Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-14

books ordered for the very first dog
train In the spring.
Father Ambrose, the good little
priest, would come with the early
thaw, and then-Pierre COULD scarcely
believe his own great fortune, and
must needs go down again to Lin
wells Landing to make sure once
more from Linda's wine-red lips. s,
All the small world of the landing
and its frequenters knew the glorious
secret, and on his next trip in 1t
reached the ears of jacques Peraux.
He said nothing when he heard 1t
from Allen Derwent in the lighted
store that night, but his black eyes
narrowed.
He bowed before Linda. wishing her
happiness in his rich voice. which was
not, somehow. sincere. and the girl
frowned. accepting.
But out in the white wastes next
day he scowled at Silvershine and
shook a doubled fist, muttering:
Name of a name!" he said. ''She
ees not for dat small Pierre.
Only me-Jacques Peraux-beeg an
strong" e
So he made his journeys. thinking
much. And the fruit of this thought
became a plaza devilish plan.
THE long seams were near done
under Linda's skilled hands, and
Father Ambrose would be in before
many moons, when opportunity sided
along and whispered to Peraux.
Out on Honda's Head there was a
woman in a trapper's cabin. a quar-
ter-breed, but still a woman. who
was Ill Of q great sickness. The
trapper loved her very much, and on
bitter day he intercepted Peraux
twenty miles from the cabin and sent
word to the landing.
my woman II theenk she goin
die!" he cried tragically. IAN she say
SO patient, 'Eeef only had a woman
Josef-a woman to talk to. Another
woman-who would onderstan'" You
theenk, m'sieu, a woman - some
woman-from Leenwell Landing-she
come for comfort my MarieT'
White It," said Peraux quickly.
And so he wrote in cramped French
10 pitiful message to some woman
any woman-at Unveils Landing
done with a stump Of pencil on a
sheet of Peraux's note book.
And what woman at the landing
was to see the message?
Linda Derwent, of course, with her
tender heart and her capable hands
Peraux was clever, for he gave. the
sheet to the trader himself and left
without suggestion.
Three days later Linda drew up at
the mound Of frozen snow with its
cut entrance and it's wisp Of smoke
that was the cabin on Honda's Head,
driven by Derwent himself. The girl
stopped over the thin woman in the
bed, looked her over carefully, and
told her firmly in French that she was
not going to die, and the trader
slapped hearty hand on the trap
pers dropping shoulder while he set
out from his pack change Of food
and some good liquor
Then Alien Derwent mushed away
and Linda took hold with strong
hand. She made the man dig more
snow away from the small windows,
cooked food and fed the sick woman
like q martinez. And life followed In
her wake. for the woman took new
hope. The man had no words for his
humble gratitude. but one evening he
turned from his wi1es Uncovered
chsir--for Marie was sitting up then
and looked 1T Linda with adorins
dark eyes in which tears giittsred.
'MA'amselfe." he choked; 'ma'an-
sslls--I would say-would toll you--
she ees my heart an my life. an
you have give them both back to merr'
He dropped clumsily to his knees.
and. .snatchins the girls hand, laid
It to his lips. Linda smiled and her
blue eyes were very soft
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THEN came the day whom JACQUES
Peraux drove up to the cabin with
o flourish Of whip. He brought word
from Linwslls Landing that II Josef
ana Marie could spare her now the
trader would havs his dsughtsr home.
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