Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

bad s ,.,,, ssid ne SURE and come,to the ccle-
the dance was tho great afralr Of tho
kE., year, ~ ysusred N a. three days cels-
son.s trappngs. All the Indians and
halfbrecds and white trappers for miles
around would be present. Father Donai
would be there TO consummate mar
entered upon during the year. There
would be much frolicking, feastine and
drinklng-all In all. gala occasion.
Tnst evening; Dan. flxing up bit
f, r9r the festivities, and not expecting
darkened his one door. Pete. the half
breed. suualid and shifty-eyed.
What, what Is III" Dams voice was
brusaue. He had no use for any OF Gus
Simmons's hangers-on.
But Pete was cringingiy polite. IT
need money much he wheedled, 80 I
Pierre talk day Pierre go away. Gus
he tell Pierre smash UP boats IN
rapid. Make look as eet mistake. Pierre
get all silver fox skins. Gus keel mo
nc Know 1 tell need money much"
Dan stood as II stunned, He gave
Gus credit for doing anything low and
underhanded. But Pierre Then he
remembered he had seen Pierre enter
Gus's shack His heart sank. Gus
eon,d weli afford TO offer Pierre SO
U thereby he could ruin Dan and so
gain not only the freight trade but
dorbtless the factors daughter as we'll.
Dan flung a flstful of coins at Pete.
m&et out y he ordered. ,cu'tiy. Then
NAT Nat, he ne said. and going over to q
he commanded. Take that at once to
Miss Fraser -
Outside the cabin. Pete opened the
pit OF paper. The words meant nothing
to him. unable to read.
MY darling-Plerre has left to
wreck my boats. I must overtalte him.
save my answer for me. All my love.
Bit by bit. Pete tore the note to
pieces and threw them to rot unnoticed
n Y the ,nuskes swamp which bordered
That night Janet danced her liveliest,
mostly In the arms OF Simmons who
whispered Of the cities they would visit
togesner in the States, whence he had
come. More eagerly she listened than
she ever had before, and Gus grew
bolder with his pleadings.
Marry me tonight, sweetheart! Make
this our wedding feast 20
And who knows? Heartsora Janet,
wondering why Dan had failed her,
might have yielded had not Pete. in
Significant instrument Of fate that he
was, SUNK into the room with the lie
bring. -"
Mist Regents scows - all gone
smash Put in river too auiclt-'fore
ice enough gone out 70
The moment Gus had deliberately
planned for had come. He laughed
exultantly and drew the girl tighter,
MY girl, your precious Dan is ruined.
He couldn't marry Red Dog squaw :"
Slowly the girl freed herself Her
race was white and her words were Bit
ing. Now. know you for what You
are, Gus Simmons. DO you think I
would ever marry man who rejoices
IL another's downfall? No; hundred
times no!",
Straight to Father Donal. smoking
his pipe In the factors sitting room
she went. Come with me-" she plead
ed. to Dan. He will never need me
more than he does this minute"
And four days later Dan held Janet
IN his arms while he told her that his
n put-up Job to get him away ane leave
the field clear for Simmons.
So they were married on the banks
OF the Athabasca to the music Of it's
rapids and the wind soughinE In the
pines on its banks.
As for Pierre, he scotched the story
OF his visit to Simmons as told by Pete.
IT'S all one tam lie - he calculated,
briefly; then explained. II go to tell
that trader piece of my mind for cheat
lynx. that man--hark Ice going out
all aboard honeymoon trip down reever."
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