The evening world., 1916-02-17

stoical attitude as 10 regard with a
pleased smile the smoke that curlct
from his lips--he'd lost track of his
identity, but by all the signs ana
tokens he hadn't lost his passion for
cigarettes. Buck made one himself
and continued his story.
II got in sight uh their camp that
night, but there was nothln' doing,
When II began to get light l had 10
back Off, cause l dassen't risk 'cm
seein' me. They started you fellers
out when II was pretty gray: that
was how II come | missed yuh, and
maybe It's just as well. | hung
around that day, seein' nothin'. That
night holed up in a coulee and built
a hre-pretty risky business, but l
had to do II or freeze. Next mornin'
they sent out some Injun runners.
They begin to dome in before noon,
and right away the whole OUTFIT
picks up their lodges aud swings on
on slant toward the lake.
watched them right along. When
the Ape and Frenchy strikes out by
themselves | follows; and In that
way I run onto your trail to- day,
and sabed WHERE yuh was maxim for.
II swung away to the south, 30
they wouldn't be likely to strike my
trail, and tonight headed into this
draw and got sight uh your camp
fire. ! come In by way nh the tunnel
for fear some uh them Jaspers might
be keepin' an eye on yuh. Gee| but
II was hot work diggin' through that
snow. sweat like ] was performin'
at n Fourth uh July dance"
80 they're following u.s." SAID
Dick. why. I wondcr?'
"Why?" Buck echoed. ITO play
no Att
Dye s'pose they aimed TO let yuh net
anywhere when they turned yum
loose? Not by jugfull They knew
yuh wasn't next TO this country. and
didn't stand n ghost Of show 10 Re'
out OF II alive with what stun they
give yuh--that's an Injun's idea OF q
joke; and them two put EN- up 10 "
just as sure as I'm sittln' mere u
the cold and no grub don't do the
trick, they will. They're playin, VIII
yuh, cat-fashion-but yuh watch me;
I'll spoil the play.
ITS lust like this," Buck went OF
earnestly. 'Tf them fellers knew
was alive and prognosticattn' round
here, they'd lay for US and put oul
light out too quick for anything
They'd probably let yuh 70 a while
. lust 70 hang around and see yum sur
fer. They dassen't let yyh get u
Resolution now; they've robDed wv
and murdered n good man. ana tneS
know blamed well that II II gets out
|. the Hudson's Bay Company or th'
Governmental get 'em, II they nave
to foller 'em to the North Pole
They feel pretty toleraole sure tlu,
yuh can't get very far, and II yur
! show signs uh pullln' through they
can easy kill yuh of, so they am
worryln' none. But II they get WIS.,
{ 20 the fact that I'm alive and buttln
:. into the game with a gun ana oel
full uh cartridges, why they're goin
. TO stop US right away, quick FUR
Y thormore, they'll get next before long
make tracks when | travel, ans
> some one uh that bunch Is goin' u
, see EN- and follow me UP.
r 80 before we go any farther View
\ got TO round UP the Ape and MS part
!. ner and make run for It, We coul'
0 put up a pretty hard night with IN,
Z guns them two iasPers carry, and
\ anyway don't think the lnJup
r would bother US much II them w
Q wasn't around. Now. I'm going I
. take n long chance and get them be
0 fore they get Us. Their camp Is abou
n Ave miles from here, In the .mornif
e you stay here till good, plain day, an
8 when yuh start go slow, like yuh wa