The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-27

can hcrn on the floor IN here-you
can take the two OF them with you
into the little cabin. II viii be
pretty tight work. but We can't do
anything else. Bring them In
Harold turned again 90 the door.
and In a moment the Indians strobe,
blinking. into the oandieiight The
brighter light did not reveal them
at greater advantage Virginia shot
them n swift glance and was In.
stinctivcly repealed: but at once she
ascribed the evil savagcry Of their
faces 20 racial traits she went
back 60 her work.
BIN. sitting against tfse cabin wan.
tried TO make sense out Of q con.
fused tumble OF thoughts and Inn.
preSsions and memories that flooded
In one wave to his mind. His few
hours of blindness had seemingly
sharpcned hia other senses. and
there was n quality In the half
breeds voice that was distinctly
familiar. He had assumed al once
that tho two breeds were Joe and
Pete whom he had encountered
when when he first found Harold
Why. then. had the latter made no
sign OF recognitiou- Why should
he repeat q manifest re-that they
had been over toward Bald Peak
and were travelling toward the
fuga and that they thought the
cabin was unoccupiedr lie r~mem.
hcred that he had given these par
ticular Indians definite orders to
stay away from the district Out.
wardiy he was cool and at ease. his
face impressive and grave. In hls
inner self he was deeply porturbed
and suspicious.
OF course. there was q possibility
that he was mistaken In the voice.
lie resolved 20 know the truth.
tits Joe and Pete. isn't iir~ he
asked abruptly IN the xllcnoe
There was no reply At FIRST v1r-
ginia did not glance around In time
to see the lightning signal OF warn
Ing from Harold TO the Indanx yet
she had an inner sense Of drama
and suspense
She bad never heard quite this
tone In Bills voice before. II was
hard. Incorporating sosne way
menac.ng. Il say he repeated
slowly. arr you Pete and Joe. or
aren't you
Pete-Jo~T- Joe answered az last.
In . bowildercd tone Harold him.
self could not have given n better
simulation OF amazcmsnt 'Don't
know EN- I'm wolfpaw Black
he's Jimmy-Jimmy DuBois.-
The names were convinclnr--typ-
ical breed names. the latter with q
touch OF French But Harold,s sd.
msrahon for the r-sourcefuin-xs Of
his confederate really was not tls-
ufied- Joe hadn't originated the
two names lie had spoken the
first two that bad como 10 his mind
the names OF a pair Of worthy
breeds from distant encanpment
Except for q little lingering un.
easdnesa. Bun was satisfied IL
would be easy TO mistake the voice.
He had heard IL only few times
In his life Virginia went on with
her supper preparations. and a, last
the three OF them drew chairs
around their crude little table. The
two breeds took their lunch from
their packs and mnnched II, sitting
beside the stove
Tho night had fallen now. frnpen.
etrably dark and tho Northern
Lights were flashing like aerial
searchlights In the sky. The fiv.
OF them were singulariy quiet. deep
In their own thoughts. BIZ heard
his watch ticking loudly In his
pocket
All at once Joe 9runted IN ne
stiffness. and an except Bun whiried
to look at him He went TO his
pack and fumbicd among the
blankets Then. a greedy light IN
his eyes, be put two dark bottles
upon the tabia
BIN. unseeing. did not understand.
His finer senses. however. told him
that the air was suddenly electric,
charged with suspense. virginia
was frankly alarmed
In her past life she had had init
mate acquaintance with strong
drink. While IL was true that she
had never partaken Of IL beyond an
occasional cocktail before dinner, II
was common enough In the circle In
which she had moved. She was
used to seeing the men OF her &C.
auaintonce drink whisky-and- sodas.
and many OF her intimate girl
friends drank enough TO harden
their eyes and injurc their complex.
ions. She herself had always re-
garded II tolerantly. thinking tina,
much Of the hue and cry that had
been raised about II was sheer sen
timentality and absurtIty. She
didn't know that evil genli dweit In
the dark winters that could change
men into brutes: such mild exhflar.
alton MS she had received from an
unusually potent cocktail had only
seemed harmless and amusing.
But she was not tolerant now.
She was suddenly deeply afraid.
She looked at Bin, forgetting for
the moment that in his blindness he
could not see what was occurring
and that In his helplessneas she
could not depend upon him in a
crisis. She turned to Harold. hop
ing that he would refuse this offer.
ing at a word. And her fear in.
creased when she saw the craving
on his face.
Harold had gone a long time
without strong drink. The sight OF
the dark bottles woke his old pas
sion for II in a flash. His blood
leaped. strange and dreadful
eagerness transcribed him. vlr.
GINA was horrified at the sudden.
insane light In his eyes. the drawing
Of his features.
"Haye a drink7- Joe invited
Bin started then. but he made no
response. Harold moved toward
the table
you're a life saver. wolfpaw.- he