Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-07

You must take me home tonigld&
whispered jeanne, looking UP into ~
face. II must go, Philip. Send sU1z1
one with me and you can come-in ~
morning-with Pierre"
She put her hand to his face aga14,
in the sweet touch that told more
Of her love than q thousand words
You understand, dear" she went
on seeing the anxiety in his eyes. "a
have the strength-tonight. must r.
turn to father and he will know
everything-when you come to Fort q
God" -
II will send MacDougall with you.
said Philip, after a moment. "Ar5
then I will follow" ~
with Pierre"
'Yes, with Pierre"
For a brief space longer they stoo1
outside of Cassidy's cabin, and the1l
"Will you kiss me, dear? 1t Is the|
first time" aaausn1
He bent down, and Jeanne's lips|
reached his own.
mo, It is not the FIST time" sheX
confessed, in a whisper. Not sinc&X
that day-when I thought you wereX
dying-after we came through tho
Five minutes later Philip returned
to MacDougall. Roberts, HenshaH
Cassidy and Lecault were with thu
engineer.
1--WE sent the st. Pierres to find OUT
about the firing" he said. Look "a.
the crowd over at the store. EVERY
one heard It, and they've seen tn
fire on the mountains. They think the
Indians have cornered a moose or two.
and are shooting them by the blaze.
| ax,fr nho1 hi -ssx1,t coil In
II want a word with you, Mac"
He walked a little aside with thd
engineer, leaving the others in
group, and in a low voice told him af
much as he cared to reveal about thtX
identity of Thorpe and Gregson's
mission in camp. Then he spoke ol
Jeanne.
Il believe that the death of Thorpe
practically ends all danger to u.s." ID
concluded. I'm going to offer you q
pleasanter job than fighting. Mac. II
is imperative that Miss d'Arcambal
should return to D,Arcambal House
before morning, and I want you I'd
take her, IL you will. I'm CHOOSING
the best man I've got because-wel}
because she's going to be my wiz
Mac. I'm the happiest man on eart5I
tonight"
MacDougall did not show surpri4d
Guessed IT," he said, shortly
thrusting out hand and grinning intc
Philips face. Couldn't help frouI
seeing, Phil. And the firing, ant
Thorpe, and that half-breed ID
there"
Understanding was slowly illuminat
ing his face.
you'll know all aeout them q little
later, Mac" said Philip softly. "ToI
night we must investigate nothing
very far. Miss d,Arcambal must b{
taken home Immediately. VIII yotl
go?"
with pleasure"
"She can ride one of the horses n
far as the Little Churchill" continued
Philip. And there she will show yol.
canoe. / will follow in the morning
with the body Of Pierre, the hall4
breed" n
A quarter of an hour later MacI
Dougall and Jeanne set out over th4
river trail, leaving Philip standing bel
hind, watching them until they wer(
hidden in the night. 1t was fully all
! hour later before the st. Pierres re-
turned. Philip was uneasy until tn
, two dark-faced hunters came into thu
|, little office and leaned their rtheI
! against the wall. He had feared tha 7
Sachigo might have. left some trac1
, of his ambush behind. But the 81
Pierres had discovered nothing, and
could give only one reason for thu
, burning pine on the summit Of th{
mountain. They agreed that midland
had fired 1t to frighten moose from 4
thick cover to. the south and westI
and that their hunt had been failurel
It was midniglt before Philip RI
l laxed his caution, which he maintaiytH|
until then in spite Of his belief thai
) Thorpe's men, under Blake, had mej
quick finish at the hands Of Sachig1
and his ambushed braves. His mt
!. left for their cabins. with the exceJl
ton Of Cassidy, whom he asked q
; spend the remainder of the night n
one of the office hunks.
- Alone he went in to prepare PierrI
- for his last journey to Fort o. GOD.
! CONTINUED TOMORROW ~ ~