, 1922-10-30

Cuiuta1A On a foX-trot along The
rooks trad into Drowned valley nov
thoroughly understood that II wAA
The or sanctuary lsft him for the
moment Esress 70 thS southwark
sas closed to the east~ard also; and
be Was too Way - venture Inward
Ghest Lake
No the only tsnporNry safety Ay
IN the sSampA Of pro~nsd NaAey.
Hs mean 70 sett,s mAtters WITH
nIiks ctinch anyway He was not
afraid Of ciinchs not really afraid Of
anyocdS. Il had been the dogs that
dezn9rassed caintana Htehd BAD no
experience With bunting hounds-
did not know what 70 sxpsc,-how
70 uaAneuVsr. II only ~ could have
seen these heasus Tat clled the for
est with thel- hoeEobiii outcries-
81 he cond have bad a good look al
to creatures 'sho gave forta that
weird. melancholy volume Of sound
SEN be kad cody % himself
at was a CRISIS Of nerves which :
experiences Yes should
have shot him. hat at Gard Yes
Only thesS damn dog-Ana
nov be shall die an rot-that fat
a. b. hlnnsslf. parclen-hke
a big dead thing AL alone IN the
wood. A puddle Of SUITS full Of
diamonds, Anon disus-a MIL
lion f-aDcs in gems that shine K
festerlng stars in this damn wood
tni the world end All eah-none
de dieu de-"
~Elalte iar' came a sh2rp voice
ron the cedar fringe IN frort. a
pause. then recosnision: and Henri
Picasset walked out on the bard
ridge beyond and stood leaoipg on
his rifle and looktoE suileRly at bis
leader.
ouintana came forward, careless
". q d~issgreeab,e EXPRESSION in his
ewes and on bis narrow bps. and
continued On past Ptcoost.
The latter slpuched AFTER his lead
or. who had walked over 20 the lean
80 before which a Pile Of charred
logs lay in cold ashes.
As Pieo0et came UP, ouintane
tysned on him, with a gesture to-
ward the eNtinsuished frs 1T Is
coilx Ike hen" he sad Why do
Nt1 hN@ AARN a-EN- ~
eNot for me- non" scc@ied Pic
quet, and jerked a dirty thumb in
the direction Of tae ~ieae-po
And tehre ouintana saw a pair o.
muddy eoers protr1ding from a hian
kst.
1T is Harry Beck. yes" he ia,
euired Then something about the
beots ard abe blanket s.lenesd him
He kept rs eyes on tbeTa for q full
nfpute. TIM waellSed into Tho leanrto.
Toe hlanket also covered Harry.
Decks features and there was a stain
On Il where X Outlined the PROSTATE
pans features. making a ridge over
the bony nose.
After a moment Quintana looked
syoupd a Plequet;
$50. lie dead Ses?"
Psceuet shrugged; TSipee noop
mon capitaepe."
rCelnmeat2''
Flow shall 1 know 1t was the fire,
pezhaps-green wood or wet-it Is no
matter now. L said to him.
Pay attention. Henri; your wood
makes too much smoke. To me he
reply ! shall 90 to bell WelA
there was too much smoke for me.
/ arise 70 search Tor wood more dry.
when, erackiZthey begin to shoot
ont there" Hs waved a dirty hand
toward the forest. IS
bon, said l. 'clinchs be have
seen your damn smoke
What shall 1 care?' he make re-
ply. Henri Beck, to ms. 'cbncb he
shall shoot and be damn to him, L
cook me my dejeuper al the same.
81 make approximations to that
JoAnoul; he say TO me I am a frog,
more wood on his saere fire.
Then crack crack, crack and
zipE-gsi-whee-ee. come the big bull
lets Of Cinch and bis voyous yonder.
Bon I say. me, I make py
excuse to retire.
taThen Henri Beck he laugh and
say ~HoD It. frogs' And hat is all
he has md time to say. when crack!
spats Bien drott he has it-teRes,
mon capi.ain@heres cver tho left
eye. Like a beef surprtse be
go over. crash! thump. And Ike a
beef that dies. The air bellows out
from his big lungs"
Picquet looked down At the dead
eomrade IN a sort Of weary compass
sion for such stupidity.
$50 he pass, this ros-eln soddam
J~onnbull Me, l roll aim in
there. Je ne sails pas peurQuoi
Then I put ont The fire and
Sve
cantanA let his zneerins glance
rest on tho dead q moment and his
thin LIP eurled inlmemorial contempt
for the Anglo-SaxoIa-
Then he Invested hirnself of the
easkes-Dac which he had stolen
from the Fry boy.
eAlors." he said calmly, "e has
been Mike csnch who shoot my
friens Beck B3en."
He threw q cartridge Into toe
breech Of bis rifle. adjusted bis ana
munitsen belt en- eandourere, care
lessly,
Then. IN a quiet voicss NY fyiep'
PicQuet, the ttEne has now arrive
wAe. 4 become yer necessary that
go from have away Donc-II
shall now go kin me my nien' Mike
chnch-"
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