The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-17

three green skins that
he'd took of the day
before. and he said he was go
ing straight home to smash Janey.
/ lay there and I said nothin'. black
nor white. His judgment was set.
] knew he couldn't make all the
distance In one day. and was
arrived there just after him. a. I
could travel faster by canoe than
him walking. and so KEEP near him
all day. It was nigh sunset, and
bent down under the bank 80 he
couldn't see me. He went into tho
old shack. I called out his name. I
heard him cursing at my voice. and
whom he showed his face I shot him
dead. I never landed. never left
no tracks. thought I was safe. sure.
You've took me: yet only for Janey's
sake wouldn't caro-. l did right. but
she won't like them to say her
fathers n murderer. That's ALL"
November sat on the edge Of tho
4 table. His handsome face was grave.
-
while. Then HighAmsOn stood up.
I'm ready. November. but you'll
let me see fancy again before you
give me over to the police"
November loksd hum In the eyes.
expect you'll zee a good deal OF
Janey yet. She'll b lonesome over
there now that her brute husbands
gone. She'll want you to live with
hon" he said.
'D'ye mean?'-----
November nodded. "If the police
can catch you for themselves. let EN-.
.Aa4 you'd lessen the chance of that
= wondsrful deal II you was to burn
them mooSe-shank moccasins you're
., wss..ns; When did you kill your
7''1aesday's . week. And my moo
oasins was wore out. 30 ! fixed 'eni
W woods fashion"
Il know. The hair on 'em II slip
n UloS. found some Of 1t In your
tracks In the camp. away above Big
Tree. That's how l knew you'd killed
. moose. ] found your candlestick
too. Hero IL IT," He took from his
pocket the little piece Of spruce stick,
which had pushed me 10 much and
turned toward me.
~ This ends sharp to stick into the
! candle in with q bit O. birch bark.
i9Now 1t can go into the stove along
o. tho moccasins." He opened the
stove door and thrust in the articles.
}, only three know your secret.
I, Hlghamson. and II was you
: ,%puldn't make 1t four, not even by
adding . woman to It,"
Hlghamson held out his hands.
You always was white man. Nov. 1t
Hours later. a. we sat drinking a
t ssIs; cup OF tea at the Campfire
1: "After You examined Lyons upper
camp. you told me seven things about
the murderer. You've explained how
you knew them. all but three"
"What are the three"
"First, how did you know that
Hlghamson had been a long time IN
the woods without visiting q settle.
ment?"
t:ss HIS moccasins was wore out and
! iHhs8h4d with raw moose hide. The
2 leQyember.
ifs4 nodasd. ''And how could you tell
yct4At he was religious and spent the
e.ft1fk9t In great trouble of mind"
i4,,Hovembef paused In filling his pipe
n couldn't Sleep" he said, "and 81
6Ggot up and cut thaI c.nd;estick
= tat d he want to light n candle fol
~ ~ 10 read by? And why should III
!fl,)aut 10 read T., the middle " Thu
k8okht II he was not In trouble: Ant
Sf ~ was In trouble. what hook wtul,
ne wrnt to read? Rcs.'ics. not ont
ttapper In hundred ca.r'ss any onl
Mt the Bible"
taHI see. But how did you know 4
WAS In the middle Of the nlght""
isis.sDid you notice whsro he cut hi
y Audlsstick
Mo-" said I.
81 did, and he made two false cut
kkno hts knife slipped in tho dark
/ DAU4tp wonderful at questions"
IND YOU at answers"
x*Slg0vember stirred the embers unde
- kettle. and tho freight lit vi
ID fine face as he turned with
NY" said lie. but I'm glad Hig
hanson had his reasons. I'd a hatet
10 think of that old man shut In wher'
he couldn't see the sun rise. Wouldn'