Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-19
CHAPTER XIV.
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Temptation.

diI hHNdH WIN Uith w lHFIi'
y Over o fire Jan hung his cot.
fee pail and big chunk of frozen carl.
bou meat and tossed frozen fish to the
hungry dogs. # H..
With his sickness. his deathly feel.
ing Of loneliness and beartache. there
had entered into ian now a straDge
sensation that was almost excitement
an eagerness to fasten the dogs In
their traces, to hurry onlin spite OF his
exhaustion 10 that place which Thorn
ton had told him Of Prince Albert
and 10 free himself there for all time
OF the thing which had oppressed him
since that night many years ago when
he had staggered into Lac Rain TO play
his violin as cummins' wife died. lie
reached inside his skin coat. and there
he felt papers which he had taken
from the hole In the lob stick tree.
They were safe. Eor twenty years he
had guarded them. Tomorrow he
would take them to the great company
at Prime Albert And after that-aft-
er he had done this thing. what would
there rcmain IN life for Ian Thoreau3
Perhaps the company might take him,
and he would remain In civilization.
That would be best for him He
would fight ngainst the call of his for
ests as years and years ago he had
fought against that call of the other
world that had filled him with unrest
for 4 time. he had killed that. If he
did return 10 his forest he would go far
TO the nest or far TO the east. No
one that had ever known him would
hear agaiu OF Jan Thoreau.
Kaznn had crent to his blanket. dar.
ing TO encruach upon II inch by inch
until his greM wolf head lay upon
JAMS arm II was ten years ago that
Jan had taken Kazan. a little hale
blind puppy that he and Melissa had
chosen from a litter of half a dozen
stronger brothers and sisters. Kazan
was all that was left to him now. He
loved the other dogs. but they were
not like Kazan He frightened his arm
about the dogs head. Exhaustion
and the warmth of the fire made him
drpwsy. apd after time he slept.
with his head thrown lack against the
tree.
Something awoke him hours after
wnrd. He opened his eyes and found
that the fire was stiil burning bright.
IL. On the far side Of II beyond the
dog sat Thornton. A look at the sky.
where the stars were dying. and Jan
knew that II was inst before the gray
l,reak Of dawn, He sat upright.
Thornton lansled softly at him and
puffed out clouds OF smoke from his
pipe.
-Ypu we're freezing" he said as Jan
stared. and sleeping like dead man.
! waited for you ! q there and then
hunted you up. Yol .ow. thought
He hesItated aud knocked the ash
from his pipe bowl. Then he looked
frankly and squareiy at Jan. "See
here. old man. II you're hard up-had
tfouble OF any sort-bad luck-got no
money-wont you let me help you
outT'
Thank you. m'sieur; have money"
snid Jan. II prefer to sleep outside
with the dogs. guess | would have
been stiff with the frost If you had
not come. You have been here all
night?"
Thornton nodded ...s
"And It is morning." exclaimed Jan,
rising and looking above the spruce
tops, You are kind, m'sieur. wish
/ might do as much for you" =,
"You can" said Thornton quietly.
"Where are you going from hereT'
ITO the compapy's Offices at Prince
Albert. We viii start within an hour"
''Will you take me with you?"
Thornton asked.
with pleasure" cried Jan. But 1t
will be hard journey. m'sieur. /
must hurry, and you may not be ac-
eustomed to running behind the dogs"
Thornton rose and stretched out
hand. ~. -
1T can't be too hard for me-" he
said. II wish
He stopped. and something in his low
voice made Jan look straight into his
eyes. Then he. turned to his pack
upon the sledge.
I've got meat and coffee and hard
biscuits" he said. "Win you have
breakfast with me?'
1t was early afternoon Of the fourth
day later when Jan and Thornton
reached Prince Albert. i
1--WE will 60 TO the offices of the great
company" said Jan. 1--WE will lose no
time" " r !
It was Thornton now who guided
him TO the century old building at the
west edge of the town. 1t was Thorn
ton who led him into an office filed
mostly with young women. who were
laboring at clicking machines, and it
was Thornton who presented a square
bit of white card to a gray haired man
at a desk. who. after reading it. rose
from his chair, bowed and shook hands
with him. And a few moments later
a door opened. and Jan Thoreau alone
passed through 1t. his heart quivering.
his breath choking him, his hand