The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-30

river. and her eyes shone with the
sheer, unadorned love OF living. Ew.
IDENTIFY she had just enjoyed a brisk
paddle thru the stu stretches OF the
river. With sure, steady strokes she
pushed the craft close 90 the little.
board landing where Hen stood. She
reached up to him. and In an instant
was laughing-at nothing In partic-
ular but the FUN OF life--at his side
Tho man glanced once at Fenris.
spoke In command. then turned TO tho
sirl "All rested from tho ride. I
sea" he began easily
Her instincts keyed TO the highest
pitch. for an instant abe thought sho
disccrned an unfamiliar tone. hard
and hateful. In his voice. But his
eyes and his lips were smiling; and
evidently she was mistaken. Il never
set tired" abe responded she glanced
at tho tools In HIS arms i suppose
you've found dozsn rich iodoa al
ready this morning.
only one" Ito smiled. significant
". into her eyeA because she was
forest giri. unused TO fiattery. the
warm color grew In her brown
creeks. And how was padding ?
The water looks stiil enough from
here"
ITS not a. stili a. n looks. but 4,
way. IL you aren't an expert boat
man. however, hardly think-rd
try a."
why notr I'm fair enough with
canoe. OF course-but q looks safo
as a lake
But II isn't She paused. 'T.is-
ten with thoss keen ears OF yours.
Mr.. Darby. Don't you hear any
thing
Ben did not need particularly keen
ears 20 hear; the far-ofr sound OF
surg,ng waters reached him with en-.
tire ciearnesx He nodded
That's tho reason the gfri went
on. '-ff something should happen--
and you'd get carried around The
bend--a little farther than you mean,
90 go-you'd understand. And W.
wouldn't sec any more Of SIR. Darby
around these parts"
Her dark eyes. trimming with
Hight and laughter. were on his face.
but she failed to sce him slowly stiff
, fen 20 hide the sudden. Wild ieaping
at his heart. Could n be that he saw
the far-off vision OF his triumph
His eyes siowed. and he fought off
with difficulty n great preoceupation
that seemed 10 b settling over him.
Tell me about ~" he said a, last.
casually. Il was thinking q making
= boat and going down on pros
pscting trip
"f1l tell you about n. ana then
think youil change your mind Tho
rrst cataract n the ono Just above
where we first saw the rfver--com-
ing in: then there's this nils OF quiet
water. From that point on IN, Yuga
flows into q gorgc--or rather ons
gorge after another: ana sometime
they'll liksiy BE- almost ~ famous ~
some OF the great Eorges of your
country. The walls ars Just about
straight Mp on zach side. and Of
course are absolutely impossible !
don't know how many miles the first
/ gorge is--but for nearly 200 miles the
river IL considered impossible for
boats Two hundred and fifty miles
or 80 below there IN an Indian VII
isxe--but they nsver try to 60 down
the river from here. A law white
men. however. have tried TO so down
with canoc-ioads Of fur"
And all drownedy~ Hen asked
"Ail except one party. Once two
men went down when the river was
high--tust as n is now. They were
good canocists. and they made II
thru. No one ever expected they
would come out again"
And after you've once got into
the rapids. there's no getting ous---or
ianding7"
'Of course not. I suppose there are
places where you might get on the
bank. but tho gorge above IL impass-
able
You co,ildn't follow the river down
with horsesT'
Yes. IN time. OF course II would
be slow going. as there arr no trails.
the brush II heavy. and thu country
II absolutely UNEMPLOYED. You see II
has never heen considered a gold
country--and Of course Indians won't
go except where they can 10 I'm
canoes Some OF the hills must be
impossible. too. I've heard my faith
er speak about it--how that n any
! criminal--or any one like thnt--could