The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-03-08
CHAPTER VIii-Coatinued.

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Hazel went out 20 the rail-. Biil
Wagstnff had disappeared, but present
ly she caught sight of him Standing on
the shore end OF the wharf, his hands
thrust deep in his coat pockets, staring
nftcr the steamer. Hazel waved the
envelope that she still held in her mana.
Now that she was Independent of him,
she felt magnanimous, forgiving-anu
suddenly very much alone, as If she
had dropped back into the old, depress'
ing Granville atmosphere. But he gave
no answering sign save that he turned
on the instant and went up the hill to
where his horses stood tied among the
huddled buildings. And within twenty
minutes the Stanley ID turned jutting
point, and Bella COola was lost to view.
Hazel went back into her stateroom
and sat down on the berth. Presently
she opened the envelope. There was
thick fold of bills, her ticket. and both
were wrapped in sheet of paper pen
clled with dots and crooked lines. She
laid it aside and counted the money.
Heavens !" she whispered. II wish
he hadn't given me 20 puch. | didn't
need all that
For Roaring Bill had t2"ked dozen
One-hundrcd-dollar notes In the enve-
lope. And, curiously enough, she was
not offended, only wishful that he had
been less generous. Then she took up
Che map, recognizing II as the sheet
,f paper Bill had worked over so long
their last night at the cabin.
It made the North more clear-a
great deal more clear--tc Der. for he
had marked CaribOo Meadows, the To-
cation Of his cabin, and Bella Coola,
and drawn dotted lines TO indicate the
way he had taken her In and brought
her out.
She put away the money and the
map, and bestowed brief scrutiny
upon herself In the cabin mirror. Six
months In the wild had given her a
i,ddy color, the glow Of perfect phys
ical condition. But her garments were
tattered and sadly out of date. The
wardrobe of the steamer-trunk lady
had suffered In the winters wear She
was barely presentable In the outing
suit of corduroy.
The Stanley d., upon the evening of
the third day, turned into Barnard Inlet
and swept across harbor speckled
with shipping from oil the Seven Seas
to her berth at the dock.
So Hazel came again to city--a
city that roared and beloved all Its
manifold noises 10 her ears, long
grown accustomed to vast and brood
ing silence. Mindful of Bills parting
word, she took hack To the Lady
smith. And even though the hotel was
removed from the business heart of the
city. the rumble Of the city's her
culean lnbors reached her far into the
night. At last she fell asleep, and
dawn OF a clear spring Gdy awakened
her
She ate her breakfast. and set forth
on n shopping tour. To such advan-
tage did she put two Of the hundred.
dollar bills that by noon she was ar.
rayed In q seml-tailored suit of gray
spring hat. shoes and gloves TO match
She felt once more at ease less con
scious that people stared at her frayed
and curious habiliments. With com
plete outfit Of lingerie purchased, and
n trunk In which to store II forwarded
to her hotel. her immediate actlvit,
was ut an end. and she had time t.
think of her next move.
And. brought face to face with that
rhe found herself at something Of |
loss. She had no desire to go back 4
Cariboo Meadows. even to get wha
few personal treasures she had lef
behind. Cariboo Meadows was wipe'
of the slate as far as she was con
cerned. Nevertheless, she must max
her way. Somehow she must find
means TO return the unused portion
the-to her-enormous sum Roarin
Rill had placed in her hands. She mus
make her own living. The questio
that troubled her was: How. an
where? She had her trade at her fir
yer ends, ard the storied Office built
logs of Vancouver assured her tina
any efficient stenographer could fin
work. But she looked up as sh
walked the streets at the high, cgl
walls Of brick and steel and stone, an
her heart misgave her.
At nightfali she went up to her ROOF
and threw herself wearily on the bet
She was tired. body and spirit. an
lonely. Her brief experience In Car
boo Meadows had not led her to loo