The Lamar register., 1922-07-12


Aye. bur ye canna stay here.
should have spoken before In his
distress lie fell into his native speech
"1I"ny q nicht I've laid awake think,
ing On II. before | had the stroke. In
the windy wacbt here. | thorht I'd
hrochi y- up unspotted frse the warld
And nuo-"
She laid her other hand on his. IF
The worst should happen, can take
care ~ myself. Don't fear for me. fs
ther.' she said
III We could have the store That'd
lee best. But the company wouldBs
li;fNr u N"unn factor. The company.
constructive. And the old store'l II
last uut nIy days and yours. In spite
al i"r B">t"ck's folly That's what
Mr.. E"wyer called II when h- was
her. FOR th. moose In October. Joe
Bustnck1l never cross Big Muskeg.
Aud II he could. where'd he get his
freight and passengers:
IF ever This country's opened up,
Tom Bowyer will put his own line
through. He WIS telling me so.
But there's naethinE here but the
anu ui hbh lhc
It's always been that way: II always
will he so
He caught her by the sleeve Yen
n" see VIII Csrruthers AGAIN. he
shouted
I'm not likely to- unless he comes
this way" she answered In q con-
strained voice, dreading the outbreak
Of violence which she knew would fol-
low.
Aye. but he'll be here. ken the
mon aud his kind. The sight Of q
He'll he here. and me lying helpless
ahed. tell you ken the mon Mr.
Bo"yer was telling NE about him. His
names by-word among decent folka"
We'll. Mr.. Bowyer's own reputation
Isn't the best" she retorted, nettled
that she WAS forced to champion WI
ton. You know Mr. Oarruthers has
course, Tom Bowyer would try TO set
you against them,"
The factors face grew purple with
rage; he choked for utterance.
Il ken the whole scheme weel 20 he
shouted. when you vent to winni-
peg you got In thick with Kitty Bvs-
tock. and never n mail comes IN but
there's letter FROM her She and
Joe are going to get you there. to leave
me here alone. Aye. read that letter
the woman wrote you. telling you that
your life wns wasted here. ken what
the ~arld Is: learned 1t Que night
In Toronto, years Hgu. And mark Inc.
I'd rather see ye lying dead at my
feet Than the plHythlng Of Il msn like
VIII tnrruth.rs
That had been the burden Of his re-
proach-s ever since Tom Bowyer'.
wish the autumn before
B"wy-r had poisoned his mind
against wilton-Molly was sure Of
that. She suspected that Bowyer had
some hold over her father. She knew
that. years before. he had secured him
his position with the company. As II
happened. the company needed n-n
for trslninx-Scots: for the service
had b-"om. tradition In North
Britain since the days Of Mckeuzi-
And the rompsny does not pick its
employees out of the highways Hnd
hywnys.
Molly had known Tom Bowyer since
childhood, although his visits tc
The trading post had occurred not
"fiener than once in two or three
wears. She had heard much to his dis
credit III Winnipeg. and had verified II
w'llefi he spent day or TWO nj the
p"rtHg- Ia October. Bowyrr saw big
ger game Ia Prospect than the noose.
and. hs beginning. resolved to rld
himself of possible riyul-Wilton
Molly had spoken well Of him. and
E"wy-r was II keen reader of mind.
When the storm of her fathers ragt
lad passed. the girl went down and
stood mls-rably iu the doorway. Hi-
insane uutbursts were driving her tu
tile very course he feared. only his
Illness kept her from going away. She
lo"ksd out. her mind IN a turmoil OF
,ioubt
Big Muskeg WAS Mt tts lVnelIert. The
gale WIS driving the snow before II In
clouds like spray, aud the wind h"wl-d
through The gap ip the blurrs. As til.
girl stood there sire fsncled that she
heard II cry come across the frozen