The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-16

as could travel faster by canoe than him walking, and so kep' near him all day. It was nigh sunset, and I bent down under the bank so he couldn't see me. He went into the old shack. called out his name. heard him cursing at my voice, and when he showed his face ,shot him dead never landeds never left no tracks. I thought was safe, sure. Yoave took me; yet only for Janey's sake I wouldn't care. did right, but she won't like them to say her fathers murderer. That's all"
 November sat on the edge of the table His handsome face was grave. Nothing more was said for q good while Then Highamson stood up.
 'sIm ready, NevembeE, but you'll let me see Jaaey again before you give me over tC the police"
 November looked him in the eyes. 'sExpect you'n see good deal of Janey yet She'll be lonesome over there now that her brute husbands gone. She'll want you to live with her" he said
 Dye mean"-
 November nodded. eff the police can catch you for themselves, let 'e1n, and you'd lessen the chance of that 3 wonderful deal if you was to burn them moose shank moccasions you're wearing. When did you km your moose7''
 tuesdays a week And my moe casins was wore out. SC fixed lem ur woods fashion"
 sfI know. The hair on 'em is slip. ping. found some of 1t in youl tracks in the camp, away above Bis Tree. That's how I knew yoQd killed a moose. I found your candlestick too. Here it fs." He took from his pocket the little piece of spruce stick. which had puzzled me so much. and turned toward me
 ..Thas ends sharp to stick into the earth; that ends slit, and you fix the candle in with a bit O birch bark Now it can go into the stove along O the moecasins.'' He opened thE stove door and thrust In the articles
 ''On1y three know your secret. Hig hanson, and if was you I wouldn'i make it four, not even by adding woman to 1t-''
 Highanson held out his hand.
 sYou always was a white man Nov, said he.
 Hours later. as we sat drinking 2 final cup of tea at the campfire, said
 ssAfter you examined Lyons uppel camp you told me seven things abou the murderer. You've explained how you knew them, all but three"
 What are the threeT
 ssEirst, how did you know that Hig hanson had been q long time in thu woods without visiting settlement7' ?
 @Bis moccasins was were out and patched with raw moose hide. Tn, tracks of them was plain" replied No vemher
 I nodded. ..And how, could you tel 1 that he was religious and spent tn, night in great trouble of mind P
 November paused in filling his pipe file couldn't sleep.'' said he, .-and g he got up and cut that candlestick What.d he want to light . candle fo but to read by2 And why should hl want to read in the middle of tn, l night if he was not in trouble7 Ans if he was in trouble. what book woult he want to read7 Besides, not on. trapper in a hundred carries any peol but the Bible.n .4sI see. But how did you know was in the middle of the nightT'
 ~Dfd you notice where he cut hi cand1est1ck2''
 s.No," said L
 ~I did, and he made two false cut where his knife slipped In the dark l fou're- wonderful at questions"
 aAnd you at answers.n
 November stirred the embers unde I the kettle, and the freight lit up h1i fine face as he turned with yawn- I 4l1y,q said he, sbut I'm glad Hig hanson had his reasons I'd "a hatet to think of that old man shut in wtler, he couldn't see the sun rise. Wouldn' you 2ss
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