathering
dowersr' replied Miss Grayman, now
DESTROYS to pacify him. Look AT
them" and she showed those that she
had collected
The Indian scarcely glanced at them
Plenty lowers" he said, near lodge.
Dangerous TO come here. Bad bears"
Then he urged them on still faster.
and before they were aware OF their
approach to the stream they found
themselves beside the canoe. Indian
John unceremoniously pushed them in
ana without another word took the
paddle and carried them swiftly back
TO the lodge.
Mrs. Williams hurried down to meet
them. while the two women stood In the
kitchen door curiously regarding them.
"Oh, DEAR" she said; Il have been
so alarmed on your account Indian
John came and told me that he had
seen the canoe on the shore OF the
creek and your tracks Leading on into
the Wilderness was SO afraid that
you would be lost. and the bears back
In the woods are very dangerous l
sent him after you as fast as he could
run I'm so glad that you're back
safe"
Indian John has been very rude"
said Miss Grayman-
But, please. Miss Grayman. don't
blame him. protested Mrs. Williams.
HE is only an Indian. and he was act
for your safety. Dear me! II you
had been killed. what should I have
said when Commodore Brown and his
friends returned?'
The good lady actually shed a few
tears at this terrible thought. But she
was not so perfect dissembler as her
master, and Miss Grayman still had
doubts. Her suspicious, once aroused.
were not to be so easily put aside.
e'whnt are they digging out there In
the woods for2" she asked
Mrs. williams was not adroit enough
TO conceal the startled look that fash
ed over her face. but In n moment she
said. with assumed concern: why.
Miss Grayman! Did you so as far, as
that? It's the place where they've
been burylng the carcass of an I'm
mensse bear that one of the men shot
the day before yesterday. The skin Is
in the drying shed now. Indeed, you
were in dangerI"
Miss Grayman only tossed her head.
She was getting more and more sus'
DIcious. and yet without any definite
ground that she could explain TO her
self. Why should the fact that some
body had been digging In the woods
concern her? She couldn't tell. and
VET somehow she couldn't help think
ing about it 1t was u strange place
for such n thing TO be. If she had
known what that digging meant: She
did not even guess, and yet her wo'
mans instinct had warned her that
something wrong lurked there
Come" she said to Susan; wen go
to our rooms, where we shall be safe,
since the forest is so dangerous"
And without another word she left
the crestfallen Mrs. Williams and as
cended to her apartments Once there.
she sat down and tried to think it out
why had she been so disturbed in
mind? She couldn't tell-it was all
too confused and indefinite. Then the
thought of her friends recurred. and
she glanced at her watch. 1t was after
1 o'clock
GOOD graciousT' she exclaimed,
sprinCing to her feet. "Fhey ought to
be here now They may arrive at any
moment"
And she threw open the window.
But her watching was in vain, and In
a little while Mrs. Williams knocked
Mt her door and announced that the
midday meal was on the table.
(To be continued.)