Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-09-26

exhausted him. He felt like crying
out in agony as he realized that his
age was telling against him. He felt
strangely tender at this meeting with
death in it's simple and most merci-
full form. He clenched his teeth hard,
| felt his heart swell as if to burst, his
lungs labor in agonized heavings- land
when Trudeau the guide overlook him,
he found him a frenzied man. covered
with dark streaks and splashes Of
blood, unconquerably hurting upon his
| impossible task his last reserves of
strength, with all that iron resolution
with which he had beaten down re-
sistance in his long battle with re-
lentless world.
For Gods sake" he painted hoarse-
lly, "help me get him to camp! We've
got a doctor there!"
"How's tho colonel?' said the doc
tor, when he had done all he could for
the coloneps victim.
knocked all to pieces" answered
a young man. wants to know II
we've found out who the man isl
Colonel Loree was interrogating
Trudeau; surprised that he did not
know the name of the wounded man.
"Non," answered Trudeau, ''she tell
me his name, and give me carte, but
I lose heem an forgets frs day. Ee-
member wood. remember trail, re-
member face YER well-but name;
she l forget She write lettaire an
cry, an all time put fig in book Zis
| is heem; mebbe she tell name!"
he smutched names were strange
to the colonel; but on another page
were some inexplicable references to
Kosmos Chemical affairs; and on the
cover were dim initials that looked
it, Colonel"
II know something is wrong went
on Trudeau: for tell her it ben tres
dangereuse to wear deerskin zhaquette
in zese wood in shooting seasone. !
turn zhaquqette red out. She go to-
ward your camp. watch. ] see her
turn heem hair out. tell you, mes
sieurs, Eat man want to go home in
wooden oye'-coat. She have hungaire
to die"
| Here's a letter we found In his
pocket" said the young man. Look at
it, colonel"
| The colonel looked, saw his daugh-
ter's name, remembered the familiar
look in the white, agonized, pitiful
face: and saw the whole situation as
| by some baIeful fash-light.
Good God! Good God!" he cried.
TITS Van Dorm! Get things ready to
carry him in his bed to the car
quick, Johnson! And get the wire
as soon as you can. Have Tabba!1
bring Gwennie-Mrs. Van Dorm
to Duluth. Wire the hospital there!
You know what's needed-look after
things right, Johnson, for I think--I
think--Pm going mad. old mani"
Mrs. Van Dorm ran into her fathers
arms in the hospital anteroom.
Through mazes of frenzied anxiety she
felt an epoch open in her life with
that embrace from the father who had
put her out of his life forever, as they
| thought.
Dear, dear papa!" she whispered,
'let me go to Foster, quick!"
mot just now, Gwennie, little girl"
he said, patting her shoulder. Hes
asleep Did you bring the-the baby?"
mo, no! I thought-but Foster?"
cried Gwendolyn. ''Will he-will
| he
Hell live, by heaven!" cried the
colonel. 81 fred one fool for limiting
that he wouldn't; and now they're all
sure he'll pull through. Why, he's got
to live, Gwennie!"
The colonel reached for his hand
kerchief, much hampered by Gwendo-
| lyn's arms.
And when he's WELL" said he, 81
want your help-in bushes way. I'm
too old to fight man like Foster.
He's got me down, Gwennie-beaten
me to earth. If he won't come in
with me, it's all up with the Solar
He's fine fellow, Gwen-I-like him,
you know-but he doesn't know ho7
hard he hits. You'll help your old
dad, won't you, Gwennie?"
| To this point had the appeal Of con-
crete piteous need brought Colonel
Loree, the ferocious, whose heart had
never once softened while he did so
much more cruel things than the mere
shooting of Van Dorm. 1t broke Gwen
dolyn's heart afresh.
"Oh, don't, papa!" she cried. 81
can't sta-stand it! He sha'n't use his
strength against you! I'll be on your
| side. He's generous, paDa-he wanted
to name baby Loree-and, oh, / must
go to him, papa! I can't watt"
Woman's Day in Austria.