Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-06
Copyright, 1913, By Hesketh Prchhrd
CHAPTER VL
The Black Fox Skin.

continuous but dtlul, and that 1 after the events 1 have just written | down l went back to Quebec. where ] 1 became once more immersed iu my business. or Joe l heard from time Co time. generally by means of smudged letters obviously written from camp and usually smelling Of wood smoke It was such a letter. which. in the fol lowing year. caused me once more Co seek November It ran as follows:
 Mir Quaritch. sir. last week was ur Co Widdeney Pond and l see a wonderful red deer buck guess he come out gf the thick Maine woods Go take tbc place Q that rolla you shot there last taIl This great fella has bad accident Co his horns or something for they come gut of u.s head thick and stuutcd-lile and an over little points. Them horns would look One at the top of Che stairs in your house Co Quebec, so come and try for them iIl be down Co Mrs. Hardnss Friday morn iug SO as l can meet you if you cau come There's only three moose using round here. two cows. and a mean Nrue lo.ia of a bull NOVEMBER
 This was the letter which caused me to seek Mrs Hardiug's. but owing to a slight accident to thc rig | was driv. eu mp in. ] arrived ute Co hud that November had gone up Go ucighbor ing farm on some business, leaving word that should ] arrive l was Go start for his shack and that hc would catch me up on Che way. November struck my trail and 1t was long after dark when we reached Noycmber's shack that evening AS he opened the door he displaced something white which iay just inside iL
 'Its a letter." he said in surprise as he handed 1t to mc. What does it say, Mir Quaritch|
 read it aloud. It ran:
 am in trouble. Joe Somebody is robe biug my traps When you get home, which ] pray win bc soon. come risht over $. EONL
 "The skunkr' cried November had never seen him SO moved He bad been away hunting for three days and returned to find this message. "Thc darupd skunk" Le repeated, 'to rob her taps.
 l "Hcr-a womung
 "S Roue stands For Sally Roue ] You've sure heard or ber:' i "No; who is slct'
 "IU tcl yuu." said Joe. "Sars a ! mighty brave girl-tuat is. she's a wid- uw. She was married ou Roue four years ago last Christmas uud tha l autumu after he got his back broke Go the Red Star lumber camp leaving l Sally just enough dollars Co carry her ! over the birth of her son. To make 30 l I,D,r 1t.rr. aI..rt tI..., ,,..e f.ts ,t tI. boys ready Co Gll dead man Boue $ l place when they knew her money must be giving out and the ueishbprs were wonderful interested tu know whirh Sal would take. But it soon come oul that Sal wasn't taking any of them but had decided Go try what she could do with the trapping herself
 "Just that Rome worked line O traps, and Sal was fixed to make her living and the boys that way. Said d woman was liable Go bc us successful a tIapper as a man Shes at it neat three year now and she's made good Lives with her boy about four hours walk uor'wcst of here. with not uu 1 other house within five miles of her Shes got yuuug sister. Euby. witt her on account of the kid. as she ha' to bc out such a lot'
 Not much later ! was following No vcmber's uimblY moving figure upon a. hard a woods mur-h as | ever care t' try. l was uut sorry when thors of my moccu9in gave way and Joe al
 lowed me a muute Co tie lt mp and e
 get my wind
 ? "Ihere'- Tom Carroll, Phi Gort au,
 luiiu Sylvester" began November ub
 ruptIy-"thusc three They're Sally ! nearest ncighbuls. them and Val BIuck Vals a good man. but
 "But wuatf' said ubscuuy.
 "Him and Tom Currol's cut the Got B notches for Sally's favor so far" "But whats that got Co do with"-
 Come ou" snapped November an' hurried forward To Sallys lonely cabiI
 Joe Shocked at the door, calling a
 lhe same lime. Its me Arc yU
 there, Suilyf'
 The door opened au inch or two 'I 1, it you, JueT
 November thrust his right hand wit . its deep scur across the back tHuug
 the aperture "Aou should know thl l cut, Sal; you tended it'
 Come iu Cume iur'
 @ followed Joe into the house am ,- turned to look at Sally ! saw slil
 girl with gentle red brown eyes Cha 'l matched the red brown of uer rehe
 lious hoir. a smal face. pale under it
 weather tau. but showing a line ,
 milk whit, skin above her brows sh
 was. in fact extremely pretty with e kind or good looks 1 bad not expcctc'
 and ten seconds later !. too. had fallc
 under the spell of that charm whic 'r was an the more powerful bccaus ,r Sally herself was unconscious of it
 (To be cOuUuuCd)