Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-24
tConunued From Yesterday,

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 opened intn
the clearer run of the low-hangin5
banskian through which Jean started
at a slow trot, with Rowland a yard
behind him and the huskies following
with human-like cleverness in the
sinuous twistings of the trail which the
Frenchman marked out for them They
had progressed not more than three
hundred yards when there came to
them for a third time the hallooing OF
a voice. With a sharp "hup hup .
and a low rack of his whip Jean
stopped the dogs.
1.-THE Virgin be praised. but that Is
luck," he exclaimed. They have turned
off into another trail to the east
M'seur If they had come on to that
break in the bush where we dragged
the sIedge through He shruggei
his shoulders with a gasp Of relief
'Sacre, they would lot be fools enough
10 pass IT MlLliOul WOItQctiil6s
Rowland had broken the breech OF
his revolver and was replacing the
three empty cartridges with fresh ones
There will be no mistake next time,
he said, holding out the weapon. "You
were as near your death a few mo-
ments ago as ever before in your life,
Croisset-and now for a little plain
understanding between us. Until We
stopped out there / had some faith in
you. Now / have none. / regard you
as my worst enemy. and though you
are deuced near to your friends / tell
you that you were never in q tighter
box in your life. If I fail in my mis-
sion here you shall die. II others come
along that trail before dark and run
us down l will kill you. Unless you
make it possible for me to see and talk
with Melesse l will kin you. Your life
hangs on my IS; with my failure
your death is as certain as the coming
of night. l am going to put a bullet
through you at the slightest suspicion
of treachery. Under the circumstances
what do you propose to do?"
II am glad that you changed your
mind, M'seur. and I will not tempt you
again. / will do the best that l can"
said Jean. Through a narrow break
in the tops of the banskian pines a few
feathery flakes OF n were falling
and Jean lifted his yes to the slit OF
gray sky above them. within an
hour II will be showing heavily he
affirmed. IF they do not run across
our trail by that time, M'seur, we shall
be safe"
He led the way through the forest
again, more slowly and with greater
caution than before, and whenever he
looked over his shoulder he caught the
dull CLEAN of Howland's revolver as II
pointed at the hollow of his back.
THE devil, but you make me un-
comfortable he protested. The ham,
mer is up, too, M'seur!'
Eyes, it is up said Rowland grimly.
And it newer leaves YOU back, Crois-
set. II the gun should go off acct
through you"
halted where the banskians climbed the
side of a sloping ridge.
IF you could trust me / would ask to
go on ahead whispered Jean. This
ridge shuts in the plain, M'seur, and
JUST over the Top VI II 10 dh Oio
cabin which has been abandoned for
many years. There is not one chance
in a thousand of there being anyone
there thoug1 it is a good fox ridge
at this season. From it you may see
the light in Meleese,s window at night
He did not stop to watch the effect
OF his last words. blu BEGAN picking
his way up the ridge with the dogs
Juggling at his heels. At the top he
swung sharply between two huge