The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-02-20

III AtNthFbtas
Trine's death sign for your father For
Gods sake, look 10 yourself and keep
| away from America.
But Alan had more than once Wis
ited America incognito and unknown
TO Seneca Trine via q secret route OF
his own selection.
Eight days out OF London. n second
class passenger newly landed from
one OF tho C,.P. steamships, he walked
the streets OF Quebec--and dropped
out OF sight between dark and dawn.
to turn up presently In the distant
Canadian hamlet OF Bale ~. Paul, ap'
parentiy a very tondorfooted American
woods-traveler chnporoned by u tnci1
turn Indian guide picked up heaven
knows.where.
| Crossing the 81 Lawrence by night,
the two struck off quietly into tho
6interiand OF the Notro Dame range,
then crossed the Maine border.
| On tho second noon thereafter.
tfail.worn and weary, as lean as their
depleted packs. tho two paused on n
fftige.pole OF the wilderness up back
Of tho Allagash country. and made
their midday meal In n silence which,
~ normal In the Indian. was one OF
deep misgivings on Alnns part
Continually his gaze questioned the
northern skies that lowered porten-
tousiy, foul with smoke-a country
wide confiagratlon that threatened oil
northern Maine, bone.dry with
drought.
Only the south offered fair pros
pect. And the fires we're making
southwark far faster than man might
hope 70 travel through that grim and
stubborn land.
Even as he stared. Alan saw fresh
columns OF dun.colored smoke spring
up In the northwest.
Anxiously he consulted the impas-
siye mask OF tho Indian. from whom
his questions gained Alan little com
fort. Jacob recommended forced
marches to Spirit lake, whcro canoes
might be found TO aid their flight
and withdrew into sulicn reserve.
They Travelled far and fast by dim
forest trails before sundown, then
again paused for food and rest And
as Jacob sat deftly about preparing
tho meal, Alan stumbled on TO whip
the little traii.side stream for trout
Perhaps q hundred yards upstream.
the back.iash OF careless cast by his
weary hand hooked tho state OF Maine,
Too tired even 20 remember the APP
propriate words. Alan scrambled
ashore. forced through the thick un.
dergrowth that masked the trail.
found his ny. set the state OF Maine
frec--and swinging ON his heel
brought up. nose to sapling. trans
| fixed by a rectanglo OF white paste
board fixed 10 ita trunk. trey OF
hearts. OF which each pip had been
neatly punctured by n 22.cnlibor bull
let.
He carried II back 10 camp. mean.
ing 20 consult tho guide. but on sec
ond thought. held his tongue II was
not likely that tho Indian had over.
looked an object 30 conspicuous on
the trail.
So Alan waited for him to speak
and meantime determined To watch
Jacob more narrowly. though no other
suspicious circumstance had marked
the several days OF their association.
The frst half OF the night was. as
tho day, devoted TO relentless prog.
ress southwark: thirty minutes Of
steady jogging. Ave minutes for rest
and repeat
No more question as TO the need for
such urgent haste; overhead the north
wind muttered without ceaBing Thin
wells OF smoke drifted through tho for
est, hugging tho ground. llko some
weird acrid mist. and ever the cur.
tained heavens glared. lIvid with re-
hected fires.
by midnight Alan had come 10 tho
bounds OF endurance; flesh. bone and
sinew could no longer stand the strain
Though Jacob declared that Spirit
lake was now only six hours distant,
as far as concerned Alan he might
have said 600. His blanket once un.
rolled. Alan dropped upon II like one
drugged.
The sun was high when he awnk-
ened and sat up. rubbing heavy eyes.
stretching aching limbs wondering
what had come over tho Indian to let
him sleep no late
OF o sudden he was assailed by sick
ening fears that needed only the brief
est investigation 20 confirm. Jacob
had absconded with every valuable
Item OF their equipment,
Nor was his motive far TO seok.
Overnight the iire had made tre.
mendoxs gains. And ever and anon
the wind would bring down the roar
OF the holocaust. dulled by distance
but not unlike the growing OF wild
animals feeding on their kill.
Alan delayed long enough only 10
swallow n few mouthfuls OF raw food.
gulped water from Il spring. and set
out at u dogtrot on the trail 10 Spirit
Lake.
For hours ho blundered bllndly on.
holding 70 the trail mainly by instinct.
At length, painting. gasping. half.
blinded, h) staggered into little nat.
0ral clearing and plunged forward
headiong. 80 bewildered that he could
not have said whether he was tripped
or thrown; for even as he stumbled q
heavy body landed on his back and
crushed him savagely to earth
In less than minute he was over
come; his wrists hitched together, his
ankles bound with heavy cord
When his vision cleared he found
Jacob within yard. regarding him
with q face as immoblle ns though It
had jeen cast in the bronze II resem.
ble4.
Beyond, 70 one side. woman In
mans hunting costume stood eye.
ing the captive as narrowly az the In.