Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-12-10

killed the three men chiefly instru-
mental in sending their father to his
death, and fed into the North"
Good" exclaimed Philip.
The word shot from him before he
had thought AT first he flushed, then
sat bolt upright and smiled frankly
into the inspectors face as he watch
ed the effect of his indiscretion.
80 many people thought at the
time," said MacGregor, eyeing him
with curious sharpness. Especially
the women. For that reason the first
three who were caught were merely
convicted of manslaughter instead OF
murder. They served their sentences,
were given two years each for good
behavior, and are somewhere in
South America. The fourth killed
himself when he was taken near
Moose Factory, and the other three
went what the law calls bad Henry.
the oldest of them all, killed the Off,
Ger who was bringing him down from
Prince Albert in 99, and was after
ward executed Paul, the sixth, re-
turned to his native town seven years
after the hanging Of his father and
was captured after wounding two of
the officers who went in pursuit OF
him. He is now in an insane asy-
lum."
The inspector paused. and ran his
eye over fresh slip of paper
"And all this" said Philip in a low
voice, because of crime committed
by the law itself Five men hung,
one suicide, three in prison and one
in an insane asylum-because of
blunder of the law"
THE king can do no wrong" said
MacGregor with gentle irony, land
neither can the law. Remember that,
Philip, as long as you are in the SER
vice. The law may break Up homes,
ruin states, set itself Nemesis on
innocent mems heels-but 1t can do
no wrong. 1t is the Juggernaut be-
fore which we all must bow our
heads, even you and I, and when by
any chance it makes a mistake 1t is
still law, and unassailable 1t is the
greatest weapon of the clever and
the rich, so it bears moral. Be
clever, or be rich"
"And William DeBar, the seventh
brother" began Philip.
"Is tremendously clever, but not
rich" finished the inspector. "He has
caused us more trouble than any
other man in Canada. He is the
youngest OF the seven brothers, and
you know there are curious super
stitions about seventh brothers. In
the first pursuit after the private
hanging he shot two men. He killed
a third in an attempt to save his
brother at Moose Factory. Since
then, Forbes, Bannock, Fleisham and
Gresham have disappeared, and they
all went out after him. They were
all good men, powerful physically
skilled in the ways of the wilderness
and as brave as tigers. Yet they all
| failed. And not only that, they lost
their lives. Whether DeBar killed
them, or led them on to a death for
which his hands were not directly
responsible, we have never known
The fact remains that they went out
after DeBar-and died. l am not
superstitious. but | am beginning to
think that DeBar Is more than a
match for any one man. What do
you say? Will you go with Moody,
| or"
'I'll go alone, with your permis-
sion," said Philip
The inspectors voice at once fell
into its formal tone of command.
Then you may prepare to leave at
once" he said. THE factor at Fond
du Lac will put you next to your
man. Whatever else you require 7
will give you In writing some time
today"
Philip accepted this as signifying
that the interview was at an end,
and rose from his seat.
That night he added a postscript
to the letter which he had written
home. saying that for long time he
would not be heard from again. The
midnight train was bearing him to-
ward lie Pas.
CHAPTER x.