Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-28


ran quickly to his side
Il can beat You to the top now"
she cried, IF you catch me- There
was the old witching challenge In her
eyes
She spell up the side Of the ridge.
Painting and GREATNESS. Jan pursued
with the dogs. Her advantage was
too great for him 10 overcome this
time. and she stood laughing down at
him when he came to the top of the
rid-r.
"You're as pretty as a fairy. Me
!iSse!" he exclaimed. his eyes shining
with admiration. "Pretter than the
fairy in the book
THANK Won. brother mine. be-
Iicve you do still love me little"
More than ever in my life replied
Jan quickly, though he tried to hold
his tongue.
As they went on to LedoQ's he found
that the jOyouSness Of the morning
was giving way again to the old gloom
and hpartache. "Rrother Ian. Brother
Jan. Brother Ian The words pound
ah themselves necessarily in his brain
until they seemed to keep time with
his steps beside the slclge.
LpdoQ was stripping the hair fat
from a fox skin when the team pulled
sup in front of his cabin. When he
saw the daughter Of the factor ut Lac
Balm with Jan he jumped briskly to
his feet, flung his cap through the door
Of the shack and began bowling and
scraping to her with all his might.
Melissa laughed merrily as Ledoq
continued TO bow before her. rafting
away in a delighted torrent Of French.
"Ah, thes eeS wan gr-r-reat complee-
man. M'selle Melisss," he said. Then
he turned to Jan. Did you meet the
strange team"
I'VE met no team"
Ledoq looked puzzled. Half mile
away the top of a snow covered ridge
was visible from the cabin. He point.
ed to 1t.
AN hour ago saw 1t going west
ward along the mountain-three men
and six dogs. Whom have you out
from Lac Bain?"
"No one" replied Jan. at must have
been the new agent from Churchill
We expect him early this winter. Shall
we hurry back. Melissa. and see If he
has brought our. books and violin
stringS:"
You must have dinner with me-"
objected Iedoq
Jan caught a quick signal from Me
liSSe
Not today. TedoQ It's early and
We have n lHnch for the trail. What
do YOU say. Niplis<e?"
IF you're not tired. Jan"
Tired"
He tossed tie last package from the
<lpdyr ard cracked his long whip over
the dogs backs rs they both cried ont
their farewell tn the little Frenchman
"TirrI" hr repeated. running close
npSidn her as n" team swung lightly
"lrk into the. trniI and laughing down
mo her face How could ever get
'I'r,l Wr,h A,.t n...,,..nG me run. Me-
:i~$r:
i wouldn't mind il YOU dfd-just a
mite. jan ISN'T there room for two?'
She gave 1t 'uTUrl:iSh little SlIrug of
fiHr shoulders. AMI Jan le;rped upon the
moving SIedIe, kmeCIiIS close behind
iIer.
Railways. always. | have to ask you!''
she pOutru You needn't get too near.
you know. If ynn don't want to-
The old. sweet challenge in her voice
vas Irresistible. and for a moment Jan
,et himself Snrrendering to 1t. He
leaned forward until his chin was
buried in the siIkcn lynx fur of her
coat. and for Il single breath he felt
the soft touch Of her cheek against his
own. Then he gave sudden shout to
the dOgs-SO loud that it startled her
and his whip wrthed and snapped
twenty feet above their heads like
thing filed with life.
He sprang from the sledge and again
ran with the team, urging them on
faster and faster until they dropped
into a painting walk when they came
to the ridge along which Ledoq two
hours before had seen the strangers
hurrying toward Lac Balm.
They did not lunch on the trail, but
drove into the post in time for dinner.
lean de Gravois and Croisset came
forth from the store to meet them.
You have company. my dear" cried
Jean to Melissa - two gentlemen
fresh from London on the last boat
and one of them younger and hand
somer than your own Jan Thoreau
They are waiting for you in the cabin.
where your father is getting them din
ner and telling them how beautifully
YOU would have made the coffee If you
were there"
Two! said Jan as Melissa left them.
"WhO are theyT'
The new agent, NJ. Timothy Dix
ON. as red as the plague. and fatter
than a spawning fish. And his son,
who has come along for fun. he says:
unI holipvn hp will got what he's