The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-28

In the other room. Barry Houston
hlinked rapidly and frowned. lie
had written Thayer nothing Of the
sort. lie had suddenly he
stared toward tho ceiling In swift.
eentered thought. Some ono else
must have sent the information.
some one who wanted Thayer to
know that Barry was on tho way.
30 that there would be no surprise
In his coming. some ono who re-
<iired that his mission was that OF
Investigation
The names OF two persons flashed
across his mind. one TO be dismissed
Immediately. tho other
I'm fire Jenkins tho minute
get hackr' came vindlctively. III
lie choked the words. \ query
had come from the next room.
WAS that hccm talkingy"
mo. don't think so. lie groans
every once In a while. Wait-Itl
look
The injured man closed his eyes
quickly. as he heard the gifl APP
preach the door. not to open them
until she had departed. Barry was
thinking and thinking hard. A mo
ment later
'How's the patient7" II was a
ton remembered from years agone.
when he. wideeyed boy In his
fathers care. first had viewed the
intrioaeies of a mountain sawmill.
had wandered about the bunk
houses. and ridden the great. skid
ding bobsleds with the lumber.
Jacks in the spruce forests. on a
never-forgotten trip Of inspection.
II was Thayer. the same Thayer
that he once had looked upon with
all the enthusiasm and pride Of
boyhood. but whom he now viewed
with suspicion and dlstrust. Thayer
had brought him out here. without
realizing II. Yet Thayer had known
that he was on the way. And Thay-
er must be oomhatted-but how7 The
voice went on. Gained consciousness
YETI
mo" The w.ri had answered.
That is---
"Of course. then. he hasn't been
; able to talk. Pretty sure rs Hous-
ton. tho. Went over and took a look
at the machine. Colorado license ON
Il. but the plates look pretty new.
and there are fresh marks on this
license holders where others have
hsen taken off recensiy. Evidently
just bought Colorado tag. figuring
that he'd be out here for some time.
How'd you find himf
The bass voice of the man referred
70 a. Ba'tlsts gave the answer. and
Barry listened with interest Evil
dainty he had struggled to his feet
Il some time during the night--tho
he could not remember tt--and
strivsn TO find his way down the
mountain side In the darkness. for
the story OF Ba'tists told Barry that
h had found him just at dawn. a
full 500 yards from the machine
Il see heem move" the big voice
was saying. '-jus' as 20 to look at
my trap. Then Coleman come be
side me and raise his hair along his
neck and growl-rr-r.r.r-u-u-ff.f--
like that. I look again--it Is JUS at
the dawn. I cannot see clearly. I
raise my gun 10 shoot. and Coleman.
he growi again Then think eet
strange that tho bear or whatever
he Is do NOT move. say 10 Cole
mar. We win closer go. ne c'est pasf
A step or two-then three-but he
do not movc--then pretty soon
look again. close. Eet Is n man.
pick heem up, like this--snd bring
heem home. Ne c'est pas. Medaineg''
Her name was Medaine then. Not
bad. Barry thought IL rather
matched her hair and the tilt Of her
nose and the tone Of her laugh MS
she answered:
u would say you carried him more
like a sack OF meal. Ba'tiste. I'm
glad / happened along when / did;
you might have thrown him over
your shoulder
A booming laugh answered her
and the sound OF a Hight scuffle, as
tho the man were striving 10 catch
the girl In his big embrace But the
cold voice Of Thayer cut in:
And he hasn't regained con
sciousness7"
mot yet. That f.. think he's
recovered his senses. all right, and