Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-03-12

Maybe | am" said LATE stubbornly.
"Bnt ! amt going TO see your happi-
ness wrecked because two women
haven't the sense and the heart to
clear you. And I'm goir.s IL do il.
No. you're not. Lafe," said Hilary
bluntly.
why not? Good lord. why not?"
Because I'm lea'dng St Bnifaee,''
answered Hilary.
MIR. Askewt'
I'm going" repeated Hilary, with a
swift gesture Of hopel essness. you'll
call me gutter, suppose"
Il certainly should. answered LATE
coolly. The same as yoG did me"
Maybe. But | came up here to
play certain game / came 90 put
the seigniory lumber business on its
legs. And I've done it, stayed TO,
fight Brousseau after he nearly got me
down, and I've beaten him. I've won
that game on every point. I'm going
TO make Brousseau refund his steal
ings. and I'm going 10 leave you here
in charge for the present. to wind up.
! ! shall so to Quebec to start proceed
ings and try to find purchaser. Your
contract will hold as long as you want
it to. And I'm not coming back. I've
done what | came for, haven't ~ he
ended defiantly.
That's the way all cutters talk
said LATE.
Hilary's nerves were gone, of course.
LATE knew that the last lap of the
race was the gruellng one. Hilary need
ed help. that was ali. LATE grew
crafty with his idea.
We'll, you're boss. of course he
said reluctantly. IF you've made up
| your mind, it amt for me to interfere
| When are you leaving. sir?"
81 shall go out with Dupont when he
takes his last load" answered Hilary.
'That'll be Friday. We can't have
the logs through the mill before then.
Dupont doesn't know YETI"
mo"
LATE reflected. The weather had
changed suddenly during the preceding
night. Already the shores of the St
Lawrence were thick with grinding
foes The middle passage was clear
but in a few days navigation would be
impossible; a dog team would have 70
be procured and trained TO run to-
gether Already it was a difficult jour
ney with horse-sleigh between the
camp and the mill If the weather
held, Hilary could be held until he,
LATE, had accomplished his purpose.
Hilary put on his hat and Overeoat,
picked up his snowshoes ard went to-
ward the stables In few minutes
the horse had been haImesSed to the
sleigh and stood breathing great
clouds of smoke into the frosty air.
1t started, and from the office door
loved best in the world of men driving
away.
He waited till the sleigh had disap-
| peared among the trees behind the
bridge. He allowed ten minutes more,
to make sure that Hilary would not
change his intentions and return. Then
he coolly opened Hilary's desk with a
duplicate key that had been made
after the burglary and took ont the en-
| velope that contained the papers from
Morris He removed these and thrust
them into his pocket. In the empty
| envelope he placed some discarded let
| tiers from The waste-basket. Then he
| put back the envelope, closed the desk.
| strapped ON his snOwshoes and left
+, the Office
Five minutes after he left Hilary was
back His decision had suddenly come
! to him. He had resolved TO leave st.
B0niface. and there was nothing to be
gained by proerastination.
He wanted to leave st. Bonifaee
/ forever and to put the memory of the
! past months out of his mind. so far as
| 1t could be possible. He hated the lit
| tie village; even Lafe's presence had
| become intolerable to him.
He went to Dupont on board his
schooner and arranged for him to sail
for Quebec the following evening with
the little lOad-one schooner full
| say nothing TO anybody about the ar
rangement He saw nothing strange
in Dupont's manner or aspect and, had
he done so, he would not have thought
anything about it.
Having issued his Instructions, he
drove back toward the camp.
But. seeing that the Office was dark
and unoccupied, he stopped there on
his way, opened his desk and took out
the envelope which he supposed TO
contain the letter and paper from Nor
ris. In Quebec he meant to go through
them again. mailing to Rosny those
papers that had reference TO his af-
fairs and placing the others in a law
| yer's hands for a civil suit.
He packed a few of his personal ef-
fects in bag and left the office, as he
supposed for the last time.
CHAPTER XIV.
LATE Takes a Hand.
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