New Britain herald., 1922-01-04
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 Bill Bronson guides Virginia Fremont and her hance's uncle, kenly Lounsbury, in their quest in the Clearwater of northern Canada for Nirginias fance Harold Louns- bury, who vanished there six years preNl- ousy. Bill also expects to look further tor the lost mine of his father, who was mur- dered by a false partner. Bill saves Nlr- ginia from drowning in Grizzly river and takes her to his trapping cabin. >eniy I.ounsbury and Vosper the cook, left on the other side of the riyert desert them. In the cabin Bill and Virginia find many comforts
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 Virginia smiled and tished in the pockets of the great slicker coat she had worn the night of the disaster She produced little white roll, and with high glee opened it for him to see Wrapped in miniature face towel was her comb, a small brush, and a toothbrush.
 Bill then walked, with some tri- umph, to the bunk on which Virginia had slept the night before, and lift ing it up, revealed a great box be- neath-bags of rice and beans, dried apples, marmalade and canned goods, enough for some.weeks at least.
  meat" Bill told her, except little jerky; but there's plenty of that in the woods if we can just find it. And I don't intend to delay about that. If the snow gets much deeper, we'd have to have snowshows to hunt at all.
 You mean-go hunting today?'
 "As soon as we can stir up meal v Dressing warmly, they ventured out into the snowy wastes. Bill walked in front, breaking trail. He carried the ancient rifle ready in his hands.
 He earnestly hoped that they might run into game at once. Later the moose would go to their winter feed- ing grounds far down the heights Every day they delayed, their chance of procuring meat was less.
 He led her over the ridge to the marshy shores of Gray Lake. They waited in the shadow of the spruce.
 Don't make any needless motions, he cautioned land don't speak aloud They've got eyes and ears like hawks.
 It was not easy to stand still, in the snow and cold, waiting for game to appear. Virginia was uncomtort- able within half an hour shiverlng and tired.
 It was a long wait that they had beside the lake.
 Then the girl felt his hand on her arm. "Be still" he whispered Here he comes"
 Although she had never seen such an animal before, at once she recog- nized it's kind The spreading horns, the great frame, the long, grotesque nose belonged only to the moose-the greatest Of American wild animals.
 At the roar of the rifle she cried out in excitement The old bull had traversed the marshes for the last time.
 The shoulder of a bull moose was never a load for weak back.
 Bill skinned out the quarter with great care; then, stooping, worked IL on his back. Virginia took his gun and led the way back over their snow trail.
 Twilight had fallen again when they made the cabin.
 Bill showed her how to broil the steak in it's own fat. and he cooked hot biscuits and macaroni to go With it. No meal of her life had ever given her greater pleasure, After ward he lighted his pipe.
 Its strange that I don't want to smoke myself" the girl told him.
 You? Why should you?
 .I smoke at home. l mean l did. Jt,s getting to be the thing to do among the girls I know. Someway, tbe thought of it doesn't seem inter- esting any more."
 He had an impression that she was speaking very softly. But he under stood when she paused. He was st>rtled to Aud that the whole tone