New Britain herald., 1922-01-06

Fremont 10 her nance. lulplN LouhalNIf who vanished in tho ClrgUHtteI ol ElftUNr Canada six yeufa previously. n,aastrr paru tham from her hgnee's uncle, Nrnig lolns bury. and tho cook NospoU Who 'ompleN tho party. Bii and NliFiuln ore sHoN". In In one Of his uap'iHs rHo.Ha h.t presses n double. qu,m ilr tlo Iost mlu, oi his murdered fNhr, and iur Harold lly huds the Atttg, w2u hgs turned 's1uo| ~ 60 ON WITH THE sroEN.
 Bin realized at once that this new development did not in the least at- feet his own daty His job had been to find Harold and return him to Nr- ginia. This smirch in Harolds life was q queetion for the two to settle between them.
 It did. however, complicate the work Of regeneration. Bill had known squaw men before, and few Of them had ever regcnerated.
 Harold shrugged once more. And is 1t anyhody's business but my own?" he asked
 Tt hadn't ought to be, but it is'" was the answer "lts my business, and somebody elses, too.' He turned to the woman. you're Joe Robin sons sister sndy, aren't you?"
 The Indian looked up, nodded, then went to her work.
 Then you left Buckshot Dan-to come here and live with this white man?' .
 Harold turned to her with snarl Don't answer him, Sindy. It's none of his business Then his shoulder ing eyes met BITS. NOW we've talked enough, You can go"
 i've got one question, Lounsbury- do you think. by any chance-you've got any manhood left? DO you think you're rotten clear through ?"
 Harold leaped then, savage as a wolf and instantly his rife swung in his arms. Bils form, impassive before. seemed simply to waken with life. Seemingly with one motion he wrenched the gun from the mans hand and sent him spinning against the wall.
 Before you start anything more, hear what I've got to offer you' His voice lowered and the words came rather painfully It's your one ' chance, 1.ounsburt-to come back. Virginia Fremont has come into the North looking for you. She's at my camp. She wants to take you back with her.
 Lounsbury's breath caught with strange, sobbing sound. Virginia up here?" he cried. Docs she know about-this-" ke indiacted the cabin interior an1 Il it meant with one sweep of hisV0in.
 "Of course not. How could she? Whether you tell her or not is mat ter for you and she to decide Shes come to find you-and bring you back"
 My God, To the States"
 "Of course"
 For the instant the back wrath had left his face and his thought swung backward to his own youth-to the days he had known Virginia in far off city. He was moro than little awed at this manifestation of her love
 But quickly the expression of his face changed, and Bill couldn't have explained the wave of revulsion that surged through him. He only knew a blind desire to tear with his strong fingers those lecring lips before him, Harold was lost in insidious specula- lions. He remembered the girls beauty. the grace and lithencss of her form, the holy miracle of her kisses, Opposite him sat his squaw-swarthy, unclean, shapeless. Perhaps it wasn't too late yet
 You won't tell her-about Sindy?'
 Not as long as you're decent. That's for you to settle for yourself whether she finds out about her.
 Build a fire and put on some water to heat-fll up every pan you haNe,' Bill instructed sindy
 "What's that for?' Harold asked.
 You didn't think l was going to take you looking like you do, do you into Nirginia's presence? The first thing on the program is-a bath" He eurned once more to Sindy And see Unat you can do about this gentle mans clothes, too; if he's got any clean underwear or any other togs, load 'em out"
 Anything ese?" Harold asked sar- castically.
 "Yes. shave! And when you bathe, bathe all over-don't spare your face or your hair Water may seem strange at first, but you'll get used to it.
 An hour wrought a profound a"' amazing change in the mans appear ance. He had conscientiouslN gone to work to cleanse himself, and hc had succeeded. His hair, dull before, was a glossy dark brown now, he had