The Detroit times., 1912-07-30
PHILIPSTEELE
sfaeRgYAL NORTHwtSIA 0UNTEDPOuCE
JAMES OLIVER CURwOOD
Aulh1 Of The Dancer Trail. heHOaOr Of theHe Snsade.
80 CspyrigA. 1911. The Bobss Merrill Cs.panx

There Is no need OF going into great
er detail about the trials and the
popular sentiment afterward. In
December OF SO DeBars seven sons
took Justice into their own hands.
In one night they killed the three
men chiefly instrumental in sending
their father to his death, and fled
into the North.
Good exclaimed Philip.
The word shot from him before
he had thought. At first he flushed,
then sat bolt upright aud smiled
frankly into the inspectors face as
he watched the effect of his indis-
cretion
80 many people thought at the
time, said MacGregor. eying him
with curious sharpness. Especially
the women. For that reason the
first three who were caught were
merely convicted OF manslaughter
Instead OF murder. They served their
sentences, We're given two years each
for good behavior, and are some
where In South America The
fourth killed himself when he was
taken near Moose Factory, and the
other three went what the law calls
bad. Henry, the Oldest OF them
all, killed the officer who was bring
ing him down from Prince Albert in
SO, and was afterward executed.
Paul, TIE sixth. returned TO his ma
tive town seven years after the
hanging of his father and was cap
tured after wounding two OF the
officers who went in pursuit of him.
He is now-in an insane asylum"
The inspector paused. and ran his
eyes over a fresh Slip OF paper.
And all this" said Philip in a
low voice, because of crime COM
mitted by the law itself Five men
hung. one a suicide, three I'm prison
and one in an insane asylum-be-
cause of blunder of the law"
The king can do no wrong" said
MacGregor with gentle irony. "and
neither can the law. Remember
that, Philip, as long rs you are In
/ the service. The law may break ND
homes, ruin states. sc. itself
Nemesis on innocent mems heels
Dut IL can do no wrong. Ii is the
IJuggernaut before which we all must
DOW our heads, even you and |, and
when by any chance il makes a mis-
take. IL is still law. and unassa la
Die. IL Is the Creates weapon OF
the clever and the rich, 40 il bears
moral BE clever, or b. rich"
And William DeBar, the seventh
brother began Philip.
| Is tremendously clever. but NOT
rich, finished the Inspector. "He
mas caused us more trouble than anv
other man in Canada. He "a the
/ Youngest of the seven brothers. and
you know there are curious s,,oer-
lstitions about seven brothers. In
the hrst pursuit after the private
hanging he shot two men. He killed
/ a t9lrd in an attempt 10 save his
brother at Moose Factory. Since
then, Forbes. Bannock. Fleisham and
Gresham have disappeared. and thew
all went out after him. They were all
soou men, powerful physically, skill
Gu IN the ways OF the Wilderness. and
us brave as tigers. Yet they All
ialled' And not only that, they lost
thelr lives Whether DeBar killed
them, or led them on to a death for
Whlch his hands were not directly
responsible, we have never known
Inc fact remains that they went out
after DeBar-and died am NOT
superstltious. but | am beginning
TO think that DeBar is more than a
match for any one man. What do
you say? Will you go with Moody.
I Or 80
sion,' said Philip.
The Inspectors voice al once feI,
into It's formal tone OF command
Ihen you may prepare TO leave AZ
once. he said. The factor ar Fon,
ag Lac viii put you next to your man.
Whatever else you require | will give
you in writing some time TODAY"
Philip accepted this as signifyine
that the Interview was at an end and
rose from his seat
That night he added postscript to
the letter which he had written home
saying that for a long time he would
not be heard from again. The md.
night train was bearing toward lie
! Pas.
(Continued)