The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-14

camp. Trudeau sat and thought that
night. while the other slept heavily.
Next morning there was raging
storm. and the guide was puzzled that
/ the hunter refused 20 brave its dan
gers. II Vas not sure then that the
monsieur de5irvd the wooden over
coat lie told Van Dor1n many stories
b Il death In these storms. and watch
/ ID for the erect.
Wen man is lost in blizzard" said
. Trudeau. re yidow mus wait an
wait. an meobe neyalre know II he IL
+ widow or not"
1t would be better" said the other
D refiectively. TO have the proof ample
B ample"
/ Trudsau. pondering over this.
watched his charge putting names in
"A book opposite amounts In figures.
I but ne did no; know that here WAS the
+ lost fortune 81 an Old aunt. there tho
I savings Of n college chum. Van Dorm
I looked them over calmly as II IL had
I been a bills-pay able sheet to he paid
: I'm the morning. Then thu strange
d pleasure hunter began writing a let
. ter To sweetheart To- whom he seem
! 90 be De. able To- say only that he loved
: her better than lifo. that she must try
O. O" love his memory. and to train up
III" baby 90 respect mis- name. that the
right thins - not always easy To dis
T Germ. that sometimes one has only a
/ choic" 81 evils. that when "A man has
made q mess 81 IL when he can
straightcn ont by stepping on tho
stag. he might as well do it-and that
he had had his share OF happiness
b since she had been with him. ANYHOW.
and was far ahead OF the game, Tru-
a
. SILLY. tragic letter ~ was. this product
B Of insane commorcialism. lie thought
| life and the woods enough. and won
dered at the shaking OF the mans
shoulders, and was amazed To see TN.
D tears dropping through his fingers as
: ne bowed his head upon his hands
man with a nf,y-dollar Stepping
/ bag!
over at the Lore" headquarters
there were roaring fires. fresh ven
7 ison a skllful. chef. jolly compa Mons.
and Ia" perfection Of camp life. The
b storm cleared. That strong old hunt
. cr. Lorc". declared that his business
was 10 stalk deer. marched of IN tn.
solitary quest which g. the only thin,
/ that brings she haunch To- the spit in
D the Minnesota cutp"'r forest lie was
briskly bearded. keen 81 eve and Wig
b orous. handled his gun cannilv. and
+ craftilN negotiated the fallen and tan
gied timh'rS. his glance sweeping
every open Visa sor game. There
was no time To- think az ANYTIME. hut
the making of his way and ~ IN.
chase. Troubles and triumphs retired
tn the outer verge OF cons eiousness.
Pr'moVal problems claimed his
thoughts. and the primcvnl man ros.
Co meet them. In was i'm this anciar.
and effective wise that Dc Ind sharp
'n"i BIS w'nnous. SGT his sugr,s. and
hunted down Foster Van Demand
"ii him 10 he money jungle arpar-
entity unhurt. bur really srnittcn fo Tho
'''rt and staggering Co his fall If
! WIS DO" Lore way. A. an old hunter
/ r" know Just wuor. Lis shaft had
struck. ami how LONG tho quarry could
endure ~" hemmorharo. Had ~ NOT
& said that o." follow should poe mad.
10 r1o Oh" I.pi"e divri,a-lrr"
Like "a lash th.-c Ialf-thpueh's bc-
cause o." thoughts a~ 90 dark Liotea
caught his eyt. Ear og on the SNOW.
hevond s nt;l, thick.t.
3 "Nha' IL that D.. said 10 himself.
II i7 Ef''" hard o. sa'-. but th. mat
i'r BE- worth looking into. Just ti.
color of "a deer Just ,,hc-. "a d,. p
would rrst' No must wori. IT'D tr..
wind H'tie closer. for some men ar..
So foolish aS 90 v.1r thos dr.re and
browns but that tIIt is "A I.ar.,
coat - won't dee % f.rn1 hir, anil
trust n shot as DO goes those fire viii
hide him at the first i.Ip 4 long shot
az standing target there If.
} moved There NOT g. second O., toog..
D a long shot tr.'t- huf that rroce-
2 ful rim" thinks roth.nc - hais % milo
. There arc MANY Intervening lYs..4
md saplings. hut tie steel Liel.,.l
bullet viii MI IN tho farther sir.
~ tho thick"st pine. and even Cd soft
b n"s"d one will sut ci,lniv to fhIt
Z marx. Tho '"loncle urariis.4 f,r
Z hand immovabit supported the barrel.
t ~" r0lonefs keen CSC through Oh.
carefully adjusted sights saw pi.fYt.
tho bloich ~ dc.rsk.r down the ftr
E.ade. AM tho c1'puerq sfendv fore
finger cor1iart'y pressed Tho urhu,.
eot trigger. Spatf The colonel l.rf
tho r,1en1n'4 delicious crrtitrl, fh,t
Iis bullet haI found ifz mark. threw.
in another she'll md stood fers.f.
rad" Goo frr fhe Iess,ff.n ~ tho emit.
ton doors fret oror1zsd bound .lr,
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rtrIrri"d over Clio debris ~ roach t.4
ramr if0w oH1'r 'r Iasr hrI fallen.
IirHrt or hrrir. nrrf.. ps r ~.rf
down lsr 70 iHr. % -. v4a fn. Chick.
o. nri on f.r other siI, tt- 90
fHf.f ~ redeemed r..r. and ff. IsI,
rf r'. rH' deer. E.f s nau. dead
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r'. n. ''- .II.. nnI iu he H.ra a.
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