Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-07
fcopvri6ht 1915. by Harper & Bros }
THIS STARTS THE STORY

fCopyri6ht 1915, by Rurper q Bros.J
THIS STARTS THE STORY
Fleda Druse, daughter of Gabriel
Druse, of gypsy blood. shoots in a
canoe the Carlton Rapids, on the
Sagalac river, where it flows between
she towns of Manitou and Lebanon
In the Canadian Northwest. She is
rescued from the whirlpools below by
Max IDgolby, a manager of great in
tcrcsts, who has. come to Lebanon to
unite the two towns and make them
the center of commerce in the west
ern north On the shore she is in
suited by Felix Marchand, powerful
but disreputable character of Mani
tou. Ingolby>-attacks Marchand, who
vows revenge Fleda is claimed by
one Jethro Fave as his wife under
gypsy custom which united them i'll
marriage when they were children.
Fleda rejects him. Marchand stirs
up a feud between the two towns in
order to foil Ingolby's ambitions. n
strike is to be called, Ingolby's new
bridge is to be blown up and he
himself thrown into the river.
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
SIVOU didn't make fuss about the
i watch, Jowett. You might have
gone TO Felix Marchand or to his father
and proved him liar, and OF even that
way. You didn't: you got corner iot
with it. That's what I'm going TO do'
/ can have Felix Marchand put IN the
lug, and make his old father Hector
Marchand sick; but | like old Hector
Marchand, and | think he's bred as
bad pup as ever was. I'm going to
try and do with this business as you
did with that watch. I'm going to try
and turn it to account and profit in the
end. Felix Marchand' prohting by
mistake of mine-a mistake in policy. 1t
gives him his springboard and there
enough dry grass in both towns to get
biz blaze with n very little match. l
know that things are seething. Inc
chief constable keeps me posted as TO
what's going on here. and pretty fairly
as to what's going on in Mani
tou. The police in Manitou arc straight
enough. That's one comfort. I've done
Felix Nlarchand there. / guess that the
chief constable of Manitou and Mon
seigneur Lourdc and old Mother Thi-
Marchatftl cant bribe. | see I've got
to face scrimmage before l can get
what l want. y
"What you want you'll have, l bet,
was the adrniring response.
I'm going to have good try.
want these two towns to be one. mat IL
be good for your town lots, Jowett,
he added whimsicalIy. IF my policy
is carried out. my town lot'll be worth
a pocketful of gold plated watches or a
stud of spawned mares"
He chucked to himself. and his fin
gers reached toward bell on the table,
but he paused. When was it they
said the strike would begin?" he asked.
Friday
did they say what hour?'
ELEVEN in the morning
"sThird of a days work and a whole
days pay he mused. ''Jowett,' he
added. Il want you to have faith. I'm
going to do Marchand. and I'm going to
do him in a way that'll be best in the
end You can help as much if not more
than anybody-you and Osterhaut. And
if succeed, it'll be worth your while. y
''I amt folowin' you because it's
worth while, but because | want to,
chief
Il know: but man-every man
likes the counters for the game He
turned to the table. opened drawer,
and took out a folded paper. He looked
it through carefully. wrote n name on
1t, and handed it to Jowett.
"There's a hundred shares in the
Northwest Railway. with my regards,
Jowett. Some of the counters of the
game,
shake of the head. II don't live in
Manitou," he said. I'm almost white,
chief. I've never mace a deal with you,
and don't want to. I'm your man for
the fun of it, and because I'd give my
life to have your head on my shoulders
for one year"
''I'd feel better If you'd take the
shares, Jowett. You've helped me, and
! can't let you do it for nothing
Then 1 can't do it at ALL I'm dis
charged" Suddenly, however, a hum
orous, eager look shot into Jowett's
face. "Will you toss for it" he blurted
out.
Certainly, if you like" was the
reply.
"Heads I win, tails it's yours?"
Good
Ingolby took a silver dollar from
his pocket, and tossed. 1t came down
tails, Ingolby had won.
MY corner lot against double the
shares?" Jowett asked sharply, his
face flushed with eager pleasure. He
was born gambler.
''As you like" answered Ingolby
with n smile.
lngolby tossed. and they stopped over
TO look at the dollar on the floor. 1t
had come up heads.
''You win," said Ingolby, and turn
ing to the table, took out another hun
drcd shares. In a moment they were
handed over.
You're wonder, Jowett," he said. |
''You risked lot of money. Are you
satisfied
You bet. chief. come by these
shares honestly now
He picked up the silver dollar from
the floor, and was about to put it in
his pocket.
"Wait-that's my dollar" said In
COLBY.
''By gracious, so it isl said Jowett,