New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-23


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The answer forestalled his arriya,
in Liverpepl: #
Trine's death sign for your father. For
SOD sake. look to yourself and keep
away from America b
But Alan had more than once Wis.
tied America incognito and unknown
to Seneca Urine via a secret route Of
his own selection.
Eight days ont Of LONDON, q second.
class passenger newly landed from
one % the C.-P. steamships, he walked
the streets Of Quebec and dropped
out Of sight between dark and dawn.
70 turn up presently IN the distant
Canadian hamlet Of Bale 81. Paul. ap
Derently very tenderfooted American
woods traveller ohaperoned By taci
turn Indian guide picked up heaven.
knowS-wheraI
Crossing the st. Lawrance by night
me two struck OF quietly into the
hinter1and Of the Notre Dame range,
then crossed the Maine border.
On the second noon thereafter;
traIwon and weary, % lean Is their
Sepieted packs, the two paused on .
ridseDoae OF the wilderness up bac1
Of The Allagsah country. and made
thdr midday meal IN . silence which,
q normal In the Indian, was one a
deep miagfvtngs On Alan's part.
Continually his case questioned the
northern skies that lowered porten.
tpusly. foul with smokes country
vide connAsration that threatened all
northern Maine bonedry with
drought
Only the south offered fair pros
pect. And the fires were making
southwark far faster than man might
hope to travel through that grim and
stubborn land.
Even as he stared. Alan saw fresh
columns Of dun-colored smoke sprina
up in the northwest
Anxfously he consulted the impas
sive mask Of the Indian. from whom
his questions gained Alan little com
fort. Jacob recommended forced
marches to Spirit lake. where canoes
might be found to aid their flight:
and withdrew into sullen reserve.
They Travelled far and fast by din
forest trails before shutdown. then
again paused for food and rest. And
as Jacob sat deftly about preparing
the meal Alan stumbled OF TO whip
the little trailside stream for trout.
Perhaps q hundred yards upstream.
the backlash q oareaaas cast By his
weary hsnd hooksd DO seaEo a Maine
700 tired sven % remainder ths a.
prup1Ate vurd4 AlAa sosamoaeA
ashore turoed through tbs Thick IN
dergrowth that masked the trail
found hts dy. se4 tho state Of Maine
free-and swinging On his hea
brought up, nose 70 . ssO'ing. trans
fixed by Sectansie % White paste
board liked to its trunk, trey OF
hearts. Of which each pip had been
neatly punotured By l3caflber buI
let
He carried II back to camp, mean
ing to consult the guide, but an SEQ
ond thought, held hts tongue Il 1aa
no4 likely that the indian had over
hooked On object % oonspicpoas on
the trail
80 Alan vaited for him to apeak-
and meantime determined 70 vatcl
Jacob moro narrowly. though no othes
suspao3ous circumstance had marked
the several days Of their association.
The 1rst half q tho night yes, O.
the day. devoted 10 relentless prog.
ress southwark; thirty minutes Of
steady Jogging, Ave minutes for rest
and repeat.
No more question az to the need for
such urgent haste; overhead the north
wind muttered without ceasing. Thin
wells OF smoke drifted through the for
est husging the ground, like some
weird aond mist; and ever the cur
tanned heavens CARED Nvid With 70
dected fires.
By midnight Alan had come to the
bounds Of endurance; desh, bono and
sinew could no longer stand the strain.
Though Jacob declared that Spirit
Lake was nov only SIX hours distant
as far as concerned Alan be might
have said 600. His blanket once I'M
rolled. Alan dropped upon II nike one
drugged.
The sun was high when he awak.
ened and sat up, rubbing heavy eyes.
stretching aching limbs wondering
what had come over the Indian to let
him sleep 90 late.
OF q sudden he was assa1led by sick.
ening fears that needed only the brief
est Investigation to confirm. Jacob
had absconded with every valuable
item OF their equipment
Nor was bis motive Tar to seek.
Overnight the ire had made tire.
mAndols gains. And ever and anon
the wind would bring down the roar
Of the holocaust du1led BY distance