Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-01-31
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-THE story opens in the
Rwn of Granville, Ontario, where MISS
s the office Of Harrington and Bush. She
y engaged to Jack Barrow, young real
hetate agent. and the wedding day Is set.
While walking with him one Sunday they
neet Mr.. Bush, HazeIs employer. who for
Die first time seems to notice her at
Factiveness Shortly afterward. at his re-
tapher. After three months Mr.. Bush
Droposes marriage which. Hazel declines,
sfter her Me- BusS
warming her he would make her sorry for
CHAPTER IT-Bush makes an effort, by
3 gift of flowers, to compromise Hazel in
Pie minds OF her friends; She returns
bis horse and fatally hurt He sends for
Hazel, who refuses to see him before he
PES. Three days afterward 1t is Is oon an n
Hazel. sin reparation for any wrong
may have done her" Hazel recognizes at
tnce what construction will be put upon
Ina words. Bush had his revenge.
CHAPTER III-Jack barrow. IN g 80
~ Jealous rage, demands from Hazel an
: Explanation of Bushs action. HazePs pride
y hurt, and she refuses. The engage
tnent is broken and Hazel determines to
beave Granville. She sees an advertise
Meadows, Britt Columbia. and secures
The situation.
b wild part Of British Columbia and Ha-
bea. shortly after her arrival. loses her
way while walking in the woods: She
lhe light of q campfire. she turns to it,
hoping to find somebody who will guide
to as
HRoaring Bill Wagstaff," who had seen
her at her boarding house there. He
Ing, but sh~ is compelled to spend the
efght In the woods.
Roaring Bill made no reply, but
gtood back, and when her feet touched
jsoIid earth he threw over her shoulders
4ehe coat he had worn himself. Then
Ne turned away, and Hazel saw him
etooping here and there, and heard
j1he crack Of dry sticks broken over
Els knee. In no time he was back to
tlhe horses with an armful Of dry stuff,
and had a small blaze licking up
ghrough dry grass and twigs. AS 1t
krew he piled on larger sticks till the
bright fame waved two feet high,
Fighting up the nearby woods and
shedding q bright glow on the three
Aorses standing patiently at hand. He
paid no attention to Hazel until she
leame timidly up to the fire. Then he
Booked up at her with his whimsical
mile. &c.,.
eThat's right" he said; "come on
Ind get warm. No use worrying-or'
8etting cross. I suppose from your
jefvilized, conventional point Of view
It's a terrible thing to be out in the
woods all night alone with strange
man. But I'm not bear-I won't eat
bou." 4 ..t.
1; @T'm sorry IL seemed rude" Hazel
said penitently: 81 can't help thinking
of the disagreeable side Of it. People
talk so. I suppose I'll be a nine days
wonder In Cariboo Meadows"
+. Bill laughed softly.
Il 'Let them take 1t out In wondering"
he advised. "Cariboo Meadows Is
very small and Insignificant portion Of
the world, anyway"
He went to one Of the packs, and
came back with a canvas cover, which
Ne spread on the ground.
"Sit on that" he said. "The earth's
always damp In the woods"
Then he stripped the horses Of their
burdens and tied them out of sight
among the trees. That task finished,
he took an ak and rustled pile Of
wood, dragging dead poles up to the
IRE and chopping them into short
lengths. When finally he laid aside
his ak. he busted himself with gather
ing grass and leaves and pine needles
antil he had several armfuls collected
and spread In an even pile to serve as
:, mattress. Upon this he laid his bed
ling, two thick quilts, two or three
pairs, of wooden blankets, q pillow, the
whole inclosed with a long canvas
sheet, the bed tarpaulin Of the cattle
Bnnges.
'"There," he said; "you can turn in
whenever you feel like it."
For himself he took the saddle blan-
lets and laid them close by the fire
within reaching distance of the wood
pile. taking for cover pack canvas.
He stretched himself full length, filled
his pipe, lit 1t, and fell to staring into
me fire while he smoked.
Half an hour later he raised his
head and looked across the fire at
Hazel.
"Why don't you go to bedr' he
sked.
I'm not sleepy" she declared, which
ras palpable falsehood, for her eye
ids were even then dropping.
maybe not, but you need rest" Bill
aid quietly. "Quit thinking things.
TIL be all the same hundred years
rom now. Go on to bed. You'll be
nore comfortable"
Thus peremptorily commanded, Ha-
ell found herself granting instant ODE
fence. She got into the blankets just
s she stood, even to her shoes, and
rew the canvas sheet uD so that If