Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-07

more Of thatp' be cried In the boys
ear. .Play something fast
Jan lifted his head as u from q
dream. 10 an instant be perceived the
strange effect Of his music. and bis
bow raced across the strings Of his
violin In = rhythm swift and bucyant.
bis voice rising shrill and clear In
words familiar to them all:
.soh, n cariboo-oo-oo % earfboo-oo-oo.
He roass On high.
Jes' under e sky.
e beeg white cariboo-oo-ooi
.oh. ~ cariboo-oo-oo. - cariboo-oo-oo,
He brown an julio an. sweet
y cariboo-oo-oo be YER polite
He foa9 on high,
Jcs' under xe sky,
He ready now 70 come an eatI''
with yeils that rose above the last
words Of the song Mukee and bis Crees
tugged at their poles. and the roasted
caribou fell upon the snow. jan drew
back and. with bis violin Rugged nm
der one arm. watched the Wild jewellers
az. with barred knives nashing Ii the
freight. they crowded to the feast
Williams, the factor. Joined him
Looks Ike ight. doesn't Il, Janl
Once 1 saw a fght at caribou roast"
so did 4" said Jan. who had not
taken his eyes from the jostllng crowd
TT was far to the west and north.s
continued Williams, beyond the Great
Slave country"
-Far beyond said Jan. lifting bis
eyes quietly. 1T was yer near to -
Great Bear. For who Jon 1ght at y
Great Bear9.
The factor was silent, and the mus
clea Of his arms grew Ike steel a. be
saw the madness n JAMS lace Sud
denly be reached ont and gripped the
boys wrists. Jan made 10 effort 9
etade the clutch.
asFor who you nghtF be cried again.
For who yon eight at xe Great Beaf3"
1--WE tried to XIII q man. but be got
away" said williams. speaking 50 low
that only Jan heard. he Wasr- The
factor stopped.
.Ze missioner painted ian
The wild light went ont Of his eyes
as be stared up at williams. and the
softer glow which came into them
loosened at once the factors grip on
the boys wrists.
Yes. the missioner"
Jan drew back. He evaded meeting
the eyes Of Cummins as be made bis
way among the men. There was Z
new burst Of song as Mukee and his
Orees pulled down q second caribou,
but the boy paid no attention to the
fresh excitement. he thrust his knife
into is sheath and ran-ran swiftly
through the packs Of dogs lighting ana
snarling over the scraps that had been
thrown to them, past. Mahalla. who
was watching the savage banquet
around the big Ore. and INTO the little
cabin to Melissa.
Here be dung himself upon his knees,
and for the first time be caught the
baby IN hts arms. holding her close to
him and rocking her to and fro a. be
cried out sobbingly the words which
she did not understand
s San when / On heem an kill heem
/ win come back to ron. my angel
MeIisse." he whispered .And then
ron will luf Jan Thoreau for letting
out the blood OF missioner
He put her back into the little bed.
kissed her again and turned to the
door.
For q few moments Jan stood with
his back to Melissa and bis eyes upon
the carnival about great Dire. Az be
looked the third caribou was pulled
down from It's spit, and the multitude
Of dogs rushed in Upon the abandoned
carcasses OF the other two
He caught bis breath quickly ~ q
loud shout and the waIling yelp Of Q
hurt dog rose for an instant above all
other sounds Only one thing was
wanting to complete another picture
in his brain-a scene which had burned
itself into his life forever and which
he strove to light back as be stood
staring from the doorway. he half
expected It to come-the shrili scream
Of boyish voice. an instant's suIlen
quiet, then the low throated thunder OF
impending vengeance-and the fight
With marvellous quickness his excit-
ed mind reconstructed the scene be-
fore him into the scene that had been.
He heard the scream again. which had
been his voice. saw az II 10 dream
the frenzied rush OF men and the fash
Of knives. and then from where be lay.
trampled and bleeding In the snow. the
long. lean team Of swift huskies that
had carried In mad 6ight the one
whose life those knives sought
Williams had been there: he had
seen the fight-his knife had flashed
with the others IN its demand for hfe.
And yet he-JaD Thoreau-had not
been recognized By the factor out there
beside the carbon roasti
he hurried toward the 6ra Half