The evening world., 1914-02-20


Yes. Mrs. Harding sent II along
w an Indian. Tic near missed inc.
out come on his tracks following
my unc or traps. I GUESSED from
them no had message Tor me"
Linda opened her eyes. "you
gucsscd from his tracks that he had n
message FOR YOU! I don't UNDER
stand"
IT'S plumb simple" said Joe. "Iic
kept cutting for my trail all along tho
line Of traps, hut never visited none
OF them. An Indian won't never pass
down a line Of traps without having
u look to zee what's cav hit; he's that
curious unlcss he's IN a hurry and 70,
somc object. And why should this In.
dian come chasin' after me M FAST
unless he had n message for me? hut
I'm talking. and. ANYWAYS. I cot tho
message. Give me them bous. Mir.
Ounritch."
We went out and loaded our bar.
gage upon tho Whiting buckbonris
One OF those was driven by a small.
snllow.f faced man. who turned out Ia
10 the second game warden. puttick.
MIR. Petersham asked how mn
Worke, the wounded man, was pro.
crossing.
Hes coming along pretty tidy, MIR.
Petersham. but he'll carry u stiT ieg
with him all his lifc."
III sorry ior that. J suppose you
INV" .ounu ou' no,nlhG TURNER M 20
W" ,uc"'"s W '"e mn" WHO "rc" '"c
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IN No,n"s 4, au u n nna no.
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NJ Mr. p.,or.ham.. ,lyh, ,r,nnr,od
w,oyore,,o nm, no 600 Won, .ionw sha
unvc him very clear story ~ ,h.
s.o,,,ncc ~ svcn,. 10 al, ~ vh,ch
he iI,tcncd viii, ina charoc,eris,,r
.cric, of "WcII. nows," and "Yoi
don't aoys," with which no was in
the In hit OF punctuating the remarks
NJ n lady. Ho said them, an usual,
In a voice which not only Emphasized
thu facts mt exactly the right places.
but also lent an air OF subtle compii-
mcnt to the cloaicnco Of tho narrator.
And No we went onward. at first
over Nat cxpanses of muddy plain,
splashing axle-hlgh through the miro
of the so-callcd road, until at last tho
purple mountains ahead of Ms began
to turn blue. hardening again to
green ~ we ncarcd the foothills. And
- '"' 's'"N ''"h' 'tybV' Wv
November Joe.
When We stoned near N nate of
pine trees to partnke OF nm i'm
promptu lunch II was his quick hands
that prepared the camp fire and his
skilled axe that fashioned the rude
but comfortable seats. IL was he
MISC who disappeared for n moment
to return with three half pound trout
that no lad taken by some swift
process OF hiS own from tho brook of
which We only heard tho murmur.
And for all these dOlnGs he received
an amount OF open 8dmirniion from
Lindn's blue eyes which seemed tn me
almost exaggerated.
Il think your November Joe is "a
perfect DEAR she confldcd to me.
III you really think that" sn1d I,
nave mercy on him! Sou do not
want to add his rcalp to all the
others
MANY OF the others are bnld." said
sho. His hair would furnish n dozen
OF them"
30 the afternoon passed away, and
as IT. became late. we entered yres /
traclts OF gloomy Pine woods. A
ming. moaned through their tons. and
flung the dark waters OF innumera ble
little lakes against their moss bor-
dered shores.
! noticed that Puttick unslunx his
rlTs and laid II among tho mack.
upon the blackboard beside him and
whenever the rond dinncd m n mora
than us,,ailv snmhre Jc,lIc Ills oxos
o,,Ick and r.s,les. ~, thnsc ~ son.
foras, animal dnr,.l and ,,,,r.d ,r'"
Tho ab,dnw,. III. ,,,,,,, y, 81. ',,,
MN. rodinv wh.n ,h.,n oo,,,,roa 49,.
nno ,nc,a.n, -, a., -" ,a,,r Wv.
~, -, .".' o", 1o"'ny va"
4, III. ~, ;,,,' u"a I'm"
,r,n ~, -" ,p .hsao y" un VI w
~ .uau a.o's ~non We wore "rN-
"s s""'. '""uc",y out .''o u" oPon
sp".S' anu neIe !" Iroh' VI shacK
" 'ne ro"sh"s' description u man
WAS engaged IN cutting logs.
As We PASSED no Hianced up at us,
anu MS race was ike that OF some
modiaeVai prisoner-a tnnHie or wild
peard, mass or grayish hair, ana
among All a pair or eyes which
seemed 10 siars torth hatred. IL may
nave bcen, inuc"d. IL profanity was.
merely the rooted ana natural dislil<"
of strangers. 80 common To the
mountain districts. but to W..
wrought 'ip with the stories va had
heard, ther" was something OMNIBUS