New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-16


side in the dispute, and really did not which side
won had become active and aggressive partlzanS.
They began shake fists at another and the battle
would have been resumed in instant the trader had
not eaped to the middle Of the floor and asserted
himself
stop he shouted. "You stop this fighting in my
place or anywhere around it, won't have it! I'm the
only officer OF the law in this country and I'll arrest or
kill any man that goes any further with 1t! That goes
THERE was no reconciliation the next morning.
Men who had been in the habit Of bidding one an
other goodby, and exchanging that timeworn but always
trudged grimy and silently off into the forest. And
grmly and silently Canada Charley took the trail with
a huge pack on his back; while, not out of sight and
following, came the man with whom for years he had
been friends.
think that Charley proved the better man Of the
two for after he made his cabin that night and threw
his pack on the floor and lighted his fire. and cooked
his meal he again slipped his tired feet into his snow
thongs and took out over the white He directly
TO old Bens cabin and found the latter in bed. In
Spouse to Chareys nsstent knocking, old Ben crawcd
out and opened the door.
"Whats up" he said. "Must be somethin' pretty
gosh-awfu bad"
Charley went over in front OF the fireplace and pulled
off his mttens CAP and mackinaw, before he
and The Bear kicked the back log and startcl the tire
into blaze.
"Ben,' Charley said in low, worried voice, 1--we
come TO YOU for advice
Then he sat down and told that wise Oh man the
whole story. And he didn't spare himself. be Bear
listened quietly, and senSed that Canada Char.r was
heartsick over the loss OF a friend but also ype
of man who will fight grimly for what he consider INST
cause He scarcely knew what 20 advise, and for 1g
time sat and stared at the blazing log in the big me
fireplace now and then shifting his glance, as is
habit upward toward the faded picture above It'll
face Of the wife who still young and smiling, had lei'
him. With prodigous gravity he knocked the ashes
from his pipe and spoke
at looks to me- he said, "as if you two boys are
I'll. los. | of iuk
at the traders uncaed for. And sort Of think
YOU agree. Hun;
Charley was certain Of it.
and that YOU want to be friends with Dave again.
HUH"
"Ycs"
well or,er 60 over my nearest line tomoro" ne
! won't. I'll hustle over and see Dave iuSt i.r- 70
the rnornin' because faint likely he'll be star' no
omorrcr Now you just 60 to bed and leave It O. .,.
When Charley got up the next morning, long re
the stars had faded out Of the cold northern SIX ice
Bear had gone: but for old Ben's mediate AS
to prove rinavailng. He got 10 Dawes cabin hr F-
light. and found him in and i'll tempered. Emh ID
bv the fight he insisted on two things-that { ley
owed him an apology. and that he should take h ps
away from the disputed line. Finally ne agree re-
nov, his own traps Charley apoogized, becau ne
too was ashamed Of himself, convinced that the yht
was on his side and only wanting an excuse 20 sCIae
himself in the eyes OF those whom Kilgore had arei
o. partizanship So The Bears trip was about lad
as useless
When he went back across the lake Charey was liz
ing for him. and surmsed that the dispute not
ended He said he would have been willing TO mo.. lie
trap line but wouldn't apologize, because II Shout re
been the other way about; SO that now the traps nd
STAY there if he had TO usc a rifle 70 keep them ..e
ground. He went way in a huff with The Be
ing him out Of sight in the short light Of the H..'er
afternoon and shaking a Sorrowful head
AND Charley didn't remove the traps Ye-, q
n concession neither did he bait them, and IRE
they stretched away through the forest with is winter
snow useless and idle. Dave slipped over and saw Then
tore one ND 20 cast il aside or hang il in a tree, and then,
seeing that it was not baitci put It back --i
thereafter kept away from that side Of his ground.
Down at the post, when men came in. they fel 20
arguing each for the man he believed night. le.-e
were dozen fist fights and one stabbng between he
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